The New York based Guyana Democracy Project (GDP) has issued a statement congratulating Donald Trump on his re-election as President of USA. Trump served as President between January 2017 and January 2021 when Joe Biden was declared the winner. Trump defeated Kamala Harris, Biden’s Vice President who replaced him as the Democratic nominee, for the White House and will be sworn in on January 20, 2025 for a second and final term after that four years gap.
NYGDP was founded years ago to promote and defend democracy in Guyana and to strengthen ties between Guyana and USA.
The NYGDP noted in its statement that Mr. Trump as President and as candidate for re-election in 2020 and throughout the last four years has remained friend of the Guyanese people in America and in Guyana. The statement makes reference to the role of the Trump Administration in protecting democracy in Guyana during its March 2020 elections when multiple attempts were made over a five month period to rig the election. The Trump Administration saved democracy in Guyana. “We (meaning GDP members and supporters) are true allies and promoters and defenders of democracy”, the statement noted.
The statement also urges that America and Guyana continue to work closely to strengthen democratic governance in the South American nation and to consolidate the friendship that exist between the people of the two nations and that they enter into a strategic alliance on common interests. It states: “Working together, we can increase trade and build on the fruitful and productive partnership on strengthening democracy in Guyana and security arrangements between our nations”.
The statement reads:
“Our organization (NYGDP) congratulates Mr. Donald Trump on his election success as the 47th President of the great USA and JD Vance as Vice President. Your election victory is the biggest political comeback in political history globally. Your election showed the world the strength of American values on democracy and when out one can make a comeback. It is a much needed victory for the World! It is a remarkable political comeback, a historic return to the White House. You have been a friend of Guyana and the Guyanese people in USA during your first term. You protected democracy via free and fair elections in Guyana when it was challenged. We are natural allies as democracies. And when our democracy was under threat, you came to the rescue. You defended and saved democracy in our former homeland.
NYGDP recognizes that America is an important trade, strategic, and defense partner of Guyana. America also remains one of Guyana’s largest source of foreign investment and a vital player in our country. And the relationship is based on the ideals we share: namely, liberalism, open economy, freedom, and democracy. We must increase trade between our two countries.
Mr Trump, Your renewed Presidency offers greater opportunities between our two countries on a partnership. Our organization vows to work closely with your (Trump) Administration to promote strengthen ties between Guyana and USA. Our shared goal is to ensure that the relations between our countries remain friendly and strong and that we continue to develop them for mutual benefit and prosperity. We seek to build on a strategic partnership that started in late 2020 during your term.
Our organization looks forward to and working closely with your Administration to further expanding and strengthening relations between our countries in order to successfully meet challenges in Guyana, the Caribbean, and Northeast South American region.
We look forward to working with the you to further strengthen the relationship between our two countries during your term and to promote peace and prosperity globally. We look forward to close cooperation with Guyana on shared interests. We also urge you to use your considerable influence to help end the wars in Ukraine and Middle East.
May God bless America and Guyana and May the Lord guide the President Elect”.