PNC has become ‘unattractive’ – Region Four Chairman says

– slams party for sidelining youths, poor leadership CHAIRMAN of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and former long-time member of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Daniel Seeram has said that his decision to endorse the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in the upcoming election stems from the PNC’s decline into what he described as an “unattractive” party that […]

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