GUYANA: BODY OF FORMER PRESIDENT TO BE CREMATED
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The body of former President Janet Jagan is to be cremated immediately following her state funeral here on Tuesday.
Jagan died early Saturday morning at the Georgetown Hospital. She was 88 years old.
On Tuesday, the funeral procession will depart her Georgetown residence at 8:00 am and will stop directly in front of the Office of the President where a military procession will begin.
A statement from the Office of the President said the cortege will then proceed south to parliament building for the state funeral service, scheduled for 8:30 am. Earlier, the government declared Monday and Tuesday as National Days of Mourning.
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