May 23, 2008

Inn on the ParkCentennial Ballroom • Toronto, Ontario

Guyana Awards (Canada)2009 Gala

Guyana Awards (Canada)2009 Gala

In Celebration of Excellence

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President Bharrat Jagdeo’s Message toTHE GUYANA INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS 2009

On behalf of the government and people of Guyana, I wish to extend Independence greetings to the Guyanese community in Canada. As we celebrate our forty third year as an independent nation, it is important that wherever Guyanese and their descendants are to be found that this important anniversary be appropriately celebrated and become an occasion for bringing our people closer together.

I wish in this regard to commend the Guyanese community in Canada for their continued commitment to observing our national days. I am extremely pleased by the ever growing participation of this community in activities aimed at strengthening ties to their homeland, and I wish to especially recognize the untiring efforts of those behind the Guyana Awards Gala and to commend them for their initiative in organizing a month of activities to mark this year’s independence anniversary. To have put together such an impressive list of activities is no mean feat, and I wish to personally thank and congratulate those behind the organization of these events. I am also extremely pleased to note that these activities are not just restricted to Toronto but will also take place in other parts of Canada thereby allowing more Guyanese to participate. I am confident that as usual the Guyanese community in Canada will enthusiastically respond to these activities and they will enjoy great success.

I would also like to extend congratulations to all those who will be receiving awards, including the scholarship recipients. Your commitment and pursuit of standards of excellence will no doubt serve as an inspiration for others both inside and outside of Guyana. I wish you further success in the future.

Happy Independence!

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The Rt. Hon. Stephen HarperPrime Minister of Canada

Hon. Samuel A.A. HindsPrime Minister of Guyana

Office of The Prime Minister

It is my sincere pleasure as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana to extend warm greetings to all in attendance at this year’s Annual Guyana Awards Gala in Toronto. I would like also to congratulate this years Guyana Award recipients and Guyana Awards Scholarship winners.

I extend congratulations to you and join with you as we celebrate tonight the achievements of excellence and ongoing leadership by distinguished individuals, organizations, and scholarship recipients who have dedicated their time and energies to personal excellence within the Guyanese-Canadian community. The valued contributions will no doubt be a source of strength and leadership to ensure continued overall success to the development of Guyana, our culture and heritage, and our Guyanese Diaspora.

Today, there are many successful Guyanese-Canadians who call Canada home, and who contribute extensively to the development and growth of both Canada and Guyana. Guyana and Canada share a long-standing relationship, dating back to Guyanese-born Sir James Douglas becoming the first Governor of British Columbia in 1856; and continuing with the ALCAN bauxite operations which began in 1917. As some of you may know, I received an ALCAN-DEMBA Scholarship which saw me through the University of New Brunswick over 1963 —1967.

Let me also commend the Guyana Awards Council for their vision and commitment to recognizing and honouring valued community service and academic excellence, and to thank its members for their tireless efforts in realizing the organization’s goals.

My best wishes to all of you attending this year’s Annual Guyana Awards Gala Event. As we celebrate the 43rd anniversary of our Independence this year, we can be proud of the many concrete steps taken to realize some long held dreams of our nation.

Samuel A. HindsPrime Minister, Republic of Guyana

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Hon. Dalton McGuintyPremier of Ontario

H.E. Rajnarine SinghGuyana High Commissioner

H.E. RAJNARINE SINGH, HIGH COMMISSIONERGREETINGS TO THE GUYANESE COMMUNITY

ON THE OCCASION OF GUYANA’S 43RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY

On May 26, 2009 Guyana would celebrate another independence anniversary. The nation will be forty-three (43) years old. This is a relative short period in a nation’s history but long enough to tell us whether or not we are on the right track.

After overcoming an initial bumpy stretch along the road to nation building it is now safe to say that the leaders of the past who fought for independence did the right thing for the hard work that they put in is now beginning to bear fruit.

The future looks good for our country. Affordable housing, better health care, improved educational opportunities and investor confidence are some of the bench marks that would indicate that Guyana is on the way to becoming a great country. There is still a lot of work to do and I know we can count on the Guyanese diaspora to do their bit in helping their homeland to achieve greatness.

I commend the Independence Committee and the Guyana Awards Committee for the great work they have done over the years in getting the diaspora involved in the process of nation building.

The recipients of awards this year are all well deserving and their contribution to society would make all Guyanese proud.

My sincere congratulations to each and every one of you.

Rajnarine SinghHigh Commissioner

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David MillerMayor of Toronto

Danny DoobayHon. Consul General of Guyana

Independence Greeting from theHonorary Consul General Danny Doobay

I am honoured to bring you sincere greetings as we gather at this 9th Guyana Awards Gala for commencement of the 2009 Guyanese Heritage Celebrations, in observance of our 43rd independence anniversary.

As we pause to reflect on this short historical journey of our nation, we are compelled to take notice of the tenacity of our Guyanese family - a tenacity that is most evident in the exceptional standing of Guyanese throughout the world, a small sample of which is reflected in the ‘Legacy of Excellence’ of this souvenir publication. A similar tenacity is demonstrated by our recipients who have set new benchmarks for their peers.

Last year, we launched a month-long Heritage celebration across Canada, commencing with this gala in May and concluding with the Guyana Festival in June. This year, we extended invitations to Guyanese organizations across the Diaspora to participate in these celebrations. Over the next four weeks, thousands of Guyanese and Canadians will participate in numerous activities organized by our communities from Montreal to Vancouver, from Boston to California, proudly celebrating our Heritage.

