Written by Alex Wayne
SINCE the recent official launching of Mashramani 2014 under the theme: “Cultural Folklore, Celebrating 44” , the Mash Secretariat and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport have been engaged in a number of planning exercises for the grand festivities next year.

In an exclusive interview last week with Coordinator of the Mash Secretariat, Lennox Canterbury, this newspaper learnt that the sub-committees met last Monday to plan the festivities and to arrive at a final breakdown on the 2014 celebrations.
A further meeting was scheduled to finalise plans in relation to the planning and coordination of Mash 2014 festivities.
According to Canterbury, however, Mash 2014 festivities will feature the traditional Calypso, Soca and Chutney competitions and will also portray a Steel Pan Contest, while there would be a Children’s Essay Competitions and the Children’s Road competition.
There will also be a Republic Lecture series and workshop geared to encourage Guyanese to ‘go back into history’, and rediscover their rich traditions, culture and customs which seem to be rapidly disappearing.
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Canterbury said also that the Mash Secretariat would be engaging in discussions with potential sponsors in an effort to get the Diaspora involved in Mashramani 2014.