Today is day for Guyanese to reflect and pray for their ancestors who made the journey to Guyana on May 5, 1838, according to the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG).
The CIOG, in a release to commemorate Arrival Day, said that as Guyanese pay homage to those ancestors it should be remembered that they as the descendants benefited from a foundation which was built on sacrifice, truth, trust, morality, strong resilience, optimism and a willingness to convert every stumbling block into a stepping stone.
“They sought ‘advantage in disadvantage and unity in disunity.’ We have inherited an abundance of good. It is our duty to continue their legacy and rise to greater heights,” the release said. And while there have been significant achievements the CIOG said that Guyanese should not allow themselves to be in a mode of complacency but must work assiduously towards the development of all peoples in the country.
