![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His agency also collaborated with various ministries, supplying cutting edge equipment for sea defense infrastructure and the maintenance of the electricity grid.įurther, Neil Chan and Solo dominated the Festival Arts of Guyana for many years as the leading private sector costume band and was well known for the splendor and pageantry of his 1000 strong Mashparaders leading the parade. Neil Chan started Bel Park Guyana Agency in the 1970s, as distributor of the Solo brand of agricultural equipment used by small farmers throughout Guyana. He played a major role in trade at a time when foreign currency was in short supply and materials for the development of the country were greatly needed. In 1970, he was appointed the first General Manager of the External Trade Bureau (ETB), which was responsible for the importation of most of Guyana’s food and other commodities. As a young man, he was an ardent boxing and table tennis fan, but he excelled in the bodybuilding and weightlifting fields and later represented Guyana at the 1966 8th British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Jamaica.Īs a businessman, he specialized in the import trade. Neil Chan had many interests, including, sports, culture, music and business. Neil and his devoted wife, Sheila, shared fifty eight years of marriage based on love, devotion and mutual respect. He had one brother Hubert and sister Patricia who both predeceased him. Neil Vibert Ignatius Michael Chan was born on Novemto parents Solomon Chan and Ruby Beckles in Georgetown, Guyana. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital at the age of 88.Ĭhand is remembered for the SOLO Band and the night club– “Xanadu”- the Place Where Dreams Come True– located at Vlissengen Road and Duncan Streets where PopEyes is currently located.įollowing is a full statement from the Guyana Cultural Association (GCA). Guyanese cultural icon, Neil Chan, who is credited with organising large costume and float parade Mashramani bands in the 1970s and 1980s, died Friday morning. He should remove himself quietly and enjoy the new dispensation, a time when Amerindians are more knowledgeable of their rights and are able to voice those rights.Last Updated on Friday, 5 January 2018, 10:23 by Denis Chabrol Persaud needs to realize that his show time has ended and he is irrelevant in this time. To my knowledge he has been the president of TAAMOG for as long as I can remember. I wish that the relevant authorities can look into his organization to verify its legal status. Peter Persaud who runs a one man organization. If it were not so then I may have been fooled by the likes of Mr. I am a proud student of the Amerindian Peoples Association. Now as a result of the project about half of the population is within the boundaries of the Kariaparu’s demarcated lands -this Mr. The community’s basic right to giving its Free Prior and Informed Consent was denied in violation of the Amerindian Act of 2006 and other international instruments to which Guyana has signed. We have lived in our lands peacefully for many generations and now because of the Amerindian Land Titling Project we are put into a situation where our people are unhappy because of the failure of the relevant authorities to do proper groundwork to verify the social boundaries of communities. Persaud must apologize to me and my community by the same means through which he is spreading lies. Persaud’s only intent is to sow discord among the indigenous peoples. Persaud continues to fabricate lies saying that I was there. I remember this clearly for it is the birthday of my son. On August 7th, 2015, when a technical meeting was purportedly held at the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs (MoIPA) I was in my community, many miles away from Georgetown. I wish to correct some non-factual information which has been placed in the public by one Mr. ![]() Please permit me space in in your paper to respond to a letter carried in captiioned “ Chenapou’s Land demarcation problem is problem of its own making”. The show time of this one man band is over ![]()
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