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Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

October 25, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The integrity of the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Government is again coming in for scrutiny, and now the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has said it is in receipt of information which shows that a Minister of President David Granger’s Cabinet formed some 20 new companies which are being handed lucrative Government contracts.

“We have heard about some 20 companies that have been created… one particular minister is busy creating these companies and they are now given contracts… we have one case [where] the person told me… he will get the contract if he promises to appoint as sub-contractors, these people, these newly created companies. This is a major shift and it’s all being done quietly with very little scrutiny,” Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo told a news conference Friday, but was hesitant to name the Minister, noting that his Party was still examining the matter; and will make further disclosures in due course.

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

“We want to urge them [public officers] not to be pressured into making particular recommendations or to expose when they come under pressure to change recommendations, because a lot of this is happening now. It is something that is big on our horizon now. We have just started exploring it and it’s quite shocking that in such a short period of time so much is being done in this regard,” Jagdeo posited.

No Objection Clause Meanwhile, Jagdeo revealed that Cabinet’s No Objection Clause in the public procurement process is now being interpreted “differently” by the APNU+AFC Government.

“The No Objection Clause, prior to it being put in place, Cabinet uses to approve contracts and then we changed the Law and said the Cabinet can only offer a No Objection. So the recommendation that goes from the Tender Board, if the Cabinet disagrees with that recommendation, it has to inform the Tender Board that it disagrees and the reason why. They cannot change the award. We have heard that this Cabinet is interpreting the No Objection as the ability to change the awards, so they have gone back, contrary to the Law, to now approve contacts,” he explained.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

Tender Boards Jagdeo also chastised the coalition for “stacking” the various regional, ministerial and other tender boards with party activists, many of whom he said do not fit the bill, calling on the media to do its own investigations into who are now the members of these boards and compare them with previous members

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

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10/25/158:36 AM

seignetSenior Member

Same thing with Guysuco. Directors created companies and bid on contracts for spare parts. Inflated prices. The state asset became on a monopoly.

I wonder how many bogus companies were registered by the AFC scamps who brought along their PPP practices.

Sad state of affairs.

10/25/158:50 AM

MitwahSenior Member

The PPP/C is not supportive of the Procurement Commission. I wonder why?

10/25/158:57 AM

MitwahSenior Member

Originally Posted by seignet:

Same thing with Guysuco. Directors created companies and bid on contracts for spare parts. Inflated prices. The state asset became on a monopoly.

I wonder how many bogus companies were registered by the AFC scamps who brought along their PPP practices.

Sad state of affairs.

List the names of these bogus companies.

10/25/158:59 AM

VishMahabirSenior Member

Originally Posted by asj:

Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

October 25, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The integrity of the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Government is again coming in for scrutiny, and now the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has said it is in receipt of information which shows that a Minister of President David Granger’s Cabinet formed some 20 new companies which are being handed lucrative Government contracts.

“We have heard about some 20 companies that have been created… one particular minister is busy creating these companies and they are now given contracts… we have one case [where] the person told me… he will get the contract if he promises to appoint as sub-contractors, these people, these newly created companies. This is a major shift and it’s all being done quietly with very little scrutiny,” Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo told a news conference Friday, but was hesitant to name the Minister, noting that his Party was still examining the matter; and will make further disclosures in due course.

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

“We want to urge them [public officers] not to be pressured into making particular recommendations or to expose when they come under pressure to change recommendations, because a lot of this is happening now. It is something that is big on our horizon now. We have just started exploring it and it’s quite shocking that in such a short period of time so much is being done in this regard,” Jagdeo posited.

No Objection Clause Meanwhile, Jagdeo revealed that Cabinet’s No Objection Clause in the public procurement process is now being interpreted “differently” by the APNU+AFC Government.

“The No Objection Clause, prior to it being put in place, Cabinet uses to approve contracts and then we changed the Law and said the Cabinet can only offer a No Objection. So the recommendation that goes from the Tender Board, if the Cabinet disagrees with that recommendation, it has to inform the Tender Board that it disagrees and the reason why. They cannot change the award. We have heard that this Cabinet is interpreting the No Objection as the ability to change the awards, so they have gone back, contrary to the Law, to now approve contacts,” he explained.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

Tender Boards Jagdeo also chastised the coalition for “stacking” the various regional, ministerial and other tender boards with party activists, many of whom he said do not fit the bill, calling on the media to do its own investigations into who are now the members of these boards and compare them with previous members

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

We need solid information. Making allegations and not supporting them with evidence does not mean anything.

