The parliamentary opposition led by Aubrey Norton met yesterday with US Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and the black congressional caucus at Capitol Hill, Washington DC, USA, where they said issues such as discrimination and racism against Afro-Guyanese were discussed.
In attendance at the meeting were PNCR General Secretary, Dawn Hastings-Williams; Shadow Local Government Minister and PNCR Executive Committee Member, Ganesh Mahipaul; Shadow Attorney General, Roysdale Forde; Shadow Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amanza Walton-Desir; Member of Parliament and PNCR Member, Nima Flue Bess; Chairman of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Catherine Hughes; and AFC members Deonarine Ramsaroop and Sherod Duncan.
Up to press time there was no word from Jeffries’ office on the meeting. Jeffries is the top Democrat in the US House of Representatives
