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GCA Newsletter GuyanaGuyana Cultural Cultural Association Association ofof NewNew York York Inc. Inc.on-lineon-line Magazine Magazine Mar. 30 2017 Vol 7 Issue 3 TM WE CELEBRATE A LIFE WELL LIVED CARMEN ENID JARVIS SHE LEAVES A LEGACY OF ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, GIRL GUIDING Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. on-line Magazine IN THIS ISSUE PAGE 3-9: Tribute to LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: 2 Mrs. Carmen Jarvis PAGE 11-23: Celebrating CELEBRATING GUYANESE WOMEN Guyanese women - IN MUSIC 3 PAGE 24-27: Ori Inu: Guyanese - IN INDUSTRY in film - IN POLITICS PAGE 28-30: Tom Charles and the Syncopators - IN AVIATION PAGE 32-33: The Wai Wai tribe n their March 2017 version of the newsmagazine the Board and PAGE 34-35: The Awakening members of Guyana Cultural Association of New York, Inc. invite you to a celebration of the accomplishments of Guyanese women. Editor IThey range in experience from the narrow to the global but all are Dr. Juliet Emanuel respected for the persistence and grit with which they have pursued their lives of grace. Cover Design Claire Goring & Ashton Franklin We do not need the now traditional month dedicated to women across the world. We acknowledge our women all the time. Therefore, while Copy Editors- sad about her passing, we know that the praise heaped on Carmen Enid Edgar Henry, Lear Matthews Jarvis in October, 2016 was done in good time. And in the same vein, Layout and Design by as we invite you to read, in the series of articles following the one on Claire A. Goring & Ashton Franklin Mrs. Jarvis, about the paths trod and still being trod by solid women of our country, let us remember, praise and emulate their pioneering roles Contributors: in the several sectors (aviation, the Police Band, contemporary politics, Dr. Vibert Cambridge the canefield industry, the present day performing arts) that compose Dr. Patricia Cambridge Wayne Knight Chronicle Admin. life in our country. Send them a note. Let them know you and the rest Mrs. Gloria L. Thompson of us In a parallel admire them. Tamica Garnett Frank Denbow A cup of one of Dalgety’s teas may be quite appropriate as you remi- Francis Quamina Farrier Peter Halder nisce about the accomplishments of our women in the field of music, Gemma Handy, BBC some of them the first in that field, and enjoy the nod given to Tom Charles and Major Henwood. Look for the latest fiction by Peter Halder; a retrospective on language Photography: and cultural continuity by Lear Matthews, promotions on the anthropo- Dr. Vibert Cambridge logical narratives by Eusi Kwayana and Percy Haynes and an account of Sarah Gordon Jennifer Jarvis technological use in Kanashen. The BBC There are opportunities to support charities throughout our community Eslyn Valerie Stephenson-Aiyeola in our alumni, religious and other associations. And our interest in Chelsea and Emann Odufu education and preservation of our culture may be fostered in either, or both, the Annual GCA Symposium and Literary Hang and the Carmen E.Jarvis GCA Media Team University of Guyana initiative on Diaspora engagement. In a parallel A MATCHLESS LEGACY Ave Brewster-Haynes (Chairperson), space, in the rapidly rising and evolving field of film arts you will find Juliet Emanuel, Edgar Henry, Lear Matthews, Claire A. Goring, an exploration via the celluloid of our place in the sun. Do follow the A CULTURAL AMBASSADOR, AN EDUCATOR Ashton Franklin, interview by the Guyanese/Nigerian siblings Chelsea and Emann Odufu Margaret Lawrence Gail A. Nunes, and plan to see Ori Inu Francis Quamina Farrier. AND FEMALE EXEMPLAR It is all music to our ears. Please join our Facebook group, And we bridging. “She was our country’s representative to UNESCO and in this regard, Website: www.guyfolkfest.org Peace, she was able to give Guyana great prominence in the world, GCA Secretariat -1368 E.89 Street, particularly for heritage sites,” Brooklyn, NY 11236 Tel: 800-774-5762 Dr. Juliet Emanuel, President of Guyana, H.E. David Granger March Editor Guyana Cultural Association of New Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. on-line Magazine York Inc. on-line Magazine “I feel honoured to have known her and worked with her whilst she served as Guyana’s Secretary “My mother was a phenomenal woman – a tower of love General to UNESCO. She championed our cause for assistance in culture and education...” Hers was a life well and strength to her immediate and extended family and 4 lived, and even while we a shining example of godly womanhood. She shared her- self and her God-given gifts freely with others and with 5 mourn, we celebrate her community and always exhorted others to aim for ESCRIBING her as a stalwart who Prime Minister Mr. Nagamootoo noted that over excellence