Alliance for change party in Guyana. History. Achievements. Next General Elections in 2025 with LEADER Nigel Hughes Esq. and Teams.
QUOTE from an EXPERT: “ Guyana’s 2025 ELECTIONS will be CAMPAIGNED and WON with HEAVY SOCIAL MEDIA and the BEST PARTY MESSAGING with HOPE, FAIRNESS and EQUITY with a PATHWAY to the FUTURE.”
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The Alliance for Change (AFC) party in Guyana was established in 2005 by three MPs who left other parties, Raphael Trotman Esq, Khemraj Ramjattan Esq, and the Late Sheila Holder. The party’s history is marked by its commitment to LIBERAL DEMOCRACY.
In the 2006 elections, the party received 8.1% of the vote, winning 6 seats, and in the 2011 elections, their vote share increased to 10.3%, which saw the party win 7 seats . Prior to the 2015 elections, the AFC formed a joint electoral list with the A Partnership for National Unity alliance, and the combined list won 33 seats, allowing PNC/APNU leader David A. Granger to become President .
The AFC party has also been actively engaged in promoting the rights of minorities.
For the next general elections in 2025, the party will be led by Nigel Hughes Esq. who has been elected as the LEADER of the AFC . Attorney at law, Nigel Hughes has emphasized the importance of coalition-building and has stated that their government 2015-2020, came to power on a simple promise: to deliver a good life for the people of Guyana.
The AFC MULTI RACIAL National Executive Committee (NEC) with 38 ELECTED and CO-OPTED Members, LEADER Nigel Hughes Esq, ; Chairman David Patterson; Vice Chairman Michael Carrington; General Secretary Raphael Trotman Esq.; Assistant GS Derek Basdeo; Assistant GS Bev Alert; and Immediate Past Leader Khemraj Ramjattan Esq.
Alliance for Change party has established itself as a SIGNIFICANT THIRD PARTY in Guyana’s politics, and their continuing commitment to LIBERAL DEMOCRACY.
The Record of Achievement by APNU +AFC, BY WORKING TOGETHER, the COALITION STARTED TO PUT GUYANA ON THE RIGHT PATH between 2015 to 2020.
APNU+AFC government came to power on a simple promise: to deliver a good life for all Guyanese. A simple promise that every citizen should have the opportunity to be the best he or she can be, ensuring job security, access to quality public services and the promotion of social cohesion.
By working TOGETHER, our coalition has started to place Guyana on the right path. Currently, we are with “BETTER MUST COME” as the AFC’s Theme.
The Alliance for Change (AFC) CURRENT 9 Members of PARLIAMENT are The HONORABLES, Khemraj Ramjattan, David Patterson, Catherine A. Hughes, Haimraj B. Rajkumar, Sherod A. Duncan, Juretha V. Fernandes, Deonarine Ramsaroop, Devin L. Sears and Beverly Alert.
PAST AFC MPS are The HONORABLES, Sheila Holder, Chantal Smith, Eula (Region 8), Michael Carrington, and Raphael Trotman.
SOME of the APNU+AFC coalition’s TOP ACHIEVEMENTS, OUTCOMES and DELIVERABLES WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. 15,000 jobs created by the government’s GO-Invest programs.
2. Installation of 1,500 free computers in 172 community ICT hubs throughout the country.
3. The President 5 Bs Initiative provided 1,400 bikes, 29 buses and 10 boats, meaning thousands more children in rural areas are now able to attend school. With the East Bank bus route alone, families in Region Six have been able to save an average of $72,000 per day, $360,000 a week and $1.4 million a year.
4. Women have been appointed to 40% of cabinet positions–double the global average–as well as to state boards and constitutional commissions in significant numbers.
5. The piracy that plagued our fishing communities ended.
Economic Growth & Job Creation: PROMISE DELIVERED WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. 15,000 jobs created by the government’s GO-Invest programs.
