| The exposure of the lack of transparency in Guyana is very evident that the country does not need Transparency International to confirm this fact.This is according to leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Robert Corbin, who told the media yesterday that the most recent incident of the lack of transparency is the ‘Queens Atlantic fiasco.’Speaking yesterday at the party’s weekly press conference, Corbin said that there are other matters that seem to have been ‘swept under the carpet,’ reflecting the lack of transparency in the country.The report, he noted, confirms the PNCR’s position that the Government has been dealing with state affairs in a less than transparent manner.“Whatever Transparency International has written only confirms what we have been exposing all along, and perhaps gives some validity for those people who believe that foreign reports lend authenticity to our cause,cheap nfl jerseys,” Corbin said. Transparency International (TI) is an internationally credible organization.The TI report stated that Guyana is the second most corrupt country in the region, ranking 126 out of 180 countries that were analysed.However,Cheap Jerseys From China, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that the methodology used by Transparency International, a global civil society organisation,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, to arrive at such a conclusion is flawed and is entirely based on opinion.According to TI,NFL Jerseys Outlet, it addresses the roots of corruption as well as its symptoms, pursuing a systemic approach based on a National Integrity System model.The model provides a holistic view of the institutions,Wholesale China Jerseys, policies and practices that work together to promote integrity and prevent corruption in society.Regarding the QAII deal, the report found that the tax holidays that were granted were in fact illegal, and the Finance Minister, subsequent to announcing the tax holidays, tabled bills in the National Assembly to legalise them.It was also stated at the PNCR press conference yesterday that President Bharrat Jagdeo has continued to display ‘gross disrespect’ for the people of Guyana.This disrespect, party member Mervin Williams said, is highlighted by his administration’s continued lack of transparency in the award of contracts and the ritual withholding of vital information from a significant section of the population on matters of security and economics.It is only when Jagdeo and the PPP Administration find themselves in difficult circumstances that they conveniently resort to so-called consultation, Williams told the media yesterday.“One recent example is the so-called national consultation with stakeholders on the crime and security situation,NFL Jerseys Outlet, which abruptly ended as soon as Jagdeo’s objectives were met.The present fiasco of his refusal to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) provides another example.”After more than a year of negotiations and receiving reports, according to the PNCR, Jagdeo waited until he was rebuffed by his CARICOM colleagues before resorting to another ‘so-called consultation’ on the EPA.As in the past, Williams said, the Guyanese public is yet to be informed in a structured way of the details of the President’s concerns that informed his refusal to sign that Agreement.It is therefore evident that the ‘so-called consultation’ is just another political device used conveniently by the President when he faces difficulty in pursuing his dictatorial policies. |
