–as Linden Town Week returns!

THE town of Linden will be transformed into a veritble party mecca from April 20 to May 1 as the countdown has begun for Linden Town Week (LTW) 2019, an event hosted annually by the Linden Mayor and Town Council (LMTC), which this year will be celebrated under the theme, “Rekindling our Culture”.

As everyone living in Guyana will have known by now, Lindeners are famously the hardest party freaks in the country. So much so that they have managed to conveniently transform what should have been a seven-day week into an 11-day one, just so they could party.

In fact, Linden Town Week actually began as Linden Town Day, then expanded to a weekend,but that was not enough feting for Lindeners, who, by rights, have a plethora of reasons to celebrate. After all, they are a resilient people; a people who have overcome many challenges.

And while the calendar of events for LTW 2019 does not reflect anything really new, there is still so much to look forward to. For instance, on Saturday April 20, the highlight will be a boat cruise, coupled with the annual All-White Party, while for the teenagers, it will be the secondary school pageant. Customarily, on the first Sunday of the week-long activity, which is the official start of the week, a church service will usher in events and lead the way for the official opening and cultural extravaganza.

Then on Monday April 22, the activities that are not too much on the party scene will kick in, with a Women in Business seminar. Christians can enjoy a gospel fest on Monday evening, featuring international gospel artistes.

Other highlights for the rest of LTW 2019 are folklore and stories and poetry and art on Tuesday; the Golden Taste Glow Party and On-the-Spot-Art on Wednesday, April 24; Big Man Gah Luck Party on Thursday, April 25; Rasville Breakfast on the Sand, and the colour-themed party on Friday, April 26; the Linden All-Black Party, Caribbean Food Festival and Children’s Fest on Saturday, April 27; the Main Big Lime on Sunday April 29; and the Green-and-Yellow Wash Down on Wednesday May 1.

In addition to the foregoing events, the week will be filled with sporting activities such as the Guinness-in-the Street cricket, basketball and circle tennis competitions as well as athletics. Children will also be involved in spelling bee, debating and essay competitions, while there will be exhibitions such as the Agricultural Exhibition, the Caribbean Food Festival and Restaurant Day throughout the week.

This year, Linden will be celebrating 49 years as a town. The activities cater for all types of people, including youths, sports fanatics, the elderly, women, children and, most importantly, party goers.

With the thousands of visitors set to swarm the town during this time, the economy of Linden is expected to boom, as the hair, nail and make up salons will be bursting at their seams, boutiques will be busy, restaurants and hotels will be booked out, bars will be overflowing with people, and designers will be busy taking in scores of orders.