THE Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO), youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday evening celebrated its 60th anniversary with a grand cultural evening at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre (Red House) High Street, Kingston, Georgetown.
Guests were treated to cultural displays of song and dance from PYO members across the country.
Reminiscences of the path of the organisation were delivered by Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, Omar Sharif and Minister of Housing and Water, Irfaan Ali.
President Donald Ramotar, the key note speaker, congratulated the organisation on the milestone and exhorted its members to be ready to defend the democracy and to work to build the country.
The PYO was founded in 1952 by the late President Cheddie Jagan to assist in the fight for social and national liberation and Independence. It is the youth arm of the ruling party, the PPP.