By Dr Lomarsh Roopnarine The following essay examines the movement of Indians who had first indentured to British Guiana and returned for a second time. The contention is that second-term migration of Indians from India (not to be confused with re-indenture in British Guiana) demonstrates a larger pattern of migration...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform and invite the general public to a symposium at the Umana Yana on Saturday, May 20, 2017, from 9 am-4:30 pm. The IAC, which deals with the issues and concerns of persons of Indo-Guyanese origin, has attracted a number...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes all Guyanese a Happy Arrival Day, and, especially, calls upon all citizens to remember the 179th Anniversary of the Arrival of East Indians to Guyana. The IAC, an organisation which promotes and preserves Indian culture and deals with the issues and concerns...
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) 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) 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) 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...