{"id":30084,"date":"2026-05-25T19:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=30084"},"modified":"2026-05-25T19:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:00:57","slug":"regional-flag-raising-ceremonies-marked-by-patriotism-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/regional-flag-raising-ceremonies-marked-by-patriotism-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional flag raising ceremonies marked by patriotism, unity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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-by Kyler Rollins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wave of patriotism\u00a0swept across Regions 5 and 6\u00a0as celebrations\u00a0for Guyana’s 60th Independence\u00a0anniversary intensified\u00a0Flag raising ceremonies\u00a0in both regions\u00a0were marked\u00a0by vibrant cultural performances\u00a0that captivated\u00a0the hundreds in attendance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Region 5\u00a0the atmosphere\u00a0came alive\u00a0with displays of culture\u00a0diversity\u00a0and national pride\u00a0through drumming\u00a0singing\u00a0and dancing performances. \u00a0Among those present\u00a0was Minister of Human Services\u00a0and Social Security\u00a0Dr. Vindhya Persaud\u00a0who reminded the residents\u00a0of the significance\u00a0of President\u00a0Dr. Irfaan Ali’s\u00a0One Guyana Initiative\u00a0which promotes unity\u00a0and togetherness\u00a0among citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reflecting\u00a0on the struggles\u00a0endured by those\u00a0who fought\u00a0for the nation’s independence\u00a0she said\u00a0Guyana is now\u00a0on an upward trajectory\u00a0with continued\u00a0development\u00a0and progress\u00a0shaping\u00a0the country’s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“As we celebrate\u00a060 years of progress\u00a0and 60 years\u00a0of a fierce march\u00a0towards development\u00a0we can say\u00a0that under\u00a0the sterling leadership\u00a0of His Excellency\u00a0and the People’s\u00a0Progressive Party\u00a0we are no longer\u00a0a tiny city. No longer\u00a0are we a small\u00a0country in South America\u00a0that’s forgotten\u00a0we are a powerhouse\u00a0of development,”<\/strong> she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Region 6\u00a0witnessed a similar\u00a0fashion of celebration\u00a0with Minister of Agriculture\u00a0Zulfikar Mustafa\u00a0describing Guyana\u00a0today\u00a0as one of the\u00a0fastest transforming\u00a0economies\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“But the true measure\u00a0of Guyana’s progress\u00a0is not found\u00a0only in the\u00a0economic statistics\u00a0or international\u00a0headlines.\u00a0It is found\u00a0in the lives\u00a0of ordinary Guyanese,”<\/strong> he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fort Island\u00a0in the Essequibo River\u00a0will tonight\u00a0host Guyana’s\u00a060th Independence\u00a0Flag Raising Ceremony\u00a0as the country\u00a0continues its\u00a0Diamond Jubilee\u00a0celebrations\u00a0under the theme\u00a0‘The Homecoming’.\u00a0The ceremony\u00a0at this landmark\u00a0location\u00a0also reaffirms\u00a0the importance\u00a0of Essequibo\u00a0to Guyana’s\u00a0national identity\u00a0and history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

-by Kyler Rollins A wave of patriotism\u00a0swept across Regions 5 and 6\u00a0as celebrations\u00a0for Guyana’s 60th Independence\u00a0anniversary intensified\u00a0Flag raising ceremonies\u00a0in both regions\u00a0were marked\u00a0by vibrant cultural performances\u00a0that captivated\u00a0the hundreds in attendance. In…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30085,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,367],"tags":[488,1032,370,1011,412,405],"class_list":["post-30084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-one-guyana","tag-488","tag-flag-raising","tag-guyana","tag-independence","tag-ncn-guyana","tag-ncn-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30096,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30084\/revisions\/30096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}