This volume contains recent speeches by Guyanese President Cheddi jagan, one of the world’s outstanding political leaders. They testify to his intergrity of vision and his eloquent concern for the potential as well as the plight of the Guyanese people. The crippling burden of foreign debt and its disturbing impact on human development is highlighted as are problems faced by the country after twenty- eight years of rule by the People National Congress (PNC).