{"id":17601,"date":"2024-04-02T17:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17601"},"modified":"2024-04-02T17:19:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T17:19:39","slug":"president-ali-and-dr-jagdeo-commemorate-dr-cheddi-jagans-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-and-dr-jagdeo-commemorate-dr-cheddi-jagans-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali and Dr. Jagdeo Commemorate Dr. Cheddi Jagan&#8217;s Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Samuel Gillis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali and General Secretary of the People\u2019s Progressive Party Civic (PPP\/C), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, along with other prominent figures, gathered at Babu Jaan, Port Mourant, to mark the 106th birth anniversary and 27th death anniversary of PPP\/C founder and former President, Dr. Cheddi Jagan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event celebrated the life, work, and legacy of Dr. Cheddi Jagan, while also honoring the contributions of co-founder Janet Jagan, who passed away in March 2009. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali described Dr. Jagan as a visionary and emphasized the ongoing struggle of PPP\/C members to preserve the &#8220;soul&#8221; of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali eloquently likened the soul of a nation to that of an individual, stressing the importance of nurturing and protecting it to uphold the nation&#8217;s identity, values, and aspirations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the collective responsibility to safeguard democracy and uphold the will of the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo echoed President Ali&#8217;s sentiments, calling on every citizen to embrace the &#8216;One Guyana&#8217; mindset and promoting true inclusivity in national development efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on Dr. Cheddi Jagan&#8217;s initiatives, Dr. Jagdeo highlighted the success of long-term projects like the construction of a canal in the Mahaica Mahaicony areas, which significantly mitigated flooding and demonstrated the importance of forward-thinking planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the upliftment, safety, and dignity of the Guyanese people, pledging to continue the fight for democracy, freedom, and human dignity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Gillis President Dr. Irfaan Ali and General Secretary of the People\u2019s Progressive Party Civic (PPP\/C), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, along with other prominent figures, gathered at Babu Jaan, Port&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17601","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=17601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17603,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17601\/revisions\/17603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}