I extend warm Emancipation Day greetings to all Guyanese across our beautiful country. Today, we gather across Guyana to pay tribute to the courage, endurance, and unbreakable spirit of our African ancestors—men and women who, though subjected to the horrors of enslavement, never relinquished their dignity or humanity. Their resistance to the inhumane Transatlantic trade in captive …
Read DetailsOne Future, One Family, One Guyana Today, as we observe Arrival Day 2025, we pause to reflect on a defining aspect of our national journey—the invaluable contributions of those immigrants who came before us. They came with little but gave us so much. This day honours the foreparents who arrived on these shores, following Emancipation, most as …
Read DetailsDistinguish Members of Cabinet, our Prime Minister, members of the Diplomatic Community, and importantly; members of the media- although I don’t know how we define the media today. I would be officially presenting to my colleagues in CARICOM at the next meeting, a paper that I want to develop on the evolving definition of the …
Read Details𝑨 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆I join the multitudes across the world in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. As the spiritual head of more than 1.3 billion Roman Catholics, his death will be deeply felt across all continents. On behalf of the government and people of Guyana, I extend my heartfelt condolences …
Read DetailsCelebrating Women’s Resilience and Advancing Gender EqualityI join the international community and, more importantly, the women of Guyana in heralding International Women’s Day 2025. This year, we also observe the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.This ‘Declaration’ adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women was a landmark policy framework that …
Read DetailsA Season of Drawing Closer to God Fellow Guyanese, especially our brothers and sisters here at home, in the diaspora, and our Christian brothers and sisters in the family of humanity. For those Christians that observe the season of Lent, this is a period of reflection, repentance, and renewal. Lent is a time of spiritual discipline, marked by …
Read DetailsA time for reflection, unity and compassion As the crescent moon heralds the arrival of Ramadan, I extend warm greetings to the nation but especially to our local Islamic community. This sacred month is a time of reflection, renewal, and deep spiritual devotion. It is a period that calls upon us to fast, pray, and engage in acts …
Read DetailsThe State of the Republic President Ali: Prime Minister, Chancellor, Speaker of the National Assembly, members of the diplomatic community, members of our joint services, members of the diplomatic community, good evening and welcome to our 55th Republic Anniversary. Fifty-five years ago, on February 23rd, 1970, Guyana declared itself a Republic. In so doing, we …
Read DetailsA kind heart is a priceless possession Eid Mubarak! May the Peace and Blessings of the Creator of the Universe be with us all on this sacred day! I am pleased to join with Muslims around the world, but especially the Islamic community in Guyana, in observing Eid-ul Adha – the Festival of the Sacrifice. …
Read DetailsHeads of our Joint Services, our distinguished men and women in uniform, members of the Cabinet, members of the diplomatic community, distinguished ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to this, our Independence celebration in Region number 10. Please put your hands together for all of us here in Region number 10. Before I proceed …
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