Four months after a controversial trip to China, there has been no favourable outcome on two major issues that Minister of State Joseph Harmon engaged in.
Harmon had travelled to China in March and the government had said that the visit was for the purpose of engaging in discussions with regard to the payment of the outstanding balance owed to the government for the purchase of 20% of Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company shares by Chinese company Datang Telecom Technology and Industry Group from NICIL in 2012.
This deal was entered into by the PPP/C administration but only US$25 million of the agreed US$30 million was known to have been paid. Four months after the trip, the public is yet to be told the final position with the US$5m. Critics had said that the trip for the purpose of establishing whether final payment was made was wholly unnecessary.
