Bronx Borough President Diaz Celebrates Guyanese Independence

May 27, 2016 - 8:17 am EDT @theindpanorama United States 0

Present on the occasion of Guyanese Independence celebrations (L to R): Salvina Vanessa Baijnauth, Ridgewood Savings Bank; Indroutie Lutchman, Cohn and Wolfe Public Relations; Brooklyn Council Member Robert Corgney Jr.; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.; Inspector Steven Griffith, NYPD, Community Outreach Division; Council Members Andy King and Vanessa Gibson.

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in partnership with The Guyana Independence Committee, hosted the Inaugural Bronx Guyanese Day Celebration in honor of Guyana’s 50th Anniversary of Independence.

“This is an exciting time to recognize the people of Guyana during the 50th Anniversary of their independence as well acknowledging the growing Guyanese population,” said Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. “With over 300,000 foreign-born Guyanese in the United States, over 140,000 residing in New York City and more than14,000 calling The Bronx home, it is a proud moment to host the Inaugural Bronx Guyanese Day Celebration.”