| Alliance For Change Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan says that a proper minister would have ordered an investigation into what happened to the $11.1M that was paid for arms and ammunition in 2003, which up to the end of 2006 were never supplied.Ramjattan was responding to the position taken by Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, who,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, when asked by this newspaper about the issue, said that he was not in a position to comment on the matter.Rohee was asked about the status of efforts to collect the $11.1M paid in 2003 for arms and ammunition that were never supplied.According to Ramjattan, even if the deal was not transacted under Rohee’s tenure,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, there is a need for continuity and accountability for the outstanding monies.Ramjattan lamented that the position taken by Rohee was that of avoiding responsibility.He noted that Rohee has an obligation to check to the fullest and get to the bottom of any discrepancies.According to the AFC Chairman, it almost amounts to a criminal act, given that, if he had asked his staff to account for something and that person was unable to,Wholesale China Jerseys, the individual would have been placed before the police.When the question was posed to Secretary to the Defence Board, Dr Roger Luncheon, recently, he asked that the question be addressed through a specific request from the Defence Board, given that his memory was failing him.The issue stems from the Auditor General’s 2006 Report, which outlined that since the year 2003, the Home Affairs Ministry made payments to acquire a quantity of arms and ammunition, but the supplier at the time of the audit was yet to deliver quantities valued at $11.160M, and that the ministry has not been able to bring this matter to closure.The Head of Budget Agency had explained that,NFL Jerseys Cheap, with respect to the ammunition — grenades,Cheap NFL Jerseys From China, shells and flares — the supplier had encountered transshipment problems in getting the items to Guyana, and steps would have to be taken to have the money refunded.The supply of the stallions, which was also listed under the sum at the time,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, is the subject of a court matter that is yet to be determined. Government was pursuing diplomatic initiatives to have the MTSL shell supplied.The Audit Office had recommended that the ministry takes appropriate action to recover the value of the outstanding supplies from the ammunition supplier, including interest at the going bank rate, because of the inordinate lapse of time since the amounts were advanced.According to Dr Luncheon, he was at the Defence Board in 2003, but, “My recollection seems dim about the procurement of the $11M worth of arms…I’ll need to look into that…I’m unfamiliar, I must admit, to such an occurrence.”Meanwhile, just last week, it was announced that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) was boosted with close to $100 million as part of efforts to enhance its ability in executing its mandate.Dr. Luncheon announced that Cabinet had given its no objection to an award of a contract for $24.6 million to the Force for the procurement of forensic equipment.Seventy-five million dollars was also awarded to the police force for the acquisition of arms and ammunition.Dr. Luncheon also revealed that the narcotics and fingerprint building at Eve Leary will soon be rehabilitated at a cost of $25.7 million dollars. |
