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Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Politics and Public Affairs, Property Matters, Public Procurement Reform, Uff Commission on December 11, 2013 JCC President Afra Raymond interviewed on Heritage Radio 101.7FM by Hans Hanoomansingh to discuss JCC matters such as Public Procurement, Invader’s Bay and G2G Arrangements. 04 December 2013. Audio courtesy Heritage Radio 101.7 FM
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Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Politics and Public Affairs, Property Matters, Public Procurement Reform, Uff Commission on November 1, 2013 Since my previous article on this controversial proposal, we have seen that certain legal advice reportedly considered by the government has been featured in another newspaper. If that is the advice the State is relying upon in advancing their Invader’s Bay proposals, we are seeing a large-scale act of intentional illegality and a worrying return to the ‘bad-old-days‘.
Public Administration must be consistent, reasonable and transparent if the public is to be properly-served. To do otherwise is to encourage disorder and a growing sense that merit is of little value. The decisive thing has become ‘Who know you’. We need to be informed now what planning permissions or environmental approvals have been granted on Invader’s Bay and on what terms.
In one of the legal documents I saw, the penultimate para is chilling in its directness -
The ‘simple answer‘, which is what Senator Armstrong got from Minister Tewarie, is that the Central Tenders’ Board Act had been conformed with. The next sentence is where we enter the other place…let us deconstruct it -
‘In reality‘
The prior sentence is the official version we are going to tell Senator Armstrong, but here is what really happened.
“…the entire tender process…”
Minister Tewarie has consistently held that there was no tender process, this is the State’s senior legal adviser calling that process by its correct title, two weeks before his statement in the Senate.
…“the entire tender process was not brought under the CTB Act…”
The tender process was required to be brought under the CTB Act, since it was being done via a Ministry…but that did not happen.
“…the matrix and criteria were forwarded to the tenderers AFTER they submitted their initial proposals to the MoPE…”
The State’s senior legal adviser is confirming here that the elementary good practice rules of tendering have been violated, rendering the entire process voidable.
If that is the way this is proceeding, then there are two serious issues arising on UDeCoTT’s involvement -
bhoe tewarie, code of silence, confidentiality agreement, conflict of interest, construction industry, corruption, Invader's Bay, land use, politics, property matters, public affairs, state enterprises, transparency, UDECOTT, Uff Commission
Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Integrity Threat, Politics and Public Affairs, Public Procurement Reform on October 16, 2013 Having written four critical articles consequent on the Appeal Court’s 27th June ruling and having been preceded by two leading commentators — Andre Bagoo & Anthony Wilson — I was intrigued by this Public Notice published at p. 49 of the Sunday Express of 6 October 2013.
It does not mention any particular articles and purports to clarify the ruling. I will be continuing this examination in my reply.
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Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Politics and Public Affairs, Property Matters, Public Procurement Reform on October 9, 2013 Invader’s Bay has re-emerged from the shadows via PNM Senator Faris Al-Rawi’s budget contribution on Monday 23 September 2013 (pp. 168-175). The twists and turns in this controversial proposed scheme are detailed at JCC’s webpage.
Invader’s Bay is a 70-acre parcel of reclaimed State land off the Audrey Jeffers Highway – just south of PriceSmart & MovieTowne – in the western part of Port-of-Spain. Its value was estimated by the State in 2011 to be in excess of $1.2Bn, so these are prime development lands, possessing these attributes -
Before proceeding to the latest revelations, it is important to restate the main objections raised by the JCC and others with respect to this proposed development -
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Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Integrity Threat, Politics and Public Affairs, Public Procurement Reform on September 26, 2013 I am fully in support of a vigorous and conscientious Integrity Commission (IC). I do not want to see the IC abolished or sidelined. The IC must realign its limited resources to ensure a decisive impact on the conduct of Public Officials. The proposals contained in its 2012 Annual Report show clearly that the Gordon Commission has started to seriously grapple with that challenge.
To continue in the current manner is to drag the system into further disrepute, encourage even more bold-faced thieves, more reckless public officials and we can expect complete loss of the residual respect for the post-independence civilization we have tried to grow. That would be an ugly and violent future for our society, so this episode requires stern and conscientious examination. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Integrity Threat, Politics and Public Affairs, Public Procurement Reform on September 13, 2013 The previous column discussed the Appeal Court judgment in #30 of 2008, in which both TSTT and the Integrity Commission sought to challenge the High Court ruling in #1735 of 2005. That High Court ruling found that the phrase contained at para 9 of the Schedule to the Integrity in Public Life Act (IPLA) was to be taken ‘as read’ to define those people who are subject to its provisions -
The Appeal Court – comprising CJ Archie, together with Mendonca JA and Smith JA – ruled that -
Posted by AfraRaymond in Corruption, Integrity Threat, Politics and Public Affairs, Public Procurement Reform on August 27, 2013 On 27th June the Appeal Court ruled that -
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Posted by AfraRaymond in Politics and Public Affairs, Public Procurement Reform on August 16, 2013 Afra Raymond chats on the show ’Forward Thinkers‘ with David Walker on More 104.7 FM about State Enterprises. 15 August 2013. Audio courtesy More 104.7 FM
Download: interview_104fm_16aug13.mp3
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Posted by AfraRaymond in CL Financial Bailout, Corruption, Politics and Public Affairs, Property Matters, Public Procurement Reform, Uncategorized on June 3, 2013 This is the interview on Caribbean Corruption for ‘Time to Face the Facts‘ which was broadcast out of Barbados-based Caribbean Media Corporation on Sunday 26th May 2013.
Part 1: VIDEO: Time to Face the Facts – 26 May 2013. part1
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