Amid concerns about stalled anti-money laundering laws, the private sector yesterday urged the government and the opposition to respect the “national interest” and convene an extra-parliamentary meeting to break the deadlock over the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and other public oversight bodies.
While the opposition has since signaled that it is open to such a meeting it is unclear whether it will take place and Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira yesterday stated that the government wanted an amendment to the Procurement Act to preserve
