Regions gearing for Mash celebrations
The traditional flag-raising ceremony, religious services and sporting events are among activities planned by the country's administrative regions for this year's Mashramani festivities. Schools countrywide also have programmes which in many instances include visits to places of interest. Region Four was set to unveil its activities yesterday with a road relay race from Victoria Village to Paradise on the East Coast Demerara. A Guyana Information Services (GIS) release said recently that this event will be followed by a number of others which will culminate with the flag-raising ceremony on February 22 and on Mash Day with the Costume Bands and Float Parade. The district and regional children's Mashramani competitions will be held at the Paradise Primary School at Paradise and Melanie Cinema at Melanie Damishana on Tuesday and Saturday respectively. Other activities include the feeding of senior citizens at the Diamond Community Centre, East Bank Demerara and residents of the Cheshire Home at Unity Village. On February 21, the oldest citizen in Region Four will be honoured at a ceremony at the Regional Administrative Office at Paradise. The commissioning of the Samatta Point Nursery School at Grove and the Peter's Hall School Road on the East Bank Demerara are among projects to bring the curtains down on the Mashramani festivities in the region. According to the GIS, the Region Three administration will host a number of fund-raising events and seek assistance from the business community to offset expenses of the Mash celebrations. A calypso competition and a parade which will end with a grand rally at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground will be among the region's activities. According to the Mash Secretariat, Region Five intends to stage a school children's rally, a road race and a road march, a fashion display, drumming and the feeding of senior citizens. Meanwhile in Region Nine there will be children and adult costume competitions, a Mash Day Jump-up, and sports competitions for male and female teams in football, softball cricket and volleyball.
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