GUYANESE Astell Collins, who was bestowed the IKUSASA Young Person of the Year Award last year for being the most influential non citizen in South Africa, has returned home to make his “contribution to the nation” before he considers accepting any other invitations abroad.

In the company of his twin brother, Allister Collins, who manages the “Be the One (BD1) Leadership Development Initiative”, Astell Collins met President Ramotar at his office, taking along with him a book on behalf of the Miles Munroe International Office in The Bahamas, entitled “The Burden of Freedom.”
Collins’ association with the Miles Munroe International Office started after the former Eureka Medical Laboratory technologist attended a Global Leadership Summit in The Bahamas while on a Caribbean tour to write a book of poetry.
There he accepted an invitation to South Africa from a contingent at the summit, and over a four- year period in that country made a significant contribution in the area of leadership and development at the level of the government and civil society.
He was conferred the IKUSASA Young Person of the Year Award in June last year. It is the first South African award introduced to acknowledge and promote the achievements of young South Africans aged 17 to 30. (GINA)