The Struggle For Human Dignity - Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham
The Struggle for Human Dignity - ADDRESS BY L.F.S. BURNHAM, O.E., S.C. President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, on the occasion of the opening of the International Forum on the Liberation of Southern Africa at the National Cultural Centre Georgetown, 30th April, 1981
Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham - His contribution to the Liberation of South Africa by Halim Majeed Former Political Adviser to President Burnham
Background:
His Excellency Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham was elected Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana, formerly British Guiana, in December 1964. Following a change in the National Constitution in 1980, he was designated Executive President and Head of State.
The Government of South Africa has "defered" posthumous awarding President Forbes Burnham the O R Tambo Award, indefinitely
Below is the official confirmation of the "deferment" of the OR Tambo Award to President Forbes Burnham.
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From: Viljoen,D Ms:Ottawa,Minister Plenipotentiary,DIRCO <******@****.gov.za>
Date: Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 9:17 AM
Subject: FW: Deferment of the posthumous awarding of the Order of the Companions of O R Tambo
To: *****@*****.com
The decision to rescind the OR Tambo award for President Forbes Burnham by President Jacob Zuma of South Africa - Shree Nandalall
Guyanese have sat on their asses and allowed others to define their history for them. They spend enormous amounts of time on Facebook spewing bile and agonizing over who is trying to upstage or conspiring against them by creating similar groups etc.
United States Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012 (Guyana)
The U.S. Department of State in its 2012 Human Rights report for Guyana identified several human rights issues including:
President Forbes Burnham will posthumously receive the Oliver Tambo Award from The South African Government
The late President Forbes Burnham will be honored by the South African government with the Oliver Tambo Award.
The Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo is a South African honor was established on December 6, 2002, and is granted by the president of South Africa, to foreign citizens who have promoted South African interests and aspirations through co-operation, solidarity, and support. The order has three classes:
New APNU Member of Parliament Ms. Rennita Lolita Williams hails from region 1
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The Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of APNU, Hon. David A. Granger, MP, the Executive Council and the members of APNU welcomed the new Region No. 1 (Barima-Waini) MP, Ms. Rennita Lolita Williams. Ms. Williama who hails from Santa Rosa, Moruca in Region No. 1 replaced MP Mr. Richard who who resigned on Tuesday, days after he collapsed in the National Assembly.
Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Remarks by the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque on the occasion of the presentation of credentials by his Excellency Luis Fernando Ayala plenipotentiary representative of Chile to the Caribbean Community, Georgetown, Guyana.
PNCR Phagwah Greetings To All Guyanese - PNCR Press Release
The People’s National Congress Reform extends sincere Holi greetings to the Hindu Community of Guyana in particular, and Guyanese in general, on the occasion of the celebration of the Festival of Phagwah in Guyana.
Nigel Hughes illness - Press Release from Cathy Hughes
As everyone is aware, Nigel suffered a heart attack on Saturday March 16 while on a visit to Marudi in the remote Rupununi. On Sunday morning he was airlifted to Georgetown and was admitted to the Caribbean Heart Institute of the Georgetown Hospital, where he remains a patient. He is responding satisfactorily to the excellent medical attention he is receiving.