{"id":36216,"date":"2024-09-12T23:45:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T04:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=36216"},"modified":"2024-09-12T19:07:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T00:07:16","slug":"bhagwandin-denies-conflict-existed-between-role-on-procurement-commission-work-for-exxonmobil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/bhagwandin-denies-conflict-existed-between-role-on-procurement-commission-work-for-exxonmobil\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhagwandin denies conflict existed between role on procurement commission, work for ExxonMobil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guyana<\/p>\n

Commentator Joel Bhagwandin yesterday said that there was no conflict of interest in his role as a Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Commissioner\u00a0 and the fact that he had been on the payroll of ExxonMobil Guyana Limited (EMGL).<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Bhagwandin, a financial analyst, declared that he had terminated a contract with EMGL for the provision of advice on Government Affairs and political matters. In a letter in Stabroek News on July 16, he disclosed that he and EMGL had a difference of opinion over his attacks on AFC Leader Nigel Hughes and as a result, he (Bhagwandin) took a decision to terminate his contract.<\/p>\n

Following his disclosure, Stabroek News contacted the PPC to determine if it had been aware that Bhagwandin had been on the payroll of EMGL and whether that posed a conflict in his role as commissioner. There has so far been no response from the PPC.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yesterday, Bhagwandin dispatched a letter to this newspaper citing the query to the PPC and denying that there was a conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs regards conflicts of interest at the commission level there hasn\u2019t been any matter regarding EMGL that has ever engaged the attention of the Commission for a decision or deliberation. As such, there was never any conflict-of-interest situation specific to EMGL and the undersigned as a commissioner of the Public Procurement Commission\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

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He emphasized that EMGL\u2019s operations are regulated under distinct legislative frameworks, citing the Petroleum Agreement (2016) and other statutes, which fall outside the Commission\u2019s purview.<\/p>\n

Bhagwandin added that the Commission\u2019s records will confirm his proactive approach to conflicts of interest. He disclosed that on two separate occasions, complaints were lodged by private companies regarding public tenders they participated in\u2014one of which was a past client and the other a current client of SphereX. Bhagwandin said he disclosed these matters to the Commission and recused himself accordingly, demonstrating a commitment to transparency and ethical conduct.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Bhagwandin highlighted his recusal from the recruitment process for Commission staff, particularly in instances where candidates were personally known to him.<\/p>\n

Bhagwandin has recently stirred controversy with his public condemnation of EMGL\u2019s association with Hughes, Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC).<\/p>\n

Bhagwandin\u2019s concerns were articulated through various media platforms and culminated in an interview on National Television, where he underscored the potential ethical breaches inherent in EMGL\u2019s actions. The crux of Bhagwandin\u2019s argument rested on EMGL\u2019s failure to adhere to its internal anti-corruption policies and political activities guidelines..<\/p>\n

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Guyana Commentator Joel Bhagwandin yesterday said that there was no conflict of interest in his role as a Public Procurement Commission (PPC) Commissioner\u00a0 and the fact that he had been…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1091,"featured_media":36227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[250],"tags":[157,244,116],"class_list":["post-36216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-articles","tag-anti-corruption","tag-electricity-energy","tag-guyana"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/oil-rig-industry-energy-crude-oil-AdmiralFox-Pixabay.jpg?fit=1024%2C686&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6u9Qa-9q8","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28068,"url":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/procurement-commission-meets-national-tender-board\/","url_meta":{"origin":36216,"position":0},"title":"Procurement commission meets national tender board","author":"Mayra Bonilla Lopez","date":"May 25, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Guyana On Thursday,\u00a0 the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) met with the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB), at the commission\u2019s Secretariat, to discuss matters concerning the public procurement process, functions and roles of the respective bodies. 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