Guyanese Online

February 26, 2013 by Editor – GINA

Following Saturday’s Mashramani float parade which saw a total of 30 bands competing under the theme “Reflecting Creativity, Embracing Diversity’s, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport announced the results this evening.

The Banks DIH individual float which earned them Queen.

The parade was a huge success as bands competed in the following category; costume and band parade-individual (king and queen, male and female), full and semi costume (large, medium and small), floats (commercial and non-commercial) and regional (full costume and individual) with depictions keeping in line with the theme.        

Linden Technical Institute which copped second in the full costume category

Soca artiste, Adrian Dutchin was adjudged yet again road March King. For the costume and band parade, Individual Pieces, Ansa McAl Trading topped that position with king, followed by Banks DIH Ltd, queen and Digicel, male and female.

Ministry of Education gained first in full costume small band category

In the Full costume large category Digicel, Ansa McAl Trading and Banks DIH Ltd gained first, second and third respectively.

The Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs and   Region Three copped first, second and third respectively in the medium category and for the small category, Ministry of Education secured the  first, Linden Technical Institute second and Rusal third.

Digicel Guyana which topped the male and female individual pieces

Digicel, Banks DIH Ltd and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment copped the Semi costume large category in the first, second and third respectively.

Meanwhile in the medium category, Slingshot gained first, Ministry of Agriculture second and Region Five came third. Apsara and Lux Entertainment topped the Small category.

Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ float which copped second in the medium category

For the Floats, in the Non commercial category, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport topped that position followed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and Region Six respectively.

The commercial category as won by  Banks DIH Ltd  followed by  Apsara and Lux Entertainment in second position.

Apsara float that won in the small category

Region Three dominated the Regional Full Costume category, followed by Regions Four and Six respectively.

For the Individual Pieces, Region Three copped both king and queen while in the Non commercial category, Region Six emerged winner.

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