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On a beautiful Sunday afternoon May 26th, 2013 on the lawns of the Embassy of Guyana, His Excellency Ambassador

Keith George of Guyana to the Republic of Suriname hosted a Get Together In Observance of the 47th

Independence

Anniversary of Guyana. The event scheduled for 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm actually went on to 10 pm aspatriotic and proud

Guyanese and Surinamese continued into the night with the celebrations.

The Embassy of Guyana did a fantastic job of planning the event in all areas. The delicious menu consisted of Peas and

Rice with Fried Fish, Chicken Curry and Roti, Channa and Pholourie accompanied with mouth-watering Mango-Chutney,

Black Cake, Sponge Cake, Chinese Cake, Cheese Roll, and Cup Cakes!! The food and drinks kept coming in waves as a

crowd of 300 or more feasted and made merry. Some of the drinks served were Orange, Apple and Pineapple juices, a

variety ofFernandesdrinks for kids, local beer, and of course the Guyanese specialties, such as the superb tastingEl

DoradoandXM Rums.

The Co-Masters of Ceremony wereKrisna Sammy EliahandHaimdat Sawh. Haimdat Sawh said that the large turnout

was gratifying. He continued, It is a reflection of the love and patriotism Guyanese feels towards their homeland. It is

the first such celebration to be hosted by the current Ambassador, His Excellency Ambassador Keith George. He

reminded the gathering that on Thursday, 26th May 1966 Guyana achieved its Independence from the United Kingdom.

The public buildings and business places were brightly decorated with streamers and buntings bearing the colors of the

Guyana flag. Just before the flag raising ceremony before a huge crowd, Forbes Burnham and Cheddi Jagan publicly

embraced each other, indicating their satisfaction that Guyana had finally won its political independence.

Ms. Leslie Dowridge-Collins introduced His Excellency Ambassador Keith George for his Opening Remarks.

Ambassador Keith George said, Today we can be proud of the fact that we have bridged two of our key rivers, we have

made great strides in the areas of health and education, we have at great sacrifice, built upon the road and other

communication infrastructure we inherited upon independence, we have been at the forefront at supporting international

peace and comity and the promotion of the inalienable rights of the oppressed, especially in southern Africa and for the

Palestinian people. He continued, the hope that independence offered of a brighter future shines even brighter as we

seek to develop our natural resources and to construct a modern economy. Before too long, the key to industrial

development will be realized through the realization of cheaper energy through the construction of the Amaila Falls

hydroelectric project. At the same time, major investments are being promoted in the areas of tourism, airport

development, irrigation, road and other infrastructure development. All of these are being achieved within the context of

our low carbon development strategy. A strategy that has consolidated our development objectives while at the same time

it has helped to promote a very positive image of our country, Guyana. Ambassador Keith Gorge told the gathering of

Guyanese under the beautifully decorated tent on this happy and celebratory occasion that he was their Ambassador and to

feel free to visit and share ideas with him and his staff. He thanked and applauded his staff and the many volunteers who

made the occasion such a successful one.

Each adult and child who came to the event received a number which allowed them the opportunity of winning a prize.

The door prizes for Guyanas 47th Independence Anniversary Celebration were forfive children with a winning number

a face painting in the most beautiful colors of green, black, yellow, gold, red, white; the colors of Guyanas Golden

Arrow Head. Master of CeremonyKrisna Sammy Eliahexplained the meaning of the five symbolic colors, where:

GREEN represents the agricultural and forested nature of Guyana WHITE symbolizes the rivers and water potential of the country A GOLDEN arrow represents Guyana's mineral wealth BLACK portrays the endurance that will sustain the forward thrust of the Guyanese people and RED represents the zeal and dynamic nature of nation-building which lies before the young and independent

Guyana.

Six lucky adults were surprised with 5, 12 and 15 year old Eldorado Rum, Cream Liqueur and 10 year old XM Rum and

Banko Wine. Master of CeremonyKrisna Sammy Eliahentertained the audience while calling up the lucky ticket holders

and he also gave a brief history ofEldorado Rum and XM Rum. He explained that Eldorado Rum is a range of superb

Demerara rums of unequalled quality and variety which have consistently won the highest International awards. Their

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unique flavor and taste is much due to the tropical climate. Today XM Rum of Banks DIH produces a myriad of various

products including different kinds of food products, beverages and spirits, which of course includes the Demerara rum

range.

The enthusiastic audience was enthralled by the three performances by students of the Madhoerie Jagmohan Dance

School. Previously on May 4th

and 5th, 2013 Madhoerie Jagmohan led her dance troupe to magnificent performances at

theThalia Theatrein Paramaribo, Suriname. Master of CeremonyKrisna Sammy Eliahinformed the crowd that

Madhoerie Jagmohan was transferred for a period of six years in 1997 by the Foundation HIMOS in the Netherlands to

Suriname, to teach Bharatanatyam dance. He understood that the love and passion Madhoerie has for dance has been

inherited from her birthplace right here in Suriname. Madhoerie certainly communicated all her talents to her students on

this occasion! It can be said that the entire audience was fascinated and moved by the outstanding performances of the

dancers. The dancers energy, talent, and commitment to excellence were obvious to all who attended. The first dance

was a classical Varnam Bharatanatyam Dance and Haimdat Sawh explained that this is form of song in the Carnatic music

repertoire. It seemed as if no one moved or spoke during the entire Varnam dance! After the thunderous applause

Haimdat Sawh praised the dancers for their grace, purity, tenderness, and sculpturesque poses. The next dance by the

Madhoerie Jagmohan dance troupe was a Paigham Sufi Dance. In this dance it was described the dancers abandons their

egos or personal desires, by listening to the music, focusing on God, and spinning one's body in repetitive circles, which

has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the sun. There was a standing ovation with

shouts from the audience for the dancers to keep on dancing and indeed they did with aBollywooodmix!

The cultural celebration that evening came to climax with the enthralling presentation of aJugal Bandie- competitive

instrument playing of the dholak and the tabla. This musical rendition was performed by members of the Surinamese

Hindu Guyanese Cultural Organization and theIndian Cultural Centre. Krisna Vijay Eliah, Karan Jagroep, Ajay Toelsi,

Akshay Phaggoe were accompanied by their Guruji Shailendar Madarie. For about 15 minutes the audience was

mesmerized with the beats of the dholaks and the tablas. If you loved theDueling Banjos in Deliverancethen you would

certainly have love this type of performance, kicked up a few notches! Haimdat Sawh announced that the Surinamese

Hindu Guyanese Cultural Organization will be celebrating their 25th Anniversary on June 28th, 29th and 30th at their

Mandir.

Mrs. Amanda Chritchlow of the Consular Officer of the Guyana Consulate, Nickerie gave moving performances when she

sang, Bill Withers -Lean On Meand My Guyana Eldorado. Mr. BNaanza a Guyanese living in Suriname also

entertained the gyrating and animated group. DJs Caribbean Drive regaled the gathering with Soca, Chutney, Reggae and

many other categories of music. Haimdat Sawh then amused the crowd with a couple of Habeeb Khan radio commercials

for Indie Madras Curry Powder and Torginol Paints!

The vote of thanks for the evening was done by Guyanas Consul General in Nickerie, Mr. Arlington Bancroft.

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