Gov’t to place more emphasis on developing local talent

 

THE Guyana Government plans to ensure that wherever opportunities arise, whether locally, regionally or internationally, Guyana has a contingent that will be able to go and showcase its talents.

This is according to Minister within the Ministry of Education Nicolette Henry, in a recent interview with the Government Information Agency (GINA).

“Once there is a scale, once we have people who are in the arts, who are “up to speed” and who can compete or be it just perform at the local, regional or international level, we will certainly not miss the opportunity to showcase our talent,” Minister Henry affirmed.

Minister Henry, who has responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport in the Ministry of Education, said: “Only recently I spoke with the Director of Youth and I asked her to send out a call, asking for all the youth organisations that are registered with this department, to submit their plan of activities for the next calendar year, so that we can identify where we can collaborate,” she stated. In relation to that, there is an advertisement in the daily newspapers to that effect.

Henry pointed out that Guyana had one of the largest delegations that performed exceptionally, displaying Guyanese talent at the recently concluded CARIFESTA celebrations held in Haiti. According to the minister, all reviews and feedbacks were good, as people were impressed with the Guyanese delegation.

Minister Henry in her 2015 budget presentation did say that she would welcome persons in the creative arts to come forward and share their plans and ideas with the ministry, so that relationships could be formed. (GINA)

 

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