18-19 August , 2018 / Vol. 10 No. 35 / Price: $100
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Following damning PPC report…
SOCU called on take action against Patterson over breach of Guyana’s financial laws
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he Special Organised Crimes Unit (SOCU) has been called on to take action against Public Infrastructure Minister, David Patterson, following the findings of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC), relative to the selection and award of a contract for the completion of a Feasibility Study and design for the New Demerara River Crossing/Bridge.
Opposition Leader, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, last week, had promised that SOCU will be engaged. A letter has since been sent to SOCU by Opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, on behalf of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C). The letter, dated August 15, 2018, seen by the Mirror newspaper said: “Due to the seriousness of their findings
and the gross violations of the Procurement Act, with particular reference to the role of the Minister of Public Infrastructure in violating the Procurement Act and the most recent Code of Conduct as outlined in the Integrity Commission, Act, I hereby call on the SOCU to take action as required under the law. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Local Gov’t Elections campaign launched in Region 10
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Granger offers another excuse about crime plan touted as the ‘plan to end all crime’ PAGE 27
APNU+AFC gov’t revises downward the projected growth for PAGE 21 2018 Bulkan’s failure to gazette PAGE 9 boundaries of new, changed local authority areas persists
Miners Association to Granger: ‘We will not take it anymore’ PAGE 8
APNU+AFC gov’t still silent on ‘government corruption’ highlighted in US report PAGE 23