Exceptional Amerindian Guyanese honored

Delivering brief remarks, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds lauded their contributions and called on all stakeholders to aim for two goals, the first being to earn themselves a good living, and secondly, to come together as Guyanese.

These tasks, he said, are difficult, but in the last 30 years, “great progress” has been made, “our Amerindian people have shared in the growth and improvements that we have had”. Improvement in transportation, education and others, he said were just a few of these

Meanwhile, Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, herself an awardee, also thanked all of those recognising their achievements in various fields. The event was also a fund raising event to assist the more vulnerable within the hinterland communities.  

Awards of appreciation for their long years of service were also given to Mohabir Bhajnauth, Rosamond Daly, Claire Emanuel, Cheryl Blackman and Patrick Johnson, all of whom have given years of service to the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs.

Hinterland student awards were also presented to the top Grade Six hinterland student Mareisa Nascimento, second top student Raul Ramdass and third top student Alex Abraham.

Top CSEC performers, Farida Husuff, Khary Boyer and Kyle Joseph, were also honoured. All of these students received scholarships, previously for their outstanding performances at the primary level, before going on to excel at the Secondary level.

The annual dinner brings the curtains down on Amerindian Heritage Month celebrations which were observed under the theme “Traditional Embodiment for Amerindian development”.

[Extracted and modified from GINA]