The Indian Action Committee (IAC) extends Diwali greetings to all Guyanese, especially persons who are adherents of Sanatana Dharma on the occasion of the now globally-recognized festival of Deepavali or Diwali, which is derived from the Sanskrit language and means “a row of lights”. Diwali falls on the new moon...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is pleased to join with the local NGOs and international organizations to raise awareness in observance of World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) 2018. The IAC believes that this year’s WSPD theme: “Working Together to Prevent Suicide”, is most apt and captures the collective position. The...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to congratulate Dr Lomarsh Roopnarine, PhD, Professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at the Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi, USA, for having become a co-winner of the Caribbean Studies Association Gordon K. & Sybil Lewis Book Award 2018 for his publication titled ‘The...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is appalled and outraged to learn from the media, that L. Seepersaud Maraj & Sons, an esteemed family business which has been in operation for generations, is now incurring millions of dollars in loss due to a robbery which occurred sometime between 2nd – 3rd...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC), having followed the recent developments at the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), calls for an immediate investigation primarily through a Commission of Inquiry (COI). The IAC is of the firm belief that given what has been made public regarding the issue and the uncertainty which continues...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is pleased to announce that the organization had held, in recognition of the culmination of the Holy Month of Ramadan, once again, an Eid Fest at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, yesterday, Sunday, 17th June 2018. This IAC program was done in collaboration with the Enmore...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to join with all Guyanese in commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the five Enmore Martyrs, Lallabajee, Pooran, Harry (Jug), Surujbally and Rambarran who were brutally murdered by Colonial Police Personnel. The IAC recognizes that this historical event was the catalyst that led to the...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is pleased to join with all Guyanese in extending Eid Mubarak to the Muslim Community. The IAC recognizes that Eid-Ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan in which adherents of Islam are required to exert extreme self-discipline and enhance their compassion for...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is pleased to announce that the organization will be holding, in recognition of the culmination of the Holy Month of Ramadan, once again, an Eid Fest which will be held at Enmore, East Coast Demerara, on Sunday, 17th June 2018. This IAC program is being...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) having made numerous enquiries through meetings and correspondences with the Government of Guyana (GOG) regarding the installation of the Indian Immigration Monument at Palmyra, is sensing some amount of confusion surrounding the project and therefore seeks clarification. The IAC raised the matter of the monument...