10/25/159:34 AM

Former Member

Originally Posted by VishMahabir:

Originally Posted by asj:

Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

October 25, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The integrity of the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Government is again coming in for scrutiny, and now the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has said it is in receipt of information which shows that a Minister of President David Granger’s Cabinet formed some 20 new companies which are being handed lucrative Government contracts.

“We have heard about some 20 companies that have been created… one particular minister is busy creating these companies and they are now given contracts… we have one case [where] the person told me… he will get the contract if he promises to appoint as sub-contractors, these people, these newly created companies. This is a major shift and it’s all being done quietly with very little scrutiny,” Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo told a news conference Friday, but was hesitant to name the Minister, noting that his Party was still examining the matter; and will make further disclosures in due course.

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

“We want to urge them [public officers] not to be pressured into making particular recommendations or to expose when they come under pressure to change recommendations, because a lot of this is happening now. It is something that is big on our horizon now. We have just started exploring it and it’s quite shocking that in such a short period of time so much is being done in this regard,” Jagdeo posited.

No Objection Clause Meanwhile, Jagdeo revealed that Cabinet’s No Objection Clause in the public procurement process is now being interpreted “differently” by the APNU+AFC Government.

“The No Objection Clause, prior to it being put in place, Cabinet uses to approve contracts and then we changed the Law and said the Cabinet can only offer a No Objection. So the recommendation that goes from the Tender Board, if the Cabinet disagrees with that recommendation, it has to inform the Tender Board that it disagrees and the reason why. They cannot change the award. We have heard that this Cabinet is interpreting the No Objection as the ability to change the awards, so they have gone back, contrary to the Law, to now approve contacts,” he explained.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

Tender Boards Jagdeo also chastised the coalition for “stacking” the various regional, ministerial and other tender boards with party activists, many of whom he said do not fit the bill, calling on the media to do its own investigations into who are now the members of these boards and compare them with previous members

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

We need solid information. Making allegations and not supporting them with evidence does not mean anything.

The PNC-AFC supporters on this BB did the same thing when the PPP was in power. They believe their own lies too. Maybe do fuh do nah obeah?

10/25/159:37 AM

Former Member

CaribJ and his friends are very familiar with this strategy. Create shell companies to get contracts and sub contract to their cronies. The shell company's role is to get a piece of the pie before it reach the subcontractors, this will be the minister's cuts. This in effect increases the cost to the public especially since the afc/apnu have changed their tunes about transparency in the public procurement process. Remember how Mitwah and his cohorts were prattling how they would make the process transparent? Now they quietly endorsing crookedness by the govt they support.

10/25/159:44 AM

NehruBig Mouth Member

Caribj is probably part of one of the Companies. Talk about jumping from the frying Pan directly into the Fire. And Dat House Slave Moses mouth in his Kakahole now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10/25/1510:42 AM

Former Member

Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

Very accurate.

This is the lowest that the AFC/PNC and their supporters can go. This is quite disgraceful as the AFC/PNC scums loot in broad daylight.

The AFC/PNC has a majority but they now refuse to enforce transparency promises, ever wondered why ?

10/25/1512:32 PM

TolaSenior Member

Jagdeo's Best Friend, Bobby Rag.... List the companies na !!

So the government can take action against the minister.

It looks like you been drinking shit-trench wata again.

Unlike the PPP government, there is a process presently in place to deal with this.

But when confronted for details, they hide their tail between dem legs and run.

10/25/1512:52 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by seignet:

Same thing with Guysuco. Directors created companies and bid on contracts for spare parts. Inflated prices. The state asset became on a monopoly.

I wonder how many bogus companies were registered by the AFC scamps who brought along their PPP practices.

Sad state of affairs.

Was it not Moses who handed out the contracts ?

10/25/154:44 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Tola:

Jagdeo's Best Friend, Bobby Rag.... List the companies na !!

So the government can take action against the minister.

It looks like you been drinking shit-trench wata again.

Unlike the PPP government, there is a process presently in place to deal with this.

But when confronted for details, they hide their tail between dem legs and run.

