Posted by Administrator in Press Releases on 23. May, 2012 | Comments Off
AFC calls for national strategy to address teen violence The Alliance For Change is profoundly saddened at the recent incident where one teenager is said to have stabbed another to death. Our condolence goes out to the family and relatives of young Shane George whose life was taken in such
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Good evening and welcome all. It is a pleasure to be able to welcome you here in such a beautiful setting to begin the discussion on some issues that are sometimes unpleasant. I speak of democracy, governance, and parliament. Article 51 of the Guyana Constitution states quite plainly, and simply
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Can the Minister of Amerindian Affairs explain why our government believes that the development of the Amerindian people must depend on the goodwill of a foreign government? Are we not Guyanese and entitled to a fair share of the money earned by our country? During the debate of the 2012
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Alliance For Change (AFC) executive member, Moses Nagamootoo, says, “National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) is the lost city of El Dorado” since many are trying to hoodwink Guyanese into believing that there is nothing abnormal about monies under the control of the privatization unit of the Government. “Brassington
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The Alliance For Change is aware that the Government plans to send home certain workers using the reduction made to the 2012 budget as the excuse. Instead of ‘weeding out’ the cronies and ‘fat-cats’ out of the system, the PPP/C Government is sacrificing ordinary cleaners and clerks and cutting the
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What is the Guyana LCDS? According to the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) website, the LCDS sets out Guyana’s approach to transition to a green economy. Its stated aim is to combat climate change while simultaneously providing economic growth and development. It sets out how Guyana’s economy can be realigned
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The Alliance For Change is alarmed at the callous remarks of Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh that “jobs will go” as a result of the joint opposition’s scaling back of what must be recognized as budget which initially included wasteful and questionable expenditure. Lest we forget it was the
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On Thursday the 3rd May 2012 a high ranking team from the Alliance For Change (AFC) consisting of Nigel Hughes and Gerhard Ramsaroop, met with the leadership of the Trade Union Congress at their offices in Woolford Avenue. The meeting which lasted several hours included discussions on the state of
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Yesterday morning just before 8 am, the Alliance For Change was informed via an email from the Leader of the Opposition Brigadier David Granger, that he has named Ms. Sandra Jones to be a GECOM Commissioner to replace the late Robert Williams. The AFC is disappointed in the principle and methodology
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The AFC is not amused by the vile attempts of the PPP/C administration to cause strife and urges our Amerindian brothers and sisters and all residents of hinterland communities to inform themselves on how funds for LCDS projects can be accessed from the GRIF. The AFC wants to make clear
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