Last week, we discussed the 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index which rated Guyana at 124 out of 175 countries surveyed with a score of 30 out of 100, the lowest in the Caribbean, except for Haiti. The countries in the Region that outperformed Guyana include: Barbados (74); The Bahamas (71); St Vincent and the Grenadines (67); Dominica (58); Jamaica (38); Trinidad and Tobago (38). Worldwide, the top performers are: Denmark (92); New Zealand (91); Finland (89); Sweden (87); Norway (86); and Switzerland (86).
We stated that during the last ten years, there has been no noticeable improvement in our standing, despite several reform initiatives that took place over the years. We ventured to suggest that we have very good laws on governance and accountability. However, we give lukewarm attention to their implementation, and in many cases we fail to uphold them,
