Sydney Allicock

Sydney Allicock (born c.1955[2]) is minister of Indigenous People's Affairs in Guyana, and was vice-president of Guyana from 2015-2020.

Sydney C. Allicock
Allicock in 2016
Vice President of Guyana
In office
May 2015 – August 2020
PresidentDavid A. Granger
Minister of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs
In office
May 2015 – August 2020
Toshao of Annai[1]
In office
1989–1994
Personal details
Bornc. 1955[2]
North Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, British Guiana
Nationality Guyanese
Political partyGuyana Action Party (since 2001)
Other political
affiliations		People's National Congress (1989-2001) [3]
OccupationPolitician

Career

Allicock was born in North Rupununi, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo region. he was elected Toshao (chief) of the Annai, in Region No. Nine, the North Rupununi in 1989. He is currently the chairman of the North Rupununi District Development Board.[4]

His father was one of the founders of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development and Allicock has been one of the key tutors in their training program.[5][6]

He pioneered Amerindian Heritage Day, which was later adopted as a national event.[7]

From May 2015 to August 2020, he served as Minister of Indigenous Peoples' Affairs and one of the vice presidents in the cabinet of David A. Granger[8][7] representing the Guyana Action Party.[7]

Recognition

In 2010, Allicock was the recipient of the Anthony N. Sabga Caribbean Awards for Excellence for his public service work.[4]

He received the Responsible Tourism Showcase Award from the US Educational Travel Conference, New Orleans, in 2009.[6]

In 2020, Sydney Allicock Highway was commissioned and named in his honor. The highway runs through the Rupununi, starting from Central Lethem and running through Hiawa, Nappi and Parashara.[9]

References
  1. "Time to move on and develop Annai, Allicock says". Stabroek News. 13 May 2012.
  2. "Sydney Allicock". Ansa Caribbean Awards. Retrieved 5 September 2020. Sydney Allicock was 55 in 2010.
  3. Alleyne, Oluwatoyin (25 March 2012). "New faces in Parliament". Stabroek News.
  4. Issue 106, Raymond Ramcharitar | (2010-11-01). "Sydney Allicock: the man from Iwokrama". Caribbean Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  5. Hydrant (http://www.hydrant.co.uk), Site designed and built by (2016-07-08). "Can Amerindian traditions help us reverse climate change?". The Commonwealth. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  6. "Sydney Allicock". ANSA Caribbean Awards for Excellence. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  7. "Bio" (PDF). guyanaembassy-kuwait.com.
  8. http://parliament.gov.gy/about-parliament/parliamentarian/sydney-c-allicock/
  9. "Sydney Allicock Highway commissioned". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-05.


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