By Jeff Trotman
Guyana has much to be proud about, Presidential Advisor, Gail Teixeira said in her feature address at the flag raising ceremony in Linden on Saturday to commemorate Guyana’s 44th anniversary as a Republic.
In emphasizing how well Guyana has done , Teixeira said: “We were put on the world map in 2008/2009 with the low carbon development strategy, which was unique and innovative ….” She also highlighted that Guyana has had consistently high economic growth over the last seven years – unlike the rest of the Caribbean and Latin America – that is recognized by the rest of the world.
In bringing greetings to Region Ten on behalf of President Donald Ramotar and the government, Teixeira said there is much to celebrate and account. “We have gone through good times and bad times, ugly times, violent times, bloody times and obviously, we have much to celebrate and we have many challenges as we celebrate our 44th anniversary. Guyana is a young democratic nation with a small population of 708,000 people