in everything they undertook. As a result she made outstanding contributions to the years, his acquaintance with Mrs. Jarvis this fact and the Guyana’s education system even before “became, for me, a mother-like figure, a grand lady substantial legacy she leaves behind an inimitable legacy of achievement in Dindependence, President David Granger said who was full of charm, who always had a gracious many areas, including education, international develop- Mrs Carmen Jarvis, an iconic Guyanese, will has left. smile and who led an extraordinary life.” ment, Girl Guiding, civic and charitable involvement surely be missed. The former Secretary- Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo In her years of teaching, Mrs. Jarvis was and two books. I am so happy that I was able to take her General of the Guyana National Commission employed at Queen’s College, then Bishops’ home to Guyana and to New York for the launching of for UNESCO passed away Wednesday evening before being appointed deputy headmistress her autobiography last October, because she derived so in the United States (U.S.) at the age of 92. then headmistres of The Bishops’ High much pleasure from being able School, where she served for 27 years. Her “She was our country’s representative to o meet and greet dear UNESCO, and in this regard, she was able to next job after retiring from Bishops’ was deputy chief education officer before accept- family members and give Guyana great prominence in the world, long-time friends. particularly for heritage sites,” President ing the post of Secretary-General of the Granger told reporters at State House on Guyana National Commission for UNESCO Jennifer Jarvis-King, Thursday. In expressing condolences to the in 1979. During her tenure there, she relatives of Mrs Jarvis, especially her two attended and participated in every General daughter daughters, Jennifer and Alison, President Conference between 1980 and 2003 and Granger recalled that it was only last October made meaningful interventions in every that the renowned educator launched her commission, even in cases where she was autobiography in the form of a book, From the sole delegate from Guyana. She was one Seedtime to Harvest. of the longest serving and also one of the most respected individuals to hold the post Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said Mrs. of Secretary-General and was awarded the Jarvis has left a matchless legacy as a cultural Aristotle Medal by UNESCO. ambassador, educator and female exemplar. “I feel honoured to have known her and worked Mrs. Jarvis was also responsible for with her whilst she served as Guyana’s Guyana’s being elected to the Executive Secretary- General to UNESCO. She championed Board of UNESCO twice, from 1983 to 1987 our cause for assistance in culture and education. and from 1993 to 1997. She played an inte- It is a double loss that her successor, Mrs. gral role in Guyana once being elected to the Inge Nathoo, also passed recently,” Mr. Man and the Biosphere International Nagamootoo said. He noted that over the Council and several times to the Council of years, his acquaintance with Mrs. Jarvis the International Programme for the “became, for me, a mother-like figure, a Development of Communication (IPDC). In grand lady who was full of charm, who 1983, she was appointed the first woman always had a gracious smile and who led an Chairman of the National Library extraordinary life. I am sincerely thankful for Committee. She also served on the Council her contributions to Guyanese society. My of the University of Guyana for some 14 deepest sympathies to her children and other years. relatives.” In 1981, she was awarded the Golden Arrow of Achievement for long and outstanding service in education and social work. In 1998, Mrs. Jarvis was awarded a second First published in the Guyana Chronicle national award, this time, the Cacique Crown of Honour for her outstanding ser- vice in education and social work. Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. on-line Magazine Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc. on-line Magazine Mrs. Jarvis leaves us with a To the daughters of our beloved Mrs. Jarvis - I can’t think of a time when I wasn’t aware of Mrs. Carmen E. What an example she Alison and Jennifer: Jarvis. For one, she and my mother were childhood friends, 6 legacy - one that says be attending Bishops’ High School at the same time. Her photograph set for us. She 7 On behalf of the alumni of Bishops’ High hung on one of the walls in our house because she was a guest at bold when necessary, be School New York Tri-State Chapter, we would my mother’s (Ovril Smith nee Valz) very small wedding. demanded excellence like to offer you our heartfelt condolences on the Then I went to Bishops’ where Mrs.
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