THE Women’s Progressive Organisation successfully hosted its 16^th Triennial Congress on November 24 and 25, 2012 at the Diamond Secondary School, East Bank Demerara. The congress was hosted under the theme, “Strengthening the WPO to further advance the development of Guyanese women.”

The following persons were elected to the Women’s Progressive Organisation executive:

• Surujdai Abdin (Alice)                                     Region 4
• Haimwantie Alijohn (Geeta)                           Region 10
• Lucelle B Ayana                                                Region 6
• Ramela Bhadasain                                            Region 6
• Sandra Baldeo                                                  Region 5
• Gloria Beharry                                                  Region 6
• Dhanwantie Bode                                           Region 5
• Maimoon Boodhoo                                         Region 3
• Indranie Chandarpal                                       Region 4
• Vadewattie Chattergoon                               Region 10
• Juilet Coonjah                                                    Region 2
• Sherry Dass                                                        Region 4
• Claudette Foo                                                   Region 4
• Nirmala Ganesh                                                Region 3
• Taramattie Lall                                                  Region 4
• Thelma Lew-King                                               Region 10
• Shanta Mandobh                                              Region 3
• Emawattie Mohan                                           Region 2
• Bijulee Moti                                                        Region 6
• Bibi Nafeeza Osman                                         Region 5
• Geanmattie Paltoo                                            Region 6
• Krishendai Persaud                                            Region 6
• Selochanie Ramanand                                      Region 2
• Chandrowttie Ramnarain                                Region 4
• Shakuntala Ricknauth                                        Region 6
• Carmen Sarran                                                    Region 4
• Chandrowtie Sarran                                           Region 3
• Nadia Seeram                                                      Region 2
• Nandani Singh                                                    Region 5
• Shanta Springer                                                  Region 2
• Sheila Veerasammy                                          Region 4
• Anoopwattie Vereen                                         Region 5

At the conclusion of the formal sessions of the 16^th Triennial Congress of the WPO, the newly elected Central Committee met where a decision was taken to elect its President and General Secretary.

As a result, the General Secretary of WPO for the past 30 years, Mrs. Indranie Chandarpal, was elected President of the organisation. This position was held by the late founding leader of the WPO, Mrs. Janet Jagan until her death in 2009.

Deputy General Secretary of WPO, Mrs. Sheila Veerasammy was elected as the new General Secretary.

Mrs. Veerasammy joined the WPO in 1979 and became a Central Committee member in 1999 and Organising Secretary in 2000.