This one is for you Django. Why shouldn't the Ministry ask for progress reports from the municipalities when they took money from the central Government to function properly?

@Ramakant-P posted:

This one is for you Django. Why shouldn't the Ministry ask for progress reports from the municipalities when they took money from the central Government to function properly?

In a letter to the municipal organs, the Local Government Ministry instructed that it be provided with a monthly status report on all projects within the municipalities, a monthly financial report, monthly minutes of statutory and special meetings and accountability framework reports.

I have no problem with accountability . What the above looks like ?

Subventions aren't charity from the Central Government ,it's the peoples money.

There must be a regular procedural basis for the accountability of funds granted by the government to agencies.

Ganesh Mahipaul is right. Such reporting, as it stands, opens the door to interference by the government into the affairs of those municipalities controlled by the opposition and may even be used as a means to embarrass the opposition. It is the opposition-controlled municipalities that will have to do all the reporting while the government affiliated ones go scot-free. The only way this could have some semblance of fairness is for the progress reports of all the municipalities to be published for all to see

@Spugum posted:

Ganesh Mahipaul is right. Such reporting, as it stands, opens the door to interference by the government into the affairs of those municipalities controlled by the opposition and may even be used as a means to embarrass the opposition. It is the opposition-controlled municipalities that will have to do all the reporting while the government affiliated ones go scot-free. The only way this could have some semblance of fairness is for the progress reports of all the municipalities to be published for all to see

All Municipalities will have to hand in their progress reports.  The Municipalities controlled by the Opposition will have to abide by the laws or they will find it difficult to co-exist alongside those controlled by the Government. The law is for everybody, not a chosen few.

When rain falls it doesn't wet half the nation, it wets everbody.

@Ramakant-P posted:

When rain falls it doesn't wet half the nation, it wets everbody.

And you boasted how you were a teacher. First off, your statement is false.

When it rains it does not necessarily wet everyone. What is "everbody"? Try looking up "when rain falls" versus "when it rains".

@Ramakant-P posted:

All Municipalities will have to hand in their progress reports.  The Municipalities controlled by the Opposition will have to abide by the laws or they will find it difficult to co-exist alongside those controlled by the Government. The law is for everybody, not a chosen few.

When rain falls it doesn't wet half the nation, it wets everbody.

Dharamlall trying to pull a fast one. You don't know what you're talking about! What is "co-exist alongside" anyway? You went to the University of Uitvlugt by chance?

@Spugum posted:

Dharamlall is trying to pull a fast one. You don't know what you're talking about! What is "co-exist alongside" anyway? You went to the University of Uitvlugt by chance?

Yeh, he went deh fo' pick up somebody. You talking deh to a professor yeh, so watch it, he know stuff...so 'e say.

@Spugum posted:

Dharamlall trying to pull a fast one. You don't know what you're talking about! What is "co-exist alongside" anyway? You went to the University of Uitvlugt by chance?

You can use the verb coexist to simply mean "exist together," or it can mean something more specific — to live peacefully or tolerantly in the same place. Two countries might have to work to find a way to coexist despite years of conflict, for example.

@cain posted:

Yeh, he went deh fo' pick up somebody. You talking deh to a professor yeh, so watch it, he know stuff...so 'e say.

Well if he's a professor that's a game changer. Thanks for the heads-up

@Ramakant-P posted:

You can use the verb coexist to simply mean "exist together," or it can mean something more specific — to live peacefully or tolerantly in the same place. Two countries might have to work to find a way to coexist despite years of conflict, for example.

So professor, what do you understand from the quote above and your earlier use of "co-exist alongside" if by co-exist you meant exist together?

Welcome  to the forum Spugum .

@Django posted:

Welcome  to the forum Spugum .

Thanks Django - I'll lime here lil now and then. I've been an observer for years so have a fair idea of who is who

@Spugum posted:

Thanks Django - I'll lime here lil now and then. I've been an observer for years so have a fair idea of who is who

Stick around ,we need the truth from the ground in Guyana.

@Django posted:

Stick around ,we need the truth from the ground in Guyana.

Will certainly try my best