The three-day Guyana Festival was officially opened yesterday and thousands of persons, locals and foreigners alike, took the opportunity to take in what was promised to be a true celebration of everything Guyanese.
The inaugural opening of the festival, at the Providence National Stadium, delivered a large component of its promise, even after a not unexpected late start. The opening was scheduled to begin with a parachute air show by officers of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) at 4pm, but did not start until nearly two hours later, pushing the entire schedule off-track. Hundreds converged in the stadium’s stands and impatiently awaited the arrival of the diving performers. Finally, after much delay and stalling by a host, the show finally began at 5:45pm.
It might have been a good show but most persons in attendance certainly would not have known. “Oh, look at that guy! He’s flipping in
