{"id":32402,"date":"2026-10-12T19:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=32402"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:11:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T23:11:27","slug":"honouring-the-life-legacy-of-the-late-dr-ian-mcdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/honouring-the-life-legacy-of-the-late-dr-ian-mcdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"Honouring the life &\u00a0legacy of\u00a0the late Dr.\u00a0Ian McDonald\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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-by Kimberly Giddings <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tributes and live performances at the National Cultural Centre on Sunday\u00a0honoured the life and legacy\u00a0of Trinidad-born Guyanese author, poet, athlete and corporate executive Dr. Ian Archie McDonald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends and former colleagues reflected on their experiences with\u00a0Dr.\u00a0McDonald, remembering his character, his contributions to Caribbean literature and the lasting impact of his work on the region\u2019s literary community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poet Al Creighton said, \u201cIan reflected\u00a0on his family, his boyhood and his parents, and on his own home in Georgetown while focusing on including his wife and grandson<\/strong>. Throughout all his volumes of poetry there is a re-occurring contemplation of mortality.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, former chairman of GuySuCo, Vic Oudit, said \u201cOne of the distinguishing memories of Ian was the ability to listen, Ian was a great listener and from the lowest sugar worker to the highest manager,\u00a0Ian would listen and try to fix things.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born on April 18, 1933, Dr. McDonald passed away on July 24, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dr. Ian Archie McDonald.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

He was a distinguished poet, writer, newspaper columnist, corporate executive and champion athlete whose contributions left a lasting mark on Guyana and the wider Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Describing himself as \u201cAntiguan by ancestry,\u201d McDonald first came to Guyana in 1955. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He went on to hold senior positions in the sugar industry, serving as a director of Bookers and later GUYSUCO before becoming Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond his corporate career, he was widely recognised as a foundational voice in Caribbean literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n



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