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The birth place of Mashramani

Summary by Guyana Times
The Mashramani celebration started when the Junior Chamber – Jaycees – of Mackenzie (a community that now constitutes part of Linden), who had been organising the country’s Independence celebrations since 1966, sought to have a ‘carnival-like’ festival to commemorate British Guiana gaining its Republican status in 1970. Chaired by popular West Indies cricketer the late Basil Butcher, the Jaycees Republic Committee was formed. It included members…
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Guyana Times broke the news in Georgetown, Guyana on Sunday, February 22, 2026.
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