Calling on Guyanese to reflect on the deep implications of Emancipation Day, the PNC Reform (PNCR) on Monday bemoaned what it said was the ongoing loss of freedoms.
“On this Emancipation Day, we in Guyana must recommit to fight to restore the ongoing loss of freedoms in our society —both politically and economically. At the political level, Guyanese must continue to resist a government that believes that good governance and democracy can be sacrificed at the altar of political domination, a government that values its own tenuous political existence far above the rights of its citizens and the fate of the country”, the party said. The PNCR is the main component of the opposition APNU+AFC.
The party called for a struggle for total economic emancipation.
“By economic emancipation, we mean all Guyanese must have the freedom and opportunity to be and to do all they deem necessary to achieve prosperity and economic security for themselves. At present, too many are economically oppressed because of poverty and low incomes, inadequate skills and capabilities, high cost of living, unemployment, few opportunities, discrimination, and inadequate social programmes”, it said.
It added that a fully emancipated Guyana would be a country where all citizens can enjoy their full social, economic, and political rights regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, political affiliation, religion, or social status.
“A fully emancipated Guyana would be a country that fulfils Article 40 (1) of its own constitution, which states: `Every person in Guyana is entitled to the basic right to a happy, creative and productive life, free from hunger, ignorance, and want’”, the party added.
