 first lady attends ug s international mother language day first lady attends ug s international mother language day first lady attends ug s international mother language day webmaster sun 2252018 2135 first lady sandra granger on wednesday evening attended a lecture at the university of guyana ug held to observe international mother language daythe event which was hosted in ug s education lecture theatre was coordinated by lecturer in the language and culture department charlene wilkinson according to a release from the ministry of the presidencyinternational mother language day imld is a worldwide annual observance held to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism it was first announced by the united nations educational scientific and cultural organisation unesco on november 171999this is the first year that observances are being held in guyana and the focus is being placed on guyanese creole and indigenous languages arawak akwaio carib macushi patamona wai wai wapichan and warrau the release said article adapted from  https wwwstabroeknewscom 2018 photos 223 firstladyattendsugsinternationalmotherlanguageday  sandra granger language and culture department guyanese creole 