{"id":20059,"date":"2024-05-30T12:22:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20059"},"modified":"2024-05-30T12:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T12:23:10","slug":"government-to-crack-down-on-corruption-in-public-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-to-crack-down-on-corruption-in-public-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Government to Crack Down on Corruption in Public Procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Radha Motielall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PPP General Secretary and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo announced today that the government will be taking decisive actions to investigate and root out corruption within the public procurement system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> During a media conference, Dr. Jagdeo outlined the government&#8217;s plans to ensure compliance with procurement laws and hold accountable those responsible for any illegal practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government will conduct thorough examinations of public procurement procedures and activities at all levels, from public corporations and statutory bodies to ministries and the national tender board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo issued a stern warning to all individuals involved in procurement, emphasizing that anyone found violating procurement laws will face consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo highlighted several areas of focus, including payment for public goods and services and the delays caused by accounting officers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of holding accountable those responsible for certifying works paid for with taxpayers&#8217; money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo emphasized that no individual will be allowed to evade responsibility by playing the political card, and warned of sting operations to uncover corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President has already briefed ministers on the government&#8217;s stance against corruption and the need for strict adherence to procurement laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo&#8217;s announcement underscores the government&#8217;s commitment to transparency, accountability, and integrity in public procurement processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Radha Motielall PPP General Secretary and Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo announced today that the government will be taking decisive actions to investigate and root out corruption within the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20059","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\/20059","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=20059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20061,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20059\/revisions\/20061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}