Activities in Guyana to commemorate the lives of Cheddi & Janet Jagan - March 2013

Regions	Day	Time	Date	Activities	Venue	Type
4	Sat		March 2	Saturday Night Show –documentary/show of the life and struggles of CJ & JJ in developing Guyana	( Cuthbert’s Mission)	PYO
6	Fri	6.00 pm	March 1	Lecture	Port Mourant Training Sch	Regional
4 E.C.D	Sat		March 2,	Dental Outreach	To be determined	PYO
6	Sun		March 3rd	Albion Branch to lay wreath	Babu John	GAWU
6	Sun		March 3	Annual Cycle race	NA-No 54-Babu John	Sporting
6	Sun	2.00 pm	March 3	Annual Tribute	Babu John	National
6	Sun		March 3,	PYO message at Babu John Tribute	Babu John	PYO
6	Sun	2.00 pm	March 3	Tribute / Wreath Laying	Babu John	WPO
3	Tues	6.30 pm	March 5	Lecture (on the life and work of CJ & JJ)	Zeeburgburg Secondary School	WPO
3	Wed	7.00 am	March 6	Kowsilla Tribute ( Wreath Laying and tribute )	Anna Catherina	WPO
3	Wed		March 6	WPO activity ( for CJ & JJ)	Zeeburg	WPO
2	Wed	10.00am	March 6	Wreath Laying	Anna Regina play park	Regional
4	Wed		March 6	Night of Reflection	Red House	PYO
4	Fri	5.00pm	March 8	WPO In’t Women’s Day activity	Red House	WPO
3	Fri		March 8,	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	West Demerara Secondary	PYO
5	Fri		March 8,	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Mortice	PYO
2	Sat		March 9	Discussion on life and work of Mr. & Mrs. Jagan	Pomona	WPO
6	Sat		March 9	Lecture/ Discussion Forum on NGHO	UG-Tain Campus	PYO
3 3 3	Sat Sat Sat	5.30pm 5.30pm	March 9 March 9 March 9	Cultural Show Domino Competition Cultural Show	To be determined Stewartville Primary School Tushen Primary School	PYO
3	Sun		March 10	Cycle race	Wales/Bushy Park/Bridge, West Demerara	Sporting
7	Sun		March 10	“Clean up Campaign”	Bartica	Regional

Regions	Day	Time	Date	Activities	Venue	Type
4 Bourda	Sun		March 10	TV Programme Life and work accomplishments by Guyana’s 1st female president, JJ. This date was chosen since it would coincide with World womens’ day		PYO
3	Sun		March 10	Lecture/ Video Show	Marias Pleasure Leguan
4	Sun		March 10	PYO Regional Cricket Competition	To be determined	PYO
2	Mon		March 11	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Pomona	PYO
4	Thurs		March 11th to 22nd	Book and Photographic exhibition	National Library	National
5	Tues	5.00 pm	March 12th	Cultural Program ( With Short Lecture on the life and work of CJ)	Blairmont (Bath Primary School)	GAWU
2	Wed		March 13	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Anna Regina	PYO
4	Wed	5.00 pm	March 13th	At Home with Mr. & Mrs. Jagan	Bel Air( Heritage Home )	National
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Lecture on the life of Cheddi	Yarakita	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Soft Ball Cricket	Wauna	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Football	Wauna	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Day of Sports	Hosororo	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Domino Competition	Settlement	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Lecture on the life of CJ & JJ	Hotoquai	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Day of Sports	Red Hill	Regional
1	Wed	10.00 am	March 13	Male and Female Softball Competition	Matthews Ridge	Regional
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1	Wed	10.00 am 4.00pm 4.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm 6.00pm	March 13	Lecture and Domino Competition CJ Memorial Service & Story Telling International Women's Day Activity CJ Reflection/Awarding Party Stalwarts Cheddi Jagan Quizz Senior Citizen Dinner Under 16 Softball Competition, male/female 10/10 Softball Competition	Port Kaituma Kumaka Multi Purpose Building Kumaka Extension Centre Kumaka Extension Centre Kumaka Extension Centre Kumaka Extension Centre Kumaka Recreational Ground Kumaka Recreational Ground	Regional
5	Thurs	4.00 pm	March 14	Lecture and Video Show ( with a short lecture)	Bath Freedom House	WPO
2	Fri		March 15	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Charity	PYO
3	Fri		March 15,	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Zeeburg Secondary	PYO
5	Fri		March 15,	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Bush Lot	PYO
3	Sat	6.30 pm	March 16	Cultural Show ( with a short lecture)	Salem Primary School	WPO
4	Sat	5.00 pm	March16	Reflection ( on CJ * JJ)	Industry	WPO
2	Sat		March 16	Lecture with all Toshaos	Party Office Anna Regina	Regional
6	Sat		March 16,	Cultural Show	To be determined	PYO
4(E.B.D) 3	Sat Sat	6.00pm	March 16, March 16	Painting of 2 Zebra crossings Cultural Show	Friendship E.B.D and W.C.B Salem Primary School	PYO
2	Sun		March 17	Day of Sports	Hibernia, Anna Regina	Sporting
7	Sun		March 17	Softball Competition	Bartica	Sporting

