Today the nation celebrates Christmas – the day that commemorates the birth of the Christ child. We at Guyana Inc. join our Christian brothers and sisters and all others in celebrating this annual feature in our countries calendar of activities.
In a message to mark the day President David Granger said: “The sacred festival of Christmas that celebrates Jesus’s birth – in a lowly manger, a long time ago in the obscure little town of Bethlehem – was a sign of the divine desire for worldwide peace and of compassion for the common folk.
Jesus’s birth brought a message for mankind that is recounted in St. Luke’s gospel in the Holy Bible which proclaims: “Glory to God in the highest and, on earth, peace, good will toward men.”
Christians and non-Christians alike can observe this festival by promoting peace and goodwill between each other – in our homes, factories, fields, offices and schools and in our neighbourhoods and communities.
Let us embrace the universal values of peace and goodwill and extend to everyone the Guyanese tradition of hospitality this year and in the future.
Let us all work together towards creating a culture of peace and goodwill.”