{"id":24562,"date":"2024-12-05T12:34:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24562"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:34:45","slug":"government-and-private-sector-unite-against-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-and-private-sector-unite-against-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Government and Private Sector Unite Against Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Josiah Williams | November 5, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government of Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating corruption by enhancing collaboration with the private sector to ensure compliance with financial regulations and foster a culture of accountability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the focus of a one-day anti-corruption workshop hosted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance at the Pegasus Suites for private sector representatives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop aimed to sensitize participants on strategies to strengthen internal mechanisms to combat corrupt practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, emphasized the importance of working with private sector organizations and other partners to tackle corruption comprehensively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted the government\u2019s efforts, including ratifying international anti-corruption treaties, revising procurement laws, and establishing the National Coordinating Committee on Anti-Corruption, which oversees 16 agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teixeira stated that these measures are integral to Guyana\u2019s framework for addressing corruption and building a transparent governance system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also acknowledged the need for a cultural shift across all sectors, with transparency and accountability as guiding principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman of the Private Sector Commission\u2019s (PSC) Economics and Finance Committee, Ramesh Dookhoo, stressed the private sector\u2019s responsibility in the fight against corruption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the necessity of revising governance codes and enforcing these measures, especially when admitting new members to the PSC and its affiliated bodies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dookhoo also called for the establishment of comprehensive legislation and a dedicated agency to combat corruption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Minister Teixeira noted that while Guyana currently lacks the capacity for such an agency, steady progress is being made through improved laws and institutional frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop marked a step toward fostering collaboration and accountability between the government and private sector, laying the foundation for a more transparent and corruption-free Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams | November 5, 2024 The Government of Guyana has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicating corruption by enhancing collaboration with the private sector to ensure compliance with financial&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24541,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24562","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=24562"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24563,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24562\/revisions\/24563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}