A JOYOUS festival of celebration of a miraculous and divine birth is now an occasion that transcends Christianity and is embraced by all, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) has said.In a message to mark Christmas, the umbrella union said Guyanese have made Christmas all their own.
“If it is sometimes too commercial, it is nevertheless still characterised by the spiritual aspect which Christian belief teaches. The drama of the Virgin Birth in a tale complete with expressions of poverty, even (the description of) King Herod’s murderous exploits in killing male babies he was jealous of.

But the Baby Christ survived and he became a savior for the later Christians and all who would believe.”
According to FITUG, the foregoing sentiments inform the message for “our Christmas Guyana 2015.”

“Our leaders all promise us good things – for workers, youth, women, hinterland residents, et al; policies and programmes are structured for our benefit, we are assured. But do we, as a people, receive the good consequences of those promises?

Yet there is a lot of charity at Christmas. The gift of the Baby Christ does inspire a plethora of gift-giving at this season.”

FITUG said while it is happy at this spirit, it noted that “our thousands of members look beyond charity and gifts for their future. They, as most Guyanese, want justice, fair-play, opportunity, and employment to earn a future even as they contribute to national development.”

FITUG says: “May the year of the Independence Golden Jubilee 2016 bring progress and all the prosperity promised”.