Consul General of Guyana, Barbara Atherly and Ambassador Riyad Insanelly celebrating Mash 49, waving the
Golden Arrowhead fl ag during a celebration at DC 1707, NYC. Photo by Tangerine Clarke
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By Nelson A. King
The New York State Bar Association
(NYSBA) says it is partnering
with the City University School of
Law (CUNY) School of Law in offering
what it describes as a “groundbreaking”
Technology and the Law
class for second and third-year students
at CUNY Law School.
NYSBA said the course will feature
expert guest speakers with experience
in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence,
blockchain applications, privacy,
social media, eDiscovery, biometrics
and algorithms.
“NYSBA has long supported the
mission of CUNY Law in their fight
for justice, and we are excited to
embark on this new venture together,”
said NYSBA President Michael
Miller.
“As far as we can tell, this may
be the first-time a bar association
in the United States is teaching an
entire law school class, and we hope
that this collaboration between the
practicing bar and CUNY will be a
model for others,” he added. “We are
confident that this will enhance legal
education and the profession.”
NYSBA said Mark A. Berman, chair
of NYSBA’s Committee on Technology
and the Legal Profession, and
CUNY Law professor Joseph Rosenberg
“aim to provide students with
technological skill and expertise in
understanding of the fundamentals
of how technology intersects with
the law.
“With New York joining the growing
number of states adopting a professional
duty of technology competence
in their Rules of Professional
Conduct, there is a need to properly
prepare law students for practice in
the electronic world,” NYSBA said.
By Tangerine Clarke
One People, One Nation, with One
Destiny, was the common thread that
ran through a pulsating multicultural
presentation of music, dance, drumming,
and a parade of Guyana’s six
races, to commemorate the nation’s
49th Mashramani under the auspices of
Ambassador Rudolph M. Ten-Pow and
Consul General of Guyana to New York,
Barbara Atherly, who, called on expatriates
to celebrate Guyana’s diversity with
unity and pride.
In her welcome remarks to a packed
audience in the DC1707 auditorium, in
NYC last Friday, Atherly recalled the
festivity and jubilation that Guyanese
enjoyed four years after independence,
when Guyana became a Republic on
Feb. 23, 1970, and encouraged nationals
to delight in their rich cultural heritage,
noting, ‘we are stronger together
as a people, it is all about joy and celebrating
our nationality, and looking
into the future that is bright with everything
that we hoped for.”
“Let us celebrate in true Guyanese
style, as One People, One Nation, with
One Destiny, keeping unity, at the forefront
of our minds, and in everything
that we do,” said the diplomat, who
wore a Chinese national dress, and
celebrated by waving the Golden Arrowhead
flag.
Riyad Insanally, ambassador of Guyana
to the United States of America during
his greeting, called on expatriates to
unite as One People, One Nation, with
One Destiny, and reminded them that
Guyana was on the cusp of greatness,
with hope and optimism as it sets out to
become an oil and gas rich nation.
Amb. Insanally, who celebrated for
the first time in New York since taking
up office, said the future of Guyana was
in the hands of our people at home, and
in the diaspora, and called on politicians
to build capacity, and work together, for
unity, not division, adding, that Guyana
will grow from strength to strength,
and applauded Consul General Atherly
for hosting the cultural presentation.
Verona Flores (indigenous Peoples),
Rev. Helen John (Christian), Pandit
Teelack Seerattan (Hindu), and an
Imam (muslin), poured blessings upon
the commemoration, that heard the
pulsating rhythm of the drums, by
Menes de Groit, Akoyaw Rudder, and
Horace Carter, in a spirited tribute, that
aroused nostalgia and love of country
in expatriates.
The expats, later joined in singing
“Oh Beautiful Guyana,” before a tribute
to the homeland on saxophone by
Erwin “Flantis” Edwards, cemented an
evening of reminiscence.
Urvashkie Kission, adorned in Indian
regalia, honored the late spiritual leader
Pandit Ramlall and businesswoman,
Allison Butters-Grant, in a moving performance
titled: Madhubhan Me Radhika.
Guyana’s beauty was heard in the
inspiring verses of “Like Amazon Rain
I Dance, and “Guyana Oozing Oil” by
acclaimed poet, James Richmond, who
made way for “Liberation” described by
emcee Kishore Seunarine, as an exotic
and pulsating rhythm, performed
by international dancer Zaman. Little
Chutney dancers of the Abinyah Group
also brought cherished Guyanese dance
movement to the stage.
The program flowed to include a
high-octane performance, filled with
exciting elements of dance, like only the
students of Verna Walcott’s Impressions
Dance Theatre, could deliver.
The performers took over the stage
in Mashramani-style choreography, and
maintained a tempo filled with kicks,
flips and splits, in “The Spirit of Mash”
that delighted the packed audience, who
got up on their feet and waved Golden
Arrowhead flags.
Under the theme: Celebrate Mash
49 with Unity and Pride, the consulate
welcomed Permanent Representative to
the UN, Ambassador Rudolph M. Ten-
Pow, Mrs. Bonnie Ten-Pow, and members
of CARICOM states, to the exuberant
presentation, that climaxed with
a cultural parade of the Guyana’s six
races of peoples in national dress, and
narrated by Dr. Rose October-Edun.
They are Indigenous Peoples, Africans,
Indians, Portuguese, Chinese, and
Europeans. Guyanese nationals were
later invited to a Taste of Guyana reception,
where sampling of Guyanese dishes,
pepperpot and bread, roti and curry,
cook-up rice, sorrel, and other festive
fare, that brought Guyanese closer.
Special thanks went to Chuck Mohan
of DC 1707, who brought greetings
on behalf of the Union, members of
CARICOM states, Friends of the Consulate
Committee, Mr. Carl Guilliams,
Chardell Park, Chadeary Park, Mark
Cheong, Beverly McDonald for the vote
of thanks, and all others, who made the
commemoration a resounding success.
Mark A. Berman, chair of NYSBA’s
Committee on Technology and
the Legal Profession.
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