Gov’t not doing enough to fight corruption -outgoing UK envoy

‘… The best way to attract UK and other developed world investment is to have the best possible business environment and the least possible corrupt environment’

The government here is not doing enough to fight corruption and faces a stark threat from organized crime which needs a far greater allocation of resources, outgoing British High Commissioner to Guyana, Andrew Ayre has said.

“The effort is not strong enough. There needs to be engagement with Trans-parency International (TI) and with partners that are interested in improving transparency in Guyana,” London’s top diplomat in Guyana told Stabroek News in an exclusive departure interview at the British High Commission on Friday.

“Let me make that absolutely clear. It’s impacting negatively on Guyana because Guyana needs the investment if it wants to develop. So in order to improve the