IAC remembers Enmore Martyrs’ on 72nd Anniversary

2020/06/16 PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to join with all Guyanese in commemorating the 72nd 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...

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Trans-migration among indentured Indians in British Guiana

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...

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IAC launches Centenary logo

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...

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IAC Logo Competition

The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is inviting the public to submit designs for a logo depicting the 100th Anniversary of the arrival of the last batch of Indians which arrived in British Guiana aboard the Coolie Ship s.s Ganges on April 18, 1917. The IAC wrote the Ministry of Education...

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