THE Central Executive Committee of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has been released by the party and notably, the body is dominated by women. Of the twelve appointees, eight are females.

Meanwhile, Attorney-at-law James Bond and Director of Sport Christopher Jones join a number of party stalwarts who were elected to the committee during its recently concluded 19th Biennial

Delegates’ Congress. Both Bond and Jones competed in the election for office bearers. Jones who was also competing for the post of Vice-Chairman dropped out of the race, while Bond who followed through secured 148 votes while other competitors including former Regional Chairman for Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) Clement Corlette who secured 8 votes, Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence secured 396 votes while Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton, obtained 227.

Members of the Central Executive Committee are: Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Annette Ferguson, Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix, Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, Attorney-at-Law James Bond, Vice-Chairperson of the PNCR’s North American chapter Lurlene Nestor, Larry London, Carol Smith-Joseph, City Mayor, Patricia Chase-Green, Hazel Pinder, Mortimer Mingo, Clement Corlette, Jennifer Ferreira-Dougal, Regional Chairman for Region Four, Genevieve Allen and Advisor to the Ministry of Education Cheryl Sampson.

The female arm of the party, the National Council of Women (NCW) also elected new officers; Volda Lawrence will serve as chairperson, while first and second Vice Chairpersons are Carol Smith-Joseph and Alshazie Baksh Ramlakhan respectively. Yonette Fortune has been elected Assistant National Secretary while Hazel Pinder and Ramwattie Jagdeo were elected Treasurer and Assistant Secretary/ Treasurer respectively.

Nineteen persons competed for position on the Central Committee of the NCW of which only fifteen of those persons were elected. President David Granger was returned unopposed as Leader of the Party, with Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Basil Williams, Lawrence and Norton returning as Chairman, First and Second Vice Chairpersons respectively. Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has been elected Treasurer of the party.