A massive crowd on Sunday evening converged at the Linden/Georgetown bus park to be a part of the official opening of the Linden Town Week celebrations.Among the special invitees were Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, PNCR Presidential Candidate David Granger, AFC?s Khemraj Ramjattan and Chairman of the Linden Fund USA, Vincent Adams.These special visitors shared their dreams and visions of a more prosperous Linden–a town that has certainly seen better times.AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan complimented the organizers for putting together the week of activities. He described the effort to continue and maintain the Linden Town Week in such a grand manner as ?simply magnificent?.?There are other Towns that have despaired and grown hopeless, but you have found hope to proudly carry on. Congratulations to you!?He also thanked Lindeners for supporting and embracing the AFC since its establishment, and encouraged the Town Week crowd to continue to do so in the future.Prime Minister Samuel Hinds reminisced on his earlier days in Linden when he worked with the bauxite company.He noted that it is good that the Linden Town week has become an annual feature,[url=http://www.wholesalejerseyssale.us@#$%&/]Cheap NFL Jerseys China[/url], and said that the theme,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysshare.us@#$%&/]Wholesale NFL Jerseys[/url], ?Revisiting our heritage as we redefine the future?, is very relevant.?People must work?, he said and encouraged residents to utilize the very skills and experience they would have acquired in the bauxite industry, in other areas of endeavour.Reference was made to the areas of new infrastructure that was undertaken by Government. He noted that his personal concern was that ?we should be getting more out of it. 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Much of the work we have to do we cannot accomplish until the Board of Directors is established.?Yes we are operating the Incubator across there and the Industrial Incubator at Kara Kara but we have the potential to make a significant contribution to this town?s development if given a chance.?LEN has the potential to exceed the performance of LEAP,[url=http://www.nfljerseyscheaponline.us@#$%&/]Wholesale NFL Jerseys Online[/url], for many lessons would have been learnt from the past during our operation; and this can enhance the performance of LEN.?Sharpe exhorted Lindeners to start asking questions why no board has yet been set up to enable the entity to start disbursing loans to residents. She said that this was hindering the performance of LEN.She drew attention to the many contributions of LEAP, mainly in the area of infrastructure in the Town, and added that LEN should have by now been in a stronger position, to contribute to the further economic development of the people.Sharpe emphasized that the micro credit is most important to Linden, and pointed out that many persons who had wanted to borrow and invest for the Town Week could not do so, because of the absence of a board.A few students who excelled at CSEC, CAPE and SSEE were recognized for their efforts and issued with tokens compliments of Digicel and the Mayor and Town Council. Topping the list was Suzanne Hamilton of the Mackenzie High School, three-time winner of the top spot in the above mentioned exams.Hundreds of overseas-based Lindeners come home every year to celebrate with friends and loved ones during the week of activities,[url=http://www.wholesalenfljerseyssale.us@#$%&/]Wholesale Jerseys China[/url], which usually culminates with a massive street lime the following Sunday.This year there will be no big and beautiful gals parading on the Mackenzie Sports Club stage tonight, as in previous years.This particular aspect of the Linden Town Week, which had begun as the Bigger and Better Girls had become very popular over the years. Fans of the big gals are sorely disappointed, but are nonetheless optimistic of a good showing by the seven beauties vying for the Miss Linden title, come Saturday night. (Enid Joaquin)