THE Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) extends best wishes to all Guyanese on the observance of Arrival Day 2021. A day which commemorates the historical arrival of numerous indentured servants

A message from the PPP on the occasion of Arrival Day 2021 Arrival Day, designated a national holiday on May 5, is of tremendous significance to our country and

EVER since Indians arrived in British Guiana in 1838, under an indenture contract labour system, they have been on the move. Specifically, Indians have migrated from India to British

WHEN it comes to the contributions of Portuguese-Guyanese to Guyana’s culture, aside from their aptitude for business, they are well known for producing prolific sportsmen and women, whose contributions

ARRIVAL Day (May 5th) has emerged as a major calendar event, and a national holiday in Guyana. The day was initially observed as ‘Indian Arrival Day’ by the Indo-Guyanese community

—the African indentured labourers and the immigration scheme FOR many years, it has been well known throughout Guyana and some parts of the Caribbean, that the East Indians, Chinese

IN 1838, the first group of East Indian indentured servants arrived in British Guiana, after sailing across the kala pani (black waters). They were travelling to what was termed

ON behalf of the Government of India and the High Commission of India in Guyana, I wish to extend my best wishes to all Guyanese brothers and sisters on

THOUGH Portuguese-Guyanese represent less than one per cent of Guyana’s population, their contributions to the Guyanese economy is well felt, particularly in the area of business where they have

By Tota C. Mangar  MAY 5, 2021 commemorates the 183rd Anniversary of the arrival of East Indian indentured immigrants in Guyana, the former colony called British Guiana. For over three-quarters