– with prayer, thanksgiving service

THE Embassy of Guyana in Cuba recently held a prayer and thanksgiving service to commence a programme of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

The occasion was attended by the CARICOM Diplomatic Corps in Havana and Guyanese students in Cuba.

Pastor Rodolfo Juares conducted the service which included readings from the Holy Bible and the singing of hymns led by Dayami Mestre, a leading Cuban member of the Episcopal Cathedral of Havana.

Pastor Juares prayed for the complete recovery and the continued good health of Guyana’s President, David Granger, and for the well-being of all Guyanese.

During the programme held at the Guyana Embassy in Calle 40, Miramar, the ELAM Brigade, a group of Guyanese medical students, sang two patriotic songs while Dr. Eko Wilson, a post-graduate medical student, rendered the Song of the Republic.

Dr. Caleb McCloggan, a second-year post-graduate student, gave a background of Mashramani and Guyana’s Ambassador to Cuba, Halim Majeed, made a short statement on Guyana’s achievements over the past 50 years and spoke on the life of the founder of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, President LFS Burnham.

In attendance also were Dr. Melissa Corlette-Sengwe, Student Affairs Attaché, and Millicent Rose, executive officer and financial attaché, who was responsible almost single-handedly for the decoration of the Guyana Embassy.

Napoleon Abdulai, Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana in Cuba, also graced the occasion with his distinguished presence.