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Guyana

Previously known as British Guiana, the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is a sovereign state on the northeast coast of South America. It is the third-smallest independent state on the mainland of South America at 215,000 sq km.

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What is the distance from UK to Guyana north Africa?

Guyana is in South America, and is about 4500 miles from the UK.

Guinea is in North Africa, and is about 3000 miles from the UK.

What is Edith Peters contribution to music in Guyana?

Edith Pieters

Edith Victorine Pieters, AA, former Music Co-ordinator of the Music Education Programme at the Ministry of Education, died on July 16, aged 84.

Few persons anywhere would ever have heard of the Lads and Lassies Club of New Amster-dam. But it was from amidst this motley and obscure assemblage that Edith Pieters launched a life-long career that placed her on the centre stage of music education in the country.

As a young teacher at the New Amsterdam Anglican School, she formed a club which would practise every Friday afternoon. In her own words, "I collected the children of the street, and later the youth, in a choir - if you were a cartman, or a civil servant, or a policeman, or the man pulling the logs off the mudflat into the sawmill, or a sugar-cane worker in the fields - you had a voice, you came. We sang and we called ourselves the Lads and Lassies of New Amster-dam."

It was Edith Pieters's first small step in music education and organisation and it was her good fortune that these weekly choral exertions attracted the attention of the local British Council representative who was visiting the town. He selected her for a six-month scholarship in Youth Leadership and Music in England. The scholarship, in 1950-51, enabled her to study music with special relevance to its use as leisure-time and related activities in youth clubs and also gave her the opportunity to visit Birmingham, Leeds, London and Manchester for practical exposure.

Born at Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, on December 23, 1920, Edith Pieters credited her parents with inculcating the love of music in her. She spent much of her time in New Amsterdam, the home of Edgar Mittelholzer and Wilson Harris which enjoyed a reputation as a centre of culture and literature. It was a good stage on which to start and Edith Pieters made her first public appearance as a singer at age seven. Among her early music teachers was another famous Berbician musician, Valerie Rodway.

Ms Pieters received her early education at the Berbice High School from which she graduated with a Senior Cambridge Certificate. Faced with the usual option for young women in those days - either the civil service or the teaching service - she was channelled into the latter, and went on to the Government Teachers' Training College from which she graduated with a Grade 1, Class 1 Teachers' Certificate in 1945.

Her education was to continue over the next 25 years: she was awarded the Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music

(LRSM) in 1954, and Licentiate of the Trinity College of Lecturers (LTCL) in 1960. In 1962, she graduated from the University of Reading (UK), with a certificate in Music Education and, later, from the Inter-American University, Puerto Rico, with the BA (Music Education). She also attended the International Music Camp organised by the University of Michigan where she took courses for credits in BA and MA (Music), in 1967-69.

Soon after she had returned from England in 1951, and after being trained in librarianship, Edith Pieters was appointed Librarian at the New Amsterdam Public Free Library 1952-1957. But, seeing herself as an educator rather than as a collector of books, she left the library and returned to her familiar vocation of teaching, this time as senior mistress at the New Amsterdam Congrega-tional School. While there, she was invited to take up the music teacher's appointment at the Bishops' High School (BHS) in Georgetown where she would remain for the next seventeen years until her retirement at the age of 55 in 1975.

BHS transformed provincial potential into national accomplishment. She would not remain a mere classroom teacher but became an innovator and a social organiser. She established the Music Club, school orchestra and a steel band, and launched a much acclaimed annual programme of school concerts. She trained successful participants at the National Music Festivals and contributed to the formation of a youth orchestra, called the 'New Happening,' which brought together music students from Charlestown Second-ary, St Rose's High, and Queen's College, in 1973.

The next year, the group was expanded to em-brace 21 schools which formed a Combined Youth Choir and Or-chestra. Edith Pieters was making things happen.

Her contribution to music education seemed to gather momentum as she grew older after she retired from BHS.

Apparently more active than in her younger days, she was appointed Music Co-ordinator in the Ministry of Education and also served as Co-ordinator of the Music Programme for the Institute of Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) of the University of Guyana; and Lecturer in Music at the Lilian Dewar College of Education and the Cyril Potter College of Education.

The Government of Grenada invited her to work as a consultant and Chief Music Adjudicator at its National Arts Festival. And, she was also involved in preparatory work for a music examination to be made part of the Caribbean Examination Council's (CXC) Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC).

She was co-director of the Redeemer Youth Choir which toured eight states in the USA in 1978; co-ordinated radio programmes such as 'Young Music Makers,' 'Mid-Morning Classics' and 'Concert Hall'; was co-founder and thrice elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Georgetown, an affiliate of the International Federation of Business and Professional Women; and served as a member of the Guyana Teachers' Association (GTA).

For her lifetime achievements in the field of music, Edith Pieters received several awards including the Philip Pilgrim Memorial Harp for distinction in piano performance (1952); the Ministry of Education Award for long and meritorious service; the Wordsworth McAndrew Award for her contribution to music education (2003); and the national award of the Golden Arrow of Achievement (AA) (1988).

A tireless teacher, her entire working life of over sixty years was dedicated to raising the cultural level, refining the tone and enriching the social fabric of Guyana through the medium of music. Her work touched the lives not only of a few lads and lassies of New Amsterdam, but of thousands of students and the men and women of the nation.

