President Irfaan Ali on Saturday voiced his support for reparations.
“Guyana will continue to support the efforts being made within the Caribbean Community to press for the convening of an international summit to demand reparative justice for the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, African enslavement, and its enduring effects,” Ali proclaimed in his Emancipation Day message.
He reflected that the abolition of slavery was a defining moment in the country’s history and that Emancipation day itself recalls the heroic courage and sacrifices of Guyana’s African ancestors in their epic struggle for freedom and human dignity.
