–President Ali announces
PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali has committed a contribution of $1 million to support the Organisation for Social and Health Advancement in Guyana (OSHAG).
A grant of $1.5 million will also be available to support an ambassadorial youth programme aimed at empowering and supporting youths in various communities.
The announcement was made at OSHAG’s Emancipation Day celebration on Friday evening.

“You will have a future you cannot even imagine, a future that is going to be boundless in opportunity, a future in which every single Berbician will rise and prosper. But I want that rise to be one of unity, love, togetherness, one which we hold each other,” the President said making a clarion call for continued unity.

Reflecting on the sacrifices and struggles of Afro-Guyanese, President Dr Ali acknowledged that the path paved by African ancestors is now part of the shared inheritance of all Guyanese. He paid tribute to the immense contributions they have made in shaping the Guyana of today.

“The sacrifice of the African ancestors is a part of my Journey and every Guyanese journey …every Guyanese are inheritors of their sacrifice.”
He added: Let us today commit ourselves to a future that brings people together, a future in which every Guyanese heart beat together as one in every home, in every place of work, in every place of worship. Let us join hands so that together we might write the next glorious course of our one Guyana.”
Extending his message of freedom and unity beyond Guyana’s borders, he drew attention to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Haiti, Guyana’s sister nation. He reaffirmed that Guyana will continue to be a voice of reason and a source of support for Haiti and other nations confronting injustice.