THE Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) will definitely be playing a major role in the festivities of Mashramani 2014.
This declaration was made by Colonel Lindon Ross, Assistant Director in the Ministry of Youth Sports and Culture, in an interview yesterday.Colonel Ross said a medical team would be stationed at the National Park, and it would comprise of doctors, nurses and medics who are ready to administer attention and treatment to any patron or reveler who takes ill or is injured during the festivities. The Guyana Red Cross Society would also be represented at this location, and their function would be to assist in rendering medical services to the public.

Two ambulances would also be stationed at the National Park to facilitate ready response in cases that may require serious medical intervention. These services would be available to the public from 10:00 hrs until the February 23, 2014 Mash Costume and Float Parade would have concluded.

That aside, medical personnel from both entities would also be stationed at strategic points along the Mash Day route, and their booths would sensitise the public to their presence.
The intense medical presence at this year’s Mash festivities is to ensure that the promoters are more than ready to deal with occasional accidents and injuries, which can occur on Mash Day through the negligence and uncouth behaviours of some spectators along the route to the National Park, where all the Mash Day jubilation culminates.

Colonel Ross appealed to vendors not to ply their trade or convene on Irving or Church streets, Georgetown, since vending activities would not be allowed in these areas this year around. He added that if persons are found engaged in such practices at these locations, they will be arrested by the police, and made to face the brunt of law.
Written By Alex Wayne