2. 220 investment agreements signed in agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, ICT, energy and mining, totaling $250B.
3. $100M Revolving Fund is providing 2,727 loans and grants to support young entrepreneurs and their businesses.
4. Small Business Bureau helped support over 200 businesses through partial loan guarantees and grants worth around $180M in 2018, creating 535 jobs.
5. Launch of a Sovereign Wealth Fund to ensure oil benefits all Guyanese.
Economic growth is at an all-time high. Guyana’s economy grew at a rate of 4.1% during 2018, hitting a record $689B.
Fighting Crime: PROMISE DELIVERED WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. Reported serious crimes have fallen by 30% from 2014-2018.
2. The piracy that plagued our fishing communities ended.
3. Investment of $1.7B on building, rehabilitating and renovating police stations.
4. The Emergency Response System expanded to an additional 52 stations.
5. Increase in narcotic confiscations, with over 800 kg of cocaine, 65,000 kg of cannabis and 1,900 kg of heroin seized in 2017 and 2018.
6. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index saw Guyana’s ranking rise from 119 to 93 since 2015— noted as one of the biggest improvers.
7. Introduction of Community Policing Group to build trust with local communities. In 2018, 262 arrests were made thanks to intelligence gathering and surveillance by this initiative.
Unity & Social Cohesion: PROMISE DELIVERED WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. Construction of the $160M Indian Arrival Monument.
2. Countrywide outreaches are organized to support all communities and ethnic groups.
3. The Ethnic Relations Commission promotes unity through education and prosecutes discrimination.
4. Official acknowledgement of religious and cultural festivals, including interfaith services.
5. Initiated a Gender and Social Inclusion Policy to provide equal opportunities for all, no matter gender, class, or ethnicity.
6. Women have been appointed to 40% of cabinet positions–double the global average–as well as to state boards and constitutional commissions in significant numbers.
Infrastructure: PROMISE DELIVERED WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. More than 90% now have access to electricity, rising by 4% since 2014.
2. New oil and diesel power plants were built in Anna Regina, Bartica and Canefield.
3. The introduction of 4G internet.
4. More than $10B invested to expand and upgrade main coastal highways to ease congestion and traffic.
5. Over 350 km of roads are maintained in the Hinterland.
6. Almost 4,000 housing lots provided for Guyanese.
7. Installation of 21,700 LED streetlights across Guyana.
8. Installation of 1,500 free computers in 172 community ICT hubs throughout the country.
9. Business registration hubs were established to make it easier to start companies, helping to create jobs.
10. BUILDINGS, ROADS, and INFRASTRUCTURES that will last for many years.
Sanitation: PROMISE DELIVERED WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. $100M ‘Clean-up Georgetown Campaign’ has cleaned the streets and desilted the canals.
2. Over 29 km of canals and 42 km of irrigation channels have been built, rehabilitated, or maintained to improve drainage and dramatically reduce the risk of flooding.
3. 100,000 people gained access to clean drinking water for the first time.
4. New water treatment plants built in Uitvlugt (Region Three), Diamond (Region Four) and Sheet Anchor (Region Six) to provide 45,000 people with 24-hour water access.
5. New solid waste disposals in Bartica, Linden, and Mahdia.
6. Five new pump stations help drain 4,500 acres of farmland and help up to 200,000 residents.
7. New wells and piped water access for isolated Hinterland and rural communities.
Healthcare: PROMISE DELIVERED WITHOUT OIL REVENUES
1. Expansion of medical facilities, with 22 new medical facilities added in 2019.
2. Increased vaccine coverage to 90% of the population, with polio, tuberculosis, and tetanus vaccinations all now above 98%.
3. Increased availability of retroviral treatments for HIV increased from 56% to 64% from 2015 to 2017. As a result, infection rates remain at a stable rate of 1.7% of the population.
