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
Continue Reading »Posted by Administrator in AFC In the News, Parliament, Speeches on 22. May, 2012 | No Comments
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
Continue Reading »Posted by Administrator in AFC In the News on 19. May, 2012 | No Comments
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
Continue Reading »Posted by Administrator in AFC In the News on 17. May, 2012 | No Comments
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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Please note the Alliance For Change will be holding a picketing exercise outside the GPHC this midday to draw attention to maternal deaths and other failures in the public health service. General Secretary Sixtus Edwards
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On Nov 25, 2010 Guyana will once again join the world in observing International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Across Guyana our precious women and girls continue to be battered by abusers although many write and/or speak out against this evil. The AFC sees our women and
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I had intended to write exclusively on Freedom of Information legislation but after the events f the last twenty-four hours involving my opposition colleague, Winston Murray, I am left to consider the frailty of life and the relative insignificance of our own individual positions in the wider scheme of things.
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As we prepare to celebrate Diwali – the Festival of Lights, the Alliance For Change sends special Diwali greetings to our Hindu brothers and sisters and to all Guyanese. As we all enjoy the beauty of this festival, the traditional lighting of diyas with family and friends and the viewing
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The AFC is convinced that the ruling party is frustrating the operations of GEOM so as to force a crisis and consequential delay of the elections because of its internal problems, and to give President Jadgeo an extended or “third” term through the devise of an extension. We are of
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For the average Guyanese, the amount of money that will be spent by the PPP/C government on maintaining its incumbency at the next national election is impossible to conceptualise. For those whose thankless task it is to legitimately oppose and depose their underperforming rulers, this amount is impossible to match.
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