I’m A Big Deal Miss Berbice contestants join clean-up exercise

Some of the contestants presenting a hamper to a patient in the maternity ward of the New Amsterdam Hospital.

On Sunday last, contestants of the I’m A Big Deal Miss Berbice Beauty and Empowerment Pageant put aside the glitz and glam associated with pageantry to team up with the police of Rose Hall Outpost, the mayor, workers of the town council and youths in a clean-up exercise around the Berbice town.

Through the Royston Drakes Production, the initiative was to target youths involved in unhealthy practices with the aim of giving them the opportunity to create positive changes in themselves and in the community.

One of the youths who engaged in the exercise, Steve ‘Rudy’ Sukaloo, has been incarcerated several times in the past and expressed his gratitude to Police Sergeant Philbert Wilburg for always looking out for him.

“I am happy