Since the turn of the twenty-first century, Guyana has subscribed to two significant anti-corruption conventions: the Inter-American Convention against Corruption; and the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), ratified in 2000 and 2008 respectively.
This article is premised on a belief that any act of corruption within any public or private institution should be exposed.
In his book Making Globalization Work, renowned economist Joseph Stiglitz makes the point that it is important for developed countries to open their markets to developing countries.
Global Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) list, asset recovery and the international legal provisions Corruption has a direct and very tangible impact on developing countries like Guyana.
Transparency Institute Guyana in collaboration with Dr Anand Goolsarran is pleased to invite members of the public to the launching of his seminal work Improving Public Accountability: The Guyana Experience 1985-2007.
Part I Introduction I briefly watched the NCN debate on corruption as it relates to NICIL, and I cannot help but form the impression, as in the case of the earlier debates, that the government is trying its best to present to the nation its version to counter the various allegations of corruption.
The financial and sovereign debt crisis have brought to light, as never before, the need for better financial reporting by governments worldwide, and the need for improvements in the management of public resources.
Writing an article on corruption has become an easy undertaking. One merely has to read the daily newspapers in Guyana to find examples.
Over the last two weeks, two important events took place in relation to public procurement.
Introduction As in the case of the retention and use of public moneys by NICIL, the Government’s share of the proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets by the Canadian Bank Note (CBN) is kept in a separate bank account and used to meet public expenditure without Parliamentary approval.
It’s a Monday morning. A commuter, let’s call him Mr Driver is hustling to work from the East Bank, all around him minibuses are weaving in and out of traffic, stopping suddenly. Fellow
Background The re-trial and subsequent acquittal of Mr Basdeo Panday has been in the news recently.
Report on AGM The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) has a new executive as a result of its first Annual General Meeting on 27 April, 2012 which saw the election of a new Board of Directors.
Report on AGM The Transparency Institute of Guyana Inc (TIGI) has a new executive as a result of its first Annual General Meeting on 27 April, 2012 which saw the election of a new Board of Directors.
Corruption is clearly a priority concern for Guyanese. The 2010 Latin American Public Opinion Poll (LAPOP) conducted by Vanderbilt University in 26 countries, found that 78.5% of the Guyanese surveyed perceived corruption to be high, thereby placing the country in the upper tier along with Jamaica and Peru.
There has been various reporting in Guyana that has called into question how government offices manage public funds.
According to Transparency International, in a functioning democracy power is entrusted to elected officials for the benefit of society at large, and not for the personal benefit of the individual who holds it.
“When more than 90 per cent of young people can read and write and have a modicum of education, no traditional authoritarian regime will last for long.”
The question posed is one which has engendered debate in recent years, spurred research, policy papers and government action in many countries to actively involve women in political life as an anti corruption strategy.
‘If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.’
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