…as Team Alexander, Reform component, Van West Charles throw weight behind MurrayWinston Murray, flanked by Dr Richard Van West Charles (left) and leader of the Reform component Stanley Ming,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, making a point to media operativesBy Gary EleazarRumours were yesterday confirmed as fact when Dr Richard Van West Charles, the Reform component of the People’s National Congress, as well as Team Alexander, yesterday threw their support behind the Shadow Finance Minister Winston Murray to contest the post of leadership of the Party.Among those present at the Pegasus Hotel where the announcement was made, were recalled Member of Parliament and member of Team Alexander, James McAllister, PNCR Shadow Home Affairs Minister, Deborah Backer and Aubrey Norton among others.Dr Van West Charles in his endorsement of Murray told media operatives as well as supporters of the move, that he and Murray, who recently resigned as party Chairman, were in discussions as it relates to his run for the leadership of the party and agreed on a broad vision for the rebuilding and retooling the Party for Government in 2011.“We are fully aware that our vision can only be realized with a change in leadership and that this change can be better achieved if one candidate faces the incumbent…At this juncture, I wish to announce that we have decided that the candidate to contest against Mr. Robert Corbin on Saturday will be Comrade Winston Shirpal Murray.”He pointed out that Murray possesses the requisite credentials to lead the PNCR, adding that he has been in Government for a considerable period of time, holding many important posts, including Minister of Trade and Deputy Prime Minister.Murray has served as chairman of the PNCR for over a decade and has been with the party for some 30 years now.According to Dr Van West Charles, “He is one of our leading parliamentarians, primarily with the responsibility for economic issues…Over the years Murray has demonstrated that he has an incisive mind, a breadth of vision, and a concern for ensuring that all Guyanese, can share the benefits of our society….He has been relentless in the pursuit of political objectives and at all times his integrity has shone through his activities, making him a reliable political colleague.”He argued that he was convinced that with Murray standing as the candidate for Leader of the Party the forces for change and reorganization stand an excellent chance of prevailing at Congress, adding also that Murray will understand the urgency to recover the political ground which has been ceded.Following his opening statement, Dr Van West Charles, announced that he would step down and not only make way for Murray, but dedicate his resources to assisting him.Stanley Ming, who had joined with a number of other prominent individuals in creating the Reform component of the PNC also voiced that group’s support for Murray.According to Ming, he was speaking on behalf of the other members of the Reform component with whom he has made contact and who have expressed their support for Murray as leader of the PNC.Ming was the leader of the Reform group, but they withdrew from the process because, “we did not feel that we could have contributed in the way (we wanted) for political progress.”He noted that with the candidacy of Murray there is a renewed sense of invigoration that he could be worked with to bring about a change in the political culture, “we are ready, willing and capable to bring about the kind of culture that is needed in Guyana that embraces us not as Afro or Indo or any other denomination, but as Guyanese.”Murray in his acceptance of the support by Team Alexander,Cristopher Toselli Jersey, the Van West Charles faction as well as the Reform component, said that it was the changes and events that have manifested within the party in recent times, as well as the fact that members had nominated him, that caused him to recognize the fact that he was wanted at the helm of the party.According to Murray, he regarded Dr Van West Charles as an individual that understands, “it is not about self; it is about the party and the country as a whole.”Murray revealed that Van West Charles had spoken to him some two years ago and pointed out that he would have supported and not contested the elections for leader of the party should Murray take part.He expressed his gratitude for what he called a selfless act on the part of Van West Charles not only to step aside and support him but also to pledge his resources.When asked if he believed that his ethnicity would act to his disadvantage given the reality of racial polarization of voting in Guyana, Murray said that the PNCR had a unique opportunity to demonstrate its inclusivity, adding that over his 30 years in the party,Jerseys NBA Cheap China, he