I am inspired by the high level of commitment and dedication from our community leaders and activists who endure months of planning to put these celebrations together. I am also touched by the harmonious manner in which the activities are organized, reflective of our national tapestry and its full endowment of tolerance and resilience. It is quite evident here tonight that such planning is done with great precision and executed with an unmatched level of pride and passion. Such leadership, no doubt, reflects the rich legacy of our forefathers, immigrants themselves, who were the pioneers of their time.

Permit me to add a personal congratulation to each of 2009 recipients. We take great pride in celebrating your accomplishments! Tonight we entrust you with one of our community’s most esteemed mark of honour. We encourage you to safeguard this accreditation, and use it steadfastly to encourage others to pursue excellence, with a dedication to community and country.

Happy Independence anniversary!

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Celebrating Guyana’s Independence in CanadaThe Guyana Heritage celebrations is a month-

long celebration of Guyanese Heritage and culture,

in commemoration Guyana’s independence

anniversary.

In Canada, the celebration includes more than

20 activities commencing with the Guyana Awards

Gala and concluding with the Guyana Festival in

June. The celebrations span five provinces, Quebec,

Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia,

and involved tens of thousands of Guyanese and Canadians.

In 2009, the committee invited organizations across the diaspora to part-take in this annual

celebration. In addition to its overall coordination, the committee plans to promote of these

events through the Guyana Consulate website, the various community publications, mailings and

newsletters.

The Guyana FestivalThe Guyana Festival, now in its 14th year, is the largest gathering of Guyanese outside of Guyana.

With the theme “A Taste of Guyana”, the Festival an exposé on Guyanese Heritage and Culture

in Canada. With feature performances by celebrated Guyanese artists, cooks and cricketers, the

three-day Festival has proved to be of unmatched entertainment.

Major highlights of the Festival includes a Twenty20 cricket competition featuring four teams:

the Guyana national team, Scarborough League, T&D league and the Etobicoke league; the Trade

and Tourism Exposition; the Duck Curry Cook-out; a Car Show and a Cultural Show, “Wah mis

you nah pas yuh.”

The 2009 Festival, scheduled for June 20-21 at L’Amoreaux Community Centre, Scarborough,

Ontario concludes the month-long Guyana Heritage celebrations in Canada, in commemoration

of the 43rd independence anniversary of Guyana. The festival is organized by a broad-based

committee representing some 44 Guyanese organizations, under the leadership of the Consulate

General’s office (Schedule of events on inside back cover).

We invite you to join the Guyanese Community for “A Taste of Guyana”!

Guyana Heritage Celebrations

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Past Awards RecipientsSpecial Achievement

Faoud BacchusLaura Creavalle

Roy Fredericks (posthumously)Lance Gibbs

Hon. Ovid JacksonAlvin Kallicharran

Rohan KanhaiClive Lloyd

Bryan MackintoshSherene ShawJoe Solomon

Dr. Suresh Narine

Community Service(Organization)

Guyana Burn Care UnitGuyana Canada Cultural Assoc.

(Calgary)Guyana Christian Charities

Guyana Pioneer Fundraising GroupLast Lap Lime

Peel Guyanese AssociationSenior Guyanese Friendship Assoc.Guyana Berbice Assoc. (Toronto)

Human Concern International Health Partners of Canada

St. Stanislaus College

Community Service(Individual)

Ned BlairKissoon Narine

Dr. Vivian RambiharDesmond & Joan deBarros

Dr. Roy Rowsell

Exemplary Service(Non-Guyanese)City Pulse News

Health Partners Intl. of CanadaHuman Concern International

Lifetime AchievementMartin DiasCecil Moore

Judge Vibert LampkinDr. Hazel Anne Campayne

Rampersaud Tiwari

Academic ExcellenceBasil Punit

Dr. V. Chris LakhanDr. Jamal Deen

Dr. Vernon Singhroy

Business ExcellenceEric Rodrigues

Ken SinghNorman SueYesu Persaud

Laparkan Trading LimitedDwarka Persaud

LeadershipDr. Bhudendra Doobay

Guyana Flood Relief CommitteeFrank Fernandes

Harry Harakh

Media, Heritage & CultureRon Fanfair – Media

The Ramblers – Heritage & CulturePride News Magazine,Michael Van Cooten

Pauline Thomas

Youth AwardSabrina SinghTrisha Punit

Vanessa Rambihar

Charity of ChoiceSt. John Ambulance

Global Partnership for Literacy

PatronHon. Danny Doobay

Honorary Consul Generalof Guyana

ChairSherene Shaw

SecretaryDolarie Mangar

Executive Vice-Chair- Scholarship Program

Malcolm Cho Kee

Executive Vice-Chair- Sponsorship

Terry Sawh

TreasurerRobert Gibson

Vice-Chair- Program

Laila Ali

Vice-Chair- Public Relations

Nancy Rickford

Vice-Chair- Nominations

Terry Beverly Marks

Vice-Chair- Guest Services

Anna Punit

Vice-Chair- Logistics

Richard Davidson

Vice-Chair- Souvenir

Beverly Shim-Chim

Immediate Past ChairsLeila DaljitJohn O'Dell

MembersTheresa Rambharose

Bert BacchusKen Chance

Shiva NarineDexter Woodroofe

Rupchand SawhPauline Soman

AuditorBasil Punit

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The Guyana Awards Council has chosen The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) as the Charity of Choice for 2009.

SickKids, located in Toronto, Canada is a renowned academic health science centre, affiliated with the University of Toronto, and is ranked as one of the top pediatric health-care facilities in the world. SickKids has improved the lives of children for more than 130 years.

