Corruption

Corruption charges against former Attorney General Anand Ramlogan and former UNC senator Gerald Ramdeen have been discontinued, but it's not all smooth sailings for the duo as the State has retained the option to reinstate the charged when fit.Urvashi Tiwari Roopnarine reports. Source

There is no acceptable form of indigenously acquired wealth in Pakistan. If you were born wealthy, then obviously your ancestors were bootlickers of the British. And if you have become wealthy in your own lifetime then, equally obviously, you are a thief. For the record, my definition of ‘wealthy’ does not include those upper middle-class…

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THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has reiterated that the fight against corruption is not a witch hunt. ACC Chief Corporate Affairs Officers Timothy Moono has said that the fight against corruption is not restricted to past corruption practices, adding that repeated sentiments that it has focused its fight on past corruption and is not pursuing current…

News Jada Loutoo Monday 10 October 2022FIle photo: Ex-UNC senator Gerald Ramdeen -A purported agreement to indemnify Jamaica-born King’s Counsel Vincent Nelson from civil and criminal prosecution in return for a notarised statement has led to the collapse of the corruption kickback charges against former attorney general Anand Ramlogan, SC, and former UNC senator Gerald…

Berlin, 11 October 2022 – Countries’ enforcement against foreign bribery has dropped to its lowest level since Transparency International began this measurement in 2009, according to a new report on 47 of the world’s biggest exporters released today. Foreign bribery wreaks havoc in countries around the world, illicitly channelling public money into private profits and…

We find that nearly every country has serious inadequacies in their laws and institutions, which hamper enforcement against foreign bribery. These include problems related to whistleblower protection, the level of sanctions, a lack of training and resources, the underfunding of key enforcement agencies, poor inter-agency coordination, and the insufficient independence of prosecution services and the…

Wherever we may be in other matters in global rankings, in one we are right at the top. India, where 800 million people are still dependent on government doles for a meal, has the dubious distinction of carrying out the most expensive democratic elections in the world. It has been estimated that the 2019 parliamentary…

The International Monetary Fund has called on the government to empower the office of the Auditor General as part of efforts to curb corruption in the country and make public office holders more accountable. Government officials in the country have in recent times been accused of corruption which according to the IMF is a contributor…