Give our jackasses some credit, they almost recovered 5 million dollars from Anil for law books. But then it turned out to be a sucker punch by Anil as he lured them into his web and then dropped the hammer.
DG, it would be helpful if you start gathering information on how much tax payers money is being spent by this govt to recover monies. So in the end we would know if it was a profitable venture.
The PNC has to pay for Kakamootoo's extra spending, and because the government is bankrupt, they have to go after the PPP's millions, just like Burnham did.
All money recovered going to Hamiltonne Greene one hundred and fifty thousand US dollars per year pension. Anti-koolie race hate take care of Anti-koolie race hate.
Most of those who heeded the AFC's advice and voted for change did so hoping the real change would be the PNC monster. There can be no change if this monster has not changed from inside. These voters who crossed over are watching carefully to see if they changes promised are going to happen. It's not even a year yet into the five-year term of this coalition gov't. and most of these voters have already come to a verdict that the PNC has not changed and consequently they changes promised are not going to happen. The very act of auditing the prior administration for misappropriation of assets have come under suspicion. It's a clever way of draining monies out of the treasury into the pockets of supporters of the both parties who helped in their bid for political office - an act of corruption by itself. Interesting to note they have not recovered monies and properties in their investigations. All what the public is getting are flashy headlines about investigations and allegations without any evidence to support anything.
âĶsays amount actually handed to Guyana only $34.8B
Governmentâs Chief spokesperson, Minister of State Joseph Harmon was today (Tuesday) publicly corrected by the local European Union (EU) delegation, following his now infamous âsugar rantâ and accusations on Friday last where he told media operatives that âthey (opposition Peoples Progressive Party) should explain what it is they did with all of this money.â
He was at the time drawing reference to the PPP/C stint in office during which time the EU had turned over to Guyana through several tranches, budget support to the local sugar industry as a result of the unilateral changes made in the preferential arrangement with Guyana and the EU for the purchase of Sugar under the African Caribbean and Pacific sugar producing countries pact.
Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo
Misquoted
The misquoted figures originally disseminated by the EU was picked up by the Minister of State without any sense of corroboration and proceeded to chastise the PPP/C on Friday last during his post cabinet briefing.
Asked to comment on what turns out to be a âgrossly incorrect statement,â the Minister of State without further checks or hesitation proceeded to tell media operatives it is clear that the $348B was not channeled towards the ailing sugar industry since, âwe wouldnât have been in the situation we are todayâĶThis is huge sums of money that clearly did not go where it was meant to go into the sugar industry.â
The local EU delegation by way of a public missive today however sought to clear the air and has since apologized for the inconvenience caused.
According to the EU statement, the figure of âŽ166,667,000 was given as the amount granted by the EU in budget support to the sugar industry in Guyana between 2006 and 2013.
âWhile this is the correct figure, the corresponding amount in Guyana dollars was inadvertently given as GYD$348.5 billion, when it should have been approximately GYD$34.85 billion (depending exchange rate used)âĶTherefore, the amount allocated in budget support to sugar by the EU from 2006 to 2013 was âŽ166.67 million, or in Guyanese dollars GYD$34.85 billion.â
Minister of State Joseph Harmon
Budget Support
Despite the seemingly glaring inaccuracyâthat could have been verified by government before making any official responsesâthe State Minister instead proceeded to berate the political opposition and its Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo.
Harmon at the time told media operatives present at the Ministry of the Presidency, âwhen the PPP and some of their friends are going to sugar workers and crying we are sorry, we are sorry for you, they should explain what it is they did with all of this money.â
Responding to Jagdeoâs call for further inquiries into governmentâs excesses, the State Minister at the time suggested that an inquiry into the Budget support from the EU would uncover what went on.
According to Harmon, âif you inquire into this you will find that the bulk of this money went elsewhere.â
The rant by the Governmentâs Chief spokesperson had forced Opposition Leader Jagdeo, who was on an overseas sojourn at the time, to call for an immediate retraction on the part of Harmon and Government.
Falsehood
In fact, Jagdeo rejected the statements as a âtotal falsehoodâ, stating that the contention being peddled that the EU paid to Guyana that huge sum of money as compensation for the 36 per cent cut in preferential market prices for sugar is far from the truth.
The former Head of State pointed out that the total sum paid to Guyana was approximately $30 billion. âIndeed, the final installment of G$5.4 billion was paid to the coalition Government in October last year. The sum of G$348.5 billion is over ten times the sum actually received by Guyana,â he said in a statement.
Further, more than $30 billion was spent by the PPP/C Administration on the Skeldon Factory alone, Jagdeo said, while making a commitment to address this issue more expansively upon his return to Guyana later this week.
âĶsays amount actually handed to Guyana only $34.8B
Asked to comment on what turns out to be a âgrossly incorrect statement,â the Minister of State without further checks or hesitation proceeded to tell media operatives it is clear that the $348B was not channeled towards the ailing sugar industry since, âwe wouldnât have been in the situation we are todayâĶThis is huge sums of money that clearly did not go where it was meant to go into the sugar industry.â
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