Anand Goolsarran

In relation to the seizure of the cellphone of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Permanent Secretary and the revocation of her visa  by the US authorities, the President reportedly stated that the Permanent Secretary was on her way to a training programme in China for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic when she was called in for a secondary inspection at Miami International Airport.

The Commonwealth Caribbean Association of Integrity Commissions and Anti-Corruption Bodies (CCAICACB) held its 9th Conference last week at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre.

In our article of 3 April 2023, we stated that the contract for the production of electronic ID cards was also in breach of sections 16 and 30(1) of the Fiscal Management and Accountability (FMA) Act.

An interesting article appeared in December 2017 in MoneyWatch on why the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fails as a measure of well-being.

Some 700 experts from universities and research bodies across the UK sent a letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urging him to end approvals for all new oil and gas developments, as any such approval would undermine the UK’s position as a global climate leader.

Since I returned from the United Nations in 2012 and became involved in the work of Transparency Institute Guyana Inc.

Humanity is on thin ice—and that ice is melting fast. Our world needs climate action on all fronts—everything, everywhere, all at once.

Last Monday, the meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to scrutinize the public accounts and the related reports of the Auditor General, had to be cancelled because of the absence of a quorum.

Considering the damning assessment of the operations of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU) as contained in the most recent National Risk Assessment Report, it was somewhat heartening to learn of SOCU’s action to bring about charges against three members of a family alleged to have been involved in money laundering activities.

Last Monday’s sitting of the Public accounts Committee (PAC), the Auditor General’s report on the procurement, storage and distribution of COVID-19 supplies was discussed.

A country’s natural resources, such as oil, gas, metals and minerals, belong to its citizens.

In last week’s article, we began a discussion on the actions that need to be taken to bring about an improvement in Guyana’s score and ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

In last week’s article, we discussed the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) and noted that that most of the 180 countries surveyed failed to bring about improvements in their scores and ranking.

Corruption undermines governments’ ability to protect people and erodes public trust, provoking more and harder to control security threats.

There shall be a Committee of the whole Assembly to be called the Committee of Supply.

Significant risks remain including management of oil wealth to avoid Dutch disease effects and inflationary pressures.

We now have airtight, unimpeachable evidence that ExxonMobil accurately predicted global warming years before it turned around and publicly attacked climate science and scientists.

Accepting gifts, honours and favours in connection with official duties may give rise to a real or apparent conflict of interest, as it may be seen to create an obligation.

Last week, we began to outline the various initiatives that Guyana has taken over the years to not only address the issue of corruption in the public sector but also enhance public financial management and accountability in general.

When I was in Opposition, I always wondered why is it that the Auditor General is not involved in the audit of public corporations.