Guyana Consulate celebrates Republic Anniversary with Times Square video and Poughkeepsie Bridge lighting

The Consulate General of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has announced that a series of activities will be held in New York to commemorate the nation’s 55th Republic Anniversary. These activities will highlight Guyana’s rich heritage, national development, tourism, natural beauty, and cultural and religious diversity. Accordingly, a senior representative from the government of Guyana will travel to New York to participate in the series of activities.

According to Consul General to New York, Michael E. Brotherson, the celebrations will commence at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Times Square, 1552 Broadway, where a unique visual display honoring the Republic Anniversary will begin airing on four giant screens.

He said the video will be aired three times per hour, 24 hours a day, until March 1, ensuring that the heart of New York City shines with Guyanese pride.

“This landmark activity showcases and symbolizes the resilience and unity of our people and appropriately depicts Guyana on one of the world’s most renowned platforms, Times Square,” said CG Brotherson.

In addition, the Consulate General has also arranged for the Mid-Hudson Bridge in Poughkeepsie, New York, to be illuminated with the colors of Guyana’s National Flag from sunset on Feb. 23 to sunrise the following morning. The lighting of the bridge is extremely significant as it serves as an appropriate symbolic gesture that underscores the fact that the Guyanese Diaspora permeates the State of New York and is well represented in areas outside of the five Boroughs of New York City, including upstate New York.

The observances will continue the same day with a Republic Anniversary Interfaith Church Service at St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 331 Hawthorne St., Brooklyn, beginning at 3 p.m., in collaboration with H.E. Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, and the Guyana Cultural Association of New York Inc.

This gathering will bring together members of the Diaspora, New York State and City officials, as well as members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps in New York. Following the interfaith service, a reception and cultural presentation will follow.

The Consulate General in New York wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the Guyanese community for its continued commitment to national development and cultural preservation.

“Observing our 55th Republic Anniversary is not only a celebration of our past and present but also a reaffirmation of our collective vision for a future defined by progress, prosperity, and unity,” said Ambassador Brotherson.