{"id":15247,"date":"2024-01-06T23:14:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T23:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15247"},"modified":"2024-01-06T23:14:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T23:14:39","slug":"central-housing-and-planning-authority-takes-firm-stand-against-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/central-housing-and-planning-authority-takes-firm-stand-against-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Housing and Planning Authority Takes Firm Stand Against Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) is vigorously addressing corruption within its ranks, leading to the termination of an employee following investigations into alleged misconduct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, emphasized the authority&#8217;s commitment to rooting out corruption wherever it is identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The termination was a result of a thorough process that involved gathering evidence against the employee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nakasia-CHPA-and-Corruption-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Rodrigues stated that the individual in question was questioned, put on bail, and the file is currently with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The termination of the employee reflects the authority&#8217;s decisive action in response to proven cases of corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While addressing the singular case, Minister Rodrigues highlighted the need for concrete evidence to take definitive actions against any corrupt individuals within the authority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She urged the public to come forward with solid information regarding staff members or individuals soliciting monetary bribes in exchange for land allocations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Nakasia-CHPA-and-Corruption-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The CHPA emphasized its commitment to addressing corruption and implementing additional measures to combat such practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes an increase in staff and the establishment of a secretariat to assist individuals facing difficulties without resorting to bribery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authority clarified that no bribes are required for house lots and encouraged dissatisfied applicants to follow proper channels for appeals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative reflects the authority&#8217;s dedication to maintaining transparency, accountability, and ethical conduct in its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) is vigorously addressing corruption within its ranks, leading to the termination of an employee following investigations into alleged misconduct. Minister within the Ministry&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15251,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15247\/revisions\/15251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}