{"id":26138,"date":"2025-02-08T20:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26138"},"modified":"2025-02-08T20:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T20:20:29","slug":"ppp-marks-75-years-of-defending-freedom-and-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ppp-marks-75-years-of-defending-freedom-and-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Marks 75 Years of Defending Freedom and Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Radha Motielall | January 3, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) is commemorating its 75th anniversary, reflecting on its long history of advocating for freedom and democracy in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its formation on January 1, 1950, the party has been at the forefront of political struggles, from the fight for independence to securing free and fair elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the PPP\u2019s General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the party was founded with the primary objective of securing national liberation from colonial rule and ensuring that Guyanese citizens had the right to elect a government of their choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The early years of the party were marked by intense political activism, as it played a central role in Guyana\u2019s eventual independence from British rule in 1966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following independence, the PPP spent the next 28 years advocating for electoral transparency in what was described as a period of political repression and limited democratic freedoms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fight for free and fair elections remained a cornerstone of the party\u2019s efforts during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo also highlighted more recent political challenges, including the events surrounding the 2020 general and regional elections, which he described as another critical moment in the party\u2019s continued struggle to safeguard democracy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even while in government, he noted, the PPP has had to remain vigilant against efforts to undermine democratic principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana prepares for another election cycle later this year, concerns over the accuracy of the voters\u2019 list have resurfaced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has outlined measures to ensure the removal of deceased individuals from the list through its ongoing voter registration and verification process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Radha Motielall | January 3, 2025 The People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) is commemorating its 75th anniversary, reflecting on its long history of advocating for freedom and democracy in Guyana.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26138","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=26138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26139,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26138\/revisions\/26139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}