Georgetown: The government Thursday evening sought approval for $204 million to pay consultants and advisors, but the opposition voted against it.
Khemraj Ramjattan, leader of the seven-seat opposition party Alliance for Change, said what the government did was “almost criminal” but later said that the law makes provision to haul government ministers before the courts.
He said that the law only provides for “officials” to be charged if there is a violation of the financial regulations, and ministers of the government do not count as “officials” as far as the Director of Public Prosecutions is concerned.
The government was seeking to clear $136 million to meet the salaries of contract employees and a further $68 million to clear what it had paid consultants and lawyers.
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