Two lecturers, both Guyanese, were among the laureates who received the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence 2017 Saturday evening. The auspicious event was venued at the Guyana Marriott.
The Guyanese winners of the awards are Mr. Winslow Craig in the category of Arts and Letters and Mr. Christopher Arif Bulkan in the category of Public and Civic Contributions.
Craig from a very tender age showcased a wealth of artistic talent that became evident at an early age. He was able to nourish this ingrained talent at the E. R. Burrowes School of Art in Georgetown. His work can be found in collections not only nationally but internationally as well.
He currently lectures in Art at the University of Guyana.
The awardees in the present of President David Granger [centre] and other officials.
The awardees in the present of President David Granger [centre] and other officials.
The three other awardees Saturday night were: Mr. Kwame Ryan of Trinidad and Tobago in the category of Arts and Letters and Ms. Shadek Nyack Compton of Grenada in the category of Entrepreneurship.
Ryan, who is Canadian-born to Trinidad and Tobago parentage, is a conductor and music educator whose career has spanned the globe and has seen him practise his vocation with some of the leading orchestras and opera houses in Europe, Africa, Australia, North America, South Korea and the Caribbean.
Compton is an entrepreneur who has managed to merge history, commerce, agriculture, tourism and environmental and community responsibility into a single viable enterprise that the Belmont Estate in Grenada. The estate, which was a traditional agricultural plantation during the eras of slavery and colonialism, and which had fallen into ruin, was revived by Compton as a successful tourist attraction, producer of organic agricultural products and a source of material and intangible enrichment to the community.