The PNCR says despite the challenges, citizens should use the occasion of Diwali to renew their hope that good triumphs over evil and to resolve to rid Guyana of the ills plaguing it.

In a press release the party said this year has seen “the evil of rampant criminality and illicit drugs in our society; the indifference of the plight of the poor and the powerless; the disillusionment of our young people; the lack of economic opportunity and access to resources” among other ills but these evils should not lead to the loss of hope and despair.

The party believes that “the light of opposition to all forms of negative development, a consensus on the way forward for the nation, and hard work towards a programme of recovery and redemption can banish these evils.” In keeping with this the party urged the nation not to relent or surrender but to cling to the message of Diwali.