Posted by Administrator in AFC In the News on 15. Jan, 2012 | Comments Off
To say that a new era of politics was birthed in our beloved Guyana on Thursday, January 12, 2012, would be an understatement. What we witnessed with the convening of the 10th session of the Parliament of Guyana, the election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, and the swearing in
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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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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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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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Guyana not ‘hogtied’ into contracts The Alliance For Change is calling on Dr. Roger Luncheon to resign his post as Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Presidential Secretariat. This is in light of his recent attempts to mislead this nation and his dereliction of duty. As Secretary to Cabinet
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Thank you Dr Mohabir for those kind words of introduction. Mr. Prakash Ramadhar, Leader of COP, Mr. Toney, Chairman, Mr. Nirad Tewarie, General Secretary and all the other leaders, and all the members present at this Convention, thanks for inviting me here. I am really impressed and must say that
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The Alliance For Change looks forward with anticipation to the new year for it promises a Guyana which will be unlike any other year Guyana has ever experienced. The country has been thrust in a new and exciting political dimension. 2012 will be a year that will test the maturity
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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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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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