The National Labour Front ( NLF ) was a political party in Guyana .
21-515: The NLF was established by Lionel Luckhoo in 1956 after a split in the United Democratic Party . Luckhoo was persuaded to establish the party by wealthy anti-communist Indo-Guyanese , and it ran on an anti-independence platform, opposing the People's Progressive Party . In the 1957 general elections it was the only party to nominate a candidate in all 14 Legislative Council seats, and had
42-445: A Guyanese political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lionel Luckhoo Sir Lionel Alfred Luckhoo KCMG CBE QC (2 March 1914 – 12 December 1997) was a Guyanese politician, diplomat, and lawyer, famed for his 245 consecutive successful defences in murder cases. He was the brother of the last Governor-General of Guyana, Sir Edward Luckhoo . Luckhoo's grandfather, Moses Luckhoo,
63-620: A few instances his clients were found guilty in jury trials, but were acquitted in appeal cases. He also practised as a barrister in England and later served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Guyana . Part of his courtroom technique is reported in Fred Archer's biography of Sir Lionel Luckhoo: He also came to notoriety as the legal personal representative of the Reverend Jim Jones . Jones
84-577: A large campaign budget. The party received 12% of the vote, winning only a single seat in the North Western District constituency, taken by Stephen Campbell , who became the first Amerindian member of the Guyanese parliament. The party did not run in the 1961 elections , but returned to contest the 1964 elections . However, it received only 177 votes and failed to win a seat. The party did not contest any further elections. This article about
105-491: A solicitor's practice with one of his brothers in the firm Luckhoo and Luckhoo. He maintained his private legal practice spanning most of the years from 1940 to 1985, and became a Queen's Counsel in 1954. His reputation earned him an entry in the Guinness Book of Records (1990) where he is dubbed the world's "most successful lawyer". The record is for obtaining as a defence trial lawyer 245 successive murder acquittals. In
126-507: Is Your Verdict? , The Question Answered: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? , and The Quran is not the Word of God . He also co-wrote an apologetics-based novel, The Silent Witness . Luckhoo's contributions to apologetics identify him with both the evidentialist school of thought, and the tradition known as legal or juridical apologetics. His spiritual life and apologetics contributions have been discussed in
147-622: The 1947 elections , nominating seven candidates for the 14 elected seats in the Legislative Council , campaigning for the nationalisation of industry and the introduction of land settlement schemes. However, it won only one seat. In April 1948 the Guiana Industrial Workers Union (GIWU) was formed, with the intention of replacing the MPCA as the major union for field and factory workers; sugar workers had become disillusioned with
168-509: The Legislative Council between 1952 and 1953. He served as the Lord mayor of Georgetown in 1955, 1956, 1960 and 1961. In the late 1950s he established the conservative political party the National Labour Front , which contested the 1957 general elections . However, Luckhoo was unsuccessful in his bid to be elected as Prime Minister, and his party only won one seat. He was also involved in
189-690: The Protestant Evangelical movement of Christianity. After his conversion, he established Luckhoo Ministries in Fort Worth , Texas , and became an itinerant speaker about his Christianity in Guyana, England, Australia and the United States of America. He wrote several booklets where he presented Christian apologetics arguments to persuade others about faith in Christ. Booklets included titles such as What
210-460: The 20,000 mark in 1943, making it the largest union in the country. In March 1939 the Sugar Producers' Association (SPA), the organisation for sugar estate owners, officially recognised the union. In 1945 Cheddi Jagan became its treasurer, but he left a year later after several clashes with the moderate leadership over policy, including the union's pro-employer attitude. The union contested
231-511: The MPCA, which offered little resistance to the SPA. During a strike in the same month, the MPCA urged strikers to return to work, claiming their demands would be discussed with the SPA. However, strikers ignored the call, despite the SPA saying they would only deal with the MPCA as the only recognised union. By the end of 1948, the GIWU had the support of the majority of sugar workers. In the 1953 elections
