Public Financial Management post 5/11: An action plan for improvement

This column joins the several individuals and organisations, including the  diplomatic community, in congratulating the APNU-AFC coalition on winning the 2015 general and regional elections. The citizens of Guyana have spoken, and their wish must be respected and faithfully honoured. Let it be said, democ  racy is not a one day affair but must be practised every day over the next five years.

 

With 49 per cent of the votes cast for the PPP/C, citizens have also chosen it to be an integral part of democratic culture by providing it with the means of ensuring meaningful and constructive participation in the management of the affairs of the State. It is the sincere hope of this column that an atmosphere of goodwill, respect for each other, and indeed compromise, will prevail as we proceed with the onerous task of nation-building for the social and economic benefit of all Guyanese.

 

Last week, we completed our discussion of six of 15 questions we had posed, the answers to which we believe can form the basis for the commencement of a process aimed improvement. Today, we continue our discussion of the