SOCA Monarch Jumo “Rubberwaist” Primo, even had Minister of Public Health, Volda Lawrence, jiving to his “Stir the Pot” song, when he performed live at the Ministry’s Mash Band launch last Monday at the compound on Brickdam.
With the Mashramani Costume and Float Parade set to go down tomorrow, Primo really got patrons at the launch in the Mashramani mood as the MoPH put on a mini concert, inclusive of a performance by dancers decked out in a few of the costumes that revellers will be flaunting in tomorrow’s parade.

The MoPH will be coming out in the medium full costume category of the competition, with 100 revellers parading under the theme “Healthy In Green Guyana.”
“This theme endorses President Granger’s overarching commitment to promoting a green economy,” Lawrence said. “It affirms his drive to implement policies and initiatives that will change behaviours and lead to healthier lifestyles and the wellbeing of all our citizens.”
Lawrence is looking forward to being part of tomorrow’s event and being able to use the event as a means of promoting the message of healthy lifestyles.

“This celebration of Mashramani, which captures the spirit of our nationhood, a celebration after hard work, is an event in which we all must revel and feel exceptionally proud. I am sure you are eagerly awaiting the moment, as I am, when we can lift our banners high and portray with pride, the various health aspects mirrored in our theme,” Lawrence said.

The band’s costume designer Paul Burnette also took to the podium to speak a little about the costume design. “We have divided the group into three sections- the first section, which is the red and pink places emphasis on the healthy heart, healthy blood, healthy blood vessels. The second section deals with positive life attitudes, where you eat right,exercise and all of that. That is the red and gold section. In the last section we pay a little attention to what may cause us to die early,” Burnette stated.