The PNCR says that on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day persons should reflect on this historical milestone and seek to indulge in activities designed to forge and mould a destiny of racial and cultural cohesion which is so necessary for building an economically strong and vibrant nation.
The PNCR said in a press release on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the arrival of East Indians to Guyana that the party salutes all Guyanese of East Indian descent and those in the Diaspora who are celebrating this milestone in the nation’s historical calendar.
“The party recognises the valuable contribution that our East Indian brothers and sisters have made to the development of our country and the shaping of the cultural tapestry of this nation,” the release stated, and “therefore salutes all our East Indian brothers and sisters on this special commemorative day.”
The release said further that when the PNCR in the 1980s inaugurated the concept of celebrating the arrival of the respective ethnic groups of this nation, the intention was to deepen an understanding of the culture of these groups and so promote greater understanding and racial harmony as tools for nation-building.
The PNCR held at all times, the release added, that such a course of action was absolutely necessary for welding the nation into a single whole out of the various groups which emigrated here from the various continents of the world.
