Mashramani 2014 Magazine

2014

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Guyana’s Official 44th Republic Anniversary Commemorative Magazine

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2014

5th EDITION

Guyana’s 44th Republic Anniversary Souvenir Magazine The Publisher of Mashramani 2014 Magazine wishes to thank the sponsors, contributors and supporters for their valuable input in making this publication a success

2 • The Georgetown Adult Float Parade Route 4 • Mash 2013 Central Management Committee 5 • The National Calypso Competition Final 6 • 2014 Mash Theme Winner 7 • The Carib Soca monarch Competition Final 8 • Republic Bank Panorama Competition 10 • National Children’s Float Parade 12 • The Georgetown Adult Float Parade 18 • Mash 2014 Competition Results COVER PHOTO by Simeon L Corbin.

Model Yohlanda Kerr queen of the Region 3 float band

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A reveller from the Xcite costume band Simeon L Corbin Photo

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THOMAS LANDS

The Georgetown Adult Float Parade Route Starting point: Church & Camp Streets Ending point: The National Park, Thomas Lands

GPHC

GPHC

*Alberttown LIGHT STREET

CHURCH STREET

CUMMINGS STREET

EAST STREET

THOMAS STREET

CAMP STREET

WELLINGTON STREET

*Cummingsburg

CHURCH STREET

Starting Point Bourda Market

NORTH ROAD

Finishing Point National Park

GDF Headquarters Camp Ayangana

THOMAS LANDS

LAMAHA STREET

IRVING STREET

WOOLFORD AVENUE

ANIRA STREET

VLISSENGEN ROAD

LALUNI STREET

CROWN STREET

CHURCH STREET

NORTH ROAD

STREET

FORSHAW

STREET

IRVING STREET

LANCE GIBBS

PETER ROSE STREET

Queenstown Mosque

NEW GARDEN STREET

ORONOQUE STREET

ALBERT STREET

DCC Cricket Club

mash 2014 central management committee • • • • • • • • • • • •

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Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony Mr. Alfred King Dr. James Rose Col. Lindon Ross Mr. Lennox Canterbury Ms. Alexis Sullivan Ms. Tracy Toussant-Mc Rae Mr. Andrew Tyndall Ms. Linda Griffith Mr. Clifford Patoir Mr. Jason Yhap Mr. Raymond Azeez & Mr. Devon Roberts Mr. Andrew Williams Ms. Desiree Wyles-Ogle & Ms. Lorraine Barker King Ms. Kemie Williams Ms. Tracey Blackman

– Minister of Culture – Permanent Secretary – Director of Culture – Asst. Director of Culture – Mash Co-ordinator – AS(G) – MCYS – MCYS – MCYS – MCYS – MCYS – NCN – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Ministry of Education – Ministry of Tourism – Ministry of Local

Government & Regional Development

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Ms. Jacqueline Greene Mr. Lyndon Alves Mr. Ian Amsterdam Maj Robert Burns Mr. Walter Rodney

Ms. Portia Jacobs Mr. Kibwe Copeland Ms. Sandie Ross-Hendricks Mr. Govind Singh Ms. Jennelle Coddette Mr. Lennox Fredericks Ms. Vanessa Kissoon & Ms. Maylene Stephens Ms. Patricia Chase-Green Mr. Jaidev Dudhnath Mr. Michael Khan

– Guyana Fire Service – Guyana Police Force – Guyana Police Force – Guyana Defence Force – National Parks

Commission – Region #2 – Region #4 – Region #5 – Region# 5 – Region #6 – Region #7 – Region #10 – Calypso Convenor – Chutney Convenor – Concert for the Elderly & Child Art Competitions

Senior Calypso winner Lester "De Professor" Charles

Junior CALYPSO winner - Shontell Gittens

The National Calypso Competition Final February 14 @ Banks DIH Demerara Park

Young Bill Rogers

The Mighty Believer

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2014 MASH THEME WINNER “I owe everything I am and everything I will ever be to books.” — Gary Paulsen

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Mersha English-Newton of Roxanne Burnham Gardens “Cultural Folklore, Celebrating 44” Brief Explanation of Theme: Cultural: Represents all the Guyanese educational, artistic and enriching cultures as showcased at Mashramani celebrations, which would include all six races of Guyana portraying diversity.

Folklore: Represents traditional beliefs/legends/ customs and folk characters of our peoples which influence our history.

Celebrating: Speaks for itself as Guyanese come together displaying revelry and merriment at Mashramani to unite and join together regardless of race, color or creed.

44: Represents the number of years of survival, longevity and sustainability that Mashramani have been in existence; and 44 rhymes with folklore.

The theme “Cultural Folklore, Celebrating 44” has a special ring to it, which could rhyme easily for speech, song and calypso creative productions.

