{"id":25748,"date":"2025-01-21T19:21:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25748"},"modified":"2025-01-21T19:21:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:21:46","slug":"ppp-defends-first-ladys-diamond-ball-against-opposition-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ppp-defends-first-ladys-diamond-ball-against-opposition-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Defends First Lady\u2019s Diamond Ball Against Opposition Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>December 13, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) has pushed back against recent criticisms from the opposition APNU\/AFC regarding the Diamond Ball charity event hosted by First Lady Arya Ali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The opposition alleged that taxpayer money was used to fund the high-profile event, but PPP General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo dismissed these claims. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the Diamond Ball was organized to raise funds for several of the First Lady\u2019s charitable initiatives, including her Menstrual Hygiene Programme and Orphanage Adoption Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPP argued that events of this nature are common globally and serve as important mechanisms to support charitable activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees reportedly purchased tickets to contribute directly to these causes, with no public funds involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPP also defended the rights of individuals to participate in such events, rejecting criticisms about attendees\u2019 expenditures, including on formal attire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The party described the opposition\u2019s remarks as an attack on efforts aimed at societal betterment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Diamond Ball is one of several initiatives led by the First Lady in her ongoing commitment to philanthropy and social development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPP called on citizens to support programs that contribute to national progress rather than engaging in divisive rhetoric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconDecember 13, 2024 The People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) has pushed back against recent criticisms from the opposition APNU\/AFC regarding the Diamond Ball charity event hosted by First Lady&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25317,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25748","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\/25748","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=25748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25749,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25748\/revisions\/25749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}