Latest update November 22nd, 2024 1:00 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

The time to act is now

Oct 07, 2020 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

Over the last few days, a number of investors/land developers have reportedly given up lands allegedly allocated to them via a non-transparent process by NICIL (Corum Group, Navigant Builders Inc and Cardiology Services Inc). It has also been reported that the Guyana Lands and Survey Commissioner seems to have also made a number of dubious land allocation under the former administration.
It, therefore, seems that land giveaways were the recipe of the APNU administration. The Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) another land agency was and seems is no exception. Just prior to elections large swath of forest lands (perhaps millions of acres) were hurriedly advertise to be allocated. Yet to date the Government has not seen it fit to tell the public where this large swath of forest has gone, has it been allocated, and to whom.
These are public assets and the public has a right to know. Why like the other lands as mentioned above has not been returned (assumed it has been allocated) to the State to be allocated in a fair and transparent manner. Why the responsible parties or officers of the GFC have not been prosecuted for this. We the small community groups who have voted for the PPP have been applying and applying for lands and have not been getting and often being told we have no capacity. We are therefore calling on the Government and the responsible Minister of Forestry to investigate the mismanagement and corrupt practices at the GFC and within the forestry sector. Numerous cases of alleged corruption have been ventilated in the media over the past two years.
As such, we call on the government to prove to the public especially to hard-working forest operators that you intend to stamp out corruption at the GFC and in the sector. The PPP campaign on transparency and accountability, the time to act is now.

Sincerely
S. Ramsundar

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | November, 20th, 2024

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Green Machine returns to RAN Sevens

Green Machine returns to RAN Sevens

Nov 22, 2024

-Guyana to face Canada today By Rawle Toney The Green Machine, Guyana’s national rugby team, is set to make its mark at this year’s Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Championship, hosted at...
Read More
GASA snubs Delroy Tyrrell for World Championships

GASA snubs Delroy Tyrrell for World Championships

Nov 22, 2024

Cricket Australia appoints former West Indian Captain Carl Hooper as a Multicultural Ambassador

Cricket Australia appoints former West Indian...

Nov 22, 2024

GBA appoints International Technical Officer Elton Chase as Technical Director

GBA appoints International Technical Officer...

Nov 22, 2024

Warriors triumph but Royals lead standings

Warriors triumph but Royals lead standings

Nov 22, 2024

 D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings Hoop Dreams to Life with Region 3 Jamboree

 D-Up Basketball Academy Training camp brings...

Nov 21, 2024

Features/Columnists

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]