Charter

With the guidance of our fellow citizens, we have come together to build and protect a free, fair and open society in Guyana where fundamental values of liberty, equality and community are balanced and where no person shall be enslaved by poverty or ignorance. We will therefore, at all times, defend the right to speak, write, worship, associate and vote freely. We reject all forms of prejudice and discrimination based on race, colour, gender, religion, age or disability just as we oppose all forms of corruption, entrenched privilege and inequality.

We believe that the role of the state in the modern world is to enable all citizens to contribute to their communities and participate in all decisions that affect their lives. We acknowledge the right of our peoples to determine forms of governance best suited to their needs. As such we commit ourselves to promoting a flourishing system of democratic government in which decisions are taken and services are delivered at the central, regional, community and village levels, as is necessary, for the welfare of our people.

We will foster a strong and sustainable economy which encourages wealth-creating processes, develops the skills of our people and works for the benefit of all with a just distribution of the rewards of success. We wish to see democracy, participation and cooperation as the principle that is applied in the competitive environment for industry and commerce and where the state allows the market to operate freely and intervenes only when necessary.

We recognize that the independence of individuals is safe-guarded by their personal ownership of property, but that the market alone, does not distribute wealth or income fairly. We support the widest possible equitable distribution of wealth and we will promote the rights of all citizens to participate in cultural activities. We seek to ensure that public services are responsive only to the people they serve, to encourage variety and innovation within them and to make these services available to all on equal terms.

We champion the freedom, dignity and well-being of all individuals and respect their rights to freedom of conscience and to develop their talents to the fullest. We acknowledge our duty to provide for the rule of law at home and to advocate for justice and liberty abroad. Invoking sovereignty only when necessary, we will work with all countries to create a peaceful international order and a durable system of common security. We celebrate the right of our various peoples to believe in a Supreme Being who is present in all deliberations while we acknowledge that our secular state must always remain impartial towards all religions.