Jagdeo pounds gov’t over Contingency Fund

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has said that the government has breached the financial regulations by using the Contingency Fund instead of the Consolidated Fund for the single-sourcing of a  pharmaceutical storage bond.

At a press conference at Freedom House yesterday, Jagdeo pointed out that if single-sourcing is done, government has to secure the permission of the Central Tender Board (CTB).

The bond in question is located at Sussex Street and