LESS than three months after the Procurement Act was passed, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said there is a need to amend the legislation which took eight years to enact. Speaking at a virtual media conference on Tuesday, Imbert said the law, as is, does not allow for unforeseen circumstances and there is a need to
THE EDITOR: The Office of Procurement Regulation Chairman's position has been vacant since January 11, with no official indication as to when that vacancy is to be filled. This office is an important institution which needs capable and experienced leadership, so we need to have that appointment made without any further delay. I am reliably
Recently, president of the TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce Kiran Maharaj addressed the issue of businesses registering under the Public Procurement Act, which she described as having many grey areas.
AFRA RAYMOND “Ambiguity and silence (are) the enemy of ethics and integrity.”¬ – Richard Bistrong “‘Manufactured consent’ is supported by ‘…effective and powerful ideological institutions that carry out a system-supportive propaganda function by reliance on market forces, internalised assumptions, and self-censorship, and without overt coercion….’” – Noam Chomsky The Public Procurement and