Teixeira, others remember Mrs Jagan
- During ‘Night of Reflection’at Red House
GUYANA’s first female President Mrs. Janet Jagan was saluted by the Executive members of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), the party she co-founded with her husband Dr. Cheddi Jagan, as a stalwart in Guyana’s history and a woman of substance who dedicated a significant part of her life struggling for the betterment of hundreds of thousands of Guyanese.High ranking party officials, Ms. Gail Teixeira and Mr. Hydar Ally were among those who reflected on the life of Mrs Jagan at a function held at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre in High Street, Kingston on Wednesday last.
Both Ally and Teixeira fittingly reflected on the life and many contributions of this ‘amazing woman’ to a nation which she dedicated her entire adult lifetime to, leaving the United States where she was born and making Guyana her home.
The event was chaired by Women’s Progressive Organisation (WPO) General Secretary, Ms. Sheila Veerasammy, who described Mrs Jagan, who was also the founder of the WPO, as “God’s gift to the Guyanese people, especially to the women of Guyana”.
When she came to Guyana in December of 1943, she immediately recognised the harsh living and working conditions of our women and worked assiduously to change it, Veerasammy said, adding: “We will forever be indebted to this remarkable human being, a teacher, a friend, a comrade of the poor and the under privileged.”
“Her sterling contributions towards the development of Guyana through the roads she travelled and some of her successes were so great, that we must reflect on them to ensure that our young generation learn and are aware of what one extraordinary woman has done for her nation.” she continued.