The Indian Action Committee (IAC) sends its condolences to the family, relatives and friends of the late Pandit Kamal Persaud (D.O.B. 9 May 1955), of Helena No. 2 Mandir, who departed this life on the morning of November 8, 2017. The IAC worked with the late Pandit earlier this year...

Press Release The Indian Action Committee (IAC) participated in the civil society consultations convened by the office of the Leader of the Opposition and found that like the first and second list of nominees, the third list represented Guyanese who were, according to the constitution “fit and proper” to hold...

IAC Letter to Editor Dear Editor, The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is very concerned about two publicized high profile incidents that occurred recently, relating to two persons, one who remains in the employ of the government, and the other who was dismissed arbitrarily by the Public Service Commission, hours before...

Press Release The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the public that the organization appeared before the Lands Commission Of Inquiry (Lands COI), chaired by Rev. Oswald P. Chuck- A- Sang, on the morning of October 3, 2017, at the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission. The IAC, having been...

Press Release The Indian Action Committee (IAC) in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council of Administrative Region No. 2 organized and successfully held a program of activities on Friday, September 29, 2017, at the Hampton Court Primary School to commemorate the 145th Anniversary of the Devonshire Castle uprising in which...

Incident yet another reason for the establishment of the ERC The Indian Action Committee (IAC) has noted media reports of alleged racial utterances purportedly attributed to the President’s Press Officer. Given the uneasiness, such alleged comments can precipitate and the negative impact it can have on the fragile fabric of...

PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the general public that the organization in collaboration with the Better Hope/ LBI NDC is organizing an awareness march in observance of World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) on Sunday, September 10, 2017. The theme for this year’s WSPD is “Take...

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to extend greetings to all Guyanese citizens, especially those who are adherents of Islam, on the sacred occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, a national holiday. The IAC recognizes that Eid–ul–Adha is a time for believers to learn the value of self- denial by making a sacrifice...

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is shocked and horrified at the deliberate destruction of the Camp Street Jail which was destroyed by fire On Sunday, July 9, 2017, set simultaneously in several buildings in the compound by dangerous prisoners many of whom are on Death Row or serving life sentences...