Part4
Introduction
Today’s column concludes this four-part series on the Guyana state. On January 20 the President announced May 11 as the elections date. This announcement did not address the prorogation of the Tenth Parliament or satisfy the constitutional provisions that require a proclamation, the dissolution of the National Assembly, and, thereafter, a fixed three-month time frame for holding these elections. The announcement therefore typifies the changes for the worse and the pernicious problems of public governance confronting the operations of the Guyana state. Clearly the present situation offers even greater scope for restricting financial oversight by the Tenth Parliament.
The column addresses three overlooked issues: 1) consequences flowing from framing the changes for the worse in the behaviour