{"id":5998,"date":"2019-02-25T20:26:24","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T01:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=5998"},"modified":"2019-02-25T20:26:24","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T01:26:24","slug":"min-garrido-lowe-celebrates-republic-49-with-moruca-republican-status-has-given-us-the-space-to-pract-ice-what-was-already-injected-into-us-by-our-forefathers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=5998","title":{"rendered":"Min. Garrido-Lowe celebrates \u2018Republic 49\u2019 with Moruca- \u201cRepublican status has given us the space to pract ice what was already injected into us by our forefathers\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DPI, Guyana, Monday, February 25, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Residents of Moruca, Region 1, Barima-Waini ensured they were part of the grand celebration of Guyana\u2019s 49th Republic Anniversary last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe joined the residents of Santa Rosa &#8211; a community of Moruca, for the flag raising ceremony on the eve of February 23 and the celebration on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>There, she reminded the residents that the national occasion is to be celebrated by all Guyanese.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cOur forefathers have laid the foundation of self-sufficiency and self-government, officially departing from imperialism and thereby paving the way for us all to determine where we go as a nation in the best interest of our children and future generation,\u201d<\/strong> <strong>the minister said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> She said Guyana, becoming a Republic back in 1970, has evolved into a \u201cproud nation; one which joins other developing countries around the globe in framing development models unique to its culture and heritage.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cRepublican status has given us the space to practice what was already injected into us by our forefathers- togetherness and unity toward our own ideals.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> She said Guyanese are being carried on the backs of legacies left for all.<\/p>\n<p>According to Minister Garrido-Lowe, with the economic and social transformation from the coming oil and gas sector, Guyanese must all embrace cooperation and unity. This, she said, can be demonstrated through a commitment to the work of the administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexis Rodney.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DPI, Guyana, Monday, February 25, 2019 Residents of Moruca, Region 1, Barima-Waini ensured they were part of the grand celebration of Guyana\u2019s 49th Republic Anniversary last Saturday. 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