The authorities need to do much more about corruption as the entire country is at risk of being marginalised by the international economic community for failure to uphold its own laws, Sunday Stabroek business columnist Rawle Lucas says.
“The slow pace of moving to tackle the scourge of corruption leaves every person and institution exposed to mistreatment because the consequence of money laundering is not a one-way thing. The charges of corruption increase the risk for providers and customers. As a consequence, Guyanese must be prepared to give up some of their privacy in order to convince others that they earn or acquire their money legitimately. Anything less will see Guyana being swallowed by the economic black hole,” Lucas warned.
Writing in his column about surmounting the challenge of money laundering, Lucas, who is also the Chairman of the Board
