AG emphasises importance of Republican status
― Region Four hosts flag Raising Ceremony
DPI, Guyana, Friday, February 22, 2019
In honour of Guyana’s 49th Republic Anniversary, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams SC underscored the importance of attaining Republican status at Region Four’s Flag Raising Ceremony.
The AG explained that a republic is a sovereign state or country which is organized with a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizenry and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law.
Underscoring the importance of sovereignty and the rule of law to Guyana’s development, he said, “So, it is important that the law is deployed to protect our advancement in this world and so you can’t advance and leave the people behind. The law is there to guarantee the safety, the welfare and wellbeing of each and every Guyanese,”
The Minister further added that as part of the rights enshrined in the constitution since becoming fully sovereign in 1970, every citizen has the right to adequate and competent legal representation, regardless of socioeconomic status.
To this end, the Attorney General believes that upholding the sacred constitution is paramount to the development of all Guyanese and that every citizen has the right to access legal services in spite of location. He further encouraged the younger audience to know their country’s history and to be informed in order to understand the true significance of the celebration of our republic status.
The crowd gathered at the Regional Democratic Council compound at Triumph on the East Coast of Demerara, was also serenaded with cultural performances by winners from the various children’s Mashramani competitions.
Nateshia Isaacs.
Images: Giovanni Gajie.