THE Anna Catherina Islamic Complex (ACIC) and The Guyana United Sadr Islamic Anjuman (GUSIA) are pleased to announce their securing of an alliance with popular radio/TV host Trinidadian born Richard Aziz for the airing of their local programmes and activities in Toronto, Canada.
Mr. Aziz is the host of popular Radio Shabnam and Caribbean Showtime TV programmes in the Greater Toronto area, and is well known to the Caribbean community in that area. Aziz was honoured by the Trinidadian Government in 2012 with the ‘Distinguish Trinidad & Tobago National Canada Award’, and is a permanent fixture within the Caribbean Diaspora in the Greater Toronto area. He is also involved with all religious festivals and the propagation of their spiritual and charitable programmes.

Aziz is a credible, vibrant voice in the media community, the arts and entertainment, culture, and social justice. Mr. Aziz has produced the weekly Saturday broadcast of Shabnam Radio on WTOR 770AM TORONTO for the past 16 years, and the weekly Caribbean Showtime TV programme for the past four years.

The alliance will also allow for the airing of Aziz’s programmes on the organisations’ TV & radio programmes in Guyana. President General of ACIC, Hakeem Khan, expressed great pleasure at this development, which he stated will keep the many supporters of ACIC/GUSIA in the greater Toronto area more informed about the activities of these organisations.

From time to time, there will be live video and audio streaming of these programmes.

ACIC is Guyana’s leading Islamic centre and is home to more than 80% of the national Islamic programmes. ACIC is the leading Muslim cultural group in Guyana, and the home of international cooperation between Guyanese Muslims and the rest of the world.

There are several Muslim organisations in the Toronto area with which it shares a relationship, most popular is the International Muslim Organisation (IMO) of Toronto, and the Sunnatul Masjid of Ontario.

GUSIA is Guyana’s oldest Islamic organisation, and is the only Islamic organisation incorporated in Guyana by an act of Parliament.

Aziz has expressed his satisfaction at being able to promote the Guyanese Muslim community, and stated that his programmes cater for the activities of all religious groups. He has, from time to time, been providing media exposure to many prominent Guyanese organisations and individuals, as his programmes remain the most popular Caribbean cultural shows in the greater Toronto area.