{"id":21699,"date":"2024-08-27T17:59:03","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T17:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21699"},"modified":"2024-08-27T18:01:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:01:46","slug":"bagotville-and-den-amstel-host-libation-ceremonies-to-commemorate-emancipation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/bagotville-and-den-amstel-host-libation-ceremonies-to-commemorate-emancipation\/","title":{"rendered":"Bagotville and Den Amstel Host Libation Ceremonies to Commemorate Emancipation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Delicia Janneire<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents of Bagotville and Den Amstel in Region Three gathered for traditional Libation ceremonies last evening, celebrating Emancipation and reflecting on their communities&#8217; rich history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clad in vibrant African cultural attire, men, women, and children participated in the ceremonies, which were marked by reflection and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, attended both ceremonies, joining the residents of Bagotville in honoring significant monuments that represent the African struggle and commitment to liberation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairperson of the Bagotville Community Development Council (CDC), Olivia David, highlighted four key monuments in the community, including the long-standing tamarind tree, a symbol of African freedom and the pooling of resources by freed slaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable landmarks include a monument dedicated to Jay Crocker, a member of the emancipation group, and another honoring Gershawn Brown, a centenarian and World War veteran from the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his remarks, Minister Edghill emphasized the importance of learning from history, urging the community to rally together in love and unity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His message encouraged Bagotville residents to heal past wounds and embrace each other, calling love a more powerful force than hate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the evening, the Minister attended the celebration in Den Amstel, which featured African songs, dances, and other cultural displays in honor of Emancipation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire Residents of Bagotville and Den Amstel in Region Three gathered for traditional Libation ceremonies last evening, celebrating Emancipation and reflecting on their communities&#8217; rich history. Clad in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21699","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\/21699","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=21699"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21699\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21708,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21699\/revisions\/21708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}