{"id":17701,"date":"2024-04-02T19:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=17701"},"modified":"2024-04-02T19:43:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T19:43:19","slug":"president-irfaan-ali-issues-stern-warning-against-defaulting-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-irfaan-ali-issues-stern-warning-against-defaulting-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"President Irfaan Ali Issues Stern Warning Against Defaulting Contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Royan Abrams<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Irfaan Ali has issued a stern warning, stating that his government will not tolerate contractors who fail to fulfill their contractual obligations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This declaration came during his speech at a memorial event for the late former President Dr. Cheddi Jagan at Babu Jaan over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali emphasized that for the government to efficiently deliver services to the people, those entrusted with their responsibilities must be held accountable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He revealed that contractors who do not meet their contractual obligations will face penalties, including the payment of liquidated damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Royan-President-on-Contractors-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing all permanent secretaries and ministers, President Ali stressed the importance of upholding the law and ensuring that defaulting contractors are dealt with accordingly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Royan-President-on-Contractors-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He made it clear that liquidated damages would be charged whenever necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President had previously urged contractors executing government contracts to expedite their work while maintaining quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He reiterated that the government&#8217;s performance is not solely dependent on its agencies but also on how contractors execute projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Ali&#8217;s firm stance underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to accountability and efficiency in public service delivery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Royan Abrams President Irfaan Ali has issued a stern warning, stating that his government will not tolerate contractors who fail to fulfill their contractual obligations. This declaration came during&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17702,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17701","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=17701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17705,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17701\/revisions\/17705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}