Opinion

Under the FMAA framework, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for all payments of monies to the public

Dear Editor,  I believe it will be useful to remind ourselves of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) which is one of the framework laws that guide the process for the “Payment Authority” (see Section 31), “Payments from the Consolidated Funds” (see Section 52) and the “Accounting Procedures” (see Section 54) associated with all payments from the government coffers.

The third audit of oil expenses

Apart from the perplexing and injurious unwillingness of the PPP/C Government to bring ExxonMobil and company back to the negotiating table to staunch the haemorrhaging of money due to Guyana and its people, it is also failing on accountability for the auditing of the massive expenses claimed by the Stabroek Block venturers.

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