The SickKids Global Child Health Program addresses priority needs in through education, research and clinical care internationally through Global Networks, Education programs, Innovation and Clinical Care programs. SickKids has had a long-standing relationship with the Guyanese-Canadian Community, and has collaborated on several programs with hospitals and not-for-profit organizations in Guyana.

The Herbie Fund is a charitable fund that provides financial support to children from around the world to receive surgical treatment at SickKids. Since 1979, over 600 children from approximately 91 countries have received specialized medical and surgical assistance. The Herbie Fund has assisted over 60 children from Guyana to improve their medical outcomes.

Research trainees from around the world choose SickKids for their specialty training. This year, a cardiac paediatrician from Guyana is completing 18 months of clinical training in the Cardiology Department at SickKids. Upon return to Guyana, the aim is to establish a Paediatric Cardiology Unit and to transfer vital skills to colleagues in Guyana, with the ultimate goal of training local doctors, nurses and healthcare practitioners in the future.

In addition, SickKids staff participates in medical mission to communities living in the interior regions of Guyana for over 15 years in collaboration with non-governmental organizations such as the Lions Clubs of Guyana and with the support of the Ministries of Health and Amerindian Affairs.

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Justice Vibert LampkinVibert Lampkin was appointed a Judge of the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket, Ontario in September 1982 and was a Solicitor in Guyana from 1959-1966. He has been actively involved in community activities in Guyana and Canada, as President of the Jaycees of Guyana (1966-1967), Member of the Metropolitan Toronto Junior Board of Trade (1967-1973), Director of Oxfam Canada (1970-1978), Member of the Police Complaints Commission (1982), and Director of New Leaf: Living & Learning Together Inc. (1988-1994). Justice Lampkin retired from the Bench on April 13, 2008. In recognition of his contribution to the administration of justice in Ontario, the Law Society of Upper Canada will award him the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws at the annual call to the bar on June 20, 2008.

Gale Arlene LeeGale Lee is well-known in the Guyanese community in Toronto, having worked for four years at the Guyana Consulate in the 1990’s as the Consul and as Acting Consul General for one year. She has served in the Guyana diplomatic service for over 12 years, including five years at the Guyana Mission to the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States in Brussels, Belgium as Counsellor, and also as Chargé d’Affaires for two years. Gale Lee has represented Guyana at several major international forums including the United Nations General Assembly in New York; the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar; the World Food Summit in Rome; and other high level conferences in Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. She is currently the Program Manager for Asia, Guyana and the Caribbean at the Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO), a Canadian development non-governmental organization which provides technical assistance to developing countries and First Nations’ communities in Canada.

Kanhai (Ken) SinghKanhai (Ken) Singh is President and Owner of Atlas International Freight Forwarding Inc., Canadian Customs Brokers Inc., and Central Global Cargo North America (2000). In 1996, he founded and is the President of Cargo Partners Network (CPN) – a worldwide freight association for the advancement of technology, security and customs unification globally, with representation in over 75 countries. He is a guest speaker across Canada and internationally on transportation, security, customs and trade issues. For over 20 years, Ken Singh has been actively involved in providing humanitarian and charitable relief all over the world. He is a member of the Advisory Council, Faculty of Arts, York University, and is on the Humber College Advisory Council studying the feasibility of implementing a Degree Program in International Trade and Logistics.

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What is SchoolNet Guyana?SchoolNet Guyana is a computer-based literacy project aimed at integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in approximately 120 secondary schools across Guyana.

SchoolNet Guyana has 5 key elements to it: 1. System-wide ICT infrastructure: A lab in each school consisting of a small LAN of 25-35 Pentium 4 computers, internet connection and video projection.

2. Professional development: Training for teachers to teach and integrate ICT into the curriculum. Approx. 3500 teachers to be trained in computers and computer aided instruction.

3. Digital content: Assist the Ministry to develop online content that will enhance access to information on Guyana and for educational purposes. i.e. a local Google of Guyana - local digital library consisting of government information, historical and current reports, research papers, etc.

4. Software: Assist MOE in securing software that improves the delivery of education and increase the efficiency of its management system. i.e. student management software, distance learning, digital delivery modules.

5. ICT dissemination: Develop programs that extend the benefits of ICT beyond the classroom, more specifically, through a series of community kiosks across the country. These Kiosks would expose the community to the internet, provide after school programs, distance learning modules, and serve generally as internet cafés.

Who is responsible for SchoolNet Guyana?Global Literacy, a Canadian-registered non-profit organization, and the Ministry of Education will jointly implement SchoolNet Guyana. The SchoolNet program is a national program, which will include all of the education stakeholders in Guyana in addition to the overseas Diaspora.

How can you help?There are many ways that you can assist in making this project a reality. a) Partner with Global Literacy in computerizing one of the schools.b) Become an endorsing partner (organizations).c) Setup a SchoolNet Chapter or join an existing Chapter.

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National Scholarships

Guyana Awards National ScholarshipsBuilding on its mandate to recognize, celebrate, and promote outstanding contributions of individuals and organizations in the Guyanese-Canadian community towards the achievement of excellence; the Guyana Awards Council created the Guyana Awards National Scholarship program in 2008.

