The US democracy project snubbed by government covers a wide scope of activities from boosting citizens’ engagement with local parliamentarians and education on recently-passed local government reform legislation to assistance for parliamentarians in legislative research and drafting of laws.
The Donald Ramotar administration has rejected the project claiming that it had no input but last week, US Ambassador Brent Hardt, in an exclusive interview with Stabroek News, said that government’s claim was “completely false” and the US embassy released a series of correspondence showing that from the start the administration was actively engaged on the project. The embassy also announced that the $300 million Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) project will continue with or without government’s participation.
It has been pointed out that the 2009 bilateral assistance agreement between Georgetown and
