PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the general public of and invite them to the organization’s 14th Annual Grand Cultural Melas to commemorate the 179th Anniversary of the arrival of East Indians to Guyana. The Essequibo Mela is scheduled for Sunday, April 30, 2017, commencing at...
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) joins with our Christian brothers and sisters in commemorating the festival of Easter. This auspicious occasion, not only marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but it is also the season of hope. The IAC urges all Guyanese citizens to pay heed to these...
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) extends Phagwah (Holi) greetings to all the citizens of Guyana, especially those who are guided by the philosophical teachings of Sanatan Dharma. Phagwah or Holi is a festival of Bharat (India) that has its roots in antiquity and celebrates the coming of a...
2017/03/10 PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) wishes to inform the general public of and invite them to the organization’s Annual Phagwah Mela ‘Rang Barse’ which will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017, commencing at 16:00hrs or 4pm, at the Helena Number Two (2) Cricket Ground, Mahaica, East...
2017/03/02 PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) is extremely concerned with the distressed state of the sugar Industry in Guyana especially in light of the anxieties oppressing the minds of thousands of sugar workers whose livelihoods are in jeopardy as reports of the closure of a number of sugar...
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...
PRESS RELEASE The Indian Action Committee (IAC) offers deepest condolences to President of the Central Islamic Organization, Al Hajj Fazeel Ferouz; family and relatives of the late Mrs. Shira Ferouz Matriarch of Twins family. The late Mrs. Ferouz, 95, will be remembered for her involvement in community and social work...