60th Independence Anniversary Celebration: Essequibo Belongs Completely to Guyana – Pres Ali Reaffirms Sovereignty

Guyana marks 60th anniversary of independence

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is celebrating its 60th anniversary of political independence from Britain, restating its position on the border dispute with Venezuela and declaring the country one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. President Irfaan Ali, speaking on Monday night at the Flag Raising ceremony held at Essequibo, a 159,500 square mile mineral and oil-rich territory that makes up roughly two-thirds of Guyana, delivered what m…

Essequibo is and will remain Guyana’s, says president Ali

President Ali speaks from Essequibo on Diamond Jubilee Guyana rise to global economic powerhouse GEORGEOWN, Guyana, (DPI) – Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, used the eve of Guyana’s 60th Independence anniversary to deliver one of his strongest public statements yet on the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, telling the nation and the world that the territory is, and will remain, Guyanese. At the grand Fla…

60th Independence Anniversary celebration: Essequibo belongs completely to Guyana – Pres Ali reaffirms sovereignty

…extends hand of friendship to Venezuelans …as Guyana to perform historic robotic cardiac surgery with India today President Dr Irfaan Ali on Monday reaffirmed Guyana’s sovereignty over the Essequibo region, declaring that the territory “is Guyana’s” as the country observed its 60th Independence Anniversary celebrations at Fort Island in Essequibo. Addressing thousands gathered for the national flag-raising ceremony, the President said Guyana re…