Regions	Day	Time	Date	Activities	Venue	Type
6	Sun	4.00 pm	March 17th	Cultural Program ( With Short Lecture on the life and work of CJ)	– Albion (Albion Sports Complex)	GAWU
6	Sun	9.00 pm	March 17th	Cultural Program ( With Short Lecture on the life and work of CJ)	Skeldon (71, 72, 73 Ground)	GAWU
4	Sun	2.00 pm	March 17	Fun Day	State House Georgetown	National
4	Sun	7.00 am	March 17	Fitness Walk	National Park	National
4 (ECD)	Sun		March 17	Scrabble Competition	To be determined	PYO
4	Mon	5.30 pm	March 18th	Lecture (on the life and work of CJ & JJ)	Cane Grove NDC	WPO

4	Wed	2.00 pm	March 20th	Lecture	UG Turkeyen Campus	National
4 3	Wed	4.00 pm 5.00pm	March 20 March 20	Lecture and Video Show Reflection & Cultural Show	Mon Repos Center Zeelug Primry School	WPO
4	Fri	6.00 pm	March 22	Lecture and Video Show ( with a short lecture)	Veeren Residence Mahaica	WPO
4	Fri	5.00 pm	March 22	Annual Lecture	Red House	National
4(Bourda)	Fri		March 22	Participation in Red House event	Red House at 6pm	PYO
5	Fri		March 22,	Visit and Presentation to School Children on the Life and Works of CBJ and JJ	Cotton Tree	PYO
8	Fri		March 22	Video Show and Lecture	Kato Resource Cneter	Regional
8 3	Sat	10.00am	March 23 March 23	Wreath Laying and Family Funday Softball Competition	Kopinang Zeelug Sports Club Ground	Regional
5	Sat	2.00 pm	March 23	Lecture and Video Show ( with a short lecture)	Checker Residence	WPO
2	Sat		March 23	Book, Photo Exhibition ,/Video ( and Short Lecture )	State House, Anna Regina	Regional
2	Sat		March 23,	PYO Regional Cricket Competition	To be determined	PYO
9 3	Sat		March 23 5.00pm	Wreath Laying , Day of Sports / Video Show Domino Competition	Karasabai Wales Community Centre	Regional
7	Sun	3.00 pm	March 24	Documentary ( and Short Lecture	Bartica	Regional

