{"id":2836,"date":"2017-08-11T09:41:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T14:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectcalls.com\/?p=2836"},"modified":"2017-08-11T09:44:34","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T14:44:34","slug":"govt-purchases-billions-in-drugs-without-public-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/govt-purchases-billions-in-drugs-without-public-tender\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt. purchases billions in drugs without public tender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Government this past year spent close to GYD$2 billion under questionable circumstances, including without a public tender or on an emergency basis.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation was made today (May 8, 2017) in the National Assembly when Government Ministers supplied responses to a slew of questions posed by Peoples Progressive Party Civic Member of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edgehill.<\/p>\n<p>With regards the Ministry of Communities and its purchase of drugs for distribution across the 10\u00a0administrative regions, it was disclosed that last year purchases in excess of $2B was spent but there was no public tender since the purchases were not advertised.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan indicated to the members of the House, that the GYD $2.1 billion allocation was almost completely exhausted but\u00a0advertisements were only\u00a0placed in the Guyana Chronicle and Stabroek News newspapers in February for the supply of drugs to\u00a0Region 10.<\/p>\n<p>According to Minister Bulkan, \u201cthe Barima\/Waini to Upper Takatu\/Upper Essequibo Regions indicated that the drugs and medical supplies were not publicly advertised since they were purchased on an emergency basis or as the needs arise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There was no pre-qualification done for suppliers across the Regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026 <a href=\"http:\/\/demerarawaves.com\/2017\/05\/08\/govt-purchases-billions-in-drugs-without-public-tender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: \u00a0Gatis Gribusts (flickr)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Government this past year spent close to GYD$2 billion under questionable circumstances, including without a public tender or on an emergency basis. 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