The manner in which ads are placed for procurement by the Public Infrastructure Ministry is much fairer now than before, according to Permanent Secre-tary (PS) Balraj Balram.
In his testimony before the Public Service Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Friday, Balram responded in the affirmative when he was asked to clarify by Professor Harold Lutchman, Chairman of the CoI, whether political influences at some stage intruded in the placement of ads.
Asked his suggestions for improving the manner in which contracts are awarded, the PS suggested wider media coverage of the advertisements. He explained that the ministry had always been advertising in the state-owned newspaper, the Guyana Chronicle.
He said some persons had, however, raised concerns about the lack of access or reach of the state newspaper,
