{"id":21550,"date":"2024-07-27T02:43:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T02:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21550"},"modified":"2024-07-27T02:43:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T02:43:57","slug":"linden-memorializes-martyrs-on-12th-anniversary-of-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/linden-memorializes-martyrs-on-12th-anniversary-of-unrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Linden Memorializes Martyrs on 12th Anniversary of Unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Shannon Totaram<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twelve years after the tragic events of July 18, 2012, the Linden Martyrs were remembered during a poignant Remembrance Day Service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ceremony, held at the Linden Martyrs Memorial Park on Burnham Drive, honored Ron Somerset, Allan Lewis, and Shemroy Boyea, who lost their lives in the unrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family members, local residents, and regional officials gathered to pay their respects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The service featured the laying of wreaths and reflections on the lives of the fallen men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Linden&#8217;s Mayor, Sharma Solomon, expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families and community, emphasizing the enduring impact of the tragedy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and Region Ten Chairman Deron Adams also participated in the tributes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Member of Parliament Jermaine Figueira highlighted the significance of the events, calling for unity among Lindeners and Guyanese. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stressed that the July 18, 2012, protests illustrated the power of collective action in addressing critical issues affecting the community and the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The commemoration marks a significant moment for Linden, reflecting on the resistance against proposed electricity tariff increases and the ongoing quest for justice and solidarity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shannon Totaram Twelve years after the tragic events of July 18, 2012, the Linden Martyrs were remembered during a poignant Remembrance Day Service. The ceremony, held at the Linden&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21550","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\/21550","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=21550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21551,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21550\/revisions\/21551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}