The Guyana Awards National Scholarships are dedicated to recognizing academic excellence by students of Guyanese heritage pursuing post-secondary education in Canada, through financial support and community promotion. This year, we recognize the academic achievements of 5 distinguished students, who are either currently enrolled in university or have attained admission to post-secondary studies this fall. The Guyana Awards Scholarship winners for 2009, chosen by an independent panel of judges, from applications submitted to the Council include Ms. Devani Singh, Ms. Angela Brijmohan, Ms. Amanda Brijmohan, Ms. Shauntel Parkinson and Ms. Tara Omaid. Developing a comprehensive National Scholarship program that benefits a wide range of students, while allowing for corporate partnership opportunities is the ultimate goal of the Guyana Awards Council. You can participate by being a donor of a Named Scholarship, which provides you with the opportunity of sponsoring a scholarship in the name of a company, place, institution or person; or you can could contribute to our General Scholarship Fund, which provides monetary scholarships to successful applicants. Mentorship and career counselling to Scholarship recipients is also a fundamental component of the Guyana Awards Scholarship program. We need your support to achieve this goal of helping our students attain post-secondary education, a crucial factor to career success in today’s competitive work environment.

Our sincere thanks are extended to all donors and scholarship sponsors for their on-going support. We truly appreciate your participation!

Please help us to grow our Guyana Awards National Scholarship program!If you are interested in sponsoring a scholarship, please contact:Guyana Awards Council (Canada), 505 Consumers Road, Suite 206, Willowdale, Ontario M2J 4V8, or contact us at (416) 494-6040 Ext 23

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Legacy of ExcellenceSir Lionel Alfred Luckhoo, KCMG, Kt. Bach., CBE, QC

Born on March 2, 1914 in New Amsterdam, Berbice, into a family with a longstanding legal tradition, Lionel Alfred Luckhoo carved his own niche in legal history by earning acknowledgement in the Guinness Book of Records (1990) as the “world’s most successful criminal lawyer”, with 245 consecutive murder charge acquittals.

Educated at Queen’s College, Georgetown, Lionel Luckhoo then studied Law in London and was called to the English bar by Middle Temple in 1940. On his return to Georgetown, he set up in legal practice with his brother as Luckhoo and Luckhoo.

As his record suggests, Sir Lionel was a brilliant barrister. Between 1940 and 1985, almost all his clients were acquitted at trial. The few that were not had their convictions overturned on appeal to the Privy Council. He became a Queen’s Counsel in 1954, and later served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Guyana.

Sir Lionel’s interests also encompassed politics, and diplomacy. He served in the Legislative Council (1952-1953) and as Minister without Portfolio (1954-1957). In the late 1950s he established the conservative National Labour Front, which won only one seat in the 1957 General Elections. He was Lord Mayor of Georgetown in 1954, 1955, 1960 and 1961. Involved in the negotiations for the independence of both Guyana and Barbados, Sir Lionel was subsequently appointed High Commissioner to Britain for Guyana and Barbados (1966-1970), and was also joint Ambassador for both countries in France, Germany and the Netherlands (1967-1970). He received the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1962, was made a Knight Bachelor in 1966, and was appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG) in 1969.

Sir Lionel served as President of the Guyana Olympic Association from 1974-79, and was an avid fan of the Turf, owning several racehorses in Guyana and England.

Following his retirement from law practice, Sir Lionel became a Christian Evangelist and founded Luckhoo Ministries. His first marriage to Sheila Chamberlin produced five children. He subsequently married Jeannie Willis Carter, a distinguished genealogist. Sir Lionel Luckhoo died on December 13, 1997.

Sir David James Gardiner Rose, GCMG, CVO, MBE, OE

David James Gardiner Rose was born in British Guiana on April 10, 1923 and received his education at Mount St. Mary’s College in Derbyshire, England.

On his return to Guyana, David Rose was appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), and subsequently was appointed Federal Defence Officer to the Federal Government of the short-lived West Indies Federation. Following the breakup of the Federation he was appointed Administrator of Antigua and St. Lucia (Acting), a post which he held from 1964 to 1966.

Knighted in 1966, Sir David Rose was appointed Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Guyana effective December 16, 1966 —the first Guyanese to hold this prestigious position—and was designated to become Guyana’s first President in 1970. However, before the country could become a republic, Sir David died tragically on November 10, 1969—he was crushed to death when a nine-story construction scaffolding fell on his car in Whitehall Place, London, where he was to take leave of the Queen. Sir David James Gardiner Rose was the first person to be buried next to the Seven Ponds in the Botanical Gardens, Georgetown

His honours included: The Colonial Police Medal with bar for gallantry; Member of the British Empire (1954); Companion of the Victorian Order (1966); and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (1966). The Order of Excellence of Guyana was awarded posthumously to Sir David Rose in 1970.

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Legacy of ExcellenceRudolph DunbarRudolph Dunbar was born

circa 1902, and joined the British Guiana Militia Band at 14 as an apprentice clarinettist. Five years later, he emigrated to study at The Juilliard School of Music in New York where he was recognized as a talented clarinettist. While in New York, he was also involved with the Harlem jazz scene and recorded clarinet solos.

In 1925, Mr. Dunbar moved to Paris for post-graduate studies with some of the leading music professors in France. By 1930, his reputation as a gifted clarinettist was unquestionable. He moved to London in 1931, where he established the first clarinet school in the world. In 1939 he was commissioned to write a textbook on the clarinet, and his Treatise on the Clarinet (Boehm System) became the standard reference work for the instrument, remaining in print through ten editions.

After branching into conducting, Rudolph Dunbar’s achievements were stellar. He was the youngest of any race, and the first black man, to conduct the London Philharmonic at the Royal Albert Hall (1942). After a stint as a war correspondent, he became the first black man to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra as its first post-War guest conductor (1945), and made his U.S. conducting debut with the Hollywood Bowl Symphony (1946). He conducted several leading symphony orchestras, and was the first black man to conduct orchestras in Poland (1959) and Russia (1964). Part of a pioneering group of West Indians that fought racism in the U.K., he was the first conductor to promote the works of black composers in Europe.

