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NY J01538

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/10/2026

Primary Sponsor

Roxanne Persaud

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of Guyana's independence from British rule, achieved on May 26, 1966
  • Recognizes the approximately 140,000 Guyanese immigrants living in New York City, the fifth-largest foreign-born population in the city
  • Notes Guyana is the only English-speaking nation in South America with a population of 804,000 people
  • Highlights Guyana's biodiversity, including over 80% forest coverage, 8,000 plant species, 1,168 vertebrate species, and Kaieteur Falls, the world's largest single-drop waterfall by volume
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Guyana Consul General to New York

Legislative Description

Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Independence of Guyana

Last Action

ADOPTED

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance2/5/2026

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