Part of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ small category band. They followed the float that tells of the effects of global warming on the environment which was designed by Derrick Moore.This float was part of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports group. It entered the large category of the parade. Its 300 revellers were divided into six groups. This float led the revellers who were celebrating Mash’s 40th anniversary.This float was a part of the Ministry of Tourism band. It speaks of the Guyanese culture and depicts the six races forming one Guyana. The green represents the vast land mass while the gold represents its riches. It was designed by Samuel Inc. It was apart of the small band category of the float parade competition with 48 revellers.Some church members of the Ark of the Covenant as they paraded along the streets yesterday.The Ark of the Covenant church float that was a part of the float parade yesterday. They were a part of the small band category. The float was surrounded by its ‘bishops’. One of this float’s themes was for “all people to find peace in the times of great upheaval”.The PPP’s float depicted unity in diversity. The hands with shackles atop this float depict slavery and sends out the message of its abolition. It was designed by David Moore.This float and its estimated 500 revellers were part of the Large Band Category of the float competition.Heart check: A doctor with a stethoscope as she prepares to check her injured patient’s heart rate. This was among other creative features that complemented the Public Service Ministry Float yesterday.Celebrants from the Ministry of Health float who were part of the “no alcohol” group which told of ways of managing HIV/AIDS in an individual. This is depicted by the “X” over the alcohol bottle.This reveller was part of the “safe blood” group in the Ministry of Health float.This little one was enjoying his Mashramani yesterday.Carib Beer revellers on Camp Street as they got ready for the parade along the streets.One of the colourful floats created by John Fernandes that tells of the dangers of HIV/AIDS. The disease is represented by a dragon and is followed by ways that this dragon could be controlled such as with the use of condoms. It went with the theme “Protection from infection ensures a healthy population”.The Graduate: The National Library’s float.Celebrity: Guyanese singer Slingshot was the man of the day as many persons took the opportunity to pose for a photo with him.Tramping down the road: Revellers in Ansa McAl’s Carib band showed the spirit of Mash as they began their tramp on Church Street yesterday.Guyana’s Garden of Eden: Slingshot’s float.Young Explorers in the National Library band.The music of Slingshot had the revellers in his band in a veritable frenzy.A bee? A bird? A flower? Whatever it was, this young lady in the Carib band carried it off well.Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. Frank Anthony (right) along with his Permanent Secretary Alfred King as they show their team how to parade along the streets.Ministry of Culture revellersA Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports reveller pulls her lily float along Church Street.A representation of a future Ministerial Complex that will be powered by solar energy which was part of the Public Service Ministry float. The float tells of the Ministry’s plans to strengthen the country’s Human Resources. It was designed by Minister Jennifer Westford. It was part of the small band category of the float parade competition.Revellers in the Ministry of Education float dance along Church Street. They followed their float which had the theme of “Expressing the nation by standing tall”, which was designed by Rondell Bess. They entered the small band category of the float parade competition with fifty persons along with a king and a queen.Part of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ small category band. They followed the float that tells of the effects of global warming on the environment which was designed by Derrick Moore.