The leader of two jazz orchestras in Britain in the 1930s, Rudolph Dunbar also composed. His 1938 ballet score Dance of the Twenty-First Century was broadcast nationally by NBC, with the composer conducting.

He returned to British Guiana in the mid-1950s for a highly successful tour, and lived most of his later life in London, where he died on June 10, 1988.

Rajkumari SinghRajkumari Singh surmounted many challenges

during her life. At the age of six she contracted polio, but surmounted this challenge to make significant contributions to Guyana’s political and cultural life as an innovative and multi-talented broadcaster, producer, director, playwright, poet, songwriter and cultural activist.

In addition to being a broadcaster of Indian cultural programmes on Radio Demerara, Rajkumari Singh was a member of the British Guiana Dramatic Society, recognized for her play Gitangali, and in 1960 published six short stories in A Garland of Stories. In the 1960s she participated in the political arena, serving on the Commission of Inquiry into the racial violence at Wismar.

Ms. Singh returned to the cultural sphere of broadcasting and literary activities in the 1970s, serving as Editor of Heritage, a literary booklet; as leader of the Messenger Group which promoted Indian art forms; and as mentor for some of Guyana’s most talented personalities. Her home in Lamaha Street was a cultural oasis for persons from all ethnic and religious communities.

Deeply passionate about the place of the Arts in post-independence Guyana society, Rajkumari Singh highlighted the nation’s mutual ignorance of its collective histories. She understood that although it is vital to appreciate and celebrate the histories of the individual racial and ethnic communities that comprise Guyana, it is necessary to explore the history of solidarity and fusion.

Rajkumari Singh joined the Guyana National Service (GNS) at its inception in 1972 and led the GNS Culture Corps to a wave of exciting creativity as it explored the country’s aesthetic ethnic and racial wealth. She fought to have the GNS live up to its founding ideals, and demonstrated the importance of participatory organization and internal criticism as valid strategies for effecting social change.

For her sterling contribution to Guyanese cultural life, Rajkumari Singh received the Wordsworth MacAndrew Award in 2002, and Guyana’s Arrow of Achievement in 1970. Her legacy thrives through the Rajkumari Cultural Centre in Richmond Hill, New York, founded by her children.

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Guyana Awards RecipientsDr. Anne I. DipchandACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Dr. Anne Dipchand was born in Canada to Guyanese parents shortly after they came to Canada for her father to do his graduate studies. She owes a lot to Guyana and to her parents, Professor Cecil Dipchand from Canal Number One, a distinguished author and Professor of Finance at Dalhousie University, and Mrs. Betty Dipchand from the Essequibo Coast, who cared for the children following Cecil’s untimely death in 1994.

A Paediatric Cardiologist and Head of the Heart Transplant Program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Dr. Dipchand also serves as Associate Director of the SickKids Transplant Centre. Her clinical practice focuses on heart failure and transplantation. She also maintains a busy general paediatric cardiology practice at SickKids.

Dr. Dipchand is involved in the paediatric cardiology and heart transplantation communities locally, provin-cially and nationally within Canada. She serves on the Steering Committee of the new University of Toronto Transplant Institute. Nationally, she is the Past Chair of the Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) Education Committee, the Chair of the CST Paediatric Committee, and sits on the Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network Executive. Internationally, she is an executive member of the Paediatric Committees of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation and the American Soci-ety of Transplantation, and a Councillor on the Board of the International Paediatric Transplant Association.

Dr. Dipchand is actively involved in clinical research. She is the Vice-President and President-Elect of the Paediatric Heart Transplant Study (PHTS)—an international study group. She is the Principal Investigator on a funded grant pertaining to the outcomes of children with cardiomyopathy listed for heart transplantation, and is co-Principal Investigator of a new, multicentre NIH-funded grant to look at heart transplantation in highly sensitized patients. She has a number of abstracts and peer-reviewed publications in addition to invited book chapters.

Mayor John RodriguesLIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

John Rodrigues was born at Bartica, British Guiana on February 12, 1937. He received his elementary education partly in Bartica and partly in Georgetown where he attended Sacred Heart School and St. Stanislaus College. John remembers well certain of his elementary and high school teachers, who impressed him with their commitment to teaching and to bringing out the best in their students.

After working for Royal Bank for one year, Mr. Rodrigues emigrated to Canada in 1956. Following his graduation from Toronto Teachers’ College, he accepted a teaching position in St. Catharines. In 1962 he moved to Sudbury and taught at St. Paul’s in Coniston, where he was Principal from 1963 to 1972. A graduate of Laurentian University with a BA in English and Spanish Literature, he served as local President of the Catholic Teachers’ Union in Sudbury until he was elected Provincial President in 1968.

Following his election in 1972 as NDP Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, John Rodrigues was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1984, and 1988. In 1994 he went back to teaching and was Vice-Principal of St. David’s School until his retirement in 2005.

Mr. Rodrigues entered municipal politics when he was elected to Coniston Town Council in 1971. His second foray into local politics came in November 2006 when he was elected Mayor of Greater Sudbury.

During his Inaugural Address, Mayor Rodrigues committed to and has established four advisory panels in his first 100 days of office—Municipal Mining Revenues, Performing Arts Centre, Health Cluster and Multi-Sport Recreational Complex. He feels privileged to represent the citizens of Greater Sudbury as their Mayor and is proud of his community, envisioning an unprecedented period of growth and vitality.

