Charles Ceres wades into APNU and AFC
evidence in the records of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) of a request made by the ministry to approve a singlesource award.
An irked Ceres said that his company is contracted for works by international companies and it took him decades to build the stellar reputation the company has. He said that Patterson’s actions had the potential for some of those companies to find that information when researching his company.
AFC Executive and former Chairman of the Guyana Chronicle, Sherod Duncan also came in for his share of blasting as Ceres noted that Duncan had condemned the actions of former city Town Clerk Royston King only to himself become enmeshed in scandal as Chairman. “Then there are people like Sherod Duncan who had issues with the way Royston King operated when he went out to sign the parking meter contract and was operating like a king … I can’t associate with people of that ilk,” He said.
Ceres said that the APNU+AFC government needed to give youths more opportunity to take over leadership and decision-making roles as they are the future of the country.
“This country needs to be led by young people. I am a dinosaur in this country…politics is for young people. My generation is fueled by the politics of the three Rs: race, resentment and retribution. I want a country that is governed by optimism that’s what I want and the old people can’t do that,” he said.
“We have to be answerable to ourselves….we need people who are absent of those three Rs. I encourage the young people” he added.
Ceres said that government and the private sector need to invest in the youth of the country and if they do, they would see that monetary investments bring much returns.
He explained that his company invests in sending its workers to the University of Guyana because it gets a tax break on those funds spent. “Every time I spend $100,000 on a young person, I save $35,000 in taxes. Why should I pay the tax when I can invest in young people? Who are looking at Guyana’s future and are optimistic about Guyana?” he questioned.
He scoffed at suggestions that he is interested in politics saying that not only is he too old but that he doesn’t have the patience. “I have no interests whatsoever…I don’t have the patience with the politics, I want to retire and relax…,” he said.