Deborah Jan Osman-Backer Joined the People‟s National Congress in 1994 and became a candidate for the Party on its list of candidates to contest the Georgetown Municipality Elections of the Year. Following the election Ms. Backer was selected among ten candidates to represent the PNCR in the Georgetown Municipality.

Mr. Wayne Forde, a Guyanese-American who is passionate about the socio-economic conditions in his homeland, produced this video to identify some of the challenges faced by the citizens living in Guyana.

There is major concern over police brutality against African Guyanese since the current Executive Government came to power. African Guyanese activists have pointed to over 400 African Guyanese, mostly young men, who have died at the hands of the police since 1992. There are strong claims that there was direct state involvement in some of these killings during the period 2002-2006.

Holi is well known as the festival of colors in which people sprinkle or apply colors on each other. It is celebrated by Hindus in the month of Phalgun, generally on February or March.

The popular legend associated with this festival is that on this day Holika was burnt and Bakht Prahlada was saved.

Dear Fellow Guyanese,

The Embassy of Guyana is pleased to extend the attached invitation to you to a Meeting with Ms. Gail Teixeira, Presidential Advisor on Governance.  The meeting will be held at the Embassy from 6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. on March 21, 2014.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Embassy.

With best regards,

Annette Harris

Please find attached an announcement of the Memorial Service at the Preston Auditorium of the Main World Bank Complex, 1818 H Street, NW, DC 20433 on Sunday, March 16 for the late Dr. Laurence Clarke who passed away in Mozambique on February 12, 2014.

If you plan to attend, please have a government issued  photo ID to gain entrance to the  Bank.

Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. Newsletter - Celebrating Guyana’s 44th Republic Anniversary – February 28, 2014 - Vol 4. Issue 2​

Mashramani 2014 “Cultural Folklore: Celebrating 44”

The Caribbean and Floridian Association, Inc. (CAFA) will be hosting the 20th Annual Caribbean Fusion on Sunday, April 27, 2014 and is sponsored by the Kissimmee Utility Authority (KUA), The Osceola Tourism Development Council and the City of Kissimmee.

A Partnership for National Unity calls on the People‟s Progressive Party Civic administration to desist from damaging the Georgetown Mayor and City Council and to support the rehabilitation of the national capital.

Cheektowaga police pulled over a four-door sedan on Genesee Street Monday evening for an expired inspection and illegal tinted windows.

It turned out the driver, Gregory Alistair Ewan Barnes, 32, of George Urban Blvd. in Cheektowaga was wanted by Interpol, Cheektowaga police said Friday.