PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform all Guyanese that today, April 18, 2017, is the centenary of the arrival of the last batch of immigrants from India, mainly indentured labourers, who landed here on April 18, 1917, aboard the Coolie Ship s.s. GANGES. A total of...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) joins with our Christian brothers and sisters in commemorating the festival of Easter. This auspicious occasion, not only marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but it is also the season of hope. The IAC urges all Guyanese citizens to pay heed to these...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is very pleased to note that its initiative of calling for the establishment of a monument to recognize the arrival, in British Guiana, of immigrants from India is now occurring at Palmyra, East Berbice in Administrative Region Number Six. The IAC, which called...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) extends Phagwah (Holi) greetings to all the citizens of Guyana, especially those who are guided by the philosophical teachings of Sanatan Dharma. Phagwah or Holi is a festival of Bharat (India) that has its roots in antiquity and celebrates the coming of a...
2017/03/10 PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the general public of and invite them to the organization’s Annual Phagwah Mela ‘Rang Barse’ which will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017, commencing at 16:00hrs or 4pm, at the Helena Number Two (2) Cricket Ground, Mahaica, East...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) as part of its 2017 activities has launched a logo to commemorate the Centenary of the official end of emigration of Indentured labourers from India. The IAC has invited members of the public to submit designs for a logo depicting the 100th Anniversary...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is in agreement with the establishment of Parking Meters in the city of Georgetown in the long term but the organization is not in favour of the current agreement between the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and the overseas investors. The IAC...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) today Thursday, February 2, 2017 received funds totalling G$500,000 from the Ministry of Education Department of Culture Youth and Sport for its centenary commemoration activities to be held in April 2017. The IAC thanks the Ministry of Education Department of Culture Youth and...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) offers deepest condolences to President of the Central Islamic Organization, Al Hajj Fazeel Ferouz; family and relatives of the late Mrs. Shira Ferouz Matriarch of Twins family. The late Mrs. Ferouz, 95, will be remembered for her involvement in community and social work...
Press Release The Indian Action Committee (IAC) will be hosting its Ninth Annual Memorial Service an “Evening of Remembrance” for the slain victims of the Lusignan Massacre which occurred on January 26, 2008, when eleven (11) persons were brutally murdered by centrally directed criminal elements. The event on January...