Guyana’s potential at risk from corruption

Francis Forbes, Interim Executive Director, CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security. (Photo: Raúl Sánchez-Azuara/Diálogo Magazine)

Guyana’s potential to become the region’s financial success story is being threatened by the scourge of corruption, says Francis Forbes, Interim Executive Director of the Caricom security agency, IMPACS.

Forbes’ frank presentation yesterday at the opening session of day two of a two-day Guyana Investment Conference triggered an immediate response from Finance Minister Ashni Singh, who chastised organisers for focussing too much on corruption and not addressing matters such as the cost of energy and bandwidth.

Speaking at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Forbes said plainly, “The truth is that there