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Controversial LEAD project… Govt. withdraws non-approval, negotiations continue

May 23, 2014 News

Government has withdrawn its non-approval of the USAID democracy project in its entirety in light of ongoing negotiations with the US Embassy. The project remains stalled and a new one may be on the horizon.
Dr. Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat during his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President said Cabinet has affirmed that the Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) Project mutually agreed between Government and USAID presupposes a conclusion of this engagement.
In early January, Dr. Luncheon said that the decision by the US Government to proceed with a project that the Guyana Government had already rejected was disrespectful.
He said that the four components of the project were analyzed by Cabinet and one contained major activities that captured a relationship between USAID and individual political parties in Guyana. Guyana does not have a public policy by government for the support for political parties, he added.
The LEAD project seeks to enhance the technical capacity and functionality of the legislature through the regular use of consultative practices and mechanisms for legislative drafting, analysis, review, and passage.
The programme is expected to further reinforce democratic governance in Guyana by broadening political participation through more representative and competitive multi-party engagements.
This programme will include a particular focus on women and youth.
On May 8, US Ambassador to Guyana Brent Hardt met with Dr. Luncheon at the Office of the President where it was announced that the US Embassy had agreed to immediately put the contentious USAID-backed project on hold in order to facilitate talks with the Guyana Government with a view to coming up with a mutually agreed position.

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