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2005-11-19: Our eventual withdrawal will be on our terms... 2005-11-15: An expelled AFC member could keep his parliamentary seat... 2005-11-13: Govt tables bill to weaken post of Chief Justice (Stabroek News) 2005-11-05: Exposing a benign paramountcy in the National Assembly - another national tragedy 2005-11-03: The messages delivered at the launching were impressive (Stabroek News) 2005-11-02: These two young men should be protected (Stabroek News) 2005-10-31: Retain your seats so you can serve Guyanese in Parliament (Stabroek News) 2005-10-18: Applications flowing in for Alliance For Change membership (Stabroek News) 2005-09-20: Sheila Holder's Response to Robert Persaud (Stabroek News)  2005-06-26: Ramjattan/Trotman breakaway is sign of maturity (Stabroek News) 2006-01-10: AFC EMBARKS ON OUTREACH PROGRAMME 2006-01-09: Mahaicony Creek Flooding Some farmers consider pulling out of area …AFC distributes hampers (Kaiteur News) 2006-01-28: The AFC has been engaged in meaningful dialogue with most of the opposition parties - An open letter to Br. David Hinds (Stabroek News) 2005-10-30: Alliance For Change Launched  2006-2-02: The AFC will be a catalyst for change (Stabroek News) 2006-1-3:Alliance aims high 2006-1-23: Letter to Commissioner of Police after visit to Fort Island, Essequibo 2006-2-11: The AFC did make a statement on the Waddell murder (Stabroek News) 2006-2-17: The leaders of the Alliance have been on the road since the launch introducing themselves to Guyanese at home and in the Diaspora (Stabroek News) 2006-2-27: Freedom of Information bill is the priority now - Trotman By Miranda La Rose (Stabroek News) 2006-3-17: Sheila Holder has provided yeoman service as a Member of Parliament (Stabroek News) 2006-3-19: The Alliance For Change is willing to assist in crafting a strategy to stave off anarchy (Stabroek News) 2006-3-25: Commissioner of Police has jeopardised esteem in which he is held - AFC (Stabroek News) 2006-3-31: The Alliance for Change and the fine art of sales By Paul Sanders (Caribbean Daylight) 2006-4-17: More information on poll issues needed from GECOM - AFC says (Stabroek News) 2006-4-12: A STATEMENT FROM THE ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE 2006-5-1: More inclusiveness needed to avoid constitutional crisis – Raphael Trotman --says PPP/C, PNCR cannot solve problems alone (Kaieteur News) 2006-5-5: Clinton 's campaign manager to head AFC elections charge 2006-5-10: AFC's consultant Dick Morris to launch party's poll today(Stabroek News) 2006-5-11: Poll shows Trotman with 21% of the vote - US pollster Times for airing of “AFC On the Move” 2006-6-15: Can the AFC deliver? (Stella Ramsaroop - Kaieteur News) 2006-6-18: GECOM must pronounce on voters list sanitisation - Trotman (Stabroek News) 2006-6: The Alliance for Change’s infectious money drive  by Paul Sanders Caribbean Daylight 2006-6-24: AFC Essequibo rep. proposes value-added agri policy (Stabroek news) 2006-6-25: The Inflexibility of the PPP: Its re-assertion of Communism in these times By Khemraj Ramjattan (Kaieteur News) 2006-6-27: Ramjattan's column has raised the standard of Guyana 's politics ( Stella Ramsaroop Column -Kaieteur News) 2006-7-2: Alliance for Change (AFC) Column - Voices of Principles Women could play a key role in politics By Sheila Holder (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-7: Multi-millionaire to tackle poverty through AFC • says education and health key factors for development (Kaieteur News)  2006-7-8: AFC claims… PPP cabinet outreach is ‘vulgar attempt' to disguise elections campaigning -believes Jagdeo preparing to announce elections date (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-9:AFC insists: No coalition with PNCR, PPP ahead of elections (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-9:Alliance for Change Column: Strangers to the truth By AFC Presidential Candidate/Chairman, Raphael Trotman (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-16: The Alliance for Change Column-Towards a better state:the need for public sector REFORM By K. Ramjattan (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-17: AFC Davids facing the Goliaths (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-20: AFC says new poll shows Trotman closing gap on Jagdeo, Corbin (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-23: Alliance for Change Column--Voices of its Principles: AFC looks to women to spearhead change by Sheila Holder (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-25: AFC encourages the ongoing debate (Kaieteur News) 2006-7-30: The PPP has already been campaigning for some time through the misuse of state media and state resources (Cabinet Outreach) (Stabroek News) 2006-7-30: Trotman vows: “No retreat, no surrender” as AFC kick starts campaign • says hundreds abroad ready to return once right Government in place By Gordon French (Kaieteur News) 2006-8-6: The Alliance for Change Column - Voices of its Principles: STANDING UP (Kaieteur News) 2006-8-7: AFC attracts large turnout in NA 2006-8-11: AFC LEADERS TO MEET GUYANESE IN CANADA 2006-8-11: AFC MEETING AT BOURDA 2006-8-12: PRESIDENT WANTS DIRECT CONTROL OF POLICE OFFICERS APPOINTMENT 2006-8-12: CALL FOR END TO RACIAL POILTICS 2006-8-12: What will the AFC do for the Youth in Guyana? 2006-8-14: ANXIETY AT THE GEORGETOWN PRISONS 2006-8-15: TENSION CONTINUES AT GEORGETOWN PRISONS AND NOW IN THE MAGISTRACY 2006-8-17:Power has to be given back to the people - Trotman (by Miranda LaRose -Stabroek News) 2006-8-18: AFC ATTRACTS LARGER CROWDS 2006-8-21: Arcop polls put AFC as direct challenger to PPP/C (Kaieteur News) 2006-8-28 7:00pm Campaign Mgr’s unofficial assessment by Mr. Oma Sewhdat 2006-9-1: To the People of Guyana 2006-9-2: AFC will continue to be a force to be reckoned with - - Ramjattan -Sees sixth seat in the offing 2006-9-17: The Alliance for Change Column • Voices of its principles-Why so much arrogance so early?(Kaieteur News) 2006-9-20: Stop the petty squabbling (Guyana Chronicle) 2006-9-24: Alliance for Change Column Voices of its Principles -The Ms. Gaumatie Singh fallout (Kaieteur News) 2006-9-26: The Alliance For Change (Stabroek News Editorial) 2006-9-27: AFC will not go into “hibernation” —Sheila Holder - Party sets up mentoring scheme for youths(Kaieteur News) 2006-10-15: AFC to approach elections commission about another seat -owing to miscalculation in votes (Stabroek News) 2006-10-20: AFC Column “Voices of its Principles” for the Kaieteur News Paper by Sheila Holder 2006-10-29: The Alliance for Change Column-LET US DEVELOP THIS DEMOCRACY…IT CAN STILL SHINE for the Kaieteur News By Khemraj Ramjattan 2006-11-10: CALLING A SPADE A SPADE 2006-11-23: This is an edited version of an Article on Freedom of Information (FOI) written by Sheila Holder, Vice-Chair of the Alliance For Change (AFC) first published by the UN Human Rights Institute in India 2006-12-3: New Opportunities 2006-12-10:The Alliance For Change Column Let Us Be Bound By Our Contracts By Khemraj Ramjattan (Kaieteur News) 2006-12-17:Alliance For Change Column- Freedom of Information Act… Bolstering transparency and accountability by AFC Vice-Chair Sheila Holder, MP 2006-12-22: Alliance For Change Christmas Message 2006-12-31: AFC New Year Message 2007-1-13: Article by AFC Vice-Chair Sheila Holder, MP for the AFC Column “Voices of its Principles” (Kaieteur News) 2007-1-21: Alliance for Change Column - Release the VAT 2007-1-28: The Alliance for Change Column-Either a grand deception or an unconstitutionality (Kaieteur News) 2007-2-4: Alliance For Change Column-Our legislative process:More frankness less arrogance needed (Keieteur News) 2007-2-11: Alliance For Change column An edited version of the Presentation made by Sheila Holder, MP on the 2007 Budget (Kaieteur News) 2007-4-1: AFC Article-The value of the right to access information (Kaieteur News) 2007-5: An Open Letter to the Guyanese Diaspora and shared with those living the reality at home.. 2007-5-27: AFC Column - TAKING DECISIONS IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST 2007-6-3: AFC Column- The idea of a third force has gained currency in Guyana 2007-6-10: The Alliance For Change Column-These Archdukes of Unprincipledom … being out to control, are out of control 2007-6-17: The Alliance For Change Column-AN EMERGING BURNHAMISM – NO DOUBT ABOUT IT 2007-6-24: The Alliance For Change Column-PARTNERSHIPS NEEDED TO STOP CRIME BY: Raphael G. C. Trotman 2007-7-1: The Alliance For Change Column-... the Jagdeo government balks at forming partnerships with the parliamentary opposition to establish a broad-based inclusive response to crime and security.by Sheila Holder 2007-7-8: The Alliance For Change Column - Let us not Politicise our Judiciary; Let us Judicialise our Politics! [An AFC position-statement on the High Court Amendment Bill 2007] 2007-7-22:The Alliance For Change Column -United For Change By Raphael Trotman 2007-7-26: AFC picking delegates by 'electoral college' system (Stabroek News) 2007-8-5: AFC