Georgetown- The Alliance for Change had the intention of stopping what it considered huge and unnecessary spending in the 2012 budget. However the AFC's motion in the High court seeking to cut 3 billion dollars to several ministeries and contract workers, continue to spark protests by public servants and ministers of government, some of whom pledged to continue for the long haul until the motion is denied and thrown out.
Hundreds of workers from three government ministries (Housing and Water; Tourism, Industry and Commerce; and Culture, Youth and Sport) yesterday turned up in protest in downtown Brickdam, a short distance away from Public Buildings (Parliament), to voice their concerns over the recent move by the Alliance for Change (AFC) to cut allocations to these ministries; a move that would see them losing their jobs.
Several ministers of the government protested in solidarity with the workers, venting their anger at the move by the AFC while simultaneously calling on their parliamentary colleagues in ‘A Partnership for National Unity’ (APNU) not to support the AFC proposal.
The AFC tried to make some sense of the sudden protest and made several attempts to explain their position on television, but the workers are not convinced. It's the first time in a long time persons picketed an opposition. In the past it was always a protest against the Government and it's policies.
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