Four days before the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is scheduled to hold its June 28-30 Biennial Congress, that party’s General Secretary Dawn Hastings-Williams on Monday resigned from her position, complaining bitterly about poor preparations for the highest decision-making forum are way off mark. “With all the administrative task that has to be undertaken by the secretariat, I believe that ...
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PNCR’s Committee of Elders to investigate Vanessa Kissoon’s sexual harassment allegation against Aubrey Norton
Even as People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) member, Vanessa Kissoon is reportedly reluctant to report that she was allegedly sexually harassed by party leader, Aubrey Norton, a committee of elders has been called in to investigate the claim. “The executive member, at this time, is not inclined to take such measures,” PNCR Central Executive Committee member, Volda Lawrence said in ...
Read More »Aubrey Norton gets overwhelming majority of nominations for PNCR leader; Forde focussing on validation of members
Incumbent leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Monday secured the highest number of nominations compared to his rivals, Roysdale Forde and Amanza Walton-Desir, but Mr Forde signaled that his team would be paying keen attention to the validation of groups. The PNCR’s Congress is scheduled for June 28 to 30. Mr Forde vowed that ‘strict’ ...
Read More »PNCR, other parties divided over validity of APNU Council meeting
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) is rejecting claims by four small political parties that it is no longer in the leadership of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) because the party did not attend last Thursday’s council meeting and elections. Under APNU’s banner, the group issued a statement saying that Mr Vincent Henry was elected Chairman at the meeting ...
Read More »PNCR taking steps to correct membership register
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has taken steps to correct the membership register by Sunday, after party General Secretary Dawn Hastings-Williams had said the document had several inaccuracies and there was a computer problem. “I know that they have made alternative arrangements to improve on the staff…We extended the working hours,” a party official told Demerara Waves Online News. ...
Read More »OPINION: Demerara River & Linden-Mackenzie outreach was a major success
By Dr Randy Persaud Critics like Dr Henry Jeffrey do not find good in anything the PPP does. They have a default position of tearing down genuine efforts aimed at socio-economic development and political change. Ironically, these same critics, wail night and day about the need to move the country forward. The latest iteration of the signature opposition wail surfaced ...
Read More »PNCR Leader reinforces connection between party and US-based groups
Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton said party groups in the United States (US) were reporting directly to the party’s headquarters in Guyana, raising fresh concerns about compliance with United States (US) law. He also said that no party group was expelled from the PNCR, in apparent reference to the party’s decision to de-recognise the North American ...
Read More »OPINION: The Declaration of Sophia vs considerations from New York: lessons from the tiff between the PNCR and NAR
By Dr. Vivian M. Williams, Esq. Differences between the PNCR, the main opposition party in Guyana and the New York based North American Region Inc (NAR), have spilled into the public domain. The dispute is whether NAR should subject itself to the direction and control of the PNCR. The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the party which operates from the ...
Read More »Opposition to boycott govt’s Independence flag-raising in Linden
As the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP)-led administration prepares Saturday to hold Guyana’s 58th Independence Anniversary flag raising ceremony in the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) stronghold of Linden, Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday said the APNU+AFC coalition would boycott the event. Among the reasons he cited were the government’s “blatant disregard” for locally elected representatives in the community ...
Read More »Roysdale Forde camp raises concern about PNCR Leader as Congress Director, North American Region disbanded
Concerns were Friday raised about People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader, Aubrey Norton being Congress Director for next month’s party congress which would elect a leader and other officers for the next two years. Congress is scheduled for June 28 to 30. Meanwhile, concerns have been raised about the disbanding of the North American Region (NAR) of the PNCR because ...
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