Latest update January 22nd, 2025 3:40 AM

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

Latest News

Will there be an independent investigation on contracting pumps?

Mar 12, 2022 Letters

Dear Editor,

Reference is made to missive by Dr. Vishnu Bandhu (Feb 26) on the controversial advise offered by the Ministry to purchase pumps from a company in Hollywood, Miami, Florida. Ministry has no business to guide or suggest to contractors from whom to purchase pumps. The best and most effective pumps must be procured at the right price.
I have been keenly following up on the purchase of pumps under the previous and this current administration. There have been a lot of errors for which there has not been accountability. The purchase of pumps has been mired in controversy for years. Neither administration seems to have gotten it right. And neither administration seems open, transparent, and above board in selecting a contractor and ordering the right pumps.

I was expecting a response from the Ministry on the questions raised by Dr. Bandhu about the company, Morrison Pumps, from Hollywood. There being no response from the Ministry or NDIA is one to conclude that Dr. Bandhu is right and also for the public to assume the ordering of pumps will remain mired in controversy? Doesn’t the ministry even care to verify Bandhu’s allegation that the Morrison pump company is not a pump manufacturer as required by the tender and by contract? Won’t there at least be an independent investigation? Will engineers be sent to Morrison to examine the pumps and its factory like what took place when pumps were ordered from India? Will engineers be compelled to approve purchase from Morrison or any other company? Will a competent capable contractor be approved to install the pumps?
Yours truly,
Justin Defreitas

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | January, 20th, 2025

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

COME MAKE YOUR CASE: CWI president Shallow urges BCA, GCB to use special meeting to voice concerns as decision on governance reform inevitable

COME MAKE YOUR CASE: CWI president Shallow urges BCA, GCB to use...

Jan 22, 2025

SportsMax – Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Dr. Kishore Shallow has emphasized that a special meeting scheduled for next month represents a critical opportunity for the Barbados Cricket...
Read More
CANOC President calls for Caribbean boxing officials to ‘take action’

CANOC President calls for Caribbean boxing...

Jan 22, 2025

New West Cricket Club of Canada to tour Guyana for three matches

New West Cricket Club of Canada to tour Guyana...

Jan 22, 2025

Chung cops Gold as National Indoor Recurve Archery Open 

Chung cops Gold as National Indoor Recurve...

Jan 22, 2025

Guyana Junior hockey teams to contest PAHF Jr Challenge in Barbados

Guyana Junior hockey teams to contest PAHF Jr...

Jan 22, 2025

Play in the BCB/Dr Amarnauth Dukhi U15 One-Day two innings Inter club competition continues

Play in the BCB/Dr Amarnauth Dukhi U15 One-Day...

Jan 22, 2025

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 […]