Humanitarian James Holder dies

Artist and humanitarian James Elliot Holder will be cremated tomorrow after passing away on April 28 at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.

The 76-year-old will be remembered for his numerous contributions in the integration of Guyana’s various ethnicities.
Holder retired officially in 1977 as acting regional development officer. He spent his years working alongside the Wai Wai in Region Nine.

Simon Holder, his son, told Stabroek News that his father was a man who