THE Beterverwagting/Triumph 8th of May Movement on Saturday hosted its Annual Cultural Exhibition Ceremony at the BV Quamina Primary School.

The event saw attendees being entertained through poetry, music, live steel pan orchestra and dances. There was also an exhibition of African artifacts compliments of the Museum of African Heritage. The highlight of the event which is held annually, was the honouring of Beterverwagting’s top five performers at the National Grade Six Assessment.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams delivered the charge to the students and made brief remarks.

The beneficiaries of the awards and the schools they gained are: Dexziael Prince, Annadale Secondary; Zerahiah Hendricks, President’s College; Dana Mangal, St. Rose’s High; Jamal Todd, Annadale Secondary and Sasiya Hall, St. Stanislaus College.

The awards were in the form of gift vouchers and came with the kind compliments of the following entities: the Guyana Livestock Authority, Restoration Opportunities through Christ, Guyana School of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute.

Latecia Stuart, Chairperson of the Beterverwagting/Triumph 8th of May Movement, told the Guyana Chronicle that the event aimed at fostering cohesiveness within the community and also reminding villagers of their history.

“The aim of it is really to bring the villagers together to remind them of their cultural heritage, where we are coming from, and how far we have to go and it also aims at encouraging them to be in touch with their culture, while also advancing themselves through education,” said Stuart.

According to the chairperson, it is imperative that persons know of their past in order for them to avoid history repeating itself. She said, “There is a saying that if you are not in touch with your history, you are bound to repeat it. So it is important that you know those struggles, the hardships and the triumphs that your fore parents would have gone through to bring you to this stage and so once you are aware of it, you tend to appreciate it more and I think that you are motivated to do even better.”