Dr. Mark France has been elected the new Chairman of the A New and United Guyana (ANUG) party.
France was among new office bearers of the Executive Committee elected for the year 2022-2023 when the party held its Third Annual National Conference of Members yesterday at The Georgetown Club, Camp Street, Georgetown.
In a press release, the party said outgoing Chairman Timothy Jonas SC was elected General Secretary, while Stephen Patterson was elected Assistant General Secretary, Raan Motilall was elected Finance Secretary (Treasurer), Kian Jabour was elected Organizing Secretary and Javeed Ally, Joel Ramesh, Kurt Anderson, Mary Ann Correia, Alex D’Aguiar, Althia King, Nadia Sagar, Mohamed Eesau Shaheed, Laura Singh and Niall Stanton were elected as Committee Members.
The returning officer was Harryram Parmesar, of Parmesar and Co. Accounting Firm.
According to the release, France give his expression of thanks to the outgoing Executive Committee for a job well done and said he was looking forward for continued support from all members, including the outgoing members.
The release said the new executive was then tasked with taking ANUG to the next level. “This involves interacting with all stakeholders in Guyana to listen to the issues affecting all of Guyana,” it noted. France also issued a call on the government and the main opposition to put aside their differences and ensure that the current imbroglio involving the non-appointment of the Chancellor of the Judiciary and the Chief Justice is addressed forthwith. He also called on the media to remind them of the importance of their role in society and what is expected of them. The party said it has planned to work closely with the media to ensure that all Guyanese are fairly represented.
France also made a call for all political parties and the Guyana Elections Commission to ensure that the constitution is obeyed as the party noted that campaign financing remains a huge issue, with many of the political parties still to submit a review of their campaign expenses for the 2020 general and regional elections.
