Second row, left. Nigel Hughes, a future President of Guyana. I hope he appoints his Saints classmate Drugb as Minister of the Presidency.

Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of Independence - Diversity and destiny

26 May 2017 Source

Guyanese,
Independence Day celebrates the moment in history when, after 350 years of Dutch and British colonisation, our peoples abolished foreign rule.

We established a ‘free state’ with the hope of ensuring equality and eradicating poverty. It was the day on which we adopted our own Constitution and erected institutions to govern ourselves and guarantee our freedom.

Independence Day celebrates, also, the unique combination of the people who came – Africans, Chinese, Indians and Portuguese – and who, with the Amerindians, who lived here from time immemorial, contributed to the creation of a multi-racial and multi-religious state.

The ‘free state’ that we established on 26th May 1966 recognised our commitment to social cohesion through which we learn to accept and respect each other’s values and beliefs and to share the common space we call our homeland.
The ‘free state’ is one that is free from discrimination; it is one that is built on the basis of respect for cultural diversity, political inclusivity and social equality.

The ‘free state’ recognises our common and complex heritage. It reminds us of Chinese Arrival Day, celebrated on 12th January; of Portuguese Arrival Day, celebrated on 3rd May; of Indian Arrival Day, celebrated on 5th May; of African Emancipation Day, celebrated on 1st August and of Indigenous Heritage Month, observed throughout September.

The ‘free state’ re-commits us to dismantling the divisions of geography. Disparities between hinterland and coastland and between rural and urban communities, eventually, must be eliminated so that no group feels excluded.

Guyanese,
The ‘cohesive state’ is concerned with constructing a multi-cultural society and with creating the conditions for diverse peoples to coexist. Society needs to be strengthened in each occupational sector, in each geographical region, in each community and in each social stratum.

The ‘cohesive state’ is not a political expedient. It can be realised only by respecting the differences and the diversity of society and by the removal of anger, hatred, ignorance and poverty. It can be created by mutual respect for each other’s cultural and religious differences.
Guyana’s national tapestry is composed of the variegated threads – culture, ethnicity and faith – of our peoples. The national tapestry is stronger because it is weaved from our separate, but sturdy, strands. It is more resilient because it represents and reflects the talents of different groups.

Guyanese,
Independence bequeathed to us a state through which we became heirs of a magnificent patrimony. Guyana is a beautiful, blissful and bountiful country that is becoming a ‘green state’.

The ‘green state’ is a natural product of our verdant and luxuriant environment. Our ecosystems – our coastland, hinterland, highlands, islands, wetlands, grasslands, lakes, rivers, rainforests and waterfalls – are our birthright.

Our bio-diversity is the endowment of our ancestors, the patrimony of all Guyanese and the bequest we hold in trust for posterity.

The ‘green state’ can flourish and can furnish a ‘good life’ for generations to come by engendering a spirit of shared social responsibility.

The ‘green state’ must embody a common commitment to the environment that arises from our unique, shared patrimony and that will lead to a prosperous future.

Guyanese,
The 51st anniversary of Independence inspires us all to continue to work towards preserving the ‘free state,’ towards establishing a ‘green state’ and towards creating a ‘cohesive state.’

I extend fraternal congratulations to all – at home and in our diaspora – as we celebrate our freedom, our statehood and our precious patrimony.

Happy Independence anniversary!

Gilbakka posted:

Second row, left. Nigel Hughes, a future President of Guyana. I hope he appoints his Saints classmate Drugb as Minister of the Presidency.

Nigel Hughes fuh President.. yes.

Drugb that chap may be good at some athletics,MOP nada, that fella can't distinguish his head from his behind.

Django posted:

Gilbakka posted:

Second row, left. Nigel Hughes, a future President of Guyana. I hope he appoints his Saints classmate Drugb as Minister of the Presidency.

Nigel Hughes fuh President.. yes.

Drugb that chap may be good at some athletics,MOP nada, that fella can't distinguish his head from his behind.

You're emitting slop.

Django posted:

May 26, 2017 Source

"Dignataries"? They are members of the government, I don't see many foreigners here.

Django posted:

May 26, 2017 Source

Looks like Guyana does not Have Indos. Was this picture taken from a Conference in Africa ?

Was this PNC dignitary in attendance ?

The title of this thread should be changed to: 

Donkeys at last night’s flag-raising at D’Urban Park

Drugb posted:

The title of this thread should be changed to: 

Donkeys at last night’s flag-raising at D’Urban Park

PNC flag raising ceremony :

Dignitaries in Attendance.

yuji22 posted:

Django posted:

May 26, 2017 Source

Looks like Guyana does not Have Indos. Was this picture taken from a Conference in Africa ?

OK banna...dis taking it too far.

I see Rupert in de pix.

yuji22 posted:

Drugb posted:

The title of this thread should be changed to: 

Donkeys at last night’s flag-raising at D’Urban Park

PNC flag raising ceremony :

Dignitaries in Attendance.

The donkeys seem to be saying "how can we be a free state when our carts have to pay for parking?" 

What's a dignitary again?

In the PNC case high ranking DONKEYS.

Unimpressive speech.  Anyway, there is nothing positive to talk about over the last two years.

The free state...the green state...the free state...the green state....blah blah blah

QUESTION: Which GNI Poster is not happy Guyana got political independence from Britain 51 years ago? Just say 'I'.

Published:  May 26, 2017  Source

yuji22 posted:

Django posted:

May 26, 2017 Source

Looks like Guyana does not Have Indos. Was this picture taken from a Conference in Africa ?

