Transparency Institute Guyana (TIGI) has welcomed the government’s decision to cancel the MoU for the construction of a solid waste recycling plant saying that it may be an indication that the administration sees the value of involvement by other interest groups when making decisions that affect citizens.
“It is refreshing to learn that the Government has accepted perhaps for the first time that it has erred in its decision on the matter,” TIGI said in a press release on Monday. The group considers this a “good sign” considering that there were several projects that the government had embarked upon that were subject to justifiable criticism not only from the media but the political opposition, independent analysts and civil society organisations.
The media had publicised a litany of concerns about the MoU signed with Natural Globe Inc for the
