NOW that the Mashramani season had ended and some are already brainstorming ideas for next year’s celebrations, the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport earlier this week revealed the results of the 2024 Costume and Float Parade Competition, which showcased the rich cultural tapestry of Guyana.

The judges had a challenging task of selecting winners from the 25 bands that competed.

The results are as follows:

Full Costume Bands

Large Bands
1st – Muneshwers/GYSBI (Neilson Nurse)
2nd – Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (Randy Madray)
3rd – Ministry of Natural Resource (Neilson Nurse)
4th – Ministry of Public Works (Olympia Small-Sonaram)

Medium Bands
1st – Ministry of Housing & Water – CHPA (Jermaine Brooms)
2nd – Ministry of Education (Neilson Nurse)
3rd – Ministry of Health (Sean Thomas)

Small Bands
1st – Heritage Band (Neilson Nurse)
2nd – Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (Neilson Nurse)
3rd – Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (Maxi Williams)

Semi-Costume Bands

Large Bands
1st – Ministry of Agriculture (Olympia Small- Sonaram)

Medium Bands
1st – Office of The Prime Minister (Olympia Small-Sonaram)
2nd – Regional Democratic Council 6 (Maurice Richards)

Small Bands
1st – Ministry of Labour (Neilson Nurse)

Queen of the Band
1st – Ministry of Public Works (Olympia Small-Sonaram)
2nd – Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (Maxi Williams)
3rd – GYSBI/Muneshwers (Neilson Nurse)

King of the Band
1st – Ministry of Public Works (Olympia Small-Sonaram)
2nd – Ministry of Agriculture (Olympia Small-Sonaram)
3rd – Ministry of Education (Neilson Nurse)

Female Individual
1st – Ministry of Public Works (Olympia Small-Sonaram)
2nd – Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (Maxi Williams)
3rd – Ministry of Home Affairs (Maxi Williams)

Male Individual
1st – Ministry of Human Service and Social Security (Maxi Williams)
2nd – Ministry of Natural Resources (Neilson Nurse)
3rd – Ministry of Health (Sean Thomas)

Float Non-Commercial
1st – Ministry of Health (Sean Thomas}
2nd – Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce (Neilson Nurse)
3rd – Ministry of Public Works (Olympia Small-Sonaram)

Float Commercial
1st – Muneshwers/GYSBI (Neilson Nurse)
2nd – Guyoil (Roger Evelyn)

Road March
1st – Melissa ‘Vanilla’ Roberts

Designer of the year: Olympia Small-Sonaram