An effective anti-corruption campaign is needed

Feb 06, 2024 Letters

Dear Editor,

Even China is ramping up its efforts to stamp out corruption and their President said, “There is no mercy in fighting corruption” (reference: First post January 2023). China is focusing on the Finance, Energy, Infrastructure and Pharmacy (Healthcare in Guyana) Sectors. Given the explosive economic growth and excessive spending currently underway in Guyana and the lack of increased safeguards against corruption, it is now imperative that we as a Nation also pursue an anti-corruption campaign. Our close ties with China can be very beneficial in such a pursuit. By working closely with their government we can learn their best practices in their anti-corruption fight. Guyana also has a large centralized government structure and our Comrades in China have the scale and knowledge to quickly remove corrupt officials and implement safeguards to prevent further corruption from spreading.

The current approach being taken by China has been able to catch and remove corrupt officials at all levels of government. The scale at which they have been able to be successful is massive and Guyana should definitely embrace this approach to stem further losses as spending continues to increase. Simultaneously, we should also leverage our strengthening relationship with the United States to enlist their expertise in fighting money laundering and corruption. They have implemented several safeguards to prevent and uncover foreign investors’ bribing of government officials. The recent concerns raised of losses, both in monetary value and people, are areas where the expertise of the United States would be very beneficial.

As a nation we have the benefit of a strong relationship with the top two superpowers of the world. It is time for us to leverage these relationships to advance the development of our economy in a manner where government works for the people transparently and effectively. By removing corruption from our economy, we will be able to be more effective in our developmental pursuits. The strength of our Nation depends upon it.

Sincerely,

Mr. Jamil Changlee

Chairman

The Cooperative Republicans of Guyana

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