Shadow Finance Minister Winston Murray has been declared brain dead by Neurosurgeon Dr Ivor Crandon who arrived early this morning in Guyana from Jamaica on a specially chartered flight to treat him.

The family members are currently contemplating the next step as he is still on life support machines.

Leader of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) Robert Corbin in a statement to the media said the party wishes to advise that Murray remains in a critical condition at the Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital.

After an evaluation conducted by Neurosurgeon, Professor Ivor Crandon, this morning, it was determined that no surgical intervention could be done at this time because of the state of his vital signs including, no responses from his brainIn these circumstances Mr. Murray remains on life support at the Georgetown Hospital.

He said that Murrays wife and family have been fully briefed by the Doctors on his present condition and future action will depend on their decisions.

Murray has been unconscious and hospitalized ever since last Thursday evening.

Ever since the incident Dr Crandon has been assisting the local medical team via telephone and he is expected to conduct the surgery on Murray.

Murray was rushed to Balwant Singh Hospital in Georgetown after he collapsed on his way to his Continental Park, East Bank Demerara home following Thursdays Parliamentary debate in which he participated.

He was in an unconscious condition when he arrived at the Hospital, and a scan showed that there was *la*hd around his brain.

Murray was heading home when he stopped at Houston to buy a lotto ticket, according to his colleague and supporter, Ronald Austin.

Austin said that after he collapsed he had the presence of mind to give someone phone numbers and the keys to his car.

He also gave instructions that he be taken to Balwant Singh Hospital.

However, later in the evening, he was transferred to the GPHC where he was immediately placed in the Intensive Care Unit.