Guyana’s Consulate celebrates Republic Anniversary
By Tangerine Clarke – March 4, 2016 / Caribbean Life News
A small group of expatriates celebrated in a big way the 46th Republic Anniversary and Mashramani on Feb. 19 at the Guyana Consulate of New York with spirited drumming, eloquent poetry, memories through the years, and a fine arts exhibition which showcased the pride and talents of the Guyanese people. The event also commemorated the country’s 50th Jubilee.
Creative Arts Showcase — hosted by Consul General Brentnold Evans and Deputy Consul General Jacquelyn Hamer, in collaboration with Linda Felix Johnson’s SistaSoul Productions Company and the Women of Mission International — is the first such presentation held at the diplomatic office since the Coalition came into government.
Paintings by Carl F. Anderson, Gold Medalist winner of 4th Edition of the International Art Biennial of Malta, and Lincoln Perry, multi award-winner, world-famous painter adorned the walls of the consulate. [Read more]