HUNDREDS of residents of Guyana’s smallest township, Rose Hall Town, were thrilled on Friday last when Miss World Guyana, Vena Mookram, paid an official visit to the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS.
The Queen, accompanied by an official team from the local organising Miss World Committee, used the opportunity to meet residents of the township who waited for hours to meet her at the Independence Arch Square.

Mookram, who would be representing Guyana at the Ms World Contest in China later in the year, was delighted by the warm welcome she received from residents especially the little children, a release from the club stated. She assisted in the distribution of 1,000 ‘Say No to Suicide exercise books to schoolchildren and also was involved in sharing out snacks prepared with Namilco products. The queen spent a great amount of time advising youths to ‘Say No to Drugs, Crime, Suicide, Alcohol’ and spoke on the importance of staying in school to complete their education. She also advised residents to eat healthily and to exercise regularly, so that they can enjoy stress- free and healthy lifestyles.

Club Secretary/CEO Hilbert Foster expressed gratitude to the National Milling Co. Ltd for sponsoring the visit of the Queen, who was the official representative of the company at the launching of a RHTYSC,MS/Namilco Say No/Say Yes Exercise Books Programme. RHTYSC Vice-President Mark Papannah, wished the queen future success at the international level and expressed confidence that she would be an outstanding representative of our country.

The release said too that residents of the township expressed gratitude to the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club, MS, and Namilco for arranging the visit– the first of its kind to the small township. Many residents took the opportunity to take photographs with the beauty and to offer words of encouragement. Mookram was hosted by the eight cricket clubs of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club during her visit– Farfan & Mendes Under-15, Bakewell Under-17 and Second Division, Pepsi Under-19 and Intermediate, Metro Females and Gizmos & Gadgets Under-21 and First Division.