Mayor Rodrigues and his wife, Bertilla, have five sons and five grandchildren. In his leisure time he enjoys reading, gardening and horses, and is a patron of the local arts.

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Guyana Awards RecipientsJoy SimonCOMMUNITY SERVICE (INDIVIDUAL) AWARD

A York University psychology graduate, Joy Simon is President, Guyanese Canadian Community Centre; Vice-President, Alliance of Guyanese Canadian Organizations; Vice-President, Guyana Ex-Police Association of Canada; Chapter President, Scarborough North Spelling Bee of Canada; Vice-President and Entertainment Director, Malvern Onyx Lions Club; and Life Member, Toronto Catholic Children’s Aid Society Board. In addition, she is a member of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) Safe Schools Work Group, dealing with topics such as confrontational and cyber bullying, cultural competence, alternatives to suspension, denial of access (procedure and clarification); and Parent Representative for Ward 21 TDSB Parent Involvement Advisory Committee.

A facilitator in the Alliance Saturday Mentoring Program, Mrs. Simon is very passionate about guiding and nurturing young people to reach their full potential and advises them to harness their energies and engage in meaningful activities at an early age.

The combination of a religious family upbringing and a teaching background has enabled Joy Simon to promote educational, spiritual and cultural growth to the youth in her community and beyond. A grassroots community leader, she enjoys working with youth of all ages and ethnicities, and volunteers her time and expertise mentoring young parents and counselling abused young men and women in such areas as crisis intervention and single families in crisis.

Since 1987, she has been involved in a fundraising event in the U.S.A. to assist youth at her alma mater, Christ Church School, to pursue undergraduate studies at the University of Guyana, and recently established an organization to continue this work in Canada. For over 30 years she has contributed to the support of several children through World Vision of Canada and encourages everyone to be an advocate for at least one child.

Founder and owner of Bourda Green Nutrition, Joy Simon takes pride in being a role model for her three children, who are also involved with community work while pursuing their careers.

Chris MohanBUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD

Chris Mohan is the President and Owner of Maple Leaf Wheelchair, Mississauga.

Born in 1955 to Mike and Betty Mohan at No 47 Village, Corentyne, Mr. Mohan received his education at Sheldon Lutheran High School and immigrated to Canada in 1974. He continued his education at York University where he obtained his B.Sc.

Subsequently, Mr. Mohan held several management positions in the plastics industry before starting Maple Leaf Wheelchair in 1993. He focuses on creating unique designs, and building mobility and seating devices for the elderly and disabled population. Some of these devices include manual and motorized wheelchairs, recliners, geriatric chairs, tilts, commodes and walkers. The business has grown and today there is a staff of more than 50.

He has served on the board of many associations dedicated to improving the quality of life of our seniors and the disabled community including the Canadian Assistive Devices Association. He is a consistent supporter of many charitable organizations including Three Rivers Kids Foundation and The Caribbean Children Foundation.

Chris Mohan is always very grateful to his mother, who has been both a mother and father to him, his two brothers and sister since their dad died in 1976. He lives in Mississauga with his wife Angela, son Jason and wife, daughter Alana, and two grandchildren.

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Guyana Awards RecipientsDr. John FarleySPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dr. John Farley received his B.Sc. in Biology (Hons) from the University of Waterloo; did specialty training in Inter-nal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of Alberta; then trained as an Epidemiologist.

He has had a distinguished career in medicine and com-municable diseases control with many publications in peer-reviewed journals, and is a clinical Assistant Pro-fessor in the Department of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. In 1987, as Provincial Epidemiologist at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, he spearheaded a campaign to have all Grade 6 students in the province vaccinated for Hepatitis B, which led to the Universal Hepatitis B Vaccine Program in the province.

In 1990, Dr. Farley worked with WHO/PAHO in the Caribbean as Head of a special project on HIV/AIDS where he assisted local authorities in controlling the spread of HIV throughout the Caribbean and Guyana. He subsequently held the post of Chief of Surveillance for HIV/AIDS at the Bureau of HIV/AIDS, Ottawa, where he was responsible for setting up a Canada-wide electronic based surveillance system for HIV/AIDS, and was one of the doctors involved in controlling the SARS outbreak in Canada.

As a special consultant on a CIDA-funded HIV control project in Guyana, Dr. Farley assisted in enhancing the Diseases Surveillance System at the Guyana Ministry of Health. He returns to Guyana regularly to work in local clinics managing patients with communicable diseases.

Dr. Farley has his own Medical Clinics and Infectious Diseases consultation services in Vancouver and Abbotsford where he treats mainly infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B and C, community acquired pneumonias, and HIV/AIDS. For the past eight years he has been Infectious Diseases Consultant for Correctional Services Canada in the Pacific Region, treating and raising awareness regarding prevention of Hepatitis B and C and co-infection with HIV/AIDS, and the importance of facilitating health care for inmates and reintegration into the community.

Fareed AminLEADERSHIP AWARD

Fareed Amin is a seasoned public sector leader in Canada, with over 20 years of experience. He is currently Ontario’s Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, responsible for local governments, land use planning, affordable housing and building regulation in Ontario. The Ministry has an operating and capital budget of $1 billion and a workforce of over 800 employees.