Opposition boycotts Independence Flag Raising ceremoy while acknowledging need for more unity in Guyana

By News Source Guyana on May 26, 2017

Minister with responsibility for Culture, Nicolette Henry, confirmed that all of the Opposition Members of Parliament were invited to the official event and accommodation was made for them in the VIP stand, where the President and other dignitaries were seated.

I think every Guyanese wanted and welcome Independence NOt DONKEYS.

Gilbakka posted:

QUESTION: Which GNI Poster is not happy Guyana got political independence from Britain 51 years ago? Just say 'I'.

It would be funny for me to say that I am happy about Guyana becoming independent given that I afterward decided to move to another country and become the same second class citizen I was before Guyana became independent.

Opposition boycotts Independence Flag Raising ceremoy while acknowledging need for more unity in Guyana.

May 26, 2017 Source

Minister with responsibility for Culture, Nicolette Henry, confirmed that all of the Opposition Members of Parliament were invited to the official event and accommodation was made for them in the VIP stand, where the President and other dignitaries were seated.

Guyana’s Opposition Members of Parliament stayed away from the 51st Independence Anniversary flag raising ceremony, leaving their front row VIP seats empty.

Last year, the Opposition had complained about improper seating arrangements and walked out of the Golden Jubilee festivities. Last evening as Guyana crossed into its 51st year as an independent nation, they simply did not show up.

Minister with responsibility for Culture, Nicolette Henry, confirmed that all of the Opposition Members of Parliament were invited to the official event and accommodation was made for them in the VIP stand, where the President and other dignitaries were seated.

“I feel it was a great activity this evening and all the people that wanted to be here were here and I believe that Guyana is moving forward,” Henry told News Source.

While the PPP Parliamentarians stayed away from the event, the party released its independence message and pointed out that as a nation, “we must celebrate and salute the sacrifices and struggles of our leaders and fore-bearers, who toiled indomitably to win, firstly, internal self-government and ultimately, political independence, from our colonial masters after centuries of brutal slavery, servitude and exploitation by foreign forces.”

The Opposition party said it has done some self-examination “and wishes to acknowledge that although we have implemented transformative changes in Guyana during our tenure in office we have to persevere even more, to bring greater ethnic, religious and class unity among our people; we have to toil even harder, to bring greater economic and social prosperity to this land and we have to dedicate even more energies, to improve our system of government, strengthen our democratic institutions and enhance the rights and freedoms of our people, if we are to realize the aspirations and goals of our independence architects.”

It offers best wishes to the nation.

The raised Golden Arrowhead earlier this morning and the grandeur of the military formation on the tarmac. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

Glimpses of the 51st flag-raising ceremony

(Photos courtesy Ministry of the Presidency)

One of the packed stands at D’Urban Park for last night’s flag-raising. (Ministry of the Presidency  photo)

Two US Marines enter the ground and all of them gun run like hell.

Nehru posted:

Two US Marines enter the ground and all of them gun run like hell.

What I love to see. National Pride at it's best.

Indo Guyanese are now treated as second class citizens by a racist PNC, they stayed home.

Take a look at the "new" PNC Guyana:

yuji22 posted:

Indo Guyanese are now treated as second class citizens by a racist PNC, they stayed home.

Take a look at the "new" PNC Guyana:

Haul yuh brown backside, yuji22. All these folks are DIGNITARIES. Samjay?

yuji22 posted:

Indo Guyanese are now treated as second class citizens by a racist PNC, they stayed home.

Take a look at the "new" PNC Guyana:

Is wah wrong with you deh UG, that is the blackman section. The collie people section was full, even django can testify to this. 

say I

Excerpts for Granger's independence day remarks:

The ‘free state’ is one that is free from discrimination; it is one that is built on the basis of respect for cultural diversity, political exclusivity and social equality. 

Gilbakka posted:

yuji22 posted:

Indo Guyanese are now treated as second class citizens by a racist PNC, they stayed home.

Take a look at the "new" PNC Guyana:

Haul yuh brown backside, yuji22. All these folks are DIGNITARIES. Samjay?

Did anyone check to see if the opposition are hiding in the green and yellow garbage can?  Maybe they did attend and no one noticed!

While they were raising their flags, the opposition was reflecting on the fateful day when Burnham ordered the bombing of Freedom House and Gimpex with the sole intention of wiping out the entire PPP leadership.  Had it not been for an Afro-Guyanese named Michael Forde, all man would have been dead.

We shall never forget!!!

Bibi Haniffa posted:

While they were raising their flags, the opposition was reflecting on the fateful day when Burnham ordered the bombing of Freedom House and Gimpex with the sole intention of wiping out the entire PPP leadership.  Had it not been for an Afro-Guyanese named Michael Forde, all man would have been dead.

We shall never forget!!!

too bad you was not there let the bomb do some thing to those lips

Bibi Haniffa posted:

 

Did anyone check to see if the opposition are hiding in the green and yellow garbage can?  Maybe they did attend and no one noticed!

 

It's fair to assume they were there in spirit. The opposition are patriots too. They shed blood, sweat and tears for independence.

Gilbakka posted:

QUESTION: Which GNI Poster is not happy Guyana got political independence from Britain 51 years ago? Just say 'I'.

those stupid ppp racist collie they are not guyanese if ppp is not in power 

Bibi Haniffa posted:

While they were raising their flags, the opposition was reflecting on the fateful day when Burnham ordered the bombing of Freedom House and Gimpex with the sole intention of wiping out the entire PPP leadership.  Had it not been for an Afro-Guyanese named Michael Forde, all man would have been dead.

We shall never forget!!!

Missy, dat was July 17, 1964. Nat May 26. Knowing the opposition, they may probably reflect on Wismar massacre today.

Nehru posted:

I think every Guyanese wanted and welcome Independence NOt DONKEYS.

rum till you dead