The PNCR and APNU extend best wishes to the entire Guyanese nation, especially those of Indian ancestry, on the occasion of Indian Arrival Day 2025. For this year’s observances, we call again on the Guyanese nation to reflect on the theme in the preamble of our Constitution, “CELEBRATING OUR CULTURAL AND RACIAL DIVERSITY, WHILE STRENGTHENING OUR UNITY.” Let us see our diversity as a blessing and as our strength as a nation. Let us continue to embrace and celebrate our shared values, shared goals, and shared destiny.
Indians first arrived to these shores on 5th May 1838 and, together with Guyanese of other ethnic origins, have fashioned a nation that today we are proud to call our homeland. Our present challenges only serve to strengthen our resolve to further bond together and forge ahead to build a better Guyana.
We take this opportunity to re-pledge our support for May 5th to be officially recognized henceforth as INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY. Designating May 5th as INDIAN ARRIVAL DAY respects the historic fact that the date specifically marks the arrival of the first Indian Indentured labourers to these shores. May 5th therefore should be wholly devoted to celebrating the valuable contribution that our East Indian brothers and sisters have made to the development of our country and to the shaping of its rich cultural tapestry.
Separate days to recognize the various ancestries and heritages of the Guyanese people should be seen as occasions to celebrate our distinct ethnic identities and cultural expressions and, simultaneously, to embrace our oneness, our shared ideals and values, our shared identity and citizenship, and our shared destiny.
HAPPY ARRIVAL DAY TO ALL GUYANESE!