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Carib Soca Monarch winner Kwesi “Ace” Edmondson

Habeeb Khan

Abigail James

THE CARIB SOCA MONARCH Competition Final February 15, National Park

2013 Carib Soca winner Jumo Primo

Lil Red

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Parkside Steel Orchestra

Winner in the Schools category Buxton Pride Steel Orchestra

North Ruimveldt High School Band

Pan-O-Rama Steel Band Competition February 16, National Cultural Centre

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Winner in the Large Band category in Steel Band competition Ministry Culture, Youth & Sport Steel Orchestra

Queen College Steel Band

Guyana Police Force Steel band

The National Children’s Float Parade February 15 - Georgetown

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The Georgetown Adult Float Parade

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Minster of Education Priya Manickchand

Former Miss World Guyana Imarah Radix

Slingshot and Ingrid

Jumo and a fan

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Miss World Guyana 2014 Ruqayyah Boyer

Magic Fingers Drummers

Minister of Culture Dr. Frank Anthony and PS Alfred King

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The Georgetown Adult Float Parade

Kerwin Bollers and the Hot 94.1 FM crew

The Chinese Association of Guyana

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The Ministry of Human Services & Social Security

Designer Mwanza Glen

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Troy Peters

Digicel Revellers

Ramesh Rupchand and Marc Sonaram

Darshnie Yussuf and Anjeta Hinds

Progressive Youth Organisation band

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The Georgetown Adult Float Parade

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Curtis McKenzie with Digicel revellers

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Nigel Worrell

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Mash 2014 Competition Results CALYPSO Junior

Large Bands 3rd Parkside Steel Orchestra 2nd Guyana police Force Steel Orchestra 1st Ministry Culture youth & Sport Steel Orchestra

4th Alicia Benjamin 3rd Michael Small 2nd Daniel Plowell 1st Shontell Gittens

BRIGHT UP GUYANA

Senior

Residence – Decorated & Illuminated 3rd Lynette Baird 2nd Mr & Mrs Roy Geddes A.A 1st Alexander Belle & Vibert Belle

4 Dawn Edwards 3rd Kenroy Fraser 2nd Roger Hinds 1st Lester Charles th

ROAD MARCH

Junior CALYPSO winner Shontell Gittens

Melissa Roberts - Vanilla

CHUTNEY

School- Decorated 3rd Winfer Gardens Primary School 2nd Diamond Secondary School 1st St Ambrose Primary School

4th Uuvin Sukhoo - (Most Promising Artiste) 3rd Roger Hinds 2nd Sechitra Singh (Fiona) 1st Pooran Seeraj

School - Decorated & Illuminated st 1 South Ruimveldt Park School

STEELBAND

Junior Solo 3rd Detroy Dey 2nd Michael Smith Jr 1st Rayon Miller Senior Solo 3rd Jovanka Williams 2nd Michael Smith Jr 1st Ray Sparman

School - Best parapet 2nd Diamond Secondary School 1st Sophia Special School

Chutney 3rd place and Senior Calypso 2nd place winner Roger Hinds

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Non Commercial - Best parapet st 1 Ministry of Agriculture Non-Commercial – Decorated rd 3 Ministry of Education – 26 Brickdam 2nd Ministry of Agriculture _ Vlissengen Rd. 1st Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport

School Bands 3rd Pan Wave Academy 2nd North Ruimveldt Multi.

1st Buxton Pride Steel Orch.

Pan Jazz 3rd Ministry Of Culture Youth & Sport 2nd Parkside Steel Orch.

1st Guyana Defence Force

Duet 3rd Javier Marks & jamal Johnson 2nd Ray Sparman & Ryan Lewis 1st Clayton Daniels & Tarrique Mentore

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Residence – Best parapet 2nd Alexander Belle & Vibert Belle 1st Mr & Mrs Roy Geddes

Non-Commercial – Decorated & Illuminated 3rd Ministry of Finance 2nd Palms Institution 1st Ministry of Home Affairs Chutney Monarch Pooran Seeraj with his son

Commercial – Decorated 1st Guyana Water Inc.

