HUNDREDS turned out at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) on Saturday to join in the Women’s Progressive Organisation’s (WPO’s) 60th anniversary celebrations, and were entertained with a programme of cultural activities in the form of song, dance and drama.

There was in the lobby of the NCC, a photo exhibition which showcased the work of the WPO and its members over its 60 years of existence.
President Donald Ramotar, First Lady Deolatchmee Ramotar, and Prime Minister Samuel Hinds were also in attendance.
The WPO is the women’s arm of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), and was formed on May 27, 1953 by a group of women which included former President Mrs Janet Jagan and Misses Jane Phillips-Gay and Jessica Huntley.
This organisation was the first of its kind formed in Guyana to represent the political, economic and social well-being of women in the country, and to provide leadership for women’s involvement in the society’s transformation.