What are major landforms in Guyana?

Most of Guyana is tropical rainforest and savanna (grassy plains), with some mountainous areas, many of the mountains in the form of "tepuis" or table-top mountains. Most of the indigenous Amerindian peoples live there. The majority of the people in Guyana live on the coastal plains, a thin strip of flat land on the Atlantic coast, much of which is under sea-level and is protected by a sea-wall. This is where the sugar and rice plantations are found. The name "Guyana" comes from an Amerindian word meaning "Land of Many Waters", as there are many rivers in Guyana, such as the Essequibo, the Demerara, the Potaro, the Pomeroon, the Berbice.

What are the names of the slave ships that transported slaves from Africa to South America Caribbean and Guyana?

The Clotilde is regarded as the last "slave ship" to bring slaves to America from Africa. It sank in Mobile Bay (Mobile, Alabama).

Other Slave Ships:

  • Henrietta Marie
  • Wanderer
  • Wildfire
  • Lord Ligonier

Where is Guyana located?

Guyana is located in South America; between Venuzuala and Brazil.

Guyana is located on the South American Continent and is the only English speaking country on the continent and is bordered by Venezuela, Suriname and Brazil.

The country of Guyana lies between Venezuela and Suriname and north of Brazil. These places are located on the South American continent. This country is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.

The territory controlled by Guyana lies between latitudes 1° and 9°N, and longitudes 56° and 62°W.

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Ways that Guyana is different from continental neighbors?

The Guianas were originally five countries. But ended up by being three. The three Guyanas were different because they each spoke a different language to the rest of South America. British Guiana (English) Dutch Guiana (Dutch) and French Guiana (French).

What does Guyana produce?

the food guyanese cook is roti,bora,ocro,bagei,chicken or duck curry,eggplant, fried rice and cow mein and pumkin

What Religions Did Guyana Practice?

Christianity, Hinduism, and Muslim (Sunni) are three religions practiced in Guyana, with Christianity being the dominate religion. These however are not the only religions practiced in the area, just the more popular ones.

What languages are spoken in Guyana Africa?

There is no such place as Guyana Africa:


  • If you mean Guyana in South America, click here.
  • If you mean the Republic of Guinea in Africa, click here.

Is Guyana a Caricom country?

Yes. The legal name is the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

How is the econoney in Guyana?

In 1972 Guyana's economy started to deteriorate before that is was 2:1 comparing Guyana to the US but now, its 198:1

its came from being the richest Latin country to the second poorest and now is the 3rd Latin American country (Haiti, Nicaragua the poorest) but Guyanese govenment believes they will be fully developed in 2020

the same as Jamaica

Who rules Guyana?

The President of Guyana, as of July 2014, is Donald Ramotar. He is a member of the People's Progressive Party.

Which African country was a former British colony?

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Togo, and Tunisia. Please note that France still owns some small islands a few miles off the coast of South-east Africa.

Who colonized Guyana?

The Dutch were the first colonists of Guyana, but were followed by the British, who had a much longer reign, as well as one whose impact and effects were longer lasting.

What is the zip code for demerara Guyana?

Zip-codes are used in the USA. Guyana is not part of the USA. Guyana does not have a post-code system. The country is divided into 10 "regions". The international dialing code is +592

Does Guyana have a prime minister?

Samuel Archibald Anthony Hinds is the Prime Minister of Guyana.
Hinds first became the Prime Minister on 1992 October 9 when appointed by President Cheddi Jagan. Jagan died on 1997 March 6 following a heart attack, making Hinds the interim President. Janet Jagan, Cheddi Jagan's widow was elected in the 1997 election, and she became the President on December 19, reappointing Hinds as Prime Minister. After Cheddi Jagan also suffered heart problems, she stepped down, and Hinds stepped down from 1999 August 9 to 11 to allow President-Elect Bharrat Jagdeo to become the Prime Minister. Hinds was reappointed as soon as Jagdeo became the President. Hinds has continued as the Prime Minister of Guyana ever since.

What the europeans planted in Guyana?

The contributions that came from the Europeans for Guyana are the supply of foods and other essential products. They also contributed music and dance to the Guyana people.

What contributions did the Europeans made to Guyana?

the europeans contributed to Guyana food ,dance and music,etc

Who is the second person in Guyana?

The term "second person" in Guyana can refer to different contexts, such as political hierarchy or cultural significance. Politically, the second person could refer to the Vice President, who is currently Bharrat Jagdeo. If you're referring to cultural or social contexts, it might imply a significant figure in society, but clarification would be needed for a more precise answer.

Were Rohilla Pathans in Guyana and Suriname?

Yes, the descendants of Rohilla Pathans are in the South American countries of Suriname and Guyana. The ancestors of these present day residents of Suriname and Guyana were Urdu speaking Afghan Muslims. They settled in the north Indian area of Uttar Pradesh and subsequently in modern day Pakistan.

During the 19th century, the Rohilla or Afghan Muslims were involved in an uprising against British rule in India, in 1857. Many of their numbers were executed or jailed. Others were shipped with other Muslim indentured laborers to Guyana and Suriname. Ships began sailing the supply of Muslim indentured laborers from the subcontinent to northern South America in 1838. The last ships sailed in 1916.