– UG communication centre

The University of Guyana’s Centre of Communication Studies said “Guyana has lost a writer and stateswoman of incomparable qualities” in its message of condolence on the death of former president Janet Jagan.

In a press release the centre said as one of the founding editors of Guyana’s oldest political paper the Thunder she was until the time of her passing one of the country’s longest-serving journalists. “Her consistency of focus was remarkable and her faculty for hard work is to be emulated,” the centre said.

Though best known for her political writing, Jagan was also a creative writer who penned several poem and stories for children. “Her writing indicated a deeply incisive mind and historical insight which few could replicate,” the release said, adding that from the outset of her career she recognised the importance of the media in addressing social and political issues.

As a woman in a male-dominated world, Jagan fought for equality for women at a time when this was not a popular cause but she never abandoned this cause, the release said. The centre said too the loss of “media titan” Jagan so soon on the heels of the passing of other important media persons such as David de Caires, Dr Roy Ibbott and Terry Nelson (Omar Farouk) signals a passing of the torch from stalwarts who created Guyana’s media landscape to those who must now build upon their legacies.

The centre’s faculty and students extend their sympathy to Jagan’s relatives and the government.