Mr. Amin held a number of other deputy ministerial portfolios in Ontario, including Deputy Minister of the Ministry of International Trade and Investment, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Deputy Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Fareed Amin also worked in the municipal sector. Between 2004 and 2006, he served as Deputy City Manager, City of Toronto where he was responsible for a capital budget of $1 billion; an operating budget of $2 billion; approximately 10,000 staff; and the management, governance and corporate oversight of Water and Wastewater, City Planning, Solid Waster Management, Transportation, Building, Fire, Environment, and the Waterfront Secretariat.

Prior to being appointed as a Deputy Minister by the Premier of Ontario, Mr. Amin held progressively responsible positions in the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Finance, the Premier’s Office, and Cabinet Office.

Mr. Amin has an undergraduate degree in Geography and Planning from the University of Guyana, a Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Toronto, and a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Queen’s University. He is also a graduate of an intensive leadership program at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA.

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Harry Ramkhelawan—Founder, Publisher and Editor of Indo-Caribbean World (ICW)—is a pioneer of the Guyanese and Caribbean print media in Toronto. For the last 25 years Indo-Caribbean World has made a significant and indelible contribution to the history and development of ethnic journalism and multiculturalism in Canada by providing an important voice for immigrants from Guyana and the Caribbean. ICW has also kept the diaspora informed of developments in Guyana and the Caribbean through articles and thoughtful

analyses on politics, religion, culture, economics, music, entertainment and sports. The paper serves as a vital link for the Indo Caribbean diaspora in the Greater Toronto area, connecting them with their community organizations and business enterprises.

A long-standing member of the Hindu community in Toronto, Mr. Ramkhelawan has been involved in the promotion of Indian culture from his early years in Guyana. He continued with this preoccupation after immigrating to Canada in 1977 and in 1996, founded the Friday Night Group, a body of young people who are schooled in some of the vital elements of the Hindu culture.

Mr. Ramkhelawan has, through his work in the community, inspired and supported many charitable organizations. He has promoted, among others, Guyanese causes and Guyanese businesses as well as professionals and lay persons.

He is a graduate of the University of Guyana with a B.A. in English.

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Guyana Awards Scholarship RecipientsMS. DEVANI SINGHDevani Singh has recently completed an Honours B.A. in English at the University of

Toronto Mississauga. She was the recipient of the university’s 2008 Lille Huggett Memorial Scholarship, and the 2009 departmental R.W. Van Fossen Award. Last September, she was named an Undergraduate Fellow at UofT’s Jackman Humanities Institute, where she is studying storytelling in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.

Devani is an Executive Member of the university’s English and Drama Student Society, and has just finished a year-long Research Assistantship under Professor Alexandra Gillespie, a medieval scholar with whom Devani has studied manuscript collections at the University of Cambridge. Her enthusiasm for education has led her to various volunteer positions, including E.S.L. Tutor, Teacher’s Aide at a local high school, and workshop leader at the Mississauga International Children’s Festival. On campus, she has volunteered with the Women’s Centre and the Sexual Education Centre, as a Peer Counsellor for 2008-2009.

In addition to her social and extracurricular contributions, Devani has maintained a place on the Dean’s Honours List, and will be graduating with High Distinction. This Fall, she will be reading for an MSt in Medieval English Literature at the University of Oxford, where she has been awarded a full scholarship. Thereafter, she intends to obtain a PhD in the same field, and to pursue an academic career.

MS. ANGELA BRIJMOHANAngela Brijmohan is one of the 17-year-old twin daughters of Shanta and Jay Brijmohan

and is a firstborn Canadian of Guyanese heritage. Angela’s ability to maintain a fine balance in her life is credited to her academic pursuits and deep-rooted devotion to her community.

Angela credits her impressive academic calibre to her family, whose constant support is the undercurrent of her success. This combination has resulted in a total of 18 school awards including multiple Staff Proficiency Awards. Angela is the proud recipient of the University of Toronto National Book Award and was presented with the Millennium Excellence Award from the Canadian Government. Such recognition from both the Canadian and Guyanese community is a blessing and an honour.

Angela is Editor of Woburn C.I’s 2009 Yearbook and Secretary of the Executive Council for Student Ambassadors. She volunteers as the youth lecturer at Osgoode Hall for “Doors Open Toronto” and at St. Michael’s Hospital in the Cardiology lab. One of Angela’s principal accomplishments was her advocacy on behalf of Julliette’s Place, a shelter helping abused women in her community, resulting in a reward of $5,000 which she donated to Julliette’s Place.

Culturally, Angela sings bhajans, plays harmonium, dantaal and piano. She received early acceptance to the University of Toronto where she will study Life Sciences.

MS. AMANDA BRIJMOHANAmanda Brijmohan is an accomplished 17-year-old student, graduating from Woburn

Collegiate Institute in Spring 2009. The recipient of a multitude of awards both in the classroom and the community, she has demonstrated a high calibre of both academic and leadership excellence.

Amanda’s dedication as a prominent student leader was recognized when she was selected to represent her school in the York International Global Leadership Program as a student ambassador. Her leadership is also demonstrated within her school as Senior Editor of the Woburn 2009 Yearbook and in her responsibilities as a Senior Student Prefect.

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Her commitment to volunteerism is demonstrated in her efforts as a student peer tutor and at the YMCA in her promotion of the Strong Kids Campaign.

Amanda has received an early offer of admission to the University of Toronto where she plans to pursue post-secondary education in the field of Biological Sciences.

One of the twin daughters of Jay and Shanta Brijmohan, Amanda is a first-generation Canadian with a proud Guyanese heritage. She is a multi-faceted vocalist and instrumentalist on the harmonium, daantal, dholak and piano. Amanda attributes her success to her family’s undying support. They taught her that no path is forbidden and no mountain too high to conquer, with the presence of faith in oneself.

