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Officers of the Guyana Institute  of Historical Research: 2015/2016 

Board of Directors

  1. Chairman:      Mr. Tota Mangar.

  2. Director of Public Education:   Mrs. Claudette Hunte

  3. Director of Legal Affairs:          Mr. Basil Williams

  4. Director of Legal Affairs:          Mr. Gladstone Fitz Alert

  5. Director of Media:                      Mr. Paul Moorel

  6. Director of Publications/

  7. General Editor:                          Dr. Nigel Westmaas 

  8. GIHR Research Director:        Mrs. Hazel Woolford

  9. Director of Finances:                Mr. Arthur Gibbs

  10. Director of Marketing                Mr. Deon Abrams

  11. Director of Graduate studies  Dr. Kimani Nehusi

  12. Director of History Education  Mr. Deon Abrams

  13. Director of Fundraising            Dr. David Hinds

  14. Creative Director                       Mr.Mark Douglas

 Committeee of Auditors 
  1.  Mr. Neil Browman

  2. Joycelyn Forde- Garrett

  ​Public Relations Offcer
Michelle Gonsalves

2015/2016 

Guyana Institute of Historical Research Directors.

We regret to announce the death of the Director of Media, Mr. William Byron Orlando Michael (25 July 1957- 30 March 2015).  He was a founder member of the Institute.   Mr. Michael was the

first Public Relations Officer, first Director of Media and, first Co-ordinator of the GIHR Scrabble Club.  He leaves to mourn his wife Alexus, children Shequeta and Mawava, his siblings, in-laws, numerous friends, associates, the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players and, the members of the the Central Assembly of God church.  May his soul rest in peace.   

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