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Digicel cops top spots in Mash float parade
– Adrian Dutchin is Road March King again
Telecommunications giant Digicel dominated positions in Saturday’s Mashramani float parade which saw a total of 30 bands competing, according to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.
Bands competed in the following category; costume and band parade-individual (king and queen, male and female), full and semi costume (large, medium and small), floats (commercial and non-commercial) and regional (full costume and individual) with depictions keeping in line under the theme “Reflecting Creativity, Embracing Diversity.”
In the full costume large category Digicel, Ansa McAl Trading and Banks DIH Ltd gained first, second and third respectively.
Digicel, Banks DIH Ltd and the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment finished in that order in the Semi costume large category. Digicel Guyana also topped the male and female individual pieces
The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport announced that Soca artiste, Adrian Dutchin, was yet again adjudged road March King. It was Adrian Dutchin’s soca piece ‘Juk’ that earned the judges’ approval for title of Road March King.
One of the many Digicel floats that dominated the float parade.
Ansa McAl Trading topped with their king of the costume and band parade, individual pieces. They were followed by Banks DIH Ltd, queen, and Digicel, male and female.
Ministry of Education gained first in full costume small band category
The Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Amerindian Affairs and Region Three copped first, second and third respectively in the medium category and for the small category, Ministry of Education secured first, Linden Technical Institute second and Rusal third.
Meanwhile in the medium category, ‘Slingshot’ Drepaul gained first, Ministry of Agriculture second and Region Five came third. Apsara and Lux Entertainment topped the Small category.
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs’ float copped second in the medium category
For the Floats, in the Non commercial category, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport topped that position followed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment and Region Six respectively.
The commercial category was won by Banks DIH Ltd, followed by Apsara and Lux Entertainment in second position. Apsara’s float that won in the small category Region Three dominated the Regional Full Costume category, followed by Regions Four and Six respectively. For the Individual Pieces, Region Three copped both king and queen while in the Non commercial category, Region Six emerged winner.
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