Stabroek News
Stabroek News Editorial – March 6, 2022
It is no news to anyone that this government does not like criticism, but then in fairness no government does. In this country, however, the focus of those in office is invariably on the critics, not the criticism per se. It is the old story of the message and the messenger. In its latest skirmish with some of its detractors, the administration has assembled a formidable phalanx of ministers beginning with the President to denigrate the organisations which endorsed a statement last week pressing for greater government accountability and transparency.
The groups listed on the statement were Community-Based Rehabilitation, East Coast Development Committees, Guyana Human Rights Association, Guyana Organization of Indigenous Peoples, Guyana Society for the Blind, Guyana Workers Union, Policy Forum Guyana Inc, Red Thread, Transparency Institute Guyana Inc, and Ursuline Sisters in Guyana.
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GUYANA: Governance: Critics of the Government – Opinion
Stabroek News
Stabroek News Editorial – March 6, 2022
It is no news to anyone that this government does not like criticism, but then in fairness no government does. In this country, however, the focus of those in office is invariably on the critics, not the criticism per se. It is the old story of the message and the messenger. In its latest skirmish with some of its detractors, the administration has assembled a formidable phalanx of ministers beginning with the President to denigrate the organisations which endorsed a statement last week pressing for greater government accountability and transparency.
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