It’s now two weeks since the Duck Curry competition and the Children’s Picnic is upon us. This event is focused on kids of all ages and there was plenty of fun to be had. I was lucky enough to be asked to present trophies to the winners and there were many of them – ranging […]
Read MoreI can’t believe it’s summer already! Another month full of activities including a Duck Curry competition. I did not enter the competition but I fully participated in the event. There was lots to do and the competition between the three teams was stiff! Every team was a winner and the smells of the curry cooking […]
Read MoreIt’s finally arrived! This is the day we have been spending months planning for – Guyana’s Golden Jubilee Gala Evening. We sold almost 470 tickets. That is a record- breaking sale for the Caribbean community. The day started out with finalizing the room set up at Canad Inn, Polo Park. General Manager and personal friend […]
Read MoreTo say it is a busy week is an understatement. It’s the build up to the Gala Evening tomorrow so Guyana’s High Commissioner, Clarissa Riehl and and the Guyana Counsellor, Marsha Caddett are in town for the next few days. They arrived at the Richardson Airport this morning and a small welcoming committee met them […]
Read MoreHappy 50th Birthday to you Guyana! ! If you are old enough, you’d remember this auspicious day in Guyana when we gained our independence from Britain who colonized us for more than 150 long years. Our fore-parents fought a hard fight for decades, some losing their lives over this. But we as Guyanese persevered and finally achieved our […]
Read MoreAnother stellar event. There was a Valentine’s Dinner and Dance but I could not attend because I was vacationing in Mexico and celebrating a very cold birthday and Valentine’s Day in Isla Mujeres. It was surprisingly cold for Mexico but I think the weather was cold just about everywhere. The beaches were devoid of people so I […]
Read MoreThis year – 2016 – Guyana is celebrating it’s Golden Jubilee of Independence. I am chairing a committee of volunteers from the Guyanese community and we’ll be hosting a number of events this year – mostly free – to commemorate the milestone.We started off the year with an Interfaith service held at Red River College’s […]
Read MoreAs the Honorary Consul of Guyana to Manitoba, I am chairing a committee that is planning a series of events to celebrate Guyana’s Golden Jubilee of its independence. We have at least one event planned for each month of 2016 and they include this Interfaith Service and these others: Reception, Valentine’s Dance (Feb.) Cultural potluck […]
Read MoreTonight we attended the 5th anniversary of the Manitoba Hindu Seniors. There were probably about 60 people – some as young as 10. Not exactly a senior but it was nice to see young and old mingling. The food was all vegetarian and quite delicious. The Manitoba Minister of Healthy Living and Seniors, Deanne Crothers, […]
Read MoreI did this interview for my book back in May but it had to be uploaded to You Tube which took a few weeks. Then I got busy and forgot to post the link. So here it is: In Search of the Blue Lotus interview! sandra Related posts:Trans Canada Trail, Winnipeg: Part 3-Bishop Grandin Blvd. to Fort […]
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