National award bestowed on author E.R Braithwaite

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds (second from left) shakes hands with National Awardee Edward Ricardo Braithwaite in the company of companion Ginette Ast and President Donald Ramotar. (GINA photo)

Edward Ricardo Braithwaite, author of one of the best known books by a Guyanese – ‘To Sir With Love’- was yesterday conferred with a National Award, the Cacique Crown of Honour.

The 100-year-old author is in Guyana, serving as the patron of the Inter-Guiana Cultural festival.

“I am surprised because I did not expect an award. I don’t know that I have done anything to deserve the award but, I am grateful for what the award represents,” Braithwaite, who served as a