Companies have been registered on the eve of vaccine rollout - Scopa chair
2 February 2021 6:29 PM Mkhuleko Hlengwa
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Mkhuleko Hlengwa says tenders or advertising specifications are tailored to suit a particular company and a particular narrative.
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa) has sent a letter to the ministers of health and finance calling for open tender processes for the storage and distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The committee has requested the two ministers in the letter to ensure that there is a transparent public adjudication of the tender processes.
Furthermore, the committee calls upon the executive to ensure that all normal tender processes are adhered to according to Note 3 of the National Treasury Regulations and the Public Finance Management Act.
Published: 20 January 2021
PHILIPSBURG: - Independent MP Christopher Emmanuel, supported by the MP’s representing the USP Faction in Parliament Claudius Buncamper and Akeem Arrindell, has forwarded a letter to the Chairperson of Parliament requesting a Central Committee meeting to discuss the Caribbean Body for Reform & Development (COHO), the law supporting this entity and the country packages.
The letter reads as follows:
“On Tuesday, December 21, 2020, the Prime Minister Of St. Maarten and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs signed an agreement with the Netherlands for liquidity support (third tranche). The agreement also gave St. Maarten s consent for the Dutch government to establish the Caribbean Body for Reform & Development (COHO) in the Netherlands which reportedly will oversee numerous reform initiatives outlined in-country packages for St. Maarten, Aruba, and Curacao.