COSTUME & FLOAT PARADE

Full – Large

2nd Ministry of Culture Youth & Sport 1st Digicel & Designer “Olympia Small – Sonaram” Medium 3rd Ministry of Amerindian Affairs 2nd Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Labour, Human Services & Social Security, 2nd Place Medium category full costume band representatives Donna Shortt-Gill and Jason Duport with 2nd place Decorated & Illuminated Building The Palms representative Lonette Lyte

1st Ministry of Tourism - & Designer “Jermaine Broomes”

Small

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Ministry of Local Government

2nd GT Recyclers 1st Ministry of Education - & Designer – “Nelsion Nurse”

Semi Costume Large

2

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FITUG

1 PYO - & Designer – “Devi Ramcharitar” st

Medium 2nd Reg#5/Ministry of Health (tied)

Designer of the year Olmpia Small-Sonaram (c) poses with Digicel’s Vidya Sanichara(l) and Gavin Hope

1st Digicel - & Designer - “Olympia Small –Sonaram” King - Ministry of Amerindian Affairs - & Designer – “Trevor Alfred” Queen -Ministry of Amerindian Affairs - & Designer - “Trevor Alfred” Male Individual -Digicel & Designer “Olympia Small –Sonoram” Female Individual – Ministry of Tourism - & Designer - “Jermaine Broomes” Non Commercial Float – Ministry of Culture Youth & Sport - & Designer – “Volda Ramsammy “

ANIMAL DRAWN 1 Slingshot - & Designer – “Paul st

Burnette”

REGIONAL FULL COSTUME Medium 3rd Region #6 2nd Region #4 1st Region #3 - & Designer – “Antonio Paul” Small 1st Region#5 - & Designer – M. Richards”

INDIVIDUAL PIECES

King Region #3 - & Designer - “Antonio Paul” Queen Region #4 - & Designer – “J. Vanderhyden” Male Region#4 - & Designer - “J. Vanderhyden”

Designer of the Year Olympia Small –Sonaram Mashramani Magazine 2014

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Mash 2014 Competition Results Republic Essay Writing Competition 2014 WINNERS OF JUNIOR CATEGORY REG.

NAME

SCHOOL

POS

PRIZE

#6

Bibi Shaimoon Hoosein Skeldon High

3rd

1 Trophy & iPad

#7

Zahra Knights

St Anthony’s Primary

2nd

1 Trophy & Kindle Fire

#2

Ashana LaKenarine

Anna Regina Secondary

1st

1 Trophy & Laptop

WINNERS OF SENIOR CATEGORY REG.

NAME

ADDRESS

G/ Town

Hosanna Natasha Narine

#3

Delon O Penville 6 Halleliyah Boulevard Crystal Housing Scheme -Peters

#6

Onita Munroe

POS.

PRIZE

3rd

1 Trophy & $ 40,000

113 Sideline Dam, Hunter Street, La Penitence

1008 New Area East Canefield Settlement

2nd

1 Trophy & $ 70,000

1st

1 Trophy & $ 100,000

Child Art Competition

ROAD MARCH Queen Melissa Roberts aka Vanilla Painting 10-12 Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd Hon. Mention

Name Dick Georina DeSouza Marie Azeez Said Ragubeer Vanessa

Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd Judge’s Prize

Name Beharry Nick Parie Osamo Shivnuth Stephon Ranjit Latchman

Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd Hon. Mention

Name Shivshankar Gunaan Mangar Ramanand Mohabir Tushad Bailey Roger

Drawing 4-6 Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd

Name Williams Azrelita Marcus Leandra Lewis Emanuel

School Precious Jewel Nursery Westfield Prep J.E Burnham Nursery

Prize 25,000 20,000 15,000

Painting 4-6 Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd

Name Allen Shiloh Singh Josiah NIL

Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd

Name Arjoon Reya Williams Azriel Sewdat Omadevi

School Alexander Village Nurs.

Alexander Village Nurs.

Prize 25,000 20,000 15,000

Drawing 7-9 School Patentia Primary North Georgetown Prim Leonora Prim

Prize 25,000 20,000 15,000

Painting 7-9 Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd

Name Ganga Jonathan Parbu Basmattie NIL

School Leonora Prim Leonora Prim

Prize 25,000 20,000 15,000

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Name

School

Prize

1st

Swami Shekinah

Patentia Prim.

25,000

2nd

Totaram Jetendra

No. 56 Prim

20,000

3

Lackhan Romel

Parika Salem Sec.

15,000

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Prize 40,000 30,000 20,000 30,000

Painting 13-15 School Patentia Sec. Patentia Sec. Patentia Sec. Patentia Sec.

Prize 50,000 40,000 30,000

Craft/ Collage 13-15 Position 1st 2nd 3rd Judge’s Prize

Drawing 10-12 Pos.

School Graham’s Hall Prim.

Parika Salem Sec. Graham’s Hall Prim.

Skeldonline Path Sec.

Name Mangar Ramanand Boodhoo Vidya David Washington Wilson Melissa

School Patentia Sec. Patentia Sec. Patentia Sec. Patentia Sec.

Prize 40,000 30,000 20,000 30,000

Craft/ Collage 16-17 Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd

Name Isaacs Nateshia Holder Jude NIL

School Bishop’s High Guyana Medical Inst

Prize 60,000 50,000 40,000

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