Regions	Day	Time	Date	Activities	Venue	Organissations
9	Sun		March 24	Wreath Laying, Lecture and Indoor Games	Lethem	Regional
2	Sun		March 24	Volley Ball Competition	Anna Regina Children’s Play Park	Sporting
2	Sun		March 24	Lecture	St. Monica	Regional
1	Sun		24th	Lecture	Moruca ( Agriculture Building )
4	Thurs	6.00 pm	March 28	Education Program ( Format to be decided by the E.B.D Comrades)	Diamond Community Centre	WPO
5	Thurs	4.00 pm	March 28	Lecture and Video Show ( with a short lecture)	Bush Lot Women Center	WPO
6	Thur		March 28	Janet Jagan Wreath laying	Babu John	National
8	Fri		March 29th	Lecture and Day of Sports	Monkey Mountain Pavilion	Regional
2	Sat		March 30	Cycle race	Anna Regina, Supanaam/Charity	Sporting
3	Sat		March 30	Lecture and Video Show	Bellewest, Canal No. 2	WPO
3 3	Sat	5. 00pm 5.00pm	March 30 March 30	Concert Cultural Show	Kawal School Canal No 2 Kawal Primary School	WPO
5	Sun		March 31,	PYO National 10/10 Cricket Competition	East Bank Demerara and west Coast Berbice	PYO
2				Seminar	Essequibo	WPO
2				Outreach	Essequibo	WPO
2				WPO outreach (Visit to Senior Citizens	Essequibo	WPO
4(E.CD)			March (no date proposed )	Young professional Round Table Discussion based on the Life & works of CJ	To be determined	PYO
				March (no date proposed)	2 television shows on the life, work & struggles of Jagans	PYO
3	Tues		Feb 26th	Cultural Program ( With Short Lecture on the life and work of CJ)	De Willem	GAWU

WPO hosts month of activities to commemorate the life and work of Mrs Janet Jagan

Friday, 01 November 2013 19:47 Written by Weekend Mirror

The Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) hosted several activities during the month of October to celebrate the 93rd birth anniversary of former President of Guyana and of the WPO, the late Mrs. Janet Jagan.

On October 18, the first event was held at the Umana Yana, which took the form of an evening of song, poetry and reflections. There were presentations from the General Secretary of the PPP Clement Rohee, Mrs Indranie Chandarpal, President of the WPO, Dharamkumar Seeraj, General Secretary of the Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA) and Seepaul Narine of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union as well as Mrs Philomena Sahoye.

The event was chaired by Ms Sheila Verasammy, General Secretary of the WPO and was well attended. Participants also had the opportunity to interact with the various leaders present.

In Essequibo, the commemoration activity took the form of a cultural programme organized by the WPO working committee on the 22nd of October and was held on the lawns of State House in that county.

This event was chaired by Juliet Coonjah, member of the WPO Secretariat. Reflections on the life of Mrs Jagan was done by Mrs Chandarpal, Mr Ishack Bashir, a stalwart of the PPP, Vice Chairman of Region 2 Vishnu Samaroo, and an old stalwart of the PPP, ‘Uncle John,’ who had the privilege of working along with Mrs Jagan when she represented the Essequibo Constituency in 1953 and 1957.

On October 24, another evening of reflection was held. This time it was at the President’s Youth Choice Building in Vryman’s Er-ven in New Amsterdam. Presentations were made by the Regional Chairman of Region 6 Mr. Permaul Armogan, Mrs Chandarpal, and Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, Central Committee member of the PPP.

Ms Gloria Beharry member of the WPO Central Committee chaired the evening proceedings.

The event at No. 64 Village, Corentyne was held on October 26 at the Health Centre.

This venue was chosen because it was declared opened by Mrs Jagan in her capacity as Minister of Health, Housing and Labour in the PPP government of 1957-1961. This activity took the form of a Medical Outreach that saw doctors from the Skeldon and Port Mourant Hospitals participating. There were a number of health workers also who participated in providing medical services to residents of the community, which included dental and other medical checkups. A blood donation drive was also part of the activites.

Presentations were made by Mrs Chandarpal, Dr. Chand, who spoke on the Berbice Regional Health Authority and Ms Bijulee Motie, Deputy General Secretary of the WPO.

The event was chaired by Central Committee members Ramela Badrasin and Mrs Ruby Ayana. A gratis lunch was also held for participants.

The close of events was held at the Kawall Primary School at Canal # 2 on Sunday October 27.

This event was organized by the Working Committee of the West Coast Demerara arm of the WPO and was co-chaired by Ashwini Sarran and Chandrowtie Sarran member of the WPO Secretariat. There were many songs, dances, poetry and excerpts of speeches made by Mrs Jagan during her lifetime.

Mrs Chandarpal provided the feature address.

The WPO expresses its gratitude to all those who contributed to making these events a success and to all the persons who turned out in large numbers to give support.