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After a hiatus of three years, the 2012-2013 edition of The Guyana Annual was launched last Friday at Guyenterprise Advertising Agency on Vlissingen Road, Georgetown.
The publication is dedicated to the celebrated “To Sir With Love” author, Guyanese-born E.R. Braithwaite, who visited Guyana last year as the first Patron of the Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival and was conferred with the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH) – the nation’s third highest honour – by the Guyana Government. Braithwaite celebrated his 100th birthday in June, 2012.
Editor of The Guyana Annual, Petamber Persaud expressed excitement at the launch of the publication, noting that the magazine was started in 1915 as the Guyana Christmas Annual and will be 100 years old in 2015.
Indicating that the custodians of The Guyana Annual are cognisant of the changes in the delivery of information, Persaud said that the annual will be digitalised but the printed version will continue to be produced for lovers of books in hard copy.
Continuing, Persaud also pointed out that the contents of the annual focussed on contemporary issues such as cricket, copyright, cinema and cultural industries.
Modest media turnout
Observing the modest media turnout, Persaud noted that with things of a literary nature it is difficult to get the needed coverage. However, he opined that things were looking up in Guyana literary wise as people were fighting over books as opposed to “bread and butter”, referring to the recent Caribbean Press controversies headlined in the media.
The moving spirit behind the existence of the publication is still its original benefactor Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh, who was present at the launch. He grew up in the 50/60 on the literary fare that was the Chronicle Christmas Annual. Born in Palmyra, Berbice, he continues to support the publication, though he is currently residing in Midland Texas, USA. He expressed pleasure at the quality of the publication, noting that due to a lack of sponsorship of the arts in Guyana, material was hard to come by.
CEO of Guyenterprise Vic Insanally noted that the publication was an important avenue for many Guyanese to express themselves.
The publication is dedicated to the celebrated “To Sir With Love” author, Guyanese-born E.R. Braithwaite, who visited Guyana last year as the first Patron of the Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival and was conferred with the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH) – the nation’s third highest honour – by the Guyana Government. Braithwaite celebrated his 100th birthday in June, 2012.
Editor of The Guyana Annual, Petamber Persaud expressed excitement at the launch of the publication, noting that the magazine was started in 1915 as the Guyana Christmas Annual and will be 100 years old in 2015.
Indicating that the custodians of The Guyana Annual are cognisant of the changes in the delivery of information, Persaud said that the annual will be digitalised but the printed version will continue to be produced for lovers of books in hard copy.
Continuing, Persaud also pointed out that the contents of the annual focussed on contemporary issues such as cricket, copyright, cinema and cultural industries.
Modest media turnout
Observing the modest media turnout, Persaud noted that with things of a literary nature it is difficult to get the needed coverage. However, he opined that things were looking up in Guyana literary wise as people were fighting over books as opposed to “bread and butter”, referring to the recent Caribbean Press controversies headlined in the media.
The moving spirit behind the existence of the publication is still its original benefactor Dr. Tulsi Dyal Singh, who was present at the launch. He grew up in the 50/60 on the literary fare that was the Chronicle Christmas Annual. Born in Palmyra, Berbice, he continues to support the publication, though he is currently residing in Midland Texas, USA. He expressed pleasure at the quality of the publication, noting that due to a lack of sponsorship of the arts in Guyana, material was hard to come by.
CEO of Guyenterprise Vic Insanally noted that the publication was an important avenue for many Guyanese to express themselves.
