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Army honours E. R. Braithwaite
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Thursday hosted eminent Guyanese novelist, Edward R. Braithwaite of the “To Sir With Love” fame, at a special luncheon which was held in his honour at the Officers
Commodore Gary Best presents Mr. Braithwaite with a token of appreciation on behalf of the Officers and Ranks of the GDF
Mess, Base Camp Ayanganna.
GDF’s Chief of Staff, Commodore Best, in extending a welcome to the iconic writer and his companion, Ginnette Ast, on behalf the army, presented him with a gift.
Braithwaite is in Guyana as a guest of honour of the Inter-Guiana Cultural Festival which is being hosted this week.
The semi autobiographical book, by the Guyanese and former Queen’s College student, became even more famous after being made into a film starring Sidney Poitier in 1967.
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