Tola,

50 Million dollars later and despite hiring their own friend as an auditor, ZERO has been found to bring Jagdeo to court.

Looks like you are drinking Pis*

AFC/PNC scums are looting in broad daylight.

10/25/154:46 PM

TolaSenior Member

Yuji, you are friggin dumber dan a door nail.

Read my post again... List the companies and name the minister, so the government can take action against them, if you, Jagdeo and Bubby got any balls.

10/25/155:53 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Tola:

Yuji, you are friggin dumber dan a door nail.

Read my post again... List the companies and name the minister, so the government can take action against them, if you, Jagdeo and Bubby got any balls.

Listen,

List all of your claims against the PPP and give it to the 50 Million Dollar AFC/PNC auditor friend and he came up with Shyte.

AFC/PNC kept printing and saying lies and now their faces end up in the toilet pit since 50 Million dollars later and they cannot prove shyte.

Your focus should now be on the AFC/PNC daytime crooks.

10/25/156:54 PM

MitwahSenior Member

Originally Posted by yuji22:

Originally Posted by Tola:

Yuji, you are friggin dumber dan a door nail.

Read my post again... List the companies and name the minister, so the government can take action against them, if you, Jagdeo and Bubby got any balls.

Listen,

List all of your claims against the PPP and give it to the 50 Million Dollar AFC/PNC auditor friend and he came up with Shyte.

AFC/PNC kept printing and saying lies and now their faces end up in the toilet pit since 50 Million dollars later and they cannot prove shyte.

Your focus should now be on the AFC/PNC daytime crooks.

Ass hole, name the Minister and list the companies.

10/25/157:42 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

CaribJ and his friends are very familiar with this strategy..

Yes we saw you doing this under the PPP. Just ensure that the GRA are quite aware of how much fraud you engaged in, and how much taxes that you owe.

10/25/158:13 PM

Ramakant-PSenior Member

Originally Posted by caribny:

Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

CaribJ and his friends are very familiar with this strategy..

Yes we saw you doing this under the PPP. Just ensure that the GRA are quite aware of how much fraud you engaged in, and how much taxes that you owe.

It's hard to believe that your people are crooks.

10/26/1512:50 AM

Ramakant-PSenior Member

Originally Posted by Ramakant-P:

Originally Posted by caribny:

Originally Posted by BGurd_See:

CaribJ and his friends are very familiar with this strategy..

Yes we saw you doing this under the PPP. Just ensure that the GRA are quite aware of how much fraud you engaged in, and how much taxes that you owe.

It's hard to believe that your people are crooks.

Are the brothers running for cover?

10/26/1510:48 AM

Former Member

Originally Posted by skeldon_man:

Originally Posted by VishMahabir:

Originally Posted by asj:

Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

October 25, 2015 By GuyanaTimes

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The integrity of the A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Government is again coming in for scrutiny, and now the opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has said it is in receipt of information which shows that a Minister of President David Granger’s Cabinet formed some 20 new companies which are being handed lucrative Government contracts.

“We have heard about some 20 companies that have been created… one particular minister is busy creating these companies and they are now given contracts… we have one case [where] the person told me… he will get the contract if he promises to appoint as sub-contractors, these people, these newly created companies. This is a major shift and it’s all being done quietly with very little scrutiny,” Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo told a news conference Friday, but was hesitant to name the Minister, noting that his Party was still examining the matter; and will make further disclosures in due course.

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

“We want to urge them [public officers] not to be pressured into making particular recommendations or to expose when they come under pressure to change recommendations, because a lot of this is happening now. It is something that is big on our horizon now. We have just started exploring it and it’s quite shocking that in such a short period of time so much is being done in this regard,” Jagdeo posited.

No Objection Clause Meanwhile, Jagdeo revealed that Cabinet’s No Objection Clause in the public procurement process is now being interpreted “differently” by the APNU+AFC Government.

“The No Objection Clause, prior to it being put in place, Cabinet uses to approve contracts and then we changed the Law and said the Cabinet can only offer a No Objection. So the recommendation that goes from the Tender Board, if the Cabinet disagrees with that recommendation, it has to inform the Tender Board that it disagrees and the reason why. They cannot change the award. We have heard that this Cabinet is interpreting the No Objection as the ability to change the awards, so they have gone back, contrary to the Law, to now approve contacts,” he explained.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

Tender Boards Jagdeo also chastised the coalition for “stacking” the various regional, ministerial and other tender boards with party activists, many of whom he said do not fit the bill, calling on the media to do its own investigations into who are now the members of these boards and compare them with previous members

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

We need solid information. Making allegations and not supporting them with evidence does not mean anything.

