$1b of mostly drugs still to be supplied

-NGPC provided $233m worth without required shelf life

Non-delivery of supplies continues to be a major problem in government procurement with almost a billion dollars of mainly drugs not being delivered even though the suppliers were paid, according to the Auditor-General’s (AG) report for 2014.

It also found that the New Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (New GPC) supplied $233 million worth of drugs last year that did not have the required shelf life.

“At the time of reporting, items valued $934.257 M were not yet delivered, even though payments