Independence greeting -
Mrs R.B Gajraj, wife of the Mayor of Georgetown, greets Mrs Anthony Greenwood, wife of the British Minister of Overseas Development, as their husbands look on, when they met at the official handing over ceremony of the Independence arch, Sunday, May 22, 1966
Handing over of the airport –
The signing of the agreement handing over the Atkinson base to the Guyana government during Independence week, May 1966. In picture, from left to right, are Mr S.S. Ramphal, Attorney General and Minister of State, Prime Minister Forbes Burnham and Mr Delmar Carlson, US Ambassador to Guyana
Gajraj – Lord Mayor –
In what was described as a first, Georgetown’s Mayor R.B. Gajraj, was bestowed with the title “Lord Mayor” on May 23, 1966. The announcement was made by the Duke of Kent. It was the first time such an honour was bestowed on a Mayor in the Caribbean littoral, by Queen Elizabeth. Photos shows the Mayor and the Duke and Duchess of Kent
The Kents arrive –
A smiling welcome for the Duke of Kent from Governor Sir Richard Luyt while the Duchess descends from the Royal aircraft, Sunday, May 22, 1966. The Duke, cousin of Queen Elizabeth, arrived in the country to formally present the constitutional instruments to formally end 152 years of colonial rule
