As Guyana’s achievements continue to grow and be highlighted and celebrated in reflections this year as part of the country’s sixtieth year of independence from Britain, Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today said President Irfaan Ali’s theme ‘One Guyana  was intended to highlight and emphasize the country’s oneness, to build on this oneness and to ensure in this particular era of the country’s development that every single Guyanese person is able to participate in, contribute to and benefit from the economic transformation underway.

The Minister said this while delivering remarks at the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC’s) National Symposium held today at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre where reflection contributions were also made by members of the ERC and the Parliamentary Opposition while feature remarks were delivered by United Nations Resident Coordinator in Guyana Ms. Jean Njeri Kamau.

“You know the story of our country’s economic growth. You know that we’ve been growing more rapidly than pretty much every other country around the world. All Guyanese know the rate at which this economic growth is translating into employment and entrepreneurial activities. In fact, in the first term of President Ali’s presidency, we reduced by half the unemployment rate, from 12.8 percent in 2020 to 6.8 percent in 2024, creating more than 104,000 new jobs. And those jobs went to Guyanese of every single background, and in every single region of our country,” Dr. Singh underscored.