THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has welcomed all toshaos, councillors and other representatives of Amerindian villages and communities who have travelled from the coastal, riverine and hinterland regions as they gather for the annual conference of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) in October, 2019.

In a release the party said it continues to recognise and uphold the National Toshaos Council as the legitimate collective voice of the Amerindian peoples of Guyana.

“We continue to believe that this annual conference is an important national consultative body representing all Amerindian peoples, their leaders and communities. This became an important and highly anticipated event by both the NTC and successive PPP/C governments to address concerns, remedy weaknesses, make proposals and take decisions on the spot.

This practice reflected successive PPP/C Governments’ and the NTC’s determined efforts to engage with each other on issues of Amerindian rights and community development, as well as matters of national importance.”