Overseas-based Guyanese, Henry David Muttoo has been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II having been named a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list.
Muttoo was recognized for services to art and cultural heritage in the Cayman Islands. He has lived in the Cayman Islands for a number of years and is the Artistic Director of the Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF).
Muttoo headed the Cayman Islands delegation to Carifesta in Guyana in August 2008.
His profile on the CNCF website says that Muttoo is a 40-year veteran of Caribbean arts and cultural practices and is one of the region’s foremost cultural educators and theatre practitioners.
