CARIFESTA XIII delegation named

A 70-member delegation has been chosen to represent Guyana at Carifesta XIII from August 17-27, 2017 in Barbados.

A release on Tuesday from the Ministry of Education’s Department of Culture, Youth and Sport said that a public showing of the programme planned for Guyana Night at the Caribbean Festival of Arts is scheduled for August 11 at 8 pm at the National Cultural Centre. Another meeting is planned for all members of Guyana’s contingent.

CARIFESTA XIII OFFICIAL DELEGATION 1 Tamika Boatswain (D.O.C.) 2 Melissa Tucker (P.S.) 3 Col. Godfrey Bess 4 Dr. Seeta Shah Roath

Visual Arts 1 Ivor Thom 2 Ohene Koama 3 Philbert Gajadhar 4 Laron Gulliver 5 Winslow Craig

Literary Arts 1 Akola Thompson 2 Gabrielle Mohammed 3 Andrew Hutson

Culinary Arts 1 Penelope Harris 2 Joy Ann Harry 3 Odetta Green 4 Joylyn Ann Bagot

Fashion 1 Olympia Small Sonoram 2 Marcie De Santos

Craft 1 Patricia Helwig 2 Kim Gordon Film/Animation 1 Burchmore Simon 2 Jubilante Cutting

Symposia 1 Gentian Miller

Performing Arts Music 1 Andrew Tyndall 2 Bisram Dubraj 3 Aditya Dubraj 4 Mark Cyrus 5 Trevor Blackett 6 Tennicia De Freitas 7 Darius Austin 8 Jamal Johnson 9 Akeem Pompey 10 Pier Clements 11 Nickel Pinkerton 12 Javier Marks 13 14 15 16 17 18 Jovanka Williams Don Johnson Kellisha Edwards Detroy Dey Hanani Lewi Michael Smith (jr.)

Dance 19 Tamisha Bayley 20 Mariela Bennett 21 Joseph Bobb 22 Emperor Brummell 23 Shonnett Cain 24 Jerusha Dos Santos 25 Raynicka Griffith 26 Soprano Hendricks 27 Susanna Pile 28 Chevon Seaton 29 Indira Itwaru 30 Rewattie Datt DaCosta Drama 31 Esther Hamer 32 Ackeem Joseph 33 Tashandra Inniss 34 Onix Duncan 35 LeTisha DaSilva 36 Nicohlas Singh 37 Nirmala Narine 38 Ayanna Waddell

Support Staff 1 Tevin Erskine 2 Tanya Alexander 3 Bibi Aneiza Hamid 4 Mondale Smith 5 Ruel Johnson 6 Ranetta La Fleur 7 Adrian Persaud 8 Andrew Fletchman