The Alliance For Change [AFC] in extending New Year’s greetings says that it aspires to forging the unity of all the nation’s peoples and that together a Guyana is built where truth, justice and respect for each other and the environment guide its every action.
The AFC said it looked back at 2023 with admiration for the strength and determination of its Guyanese brothers and sisters as it was a year faced with ever increasing prices for basic food items, increased criminal activities in neighbourhoods and villages, more accidents on the roadways; too many of them fatal and women continuing to suffer abuse from their spouses.
Government corruption and victimisation climbed the ladder while integrity and accountability slipped into an abyss; and more recent, the stifling of the freedom of speech. “We watched as the rich resources of our land were plundered to enrich a few while the masses, including the public servants, struggled to put food on the table and pay monthly bills. The divide between the rich and the poor in Guyana grows ever wider but, despite these challenges, we faced the threat to our sovereignty as a united people. Such is the indomitable spirit of the Guyanese people.”
As Guyanese face the New Year, the AFC is urging all at home and abroad to not lose hope. “Let us come together to protect the basic human rights of each citizen: the right to life, to shelter, freedom of expression, employment and equality before the law. Let us fight to ensure that our nation’s resources are used to benefit all citizens. Let us keep up the struggle to protect our territorial integrity. Long live the indomitable spirit of the Guyanese people!”
