After a more than six-year hiatus, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson yesterday announced the return of the Guyana Prize for Literature with changes that will see it being an annual event and future plans for a festival and symposia across the country.
“It is an important day for the world of the creative industry here. Today is the announcement that we are going to immediately launch out the Guyana Prize for Literature,” Ramson yesterday told a press conference, as he emphasised that it was a directive from President Irfaan Ali.