PM Phillips honoured at Guyana’s Independence celebration in Georgia

Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips was the Guest of Honour of the Guyana Day – Diaspora Outreach on Friday in Atlanta, Georgia.
The event, which also celebrated Guyana’s 57th Independence anniversary, was attended by a number of US-based Guyanese.

During his address, the Prime Minister highlighted the developmental transformation of Guyana in the social, economic and physical sectors.
Phillips spoke of Guyana’s strategic focus and its leadership drive in energy security, food security, and environmental protection and sustainability.
Prime Minister Phillips also expounded upon President Ali’s One Guyana Policy of uniting our people and recognising and respecting Guyana’s cultural and ethnic diversity.
He said the Government would ensure that all Guyanese benefit from Guyana’s prosperity and noted that the Government is putting all systems in place to transform the country’s infrastructure while bolstering all economic sectors.
Calls were made to Guyanese in the Atlanta diaspora to invest in Guyana, which is the “fastest growing economy in the hemisphere and a land of limitless opportunities for investment”.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister received a commendation honour from the Office of the Mayor of the city of Stonecrest in Georgia.