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Caribbean L 8 ife, December 20-26, 2019
Pictured at the Guyana Mission to the UN are Megeyla Austin, Ambassador
Rudolph M. Ten-Pow, Ambassador Riyad Insanally, and Consul General
Barbara Atherly. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
Amb. Rudolph
Ten-Pow spreads
cheer at Christmas
By Tangerine Clarke
Rudolph Michael Ten-Pow, permanent
representative and ambassador
extraordinary and plenipotentiary of
Guyana to the United Nations, has
announced that Guyana will be chairing
the G77 in 2020, after the country
led the conference 20 years ago under
the leadership of then, Ambassador
Rudolph Insanally.
“Guyana was a smaller, poor country
than we are now, when we were elected
to the chairmanship,” said Ambassador
Ten-Pow, adding that 2020 is shaping
up to be a good year for Guyana, beginning
with a new chapter in history.
“For the first in our generation we will
achieve economic independence. It is an
exciting time for Guyana,” he shared.
The diplomat, who welcomed CARICOM
Members States, Guyana’s Ambassador
to the United States, Dr. Riyad
Insanally, and Consul General of Guyana
to New York, Barbara Atherly, during
a festive luncheon on Dec. 12 at
the Mission in New York City, reflected
on 2019 as an eventful year, that saw
the mission hard at work at the United
Nations. He noted that issues such as
migration, climate change were discussed.
He extended holiday greetings and
cautioned guests to drink in moderation,
‘but if you must drink,’ he quipped,
let your drink of choice be El Dorado,
(Rum of Guyana), of which my Caribbean
brothers and sisters, have come to
accept is the finest rum in the world, he
said with laughter.
Megeyla Austin, also extended Christmas
greetings to the packed room,
where all enjoyed appetizing Guyanese
dishes, during the hours-long joyous
occasion.
(Left) Ambassador
Rudolph M. Ten-Pow,
greets Under-Secretary
for Management Strategy,
Policy and Compliance
Catherine Pollard,
(right) Pennelope
Beckles, ambassador
of the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago to the
UN, and Consul General
of Guyana to NY,
Barbara Atherly
Photos by Tangerine Clarke