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–    AFC adamant on November dateThe Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has confirmed that Guyana’s deadline for submitting relevant documentation with respect to the amended Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act, is August 26, 2013.According to Roger Hernandez, Financial Advisor of CFATF, during a telephone interview with this publication yesterday, amendments to the legislation have to be passed in the National Assembly and enacted before August 26, so that it could be submitted and analyzed.AFC Leader Khemraj RamjattanHe said that Guyana has to comply with the body’s requirements by November 2013 – the date assigned this year for follow-up. However, the Act and other documentation must be submitted prior to November.Hernandez said that this was highlighted in a letter dated June 13, 2013, that was sent to Paul Geer, Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Guyana’s Ministry of Finance.According to the letter, Guyana has to submit along with a matrix outlining what the country has done since the last Plenary meeting in May 2013,NFL Jerseys Cheap, copies of any legislation, regulations, or guidance notes that may have been enacted as part of action undertaken to comply with the Mutual Evaluation Report’s recommendations.The letter also requests information on the size of the financial sector as at end of June 2013 or the date nearest and any technical assistance received, requested or obtained during the first half of 2013.It further stated, “Responses to the Secretariat should be submitted by August 26, 2013. This deadline is necessary to facilitate a proper review of any changes to your matrix and the requisite review and update of the follow-up analysis report and translation to Spanish.”Hernandez’s comments and the letter have corroborated Government’s recent announcement that the deadline for the enactment of the amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism legislation is August 26.In late May, it was reported that Guyana had been given a revised deadline of November 2013 by CFATF, after the National Assembly failed to pass key legislation before May 27 for a critical evaluation meeting in Managua, Nicaragua held from May 27-30.Guyana was unable to present the “Act” in Managua because the Opposition – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) – wanted more time to review the document. The Opposition accused the government of dragging its feet and waiting for the last moment to bring it before the National Assembly.AFC’s distrust of Government on the amendment of this pertinent legislation was once again emphasized yesterday as the party leader Khemraj Ramjattan, even after perusing the letter from CFATF, maintained that the deadline was November 2013.Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Ramjattan referred to Attorney General Anil Nandlall’s comment that the new deadline is August 26, as a misrepresentation and deliberate pressuring of the Opposition.“We cannot comprehend how the Attorney General misread the correspondence from the CFATF. But, we believe that there is what we call hysteria now emanating from that quarter to pressure the Opposition for not doing what is called a better Bill,” Ramjattan said.Armed with the letter, Ramjattan said the correspondence requests a matrix of what will be done up until the November Plenary. He claimed that certain provisions of the Bill that are before the Special Select Committee were deleted before being presented to the Parliament, and as such, AFC’s Parliamentarian in the Committee would like to know what was deleted and possibly have it replaced.“We also want to do some amendments… largely to ensure that the Financial Intelligence Unit will not be will not be a one-man scenario. It is believed that one person could be compromised and therefore the body shouldAttorney General Anil Nandlallhave other members,” Ramjattan said. He recommended that the members of the Unit should be appointed by Parliament and not by the President or Minister of Finance.Ramjattan maintained that the AFC will not support the legislation unless the Public Procurement Commission is established and operational and the Fiscal Management and Accountability (Amendment) Bill and the capping of the Former Presidents (Facilities and Other Benefits) Bill are assented to, or there are moves made towards this end.