Column-Nothing short of remarkable and extraordinary - ADDRESS BY RAPHAEL TROTMAN AT ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE 1st NATIONAL CONFERENCE (kaieteur News) 2007-8-6: This negative brand of propaganda has lost its potency (Stabroek News) 2007-8-12: Trotman to accelerate consultations on Freedom of Information Act (Kaieteur News) 2007-8-12: The destruction of deliberative democracy (Kaieteur News) 2007-8-19: AFC Column “Voices of its Principles” by Oma Sewhdat (Kaieteur News) 2007-8-26: AFC Column “He is a creature of a party apparatus whose main aim is to hold on to power so that a selected few can plunder Guyana for their own economic gain.” by Sheila Holder ( Kaieteur News) 2007-9-2: AFC Column-WHITHER POLITICAL COOPERATION? By Raphael Trotman (Kaieteur News) 2007-9-16: AFC Column-Meet David Patterson – Member of Parliament and National Executive Committee member of the AFC (Kaieteur News) 2007-9-23: AFC Column-OF PRESIDENTS AND PARDONS By Khemraj Ramjattan (Kaieteur News) 2007-10-4: PNCR will support Freedom of Info bill (Stabroek News) 2007-10-7:AFC OBSERVES 2ND ANNIVERSARY: “Keeping The Dream Alive” 2007-10-14:AFC Column - Failure to plan, prepare in a disciplined and visionary way will produce chaos and failure 2007-10-21: AFC Column Our National Executive Committee – a broad spectrum of personalities- Meet Allison Mohamed (Kaieteur News) 2007-10-24: AFC seeking its own chief scrutineer (Stabroek News) 2007-10-28: AFC Column-Our National Executive Committee – a broad spectrum of personalities Meet Sixtus Edwards 2007-13-4: Profile of AFC National Executive Committee member Martin Cheong 2007-11-11: An Open Letter to President Jagdeo regarding the VAT 2007-11-11: AFC seeks alliance in renewed attempt to address VAT issues …collective effort would see success – Trotman (Kaieteur News) 2007-11-11: AFC Column-Our National Executive Committee – a broad spectrum of personalities-Meet Dominic Gaskin (Kaieteur News) 2007-11-11: Tain Erupts Over Traffic Fine s- Khemraj Ramjattan annd AFC Respond 2007-11-18: The Alliance For Change Column-Our National Executive Committee – a broad spectrum of personalities:Meet Gavin Hope 2007-11-24: The AFC is being continuously frustrated by the powers that be. 2007-11-24: CLIMATE CHANGE IS A NATIONAL ISSUE- THE DELEGATION ATTENDING THE BALI CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHOULD INCLUDE ALL STAKEHOLDERS: BY RAPHAEL TROTMAN. 2007-11-25:Our National Executive Committee – a broad spectrum of personalities Meet Francis Darchiville   2007-12-9: Will we be safe over the holiday season? & The GPL situation 2007-12-16: Profile of AFC National Executive Committee member Clayton Hall 2007-12-23: The AFC column -AFC WILL CONTINUE TO WORK IN EARNEST By Raphael Trotman 2007-12-23: THE AFC AT CHRISTMAS By Sheila Holder 2007-12-30: AFC RESOLVES TO FIGHT FOR CHANGE IN 2008 2008-1-6: An Increasing De-democratisation by Khemraj Ramjattan 2008-1-8: Not Presidential – arrogance and authoritarianism  2008-1-13: CLAIMS OF TORTURE MUST BE INVESTIGATED / AFC Demands Fair Treatment for Political Parties For Free and Fair Elections 2008-1-20: AFC Kaieteur News column-Debunking the Untruths Being Peddled About the AFC   2008-1-22: The Alliance supported the PNCR's Bill for an African Lands Commission and had called for a Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2008-1-27: THE AFC CONDEMS VIOLENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS 2008-2-10:Cut the Crap - It would have been Money well spent! 2008-2-13: Delay in asking for international help... Govt. afraid of unearthing skeletons in the closet – Ramjattan 2008-2-17: BUDGET 2008: WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT 2008-2-24: AFC Column - AGAINST THE STATE by Khemraj Ramjattan 2008-2-24: If these are the first signs of an insurgency we have a serious problem and cannot avoid addressing the causes that gave rise to it (Stabroek News) 2008-3-2: The AFC Column-WILL WE AS A NATION WALK THE WALK OR JUST TALK THE TALK? 2008-3-7: The Protest Rally: The Richmond Hill Report by Paul Sanders  Caribbean Daylight NY  2008-3-23: AFC Kaieteurnews Column, “Voices of its Principles” By AFC Vice-Chair, Sheila Holder, MP For Easter Sunday 2008-3-26: ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE MAKES DONATION OF COMPUTER TO LEGUAN MANDIR YOUTH GROUP 2008-4-6: The AFC Article by Sheila Holder - “Voices of Its Principles”-The National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana, like the country itself is at the cross roads.