FRIENDS OF VICTORIA VILLAGE, DIASPORA

Leh we kook fa ya!

Enjoy "Ole' Man Pappie's Folk Gyaf" on the Goblet. This presentation was done virtually for the Guyana Cultural Association of New York Children Summer Workshop, 2020. Keeping Guyana's culture alive!

COVID-19 DEH RIGHT YA SUH Young people keep indoors , stop playing marbles or kicking football in the yard in Victoria , stop firing cufum in the trenches , th...is virus is serious and lurking where you least expect. It's right on our doorstep , Golden Grove has been designated as one of the many hotspots. As neighbouring communities we mix a lot but we have no contact tracing. Yes, you live in Victoria but were in contact with folks in Golden Grove ; Golden Grove is a hotspot and you may very well have been in contact with someone who was in contact with someone who is positive. In the absence of contact tracing the virus can spread like wild fire and so we need to take all precautions necessary. This virus is real , this virus is dangerous , the virus is smart and will be among us for a long time. Be safe.

KEEPING OUR ROOTS ALIVE AND WATERED YOUNG VICTORIANS THERE ARE SHOULDERS ON WHICH YOU CAN STAND If You Never Knew, Now You Know... The gentleman below has deep Victoria Roots He is the great, great , great , great grandson of the first Indian to have set foot in Victoria after his indentureship . He married a black woman, was converted to Christianity and called to fellowship in 1850 at the Wesleyan Methodist Church ,Victoria . He earned the sobriquet, BANKA as he became the Village Box Holder . He was also the assistant to S .O Maison, the first Chairman and registrar of Births in Victoria. His eldest daughter , Sarah married Johnny Hopkinson of Bel Air and their daughter Bertha is his great grandmother. He is the present Chairman of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Founder and Chief Executive of the Brainstreet group whose services have been commissioned by such organisations as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), The World Bank, The European Union, The U.S. Departments of Commerce and Treasury. This QC/ Bishops old boy received his BSc. in Computer Engineering from Howard University in 1986 and two years later his Master’s Degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park. We present to you brother Lance Hinds.