{"id":11992,"date":"2023-07-21T21:21:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=11992"},"modified":"2023-07-21T21:21:58","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T21:21:58","slug":"opposition-leader-defiant-stands-by-offensive-statement-against-first-lady-despite-ercs-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/opposition-leader-defiant-stands-by-offensive-statement-against-first-lady-despite-ercs-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition Leader Defiant, Stands by Offensive Statement Against First Lady Despite ERC&#8217;s Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has launched a strong defense of his offensive statement against First Lady Arya Ali and has dismissed concerns raised by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) regarding his remarks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, the ERC wrote to Aubrey Norton after reviewing a video recording of a public meeting where he made degrading comments about the First Lady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commission found his comments to be unnecessary, demeaning, and provoking, not in line with the esteemed Office of the Opposition Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, during a meeting at Stabroek Square on Sunday, Norton stood by his previous remarks and openly defied the ERC&#8217;s concerns, stating that he did not care about their opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ERC, as an independent body responsible for promoting harmony and peaceful coexistence in Guyana, aims to foster an environment of mutual respect and understanding among diverse ethnic groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its role in maintaining a harmonious social fabric and promoting inclusivity throughout the nation is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the ERC&#8217;s reprimand, Norton&#8217;s refusal to acknowledge the concerns raised reflects a lack of regard for promoting respect and responsible behavior during public discourses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ERC&#8217;s mandate to address matters related to ethnic relations underscores the importance of fostering a peaceful and harmonious society.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton has launched a strong defense of his offensive statement against First Lady Arya Ali and has dismissed concerns raised by the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) regarding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11992"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11994,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11992\/revisions\/11994"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}