9 3 7 . ▁They ▁had ▁three ▁daughters ▁and ▁three ▁sons . ▁ ▁Bureau c rat ▁and ▁public ▁man ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁Civil ▁Service ▁as ▁an ▁un pa id ▁volunte er , ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Post al ▁and ▁In come ▁Tax ▁Depart ments ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Public ity ▁and ▁Information . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Se ym our ▁had ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Head ▁of ▁Government ▁Information ▁Services . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁trou bling ▁time ▁for ▁Gu iana ; ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁( PP P ) ▁government ▁head ed ▁by ▁Ch ed di ▁J agan , ▁which ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁by ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁after ▁just ▁four ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁months , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁phase ▁of ▁civil ▁and ▁political ▁un rest ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁last ▁for ▁over ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Se ym our ▁left ▁the ▁civil ▁service ▁and ▁accepted ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Information ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Coll abor ation ▁Officer ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Organisation , ▁based ▁in ▁Puerto ▁Rico . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Gu iana ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁Independ ence , ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Dem er ara ▁B aux ite ▁Company ▁( D emb a ), ▁based ▁in ▁Mack en zie ▁( the ▁town ▁was ▁later ▁renamed ▁L inden ) ▁until ▁