{"id":22611,"date":"2024-09-05T18:41:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22611"},"modified":"2024-09-05T18:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T18:41:52","slug":"president-ali-honors-legacy-of-sir-shridath-ramphal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-honors-legacy-of-sir-shridath-ramphal\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali Honors Legacy of Sir Shridath Ramphal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Josiah Williams<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali has paid tribute to the late Sir Shridath Ramphal, describing him as a \u201cgiant among men\u201d whose impact will resonate for generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Shridath, a distinguished statesman and the longest-serving Secretary General of the Commonwealth, passed away recently, leaving a significant void in both Guyana and the international community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sir Shridath Ramphal, a former Foreign Affairs Minister and a fervent advocate for his country and the global community, was renowned for his dedication to justice and equality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his tenure as Secretary General, he was a prominent voice against apartheid and a champion for the oppressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali expressed deep sorrow over the loss, emphasizing that Sir Shridath\u2019s legacy of leadership and commitment to global issues will continue to inspire future generations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His contributions to regional and international diplomacy are celebrated as legendary, marking an end of an era for Guyana, the Caribbean, and the Commonwealth of Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born on October 3, 1928, Sir Shridath is survived by his children, friends, and family, all of whom mourn his passing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams President Dr. Irfaan Ali has paid tribute to the late Sir Shridath Ramphal, describing him as a \u201cgiant among men\u201d whose impact will resonate for generations. Sir&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,367],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-one-guyana"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22611","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=22611"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22617,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22611\/revisions\/22617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}