{"id":37629,"date":"2024-12-15T23:16:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T04:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev?p=37629"},"modified":"2024-12-12T19:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T00:39:24","slug":"we-have-tightened-up-the-system-enormously-to-improve-the-procurement-process-jagdeo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectcalls.com\/dev\/we-have-tightened-up-the-system-enormously-to-improve-the-procurement-process-jagdeo\/","title":{"rendered":"We have tightened up the system enormously to improve the procurement process\u2019 \u2013 Jagdeo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guyana<\/p>\n

Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo stated that the government is actively working to explain the rules and encourage full compliance with the Procurement Act nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not saying that there are no problems with the procurement system. You\u2019ve heard us many times speak about this; about corruption in some areas,\u201d Jagdeo said during his weekly press briefing on Thursday at Freedom House in Georgetown.<\/p>\n

In response, he explained that the government has recently launched a countrywide discussion on the issue. Alongside Finance Minister Ashni Singh, he visited Essequibo, Berbice, and various other locations to speak with contractors and regional authorities, \u201claying the rules out.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also highlighted that training has been conducted in some regions. \u201cWe\u2019ve identified several companies that are linked to public officials and we made it clear that since they hold these positions, they cannot bid in their own name. However, we can\u2019t take away the right to work from their families too, as long as it has nothing to do with their ministry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jagdeo noted that the procurement system has been significantly tightened.<\/p>\n

He added that there are now over 2,000 contractors who have started under the People\u2019s Progressive Party, with approximately 500-600 of these being Afro-Guyanese companies that did not exist when the A Partnership for National Unity was in power.<\/p>\n

He criticized critics for failing to acknowledge the alleged corrupt practices of the previous administration, including the suspension of tendering processes for contracts.<\/p>\n

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