Jagdeo knocks gov’t over handling of oil sector

Opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday took aim at the government’s management of the oil and gas sector, while saying that it has failed to deliver on key promises since assuming office.

At a press conference, Jagdeo also derided Cabinet’s recent high level meeting with a team of experts in the sector, calling it a public relations stunt.

“It is a public relations show. Even if they bring the best practices from around the world and speak to this Cabinet about it, there is absolutely no guarantee they will implement any of it because they have been given world class advice prior to this and they have until now ignored it,” Jagdeo said.

According to the opposition leader,