MS. SHAUNTEL PARKINSONShauntel Parkinson is a Grade Twelve student at Woburn Collegiate Institute. She has

been accepted at the University of Toronto and will pursue studies in the Life Sciences beginning this Fall.

Shauntel is a well- rounded individual who is not only strong academically, but is involved in numerous extracurricular activities. She has consistently been on the Honour Roll every term from Middle School to High School and was the class valedictorian for both her Elementary and Middle Schools’ graduating classes. She has received numerous awards for sportsmanship, leadership, science, drama and dance.

As a top competitive sprinter on Woburn’s Track and Field team, Shauntel has successfully represented her school at both the City and Provincial levels.

In 2008, Shauntel was appointed President of the National Society of Black Engineers Junior Chapter at Woburn, and with a few of her peers has started her school’s first Caribbean African Student Association.

Shauntel has for many years been a devoted volunteer in the Guyanese community—at the annual Guyana Independence Festival and Last Lap Lime, and at numerous BHS Alumni Association activities. Since 2006, Shauntel has been a member of the Toronto Public Library’s Youth Advisory Group, and remains an active member of her Church community by teaching Sunday School.

MS. TARA OMAIDTara Omaid is a 25-year-old graduate student from Vancouver, B.C. who is currently

completing her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. In her graduate thesis, she is researching factors that help children of immigrants to Canada achieve a healthy balance between their traditional cultures and their new Canadian culture, as she believes that well-adjusted youth are less likely to seek inclusion in gangs and other negative activities. She is also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society, an invitation-only academic society for students who rank in the top 15% of their faculty or program.

In addition to her studies, she has worked for many years with the Youth Group of the Indo-Caribbean Canadian Cultural Society of British Columbia, promoting cultural awareness and understanding. She also works as a Family Support Counsellor at B.C. Children’s Hospital providing emotional support to families and children in need, and as a Community Counselling Intern in low-income areas of the city, working with those who may not otherwise have the chance to access mental health services.

Tara is an accomplished dancer, having trained professionally since childhood in Bharatnatyam, ballet, and jazz, and delights in sharing her love of dance with others.

Guyana Awards Scholarship RecipientsMS. AMANDA BRIJMOHAN (continued)

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Recognizing 2008 Guyana Awards National Scholarship

Winners

Sherena Hussain

Saalih Mohamed Shamead

Dewayne Jermaine Fanfair

Sharon Sukhdeo

Richard Daniels-Lee

Karen Naidoo

Arielle Kala Prescod

To Apply for a Guyana Awards National Scholarship

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SATURDAY JUNE 20thAll Events at L’Amoreaux Community Centre

SUNDAY JUNE 21stAll Events at L’Amoreaux Community Centre

Under the Auspices of the Consulate General of Guyana

A Guyanese community event for the entire family. Come Celebrate With Us ...“A TASTE OF GUYANA”

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43rd I N D E P E N D E N C E

FLAG RAISING & OPENING CEREMONY12 NOON • Live Broadcast into Guyana

GUYANA TRADE SHOW TOURISM DISPLAY

ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR & PAKARAIMA GROUP

• 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

FOOD FESTIVAL • 11.00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.Outdoor (L’Amoreaux Centre)

SOFTBALL • 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.@ L'Amoreaux Cricket Ground

SOCCER TOURNAMENT • 1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Soccer Field (L’Amoreaux grounds)

DOMINOES TOURNAMENT • 2.00 p.m. SHARPOutdoor Tent

(Lower Floor, L’Amoreaux Centre grounds)

CULTURAL SHOW• First Show: 2:00 p.m.

• Second Show: 4:30 p.m.Gymnasium (Lower Level)

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES • 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Outdoor Tent

GUYANA INDEPENDENCE LIME • 1:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Lower Outdoor (L’Amoreaux Centre)

SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT • 12 noon – 7:00 p.m.

L’Amoreaux Cricket Ground

Teams: • Ontario Softball League • Canadian Softball League• Winnipeg Softball Team • Ontario Over 40 Masters

INTERFAITH SERVICE/RECEPTION • 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon

L’Amoreaux Community Center

GUYANA TRADE SHOWTOURISM DISPLAY

ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR • 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Park Room, Gymnasium

(Lower Level, L’Amoreaux Centre)

DUCK CURRY COMPETITIONTASTE OF GUYANA

• 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Upper Outdoor (L’Amoreaux Centre)

CHILDRENS’ ACTIVITIES •  1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.L’Amoreaux Center (Outdoor tent)

CULTURAL SHOW • 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Gymnasium (Lower Level, L’Amoreaux Centre)

CAR SHOW • 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.Lower Outdoor (L’Amoreaux Centre)

20-20CRICKET COMPETITION

• 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. L’Amoreaux Cricket Ground

$3 Admission (Kids under 10 - Free)

Teams: • Team Guyana• T&D Cricket Association

• Scarborough Cricket Association• Etobicoke Cricket Associationwith lots of prizes and cash payout

FOOD FESTIVAL • 12 noon – 8:00 p.mL’Amoreaux Cricket Ground

FIRST INTERNETFINANCIAL

SOFTBALL • JUNE 20th

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION CALL:

Cricket: Kris Sawh (416) 293-4256

Duck Curry Cook Out: Claudine Barran (905) 882-8330

Soccer: Mark Fanfair (416) 419-9052

Cultural Show: Luther Hansraj (416) 876-6522

Trade Show: Sattie Sawh (416) 494-6040 ext 27

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