Posted by Administrator in Press Releases on 08. Feb, 2012 | Comments Off
The AFC demands that the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) be the subject of total scrutiny in the Economic Services Sector Committee of Parliament before the departure of its prime mover and shaker, Mr. Winston Brassington. In view of no oversight by the Auditor General into its affairs,
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For the first time in half a century, Guyana has an opportunity to develop broad-based consensus on issues of social equity in our country. The tripartite composition of Parliament, and the injection of new energies into that body under fresh leadership, can help take us forward on the path of
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Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC) Raphael Trotman was yesterday elected Speaker of the National Assembly for Guyana’s 10th Parliament and A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Deborah Backer was elected unchallenged as his Deputy. The election for Speaker was initially contested by Former Speaker Ralph Ramkarran, Trotman and
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Today, we gather to pay tribute, and to extol the virtues and accomplishments of Sheila Holder, who died on Sunday, 20th November, 2011. Like most of us gathered here, we never really got a chance to say goodbye. However shortly before she departed for the US for treatment, she and
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Dear Editor, The AFC is bemused at the PPP’s antics regarding the appointment of Speaker. They have to understand that the electorate has spoken and none of the parties should treat their mandates lightly, or believe that it can be bargained with, or compromised. The PPP has to also understand
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Late Parliamentarian and founding member of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Sheila Holder, was yesterday eulogized when family members and friends assembled at St. George’s Cathedral, Georgetown, to reflect on her life’s works. Those in attendance included AFC leaders Raphael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan; APNU Leader David Granger; Former First
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First time parliamentarian Cathy Hughes has vowed to continue the work of deceased AFC founding member and former parliamentarian Sheila Holder when the 10th Parliament is convened. Holder, a former consumer advocate, had been affiliated with the Working People’s Alliance and in 2005 joined with Raphael Trotman and Khemraj Ramjattan
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Dear Editor, The AFC is not the PNC/APNU. It is not the PPP. It is the AFC. It is its own party. As much as many APNU supporters are drunk with the belief that the AFC is or should be tied, married, wedded and bound to APNU, the truth cannot
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The 2011 Election results have propelled the need for the emergence of a new dispensation in the conduct of our national affairs. The voters have indicated to all that cuss-down politics will not create winners. This surely must be a lesson that the PPP must learn. The voters also made
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PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release to All Media Houses December 9, 2011 Georgetown, Guyana.. Delegations from the Joint Opposition, A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) met yesterday to begin discussions on a framework of cooperation in the National Assembly where the parties together
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