Politics – Page 22 – Guyana Times International

WPA defends coalition with PNCR

July 7, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) has defended its move to form an alliance with the main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), saying that the decision was premised on the party’s long-held view that Guyana can only move forward with a government that represents and is accountable to all of its peoples. In a statement, the WPA said it has noted the attacks on its co-leader Dr Rupert Roopnaraine by the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and some of its supporters, mounted on the state media since announcement…

Nadir’s involvment in elections campaign a conflict of interest – TUF

July 7, 2011 TIMES INT'L

BY JANELLE PERSAUD The United Force party, on Friday, July 1, announced that its former longtime leader Manzoor Nadir will not be campaigning with the party in the lead-up to the 2011 regional and general elections. At a press conference at Unity House, the TUF presidential candidate Valerie Garrido-Lowe said the party believes that Nadir’s involvement would create a conflict of interest. Nadir is currently labour minister and parliamentarian in the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration. “We are stating here that he (Nadir) will not be campaigning with us, because that…

PPP/C expresses concerns about unregistered voters

July 1, 2011 TIMES INT'L

People’s Progressive Party presidential candidate Donald Ramotar, on June 24, said his party is seeking to have the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) open an avenue for unregistered persons to become registered. Ramotar joined his political opponents in highlighting the importance of registering citizens who were not registered because of lack of source documents. Speaking at a media briefing at the party’s headquarters, Freedom House, Ramotar said an examination of several hinterland communities has indicated that several persons were not registered because of the lack of source documents. The party has…

Guyana’s economic status has risen over the years – Ramotar

July 1, 2011 TIMES INT'L

General Secretary and presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Donald Ramotar, said the party is ready for the upcoming elections. He noted that discussions to appoint a prime ministerial candidate are ongoing, and the party’s choice will be announced soon. That choice will be made from the civic component of the party, Ramotar assured. “Our electoral structures at both the leadership level and in the communities have been established to face the challenges,” he stated. He expressed confidence that the PPP/C would be successful in the upcoming…

JOPP coalition to be launched this week

June 24, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP) is set to launch its coalition on Friday. Its features are an agreed presidential candidate, one manifesto, one symbol, and one campaign. Guyana Times International understands that the name of the coalition and its symbol, among other things, have already been finalized, and the grouping of five political parties is just waiting to reveal these on Friday. Dr Rupert Roopnarain, Leader of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), a participating member of the JOPP, has said that the grouping has so far decided on a ‘leadership…

‘I’m coming around to supporting Donald Ramotar’ – former PNCR MP

June 23, 2011 TIMES INT'L

BY JANELLE PERSAUD A defector from the People’s National Congress Reform party says he is “coming around to backing” PPP presidential candidate Donald Ramotar in this year’s general elections. Joseph Hamilton, a former high-ranking member of the PNCR and a former Member of Parliament, told Guyana Times International in an interview on June 21 that, unless the PNCR embraces radical reforms, he would never return to its fold. Hamilton is among a large group of high-ranking PNCR members who had withdrawn from the party back in 2008 following an unsuccessful…

Four opposition parties form coalition

May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 TIMES INT'L

“It is just a ploy to rebrand the discredited PNCR” – PPP/C Four opposition political parties have joined forces to contest this year’s national and regional elections. This is a decision that will, for the first time, see the main opposition party, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), not having its individual mark being put to the fore at national elections. The other parties that are part of the coalition are the Working People’s Alliance (WPA), The Guyana Action Party (GAP), and the National Front Alliance (NFA). However, in a…

PPP meeting in New York a success – ACG

May 6, 2011 TIMES INT'L

The Association of Concerned Guyanese – USA said on May 1st that the recent New York meeting between PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar and supporters was a huge success, despite the efforts of the two major opposition parties to disrupt the event. At the well-attended event, President Bharrat Jagdeo declared that Donald Ramotar would make an excellent president because he is not bigoted; and, like Cheddi Jagan, he is guided by the philosophy to struggle for the rights of the people and to ensure that Guyana continues to be developed…

PPP/C slams PNCR statements about Amerindian development in Guyana

April 28, 2011 TIMES INT'L

– debunks claims of neglect By Samuel Sukhnandan People’s Progress Party Member of Parliament Norman Whittaker has waded into the People’s National Congress Reform party for accusing the administration of neglecting Amerindians in Guyana. Whittaker, a liaison officer to the minister of Amerindian Affairs, said that valuable progress has been made over the years in hinterland communities in several sectors, including agriculture, education, health, and infrastructure, among other things. His comments came in response to statements made by the PNCR that there has been extreme neglect of Amerindian communities, especially…

Search on for prime ministerial candidate for PPP – Ramotar

April 21, 2011 TIMES INT'L

Having unanimously selected and endorsed Donald Ramotar as its presidential candidate, the People’s Progressive Party said it will now move aggressively to compile its full list of candidates, including the prime ministerial candidate. At a recent media conference, Ramotar told reporters that the process had only now begun. “We are going to start that in earnest. … I have some ideas at the moment, but I don’t want to deal with that before discussing it with my own colleagues,” he said. A source close to Freedom House told Guyana Times…