THE People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R), on Monday, celebrated its 63rd anniversary with the dedication of a new building at Agricola, which former President, David Granger, said will be used for the provision of political services.

Granger made this comment during the launch of the anniversary celebrations at the Ranwell Jordan Congress House. The building is located on the Agricola Public Road, East Bank Demerara.

The PNC/R leader expressed hope that in addition to providing political services, the building will serve as a cultural centre, a learning centre, a job exchange facility and a small-enterprise bureau for the children and young people of the constituency.

He used the occasion to applaud the unsung sacrifices of grassroot members in rural and urban regions, who built the party over more than six decades.

The building was named after Ranwell Jordan, one-time Councillor and Mayor of the City of Georgetown and Chairman of the Agricola PNC group, who also had rural roots in the Mahaica-Berbice Region.

Granger congratulated newly-elected Chairman of the Demerara-Mahaica Regional Democratic Council, Daniel Seeram, who was present at the ceremony.

He thanked Opposition Leader, Joseph Harmon, who was the moving force behind the construction of the Agricola building, and Party Treasurer, Ronald Bulkan, who led the effort to build the Mahdia Congress House in the Potaro-Siparuni Region.

The PNC was founded on 5th October 1957 by Forbes Burnham as its leader and Joseph Pryag Lachmansingh as Chairman.

The theme for this year’s celebrations is ‘Return to the source’.