Celebrating the lives, works of the Jagans
Late President, Dr Cheddi Jagan
Late President, Dr Cheddi Jagan

THE LIFE and works of the founder of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), the late President Dr Cheddi Jagan, will be spotlighted during the month of March, in commemoration of his 19th death anniversary.Dr Jagan died on March 6, 1997 while serving as President of Guyana, less than five years after leading the PPP to victory in the historic national elections of October 5, 1992.

Late President, Janet Jagan
Late President, Janet Jagan

“Activities for Dr Jagan’s death anniversary will be spread across the country, giving Guyanese from every region an opportunity to revere the memory of this great son of the Guyana soil,” the PPP has said.

The first major event is the annual Wreath Laying and Cultural Programme, to be held at Babu Jaan, in Port Mourant on the Corentyne Coast in East Berbice, at 14:00hrs on Sunday, March 6, 2016. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo will be the main speakers at this event.

Earlier that day, the annual Cheddi Jagan Cycle Race will commence at 09:00hrs from the party’s headquarters on Main Street in New Amsterdam, and will conclude at Port Mourant on the Corentyne.

The Cheddi Jagan Fitness Walk and the annual Family Fun Day at Red House will be held on March 13 in the morning and afternoon respectively.

There will also be a number of other wreath-laying activities at Karasabai, Lethem, Kato, Monkey Mountain and elsewhere for Cheddi, and also for his wife Janet, who also died in March, years after his passing.

The party will, moreover, be spearheading the annual Cheddi Jagan Lecture at Red House; Night of Reflection; At Home with Cheddi, at his Heritage Home in Bel Air; and a Book Exhibition at the National Library.

His wife, the late President Janet Jagan, will also be memorialised this month, a release from the Opposition party has said.

There are more than 70 other activities that will be held across the country, including video shows, cultural evenings, and seminars, in celebration of the lives and works of Dr Jagan and his wife Janet.

 

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