President David Granger said that the designation of specific days to recognise the contributions of the various ethnic groups, is a celebration of the plural character of the Guyanese nation and is intended to foster the overall objective of social cohesion.
A release from the Ministry of the Presidency said that the President was at the time speaking at a ceremony organised by the Ministry of Social Cohesion in observance of Portuguese Arrival Day 2018. The event was held at the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church on Main Street.
“Social Cohesion recognises that Guyana is now, and always will be, multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural. Miscegenation is forever. Our diversity is an asset, not a liability. We are proud to belong to a society of many faiths. We are proud of the tapestry of ethnicity within our country… I took the initiative after 2015, to designate days, which celebrate the plural character of our nation, not to divide,” President Granger said.
