[Sustainable Development Goal] 16 recognises that building peaceful, just and inclusive societies that provide equal access to justice and that are based on respect for human rights including the rights of development requires effective rule of law and good governance on all levels, and are transparent, effective and accountable to institutions.
United Nations Office in Guyana
Last week, we suspended our monitoring of events since the 21 December vote of no confidence, to give coverage to the controversy surrounding the decision to increase the threshold limits for Requests for Quotations and restricted tendering. As we regularly do in relation to public financial management (PFM) issues, we expressed the view that there has been no constitutional or legislative violation for reasons stated in the said article, except that the timing should have awaited the outcome of the elections. We did so in the belief that that laws are not written for only lawyers to read, understand and interpret; and that a person with a comprehensive knowledge of the practices of public finance and administration and with considerable experience in monitoring compliance with PFM laws and regulations, is in a unique position to offer a view.
