AFC promises to take on organised crime, end executive presidency

With promises of an end to the executive presidency, lower VAT, the confronting of organised crime and a sugar industry that focuses on ethanol fuel, the AFC last night released its Action Plan for Guyana, which sets out its blueprint for national development should it win the upcoming general elections.

Described as the party’s vision for the future, the plan was released on the party’s website, ahead of the official launch of its 2011 election campaign, scheduled for this afternoon at the Ocean View Convention Centre. The Action Plan is based on what the party dubs “Foundations for Development,” such as a private-sector driven economy, security, equal opportunities, education, politics and public service reform, Diaspora