Gov’t sole sourced over $1.4B in drugs from New GPC

Over $1.4 billion was paid by the government to the New Guyana Pharmaceu-tical Corporation Limited (NGPC) last year for the procurement of drugs and medical supplies based on sole sourcing approved by the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), the latest Auditor General report says.

The report for last year, which was tabled in the National Assembly on Thursday, noted that the sole sourcing of the items went against the tenets