The role of citizens in ensuring transparency and accountability in the extractive industry was highlighted on Wednesday when members of the Multi-Stakeholder Group for the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) met with residents of Bartica.
As part of the group’s outreach activities, it visited Bartica and met a small gathering that included residents as well as Mayor Gifford Marshall, Deputy Mayor Kamal Persaud and Regional Chairman Gordon Bradford.
National Coordinator of the GYEITI, Rudy Jadoopat, made a presentation about the history of Guyana’s path to becoming a member of the EITI. While the local counterpart is currently not a member as yet, Jadoopat explained that by August 6, the group will be submitting its first report and application, which are going to be reviewed at the international body’s meeting some ten weeks later. Should the application be approved, the
