A CENTENNIAL committee, called the Bauxite Century, chaired by Officer-in-Charge of NICIL, former CEO of the Linmine Secretariat and history enthusiast, Horace James has a lot in store for the upcoming celebrations of 100 years of bauxite mining in Linden.The climax of the events will be in October, and will see in many ways the reflection on what was said to be the lone sustainability of the town’s economy during the era of its discovery.

The committee is made up of local and diaspora participants and aims to organize and plan centennial events that will educate the younger population of the importance of bauxite mining to the development of Linden.

Bauxite mining saw its formal start in October 1916, and according to Horace James “the bauxite industry has sustained Guyana for 100 years and I’m pleased to announce the formation of a planning committee, whose charge is to appropriately commemorate this significant milestone.”

Most of the committee members served the bauxite industry under Demba, Guybau or one of its subsequent iterations, Guymine and Linmine, will volunteer their time to formulate and plan activities that would appropriately commemorate a century of bauxite mining and processing in Guyana.

“Collectively, these individuals represent hundreds of years of combined management, engineering and leadership expertise invested in Guyana’s bauxite operations and it is appropriate that they have a seat at the table to commemorate this milestone,” said Mr. James.

He also thanked the Linden Fund USA (LFU) for its role in securing the involvement of former bauxite industry officials and staffers in the North American diaspora, to be a part of this comprehensive programme.

Some of the plans were unveiled at Linden Town Week’s opening and include the establishment of an Industrial museum that will complement the Linden Heritage Museum, the constructing of an arch and the renovating of edifices that are synonymous to bauxite mining in Linden. The current bauxite mining company Bosai is expected to fully support these plans.