May 5, 2012
“Guyana is a beautiful country, our diversity is our strength….we are very proud of our ancestors who came here under very difficult circumstances and who, through their hard work, helped to pioneer changes in this country and assisted in its development, working side by side…we have to embrace its total history, not a part of it….Time and again I have spoken about the changing world – a world that needs greater tolerance and respect  for diversity, a world that understands different civilizations and how people from different cultures can work across the cultures, across religion, across ethnic differences to move and create a better life here on earth.
“Our ancestors endured all of that (difficulties). 

They persevered because they were strong in spirit and they were strong as a collective, and today we are the beneficiaries of that, so let us use that strength to move our country forward.
“This country belongs to a large number of beautiful people, all of them having equal rights.  No-one is inferior and no-one is superior’ we are all equal in this land.” – Former President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana.