▁Central ▁Committee , ▁held ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁P PP ▁Executive ▁Committee , ▁ ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁elected ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁P PP ▁paper ▁Th under , ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁J agan ▁later ▁left ▁Guy ana ▁for ▁Mar aca ib o , ▁Venezuela ▁for ▁treatment . ▁She ▁later ▁went ▁to ▁Be lem , ▁Brazil ▁for ▁additional ▁treatment . ▁Jan et ▁J agan ▁died ▁of ▁an ▁ab dom inal ▁an eur ys m ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁in ▁Be lem . ▁Her ▁body ▁was ▁cre m ated ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Guy ana . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁Jan et ▁J agan ▁was ▁long ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁literary ▁and ▁cultural ▁life ▁of ▁Guy ana . ▁She ▁published ▁early ▁po ems ▁by ▁Martin ▁Carter ▁in ▁Th under ▁( which ▁she ▁edited ) ▁and ▁supported ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁early ▁Carter ▁collections ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁Hill ▁of ▁Fire ▁G low s ▁Red . ▁She ▁strongly ▁believed ▁that ▁Gu yan ese ▁children ▁needed ▁books ▁which ▁reflected ▁their ▁own ▁real ities . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Pe ep al ▁Tree ▁Press ▁published ▁her ▁When ▁Grand pa ▁Ch ed di ▁was ▁a ▁Boy ▁and ▁Other ▁St ories , ▁followed ▁by ▁Pat ric ia , ▁the ▁Baby ▁Man ate e ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁An ast