The PNC-AFC supporters on this BB did the same thing when the PPP was in power. They believe their own lies too. Maybe do fuh do nah obeah?

shit head u will believe any thing bar-rat say u a wan country boy with shit in his head

10/26/1512:14 PM

Billy Ram BalgobinBilly

These PNC chaps stole not just ballot boxes in the past. Mismanagement and corruption pauperized the state and left it in abyss of despair. The PPP gov't. dragged us out of that deep pit. Today, we have a gov't. that is made up of rotten eggs from the PNC who have collaborated with disgruntled members of the PPP. They are out to enrich themselves and the expense of the nation. Only five months in office the economy has already begun to collapse.

10/26/1512:19 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Billy Ram Balgobin:

sure they destroy a country in 5 months u racist ass

10/26/1512:25 PM

Billy Ram BalgobinBilly

The economic slowdown is felt everywhere you comic. The economy has already contracted 2.5% and is expected to get worse. The head of the private sector, Norman Mclean, who has never been a PPP supporter has complained bitterly about the slowdown in business activities in Guyana and the implications it would have on the investments and the economy as a whole.

Are you living in world devoid of reality?

10/26/1512:31 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Billy Ram Balgobin:

Are you living in world devoid of reality?

first of all u do not know nothing u know who is norman mclean wife and no country can show a slow down in 5 months it had to start long before

10/26/1512:34 PM

Billy Ram BalgobinBilly

The ship does not have to hit the bottom of the ocean for you to realize it's sinking.

10/26/1512:57 PM

MitwahSenior Member

Originally Posted by Billy Ram Balgobin:

The ship does not have to hit the bottom of the ocean for you to realize it's sinking.

Start praying.

10/26/151:04 PM

Billy Ram BalgobinBilly

You could be in a sinking River Taxi and won't even suspect it's sinking.

10/26/151:07 PM

Former Member

Originally Posted by Billy Ram Balgobin:

The ship does not have to hit the bottom of the ocean for you to realize it's sinking.

or maybe u is the captain that jump shit when u think it is sinking

10/26/151:14 PM

MitwahSenior Member

Originally Posted by Billy Ram Balgobin:

You could be in a sinking River Taxi and won't even suspect it's sinking.

That's right. The ship was sinking a long time before May11, 2015.

10/26/151:15 PM

TolaSenior Member

Originally Posted by Billy Ram Balgobin:

You could be in a sinking River Taxi and won't even suspect it's sinking.

Billy Ram, now you are being an ass, wishing people bad things.

In reality, a whale sight-seeing boat sank yesterday off the BC coast and five tourist died.

Is this what you wish for Guyana River taxi ?

Come on bai think positive and don't wish people bad things, because it might happen to you.

10/26/153:33 PM

Billy Ram BalgobinBilly

You all stop blaming your bad report card on your teacher. Do your homework more often and you will do better.

10/26/153:36 PM

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Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

Gov’t Minister allegedly creates 20 companies to bid for contracts – PPP/C

Lack of transparency continues:

BY EDWARD LAYNE

The Opposition Leader however put on notice “all the offending parties” that the PPP/C is paying attention to this development and urged public officers who are involved in evaluation of bids not to allow themselves to be pressured.

It is important to note that both APNU and AFC, while in opposition, had lobbied for the removal of Cabinet’s “No Objection” role in the procurement process.

“This Government that says it believes in transparency has surreptitiously, insidiously appointed a lot of these tender boards and put a lot of party members on these boards, many of them not qualified, across the country, who will now be adjudicating contracts,” Jagdeo highlighted.

While in opposition, both APNU and AFC had continuously accused the PPP/C Government of appointing “political hacks” in various key positions in state agencies and vowed to “depoliticize” these agencies, should it gain political power.

But after assuming office following the May 11 General and Regional Elections, the APNU+AFC Administration has been blatantly appointing party candidates and supporters to a number of key positions, particularly state boards.

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