Guyana’s 57st Independence Anniversary Celebration Committee (New York)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Janice Hall, Co-Chair, Public relations & Diaspora Engagement
Tele: (201) 232-8577. Email: janice07002@gmail.com
Guyana’s NY Golden Jubilee Independence Committee Briefs
President Granger On June 4 – 12 Celebration
NEW YORK: A delegation from Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration Committee (New York) met with Guyana’s President David Granger in New York last Friday, February 18, 2016, and briefed him on Guyana’s Golden Jubilee of independence celebrations planned for New York City from June 4 – 12, 2016.
The meeting with the President and the Committee’s Chairman, Rickford Burke, Vice-Chairman Attorney Rhonda Binda and Co-chair for Public Relations & Diaspora Engagement, Janice Hall, took place at Guyana’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, following President Granger’s meeting with United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon.
The June 4 – 12, 2016 celebration includes an Interfaith Prayer Service on June 4 in Queens; Unity Concert on the evening of June 4 in Brooklyn; Symposium at York College, Queens on June 5; Exhibition of Guyanese Art on June 6 at the UN, Manhattan, Business and Investment Conference in Manhattan on June 7; “Guyana Gives Back Day of Volunteerism on June 8 in Queens & Brooklyn; United Nations Reception on June 8; Flag Raising Ceremony in Newark, NJ on June 9; Cultural Extravaganza at Prospect High School Performing Arts Center, Brooklyn on June 10; President’s Cup Soccer Tournament & Youth Fun Day on June 10 in Brooklyn; State Dinner & Awards Ceremony (evening) on June 11 at 583 Park Ave, Manhattan, “Mashramani” on June 12, in Brooklyn.
The delegation informed President Granger that the Committee is currently in the final stage of preparation for the June celebration. The Committee’s executives also shared with the President the Committee’s ongoing strategy on inclusiveness and harmony. They also detailed plans to fully mobilize the diaspora for the Jubilee festivities, and to galvanize young people in particular.
President Granger reiterated the significance of the celebration and briefly recalled the political history of Guyana and the circumstances under which the country gained independence. The President apprised Committee members of his government’s strategy to promote and achieve social cohesion and national unity, and urged the committee to keep striving for maximum inclusiveness and cohesion.
President Granger assured the delegation of his, and his government’s, full support for the committee and the June celebration, and said he and respective government Ministers will continue to work diligently with the committee to ensure a success celebration.
President Granger was accompanied by Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador George Talbot.
