{"id":18889,"date":"2024-04-20T00:07:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T00:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18889"},"modified":"2024-04-20T00:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T00:07:14","slug":"president-irfaan-ali-honored-with-afuwi-legacy-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-irfaan-ali-honored-with-afuwi-legacy-award\/","title":{"rendered":"President Irfaan Ali Honored with AFUWI Legacy Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Tracy Liverpool<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali has been recognized with the Legacy Award from the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award was presented during AFUWI&#8217;s 27th Annual Awards and Gala in New York, where Guyanese\/American actress CCH Pounder bestowed the prestigious honor upon President Ali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pounder praised President Ali&#8217;s leadership, highlighting his unwavering commitment to nation-building and regional cooperation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized his advocacy for the Caribbean on the global stage, championing the region&#8217;s development agenda and fostering cooperation for the prosperity of all citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon receiving the award, President Ali expressed gratitude to the people of Guyana, citing their resilience and generosity of spirit as sources of inspiration throughout his career in public service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored the importance of equitable access to education and opportunities for all, drawing on the stories of triumph over adversity among Guyanese as reminders of this vital mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali reaffirmed his dedication to Guyana&#8217;s prosperity, stressing its interconnectedness with the broader region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He lauded the generosity of Guyanese citizens, citing recent charitable efforts to support Palestinians and pledging continued assistance for Haiti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, President Ali commended Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, for the institution&#8217;s significant contributions to regional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This recognition from AFUWI underscores President Ali&#8217;s commitment to serving his nation and advancing regional cooperation for the collective prosperity of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tracy Liverpool President Dr. Irfaan Ali has been recognized with the Legacy Award from the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI). The award was presented&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18889","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\/18889","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=18889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18891,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18889\/revisions\/18891"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}