The Indian Action Committee (IAC) offers its congratulations to the outstanding Guyanese and West Indian Test Cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul on his being awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of the West Indies, as a result of his long, dedicated and immense service to West Indies cricket, both at...
The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is calling upon all Guyanese, on 21st September 2018, to recognize the importance of the International Day of Peace which was established by the United Nations (UN) in 2001, to “commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.”...
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) 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) 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...
Press Release The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to convey greetings to all Guyanese citizens, on the occasion of the Independence of Guyana from British colonial rule on 26th May 1966, fifty-two years ago. The IAC calls upon all Guyanese citizens to remember and recognize all those persons who contributed...
By Dr Tara Singh On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the abolition of recruitment in the indentureship system, we feel that it’s appropriate to advance a case for reparatory justice for the descendants of Indian immigrants so as to neutralize or even eliminate the lingering pain of indentureship,...