The money is flowing a few days before the elections – Commentary

The money is flowing a few days before the elections

November 6, 2011 | By KNews | Filed Under Features / Columnists, My Column

I have been walking the streets ever since President Bharrat Jagdeo announced the date for the 2011 elections and I have seen a lot.  I have seen people working late at nights putting up posters supporting or promoting their individual presidential candidates; I have seen young people talking to older folk about the importance of voting and I have seen a sudden explosion in road construction.
I have also seen a dramatic increase in the award of contracts.
Of course, the most astonishing thing was the announcement of pay increases for public servants , a whopping eight percent that dwarfed the traditional five per cent that was offered routinely each year for the past four or five years.    more