The Coalition missed a great opportunity to bring the races together. Why was the programme Afrocentric?
The organisers of the event must also take responsibility for organising a cultural extravaganza that failed to recognise that Guyana is a multi-ethnic society. How could they formulate a programme that was for the most part Afrocentric? One would, for example, have expected that the invocation to the gods would have been done by at least the three strands of our religious backgrounds ‒ Christian, Muslim and Hindu. Moreover, the organisers should have ensured that the cultural items showcased elements of our multi-cultural society, and the heritage of our first peoples, the Amerindian communities.