– Robert CorbinLeader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, says that Winston Murray’s resignation as chairperson of the party is no crisis situation, and that the party could weather it.Corbin made the comments in light of speculations that the party was in panic mode and had called a special meeting at its headquarters at Congress Place, Sophia.Former PNCR Chairman, Winston MurrayCorbin insisted that this was far from the truth, in that the meeting was merely to formally convey to the party the move by Murray, as well as to reaffirm the party’s commitments to its work programme.He added that a decision on Murray’s replacement will be made when the Central Executive Members of the party meet on the next occasion.The party currently possesses two vice-chairpersons, namely, Shadow Labour Minister Basil Williams and Shadow Human Services and Social Security Minister and Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, Volda Lawrence.The party made public Murray’s resignation as chairman of the party on Saturday, pointing to disagreements over his position on the Economic Partnership Agreement between Europe and CARIFORUM.Murray’s resignation as Chairman marks a further rift in the leadership of the main opposition party.Murray is the highest ranking member of the party to have taken such drastic action allegedly over disagreements with the party hierarchy.Murray’s resignation took effect on January 15, the party said. However, he remains a member of the PNCR and will continue to sit as a Member of Parliament for the party.Murray said his resignation is a direct result of his principled objection to the issuance of a statement in the name of the PNCR, which essentially amounted to an abandonment of the position that he publicly represented at the consultations held by President Jagdeo during September of last year on the then proposed EPA.He had represented the party as leader, since the PNCR leader Robert Corbin was out of the country.Murray had essentially supported President Bharrat Jagdeo’s position that the EPA was a bad deal for Guyana.“We do not see the reality as a fair agreement between the EU and CARIFORUM countries, and it has always been understood, given the levels of development,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, that these agreements would be contentious. They should be without injury and send us into development of our people.“If an impact assessment was to be conducted, I do not think that we have enough information on the cost and the impact this will have on our countries…I think that we need time to scrutinise this agreement, and also it serves as a wake-up call for the Caribbean and CARICOM in terms of where its development is going,” Murray had stated.Jagdeo had commended the PNCR for “the strong, firm and positive position” that the party took on the matter.However,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, the PNCR dropped Murray’s position and called on the Government to join the other countries of the Caribbean Community in signing the EPA.As a result of the party’s abandonment of his position on the EPA,Wholesale Jerseys NFL, Murray expressed his strongly held view that “It has become impossible for me to continue with any credibility in the office of chairman of the party.”However, following discussions with the Leader, the PNCR said, Murray has agreed to be a key member of a special task force set up to redefine a strategic plan for the future of the PNCR, and to reposition the party before 2011, as directed by the 14th Biennial Congress.The party thanked Murray for “the tremendous contribution he has made over the years as Chairman.”Murray’s resignation as Chairman sparks renewed controversy over Corbin’s leadership of the party.Early in December,Jerseys Authentic Stitched, 2008, Vice-Chairman Vincent Alexander resigned from the Local Government Task Force, on which he was representing the party, and did not renew his membership of the party.Alexander’s resignation followed the decision of the party to recall James McAllister as a Member of Parliament.McAllister was part of “Team Alexander” which in April, 2007 expressed interest in mounting a challenge to Corbin’s leadership at the party’s biennial congress. The challenge was withdrawn just before the congress in the face of “hostility”,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, Alexander had stated.“The party, in its attempts to destroy the seeds of a new policy and to emasculate those who dared to traverse a new and progressive path, went into killer drive and trumped-up charges against those who dared to challenge the status quo,” Alexander said when he resigned.Dissent in the PNCR started to show up glaringly when Raphael Trotman resi

–? Sithe Global is still majority owner of AFHI – Dr LuncheonHead of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, says that Amaila Falls Hydro Inc (AFHI) is very much in existence,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, with Sithe Global still holding the majority shareholding in the Company. AFHI was created to build and operate the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Plant.The company is 60 per cent owned by Sithe Global for committing to invest US$157M while Government had claimed that it will only invest US$100M and will own the remaining 40 per cent.Leaked Confidential Project Documents have since unearthed that Government in fact committed US$157M.Dr. Luncheon,Cheap Jerseys From China, during his weekly post Cabinet press briefing on Friday,Cheap Jerseys From China, told media operatives, “I don’t even know that there was a day that we could agree on that Sithe Global walked.”An Extract of the Confidential Project Document outlining Guyana’s financial commitment to the project.He said to the best of his knowledge,Wholesale Football Jerseys, “Sithe Global has majority ownership of the company AFHI…If you say to me the company was dissolved then I would understand that they walked. That eventuality has not occurred”According to Dr. Luncheon, “That company, as far as I know, has not been dissolved.”He was asked why Government has consistently maintained that it would be investing US$100M when in fact the financial commitment by Government in the project, according to the leaked confidential document,Cheap Jerseys Online, is US$157M.He challenged this publication to make public that document.“I will suggest for the satisfaction of the skeptics in our midst that the conclusion that logically arises that the government made two contrary claims be attested to by the provision of these documents.”He said that should the document be made public then he is certain there would be clear cut explanations.Dr. Luncheon told the media operatives that he has been a part of the delegation that provided information on what Government’s investment in the project is and that “we were building the road and we had the GRIF (Norway) contributions.”Asked about what the total commitment for the road and GRIF money is, Dr. Luncheon said, “It depends on the time.”He said that if Guyana was building the road at the time and cost during the time of Synergy Holdings Inc it would have been a different figure.At that time, the road contract had been set at US$15.4M.Dr. Luncheon pointed to the fact that after the reversal that led to the abandonment of the Synergy (Holdings Inc) road building option and going out to tender for the seven lots there would be a different price.According to the leaked project document Government has committed US$35.2M to the Amaila Falls access road.“You probably would need to expose the sources to deal specifically with the commitment made, the time the disclosures were made so that you could assure yourselves and others whether there was indeed some reason for it to be bandied as a deceitful and obvious effort by Government to conceal.”According to the leaked Confidential Document on the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric project,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, dated July 11, 2013, the Guyana Government has committed finances as follows:Amaila Falls Access RoadUS$23.8M + US$11.4M spent prior to 2013 which equals to US$35.2MGuyana Norway Partnership EquityUS$80MGuyana Fund for Special Operations (FSO)US$42MTotalUS$157.2