Corbin Remembered as Mentor, Statesman and Builder of Political Coalitions

The death of former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Robert Herman Orlando Corbin has prompted a deeply personal tribute from Parliamentarian Amanza O.R. Walton, who remembers him not only as a former Deputy Prime Minister, Opposition Leader and party leader, but as a family friend and political mentor whose counsel influenced her journey in public life.

Corbin, known affectionately as “RHO”, died on October 4, 2026, at the age of 78, bringing to an end a political career that spanned decades and included senior positions in government, Parliament and the opposition.

Walton’s relationship with Corbin, however, extended beyond politics. She served as a parliamentarian for the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) in Guyana’s 12th Parliament and now leads the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM), serving as the party’s lone parliamentarian in the 13th Parliament.