The Government of Guyana yesterday joined with the United Nations in observing the sixth annual International Day for Universal Access to Information.
This year’s theme places front and centre, the public’s “Right to Know”, as a public good, with universal access to information being a cornerstone of healthy and inclusive knowledge societies.
In this context, the Government of Guyana says it remains fully committed to strengthening existing mechanisms to access information as part of national sustainable development and to achieve the universal goals set out by the United Nations.
A statement from Kwame McCoy, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister said that the Government further commits to strengthening international cooperation towards the global movement that seeks to make information a fundamental right however.
“We will insist on equal weighting to personal responsibility in the use of information, particularly when distortions threaten public health and safety and undermines national security.
“As we have done consistently, the Government will continue to engage broadly with all sectors of our society to build lasting frameworks that will keep access to information as a fundamental pillar of our sacred democracy”, McCoy said.
