A New and United Guyana explained

A New and United Guyana
Colorcode:
  1. FFA500
Chairperson:Dr. Mark France
General Secretary:Timothy Jonas
Foundation:January 2019
Ideology:Consociationalism
Country:Guyana
Abbreviation:ANUG
Seats1 Title:National Assembly

A New and United Guyana (ANUG) is a political party in Guyana.

History

The party was founded in January 2019,[1] [2] with its main goal being shared governance, along with reducing poverty, consensus on governing the oil industry and climate change as major areas of focus. Key individuals at the launch included Ralph Ramkarran, Beni Sankar, Kian Jabour, Henry Jeffrey, Akanni Blair and Timothy Jonas.

It ran in the 2020 general elections with Ralph Ramkarran as its presidential candidate. The party received 2,313 votes and gained a shared seat in parliament through an alliance with the New Movement and the Liberty and Justice Party.[3]

2021

On the 13th of July 2021, ANUG held its second internal elections with Timothy Jonas elected chairman, Ralph Ramkarran elected general secretary, Althia King elected assistant general secretary and Kian Jabour elected organizing secretary, along with new faces bringing new ideas and a fresh look to the party.  

The 10 elected committee members are Alex D’Aguiar, Stephen Patterson, Dr. Mark France, Celina Kishna, Bruce Camacho, Mary Correia, Niall Stanton, Javeed Ally, Bhavita Sukh and Dirk Walker.[4]

2022

On the 19th of November 2022, ANUG held its third internal elections with Dr. Mark France elected Chairman, Timothy Jonas elected General Secretary, Stephen Patterson elected Assistant General Secretary, and Kian Jabour re-elected as organizing secretary.

The 10 elected committee members were; Javeed Ally, Joel Ramesh, Kurt Anderson, Mary Ann Coreia, Dr. Alex D'Aguiar, Althia king, Nadia Sagar, Mohamed Esa Shaheed, Laura Singh and Niall Stanton.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-01-18. ANUG launched, says main goal is executive power sharing. 2021-07-15. Stabroek News. en-US.
  2. News: January 19, 2019. A New and United Guyana launched. Kaieteur News. July 15, 2021.
  3. News: August 4, 2020. Joinder list meets today to finalize parliamentary seat. Kaieteur News. July 15, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2021-07-15. ANUG aims to build goodwill. 2021-07-28. Guyana Chronicle. en-US.
  5. News: 20 November 2022 . Mark France elected new ANUG Chairman . Stabroek News . 20 November 2022.