4. Malaria cases have been reduced from 17,500 reported cases in 2014 to 11,000 cases in 2018.
5. Free distribution of 91,000 insecticide-treated bed and hammock nets.
6. Improved maternity care, resulting in a fall in reported maternal deaths by 50% in some areas.
7. A new drug procurement system has helped to improve the supply of essential medicines. Under the new process, average stock rates have increased from 60-75% to 95%.
8. Increasing the number of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals. There are now over 13 doctors and 36 nurses per 10,000 people.
9. 24-hour laboratory blood testing service extended to all hospitals.
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AFC : Prime Minister and 6 Ministers 2015-2020
1. Prime Minister: Hon. Moses Nagamootoo, Esq.
2. Minister of Natural Resources: Hon. Raphael Trotman, Esq.
3. Minister of Public Security: Hon. Khemraj Ramjattan, Esq.
4. Minister of Public Infrastructure: Hon David Patterson
5. Minister of Agriculture: Hon. Noel Holder
6. Minister of Business: Hon, Dominic Gaskin
7. Minister of Tourism & ICT : Hon. Cathy Hughes
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Guyana to KUWAIT from August 2016 to August 2020: Dr. Shamir Andrew Ally
1. 2019: DEBT RELIEF: Wrote OFF 67 % of DEBT for USD $50.7 Million
2. 2019: Kuwait Fund for Arabic Economic Development: KFAED March 2019: Feasibility Study Road Project, Belfield to Rosignol, ECD: GRANT KWD 500,000 = USD $1,635.000:
3. 2019, KFAED provided a loan of $20 million to finance the construction of a new water treatment plant in Georgetown.
4. 2014, KFAED provided a loan of $15 million to finance the upgrade of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) grid.
5. 2011, KFAED provided a loan of $20 million to finance the expansion of the Georgetown Seawall Road project.
Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• IsDB: FIRST GOVERNOR for Guyana: Hon. Winston Jordan: Minister of Finance. 2015-2020
• IsDB: FIRST Alternate GOVERNOR: Ambassador Dr. Shamir Andrew Ally, from 11th. May 2017 to August 2020
• Wide Range of Projects: 2018 to 2022 Financing & Technical Assistances: CREDITS & GRANTS USD $ 900: Million.
GUYANA GO-INVEST: Guyana Office for Investment: Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, Dr. Shamir Andrew Ally, February 2016 to December 2019.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA): Executive Director. Dr. Vince Adams, 2018 to 2020.
NATIONAL PRINTERS LIMITED: Chairman of NATIONAL PRINTERS, Ron Alert, FCIS, FCCA.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION. MEMBER. Nicola Trotman. 2021-2024
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT COMMISSION ( PPC). MEMBER. Dianna Rajcomar. MA. June 2022 to June 2025.
MY Efforts to secure MORE POSITIONS and NAMES were NOT successful: Errors and omissions (E&O), are ACCEPTED.
5 BOOKS PUBLISHED
1. “ FROM DESTINY TO PROSPERITY” by Raphael G.C. Trotman: June 2023
2. “ PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA” by Raphael G.C. Trotman: November 2023
3. “ MY QUEST FOR NATIONAL UNITY’ by Moses V. Nagamootoo: October 2023
4. “ FRIENDSHIP IS THE GIFT” KUWAIT by Dr. Maryann Beebe Ally, February 2024
5. “ MY TENURE AS GUYANA’S AMBASSADOR TO KUWAIT and LESSONS in DIPLOMACY” by Dr. Shamir Andrew Ally, March 2024
Ph.D in 2025
• Raphael Gregory Conwright Trotman Esq. ABD with PhD in 2025: Dissertation Title, “ The Achievement of Fait Accompli Through Hybrid Warfare- The Guyana/Venezuela Territorial Controversy Revisited, and Opportunities for Shaping Guyana’s Response.”
USA NEXT PRESIDENT with 270 ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES.
A. After the votes are announced, the Electoral College meets to formally cast their ELECTORAL VOTES for PRESIDENT and VICE-PRESIDENT.
