Arguing that the granting of scholarships to two government ministers appeared to be a continuation of suspected old practices, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) yesterday called on the government to enhance transparency and accountability of the programme.
TIGI’s statement followed one by the Department of the Public Service on Wednesday which said that it was working on greater transparency in the scholarship programme. The Department of Public Service statement made no mention at all about the controversy over the ministerial scholarships.
TIGI yesterday said it has taken note of the statement from the Department of the Public Service and that this statement had arrived as TIGI
