Tag: Emancipation
From Northbrook to Victoria- holding steadfast to her African heritage amid transformation
-Mother of all villages celebrates emancipation DPI, Guyana, Saturday, August 1, 2020 Their dance moves are bold and their skills ... Read More
Moses’ Cassava Bread Factory keeping tradition alive
—local entrepreneur upholding African culture through family business DPI, Guyana, Saturday, July 31, 2020 Today signals 182 years since the ... Read More
Educating ourselves through the African culture and heritage
—Promoting comfort and confidence within our African culture DPI, Guyana, Friday, July 31, 2020 A webinar focusing on African Cultural ... Read More
Using local talent to celebrate Emancipation
-Head wraps: from a mark of enslavement to a symbol of empowerment and fashion DPI, Guyana, Thursday, July 30, 2020 ... Read More
‘Rhoda Doxa’ set for 1 August launch
—Providing the authentic African experience DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Thrilled to share authentic African experiences through food and ... Read More
Making the drums talk
—Congo Nya Cultural Foundation keeping the skill of drumming alive DPI, Guyana, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Drums are symbolic of ... Read More
EMANCIPATION – A SWEET WORD
The preamble to our 1980 Constitution affirmed that slavery, indentureship and the concomitant resistance to the colonial plantocracy, formed the ... Read More
MESSAGE FROM THE HON. MINISTER OF SOCIAL COHESION WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR CULTURE, YOUTH AND SPORT, DR. GEORGE NORTON ON THE OCCASION OF EMANCIPATION DAY 2019
It has been said that “Freedom is never granted, it is won.” On August 1, 1838, Guyana won when our ... Read More
Bagotville Tamarind tree, a daily reminder of Emancipation
DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 02, 2018 Between La Rouse Adventure, Canal Number One Polder and Plantation Nismes is Bagotville, a ... Read More
‘Look forward and grasp opportunities ahead’ – PM Nagamootoo urges Afro-Guyanese
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKoEcBufVZc] - Emancipation celebrations held at National Park DPI, Guyana, Thursday, August 2, 2018 Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has ... Read More