Norton Remembers Corbin as Mentor, Youth Leader and Champion of Coalition Politics

People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Leader Aubrey Norton has remembered former party leader Robert Herman Orlando Corbin as a mentor who shaped generations of young political activists, promoted coalition politics and believed in resolving national problems through dialogue. Corbin passed on October 4 at 78.

Delivering a tribute at Corbin’s funeral service on Thursday, Norton reflected on their shared upbringing in Christianburg, Linden, where Corbin was his immediate neighbour and Sunday school teacher at St. Matthew’s Scottish Church.

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Norton said Corbin’s contribution to the church was often overlooked in tributes, adding that his early involvement in religious life had once led him to believe that Corbin might become a priest.