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#1732855710638252-591: The President of the Guyana Olympic Association from 1974 to 1979. He was also a notable figure in the Guyanese horse racing industry, and owned several race horses. He also owned an island and a resort hotel. He was married to Sheila Chamberlin, and had two sons and three daughters with her. This marriage ended in divorce in 1972, and he remarried Jeannie Willis Carter. His second wife is a genealogist. In Queen Elizabeth II 's 1962 Birthday Honours , Luckhoo
273-468: The boy released. Luckhoo managed to talk Jones out of taking this course of action at that time. However, on 18 November 1978, a large number of members of the commune died in a mass suicide, and John Victor Stoen was among the dead. In addition to his legal practice, Luckhoo also had a political career. He was the head of four trade unions, including the Manpower Citizens' Association , and served in
294-658: The negotiations for independence of both Guyana and Barbados . He was appointed High Commissioner for Guyana and Barbados in Britain (1966–1970), and was also Ambassador for both countries. From 1967 to 1970 he served as joint ambassador for Guyana and Barbados in France, Germany and the Netherlands . During this time he was joking referred to as 'the only man at the British Commonwealth of Nations who had two-votes.' He served as
315-512: The union supported the National Democratic Party . In 1955 Rupert Tello became the union's president, replacing Lionel Luckhoo . From 1960, the union's leaders supported the new United Force party led by Peter d'Aguiar . During the early 1960s the unrecognised Guiana Agricultural Workers Union demanded that a poll take place amongst sugar workers to decide whether they or the MPCA should represent their interests. The MPCA and
336-579: The writings of Ross Clifford , Lee Strobel and Josh McDowell . Manpower Citizens%27 Association The Manpower Citizens' Association was a trade union and political party in British Guiana . The MPCA was first registered in 1937, and was initially led by Ayube Mohamed Edun . The union represented sugar workers, many of whom were Indo-Guyanese . After the Leonora sugar workers' strike in 1939, membership began to increase significantly, passing
357-577: Was educated at Queen's College , Georgetown , Guyana. Then he began studying medicine at St. Thomas' Hospital in England but quickly felt squeamish about surgical procedures. He shifted over to legal studies and was called to the English bar in the Middle Temple in 1940. At the same time that Allied troops were evacuating from Dunkirk in World War II , Luckhoo left England for his homeland. He entered into
378-699: Was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), was made a knight bachelor in 1966, and received the KCMG (Knight Commander of St Michael and St George) in 1969. Luckhoo was raised in a nominal Christian setting. However, at age 64, he experienced a profound religious conversion at a meeting he attended on 7 November 1978 that was sponsored by the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI); thereafter, he actively participated in
399-607: Was one of many Indians brought to Guyana as indentured labourers in the sugar cane industry in the mid-19th century. In 1899, Sir Lionel's father, Edward Alfred Luckhoo, became the first Indian solicitor of Guyana. Luckhoo was born in New Amsterdam , British Guiana , and was one of three sons and two daughters born into a prominent family of lawyers. His mother was Evelyn Maude Mungal-Singh, and his sisters were Ena Luckhoo and Renee Luckhoo. His two brothers, Edward Victor Luckhoo and Claude Lloyd Luckhoo, became Queen's Counsels . He
420-669: Was the child's mother. The Stoens had obtained an order for custody of the child in the California Superior Court in August 1977. As the Stoens commenced legal proceedings in Georgetown to have the court order enforced in January 1978, Jones made contact by short-wave radio with Sir Lionel Luckhoo. Jones threatened that he, John Victor, and the whole commune would commit suicide rather than have
441-449: Was the founder and leader of the People's Temple Church, and had left California in the 1970s to establish a commune in Guyana known as Jonestown . A dispute arose between Jones and two former members, Timothy Stoen and Grace Stoen. The Stoens alleged that Jones was holding their child, John Victor Stoen, in the commune. Jones maintained he was the biological father and acknowledged Grace Stoen
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