Gov’t attacks impeding transparency group’s drive to expand membership

Anand Goolsarran

The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc. (TIGI) has been hard pressed in finding persons willing to join its ranks and TIGI President Anand Goolsarran says the government’s posture towards the organisation has cast it in a negative light.

As a result, TIGI is perceived, even by international operators, negatively. Goolsarran, in particular, has been the subject of character attacks by government spokespersons.

TIGI was officially launched on September 3rd, 2011 to push for transparency, accountability and anti-corruption standards from