B. This TYPICALLY occurs in MID-DECEMBER, about A MONTH after the NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL ELECTION.
C. THE PROCESS in the next 7 STEPS:
1. Certificate of Ascertainment: Each STATES’S GOVERNOR prepares a
2. Certificate of Ascertainment, which lists the candidates who WON the most VOTES in that STATE, along with the NUMBER OF ELECTORAL VOTES allocated to EACH CANDIDATE.
3. Certificate of Vote: Each STATE’S ELECTORS prepare a Certificate of Vote, which lists the candidates they are VOTING FOR and the NUMBER of ELECTORAL VOTES THEY ARE CASTING.
4. Electoral College Meeting: On the FIRST MONDAY after SECOND WEDNESDAY in DECEMBER 2024, the ELECTOTRS from EACH STATE MEET IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE CAPITALS to CAST THEIR ELECTORAL VOTES.
5. Voting: Each ELECTOR casts TWO VOTES: one for PRESIDENT and one for VICE PRESIDENT.
6. COUNTING: The ELECTORAL VOTES ARE COUNTED, and the CANDIDATE who RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF THE VOTES (at least 270 out of 538) WINS THE PRESIDENCY.
7. REPORTING The RESULTS are REPORTED to CONGRESS and the NATIONSAL ARCHIVES.
Congressional Count: In EARLY January 2025, CONGRESS meets to count the ELECTORAL VOTES and OFFICIALLY DECLARE the WINNER of November 5, 2024, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
3rd. Parties in the USA
The history of third parties in politics in the United States is quite fascinating. Since the Republican Party became the second major party in 1856, no third-party candidate has won the presidency. However, third-party candidates have influenced elections and the political landscape.
In the 19th century, there were a few instances where a minor party was competitive with the major parties, and in some cases, they even replaced one of the major parties. For example, the Socialist Party elected hundreds of local officials in 33 states by 1912 .
Third parties have also been known to draw attention to issues that may be ignored by the majority parties. If such an issue finds acceptance with the voters, one or more of the major parties may adopt the issue into its own party platform .
TWO notable THIRD-PARTY LEADERS include ROSS PEROT, who won 19% of the popular vote in the 1992 PTRESIDENTIAL ELECTION , and GEORGE WALLACE , who won 13.5% of the popular vote in the 1968 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
TODAY, THIRD PARTIES continue to play a role in American politics, with parties like the GREEN PARTY, the LIBERTARIAN PARTY, and the CONSTITUTION PARTY actively running candidates in elections. OVERALL, while THIRD PARTIES have NOT YET WON THE PRESIDENCY, they have certainly MADE THEIR MARK, on AMERICAN POLITICS.
3 rd. PARTIES in 10 COUNTRIES: Canada, Germany, India, France, Sweden, Brazil, Australia, Israel, South Africa, and Spain.
Canada: The New Democratic Party (NDP) has been a major third party, influencing progressive policies and even forming governments in some provinces.
Germany: The Green Party and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) have both had significant impacts, with the Greens shaping environmental policies and the FDP advocating for liberal economic policies.
India: Regional parties like the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) have held power in various states and influenced national politics.
France: The National Front (now National Rally) has been a significant force, shaping the debate on immigration and nationalism.
Sweden: The Green Party and the Left Party have both been part of governing coalitions, influencing policies on environment and social justice.
Brazil: The Workers’ Party (PT) started as a third party and eventually rose to power, leading the country under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Australia: The Australian Greens have been a key player, pushing for environmental and social progressive policies.
Israel: Parties like Yesh Atid and Meretz have influenced centrist and left-wing policies.
South Africa: The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have been a significant force, advocating for radical economic transformation.
Spain: Podemos and Ciudadanos have both emerged as influential third parties, shaping debates on austerity and social justice.
Onward & Upward towards, One People, One Nation, One Destiny.