Reports suggest regatta will replace pageant for Linden Town Week
Reigning Linden Town Day Queen, Latisha Phillips, being crowned when she took top honours in the pageant in 2013
Reigning Linden Town Day Queen, Latisha Phillips, being crowned when she took top honours in the pageant in 2013

PLANS are moving apace for the staging of the annual Linden Town Week, geared at showcasing the history, culture and achievements of Lindeners while attracting domestic and international tourists.

However, it appears that reigning Town Day Queen Latisha Phillips will have to hold on to the title for a second year, as at least two changes have been made to the programme of events.

A pageant will thus far not be held, but on the upside, a regatta has been added, and the week of activities will officially commence with an opening ceremony on April 27 at the Linden-Georgetown minibus park in Mackenzie, according to sources on the Planning Committee.

The list of events slated to be undertaken during the Town Week include numerous parties and a mega gospel concert to be staged on April 28.

The seniors would come into their own with a celebratory luncheon on April 29 at the Egbert Benjamin Hall and Conference Centre in Mackenzie.

Debates, spelling bee and scrabble competitions among students are also carded for the Week.

The Wismar Creole Night will be hosted along Burnham Drive and Poker Street in Wismar on Friday, May 2; while an art exhibition is to be staged on May 3 in the Egbert Benjamin Hall and Conference Centre, and this would be followed by the Farmers’ Exhibition and Job Fair.
The events will culminate on May 4

 

NO EXPLANATION

No explanation has been offered for this year’s decision not to hold the pageant, which is usually a major part of the week.

Meanwhile, according to a letter to the editor published in the print media, there will be some thrills and spills as part of the excitement on the waterfront.

The Linden Town Day Committee has formed a new Regatta Committee and has been having discussions with Master Winston Miller (Senior) of Bartica. Given his experience in this sport since 1987, he has been invited to a special meeting where discussions were held to host a successful regatta.
According to Miller, he has been tasked with the responsibility of coordinating the power boat and jet-ski races, and he said he has “already contacted the Pomeroon racers” in this regard.

He reported that Bartica, Suriname and Skeldon racers are all excited about the Linden Regatta, which would be held on May 4 at the bandstand by the old Alumina Plant along the Demerara River.

The events listed for this occasion include three ‘open’ races; three 75-to-90HP races; three 40 HP races, and three jet-ski races.

There will also be a swimming race and a paddle boat race, and Miller has assured that activities would be strictly supervised by the Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), besides the Power Boat Racing Association and the police.

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