In last week’s article, we began a discussion on the actions that need to be taken to bring about an improvement in Guyana’s score and ranking on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). Last year, Guyana scored 40, the lowest for the English-speaking Caribbean and the second lowest from among the CARICOM countries. It also ranked 85th among 180 countries surveyed. In 2012, Guyana’s score was 28. Eight years later, it moved to 41. The 13-point increase occurred mainly during the period 2016-2020, when its score moved from 29 to 41. The largest increase was in 2016 when a five-point increase from 29 to 34 was recorded. This enhanced performance was mainly due to several initiatives undertaken, as outlined in last week’s article.
