Accountability Watch

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Last week, we ended our final article on public financial management in the post-Independence.

This is the fifth and final in a series of articles on the above aimed at highlighting the extent of our achievements in the post-Independence period.

This is the fourth in a series of articles on public financial management in Guyana’s post-Independence period.

So far, we have carried two articles on the above subject.

Last week, we began a discussion of our achievements on the public financial management front since we attained independence from Britain in 1966.

Last Thursday marked 50 years since Guyana attained its Independence from Britain.

Baishanlin International Forest Development Inc. is again in the news. This time it is challenging the decision of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to seize two Lexus motor vehicles because of the company’s failure to pay the requisite taxes on the importation of these vehicles.

This column had carried several articles on Guyana’s efforts to address the issue of anti-money laundering and the prevention of the financing of terrorism.

Last week’s article completes our discussion on the conservation and management of our forest resources and the procedures in place for the protection of our environment.

Three matters that made the news in recent days deserve brief commentaries.

President Granger’s announcement that two million hectares of Guyana’s forest will be placed under conservation as Guyana’s contribution to combatting climate change and global warming, is a most welcome development.

A clean confession, combined with a promise never to commit the sin again, when offered before one who has a right to receive it, is the purest form of repentance.

Guyana has a total area of 21 million hectares of which 18.3 million hectares, or 87%, are covered by forest.

There was a recent letter to the editor from a former Minister who felt that the forensic audit reports should be tabled in the National Assembly and examined by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). 

I love Tanzania because of the light, colours and life in almost every scene.

Before proceeding with today’s article, two recent news items are worthy of commentary.

In the introduction to last week’s article, we made brief reference to the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn the ruling of the former acting Chief Justice on the “2012 budget cuts” case.

In the last week or so, the report of the Commission of Inquiry into the death of world-renowned historian and scholar, Dr.

There were two recent news items that are worthy of commentary from this Column since they have implications for the state of public procurement.