THE University of Guyana (UG) student, who recently made despicable remarks which went viral on social media, has since apologized, but the university said it views his video utterances with deep concern.

According to UG in a release, while Guyana embraces the aspirations of “One People, One Nation, One Destiny,” there are incidents that do not emerge in isolation.
Scholars of the university have been interrogating this persistent national problem for many decades, said UG, which also noted that the student in question has since, voluntarily, recanted his statements.

“We would hope that he would now be allowed to reflect and consider the consequences of his actions and to grow past this moment. Our staff will continue to work with him and any others to identify the triggers and any underlying factors to be addressed which could have led to this outburst. The University of Guyana aspires to be a model for the nation. In doing so, all our constituents, including staff and students, are reminded of our values at this sad but instructive time,” the university said.

The leading tertiary institution in Guyana said its values include mutual respect and sanctity of all cultures and groups; commitment to social inclusion and protection of all forms of life; upliftment of mind, body, spirit, and of the vulnerable; adherence to the principles of fairness, highest moral, ethical and professional responsibility, and a total rejection of all forms of bigotry and discrimination.

On this note, it called on all sharing the video of the student making the unfortunate remarks to consider not doing so.

“Sharing such content may have the unintended negative effect of unintentionally perpetuating those utterances and behaviours which we rightfully decry in Guyana. We had been planning a series of internal and public interventions for the next few months and this incident has now brought them back into sharp focus. We sincerely thank you for your understanding and responsible actions,” the UG release concluded.