Tremendous strides made by Guyana over 56 years of Independence

Prime Minister and Minister McCoy looked on as the flag is being hoisted

Guyana’s journey for independence began with the struggle against bondage, indentureship, and colonisation, however on May 26, 1966 Guyana gained its freedom from Great Britain, allowing the country to become a democratic nation.

Yesterday, Guyana celebrated its 56^th anniversary with the hoisting of the Golden Arrow Head at Parliament Building, Georgetown. Prime Minister, Mark Phillips noted that Guyana has seen tremendous developments over the past years, stressing that the government is committed to the country’s development.

“I think we’ve had tremendous developments over the 56 years and in the short space of time from when we took office in August 2020 to now, we’ve accelerated the developmental process of Guyana,” Phillips said. PM Phillips noted that that independence calls for the re-enforcing of Guyana’s motto “One people, One nation, One destiny.”

Meanwhile, as Guyana celebrates its achievements over the years, Public Affairs Minister, Kwame McCoy, stressed that the government is “very pleased” to celebrate this auspicious day with the citizens of Guyana.

“We have struggled together as a people in terms of bringing us to where we are, and as a government, we have made over the last two years and in previous People’s Progressive Party/Civic Government strides towards making our people more unified, bringing greater development and making sure we can all work towards the grand Guyana dream which is to make sure that we can create wealth, and jobs for people and raise the standards of living for the people of the country,” he explained.

Mc Coy is assuring citizens that the government will continue to work diligently to enhance the people’s welfare and development. Several government ministers took the Independence Day anniversary and flag raising ceremonies to regions across the country, on Wednesday Evening.

President Irfaan Ali delivered the feature address to Guyanese at the grand Independence Day celebration in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam). It was revealed that the spectacular ceremony which is customarily held in the capital city, was well attended by Guyanese from all walks of life.