… Dr Luncheon doesn’t have info on purchasesKwame McCoy, the Press and Publicity Officer at the Office of the President, retreated to the pantry at the Presidential Secretariat to avoid questions on the purchase of 10,000 laptops which he announced.In a statement, carried in the state-owned Guyana Chronicle, McCoy spoke of the purchase of 10,000 laptops which are housed at addresses in Tucville and Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara.McCoy’s statement was in response to a Page One story on the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) Project, published on Tuesday.In the article, bidders pointed to questionable requirements for the supply of 27,000 laptops to the government.? The bidders suggested that some of the requirements were out of reach and they thus concluded that it is possible that the laptops may have been bought and that the tender process is a sham.In responding to the article, McCoy is quoted as saying, “For the record I would like to confirm that the ten thousand laptops which have been bought are currently being stored at Lot 640 Gibson Street,Wholesale Baseball Jerseys 2018, Tucville, Georgetown and Lot 138 Lindley Avenue, Nandy Park,nhl jerseys outlet, East Bank Demerara.”The Tucville address is where Adam Harris lives and the Lindley Avenue address is where Glenn Lall lives.When asked about the laptop purchases, given that bids were only opened on Tuesday, Head of the Presidential Secretariat said that it could not be that the 10,000 laptops were procured through the tender process.Pressed further about when the laptops were purchased, the source of the purchase, and the amount of money involved, Dr Luncheon first said that he was certain that the information could be provided.Then Dr Luncheon said that he was not in possession of the information and when asked if this information would be provided at his next media briefing, he told the reporter that he hoped it would not be necessary for the reporter to wait that long.Given that McCoy was the author of the statement, Dr Luncheon suggested talking with McCoy.When McCoy was approached at the end of the press conference to provide the details, he first said that he “never associated” the 10,000 laptop purchases with OLPF.? This is despite the fact that in announcing the purchase of the 10,000 laptops,nfl jerseys china, he was referring to an article on the OLPF.“I am not interested in speaking to you anyway,” he responded when pressed further. “I did it the way I wanted to do it; check the homes where they are and then you will know,” he added.McCoy then headed towards the pantry to avoid further questions.Given that McCoy refused to answer the questions, the matter was referred back to Dr Luncheon. However, he said he would not undertake to provide the information if McCoy refused.Asked where the information could then be gathered from, Dr Luncheon referred to the Guyana Chronicle, where the statement was carried “because it’s not McCoy talking, it’s the newspaper.”Dr Luncheon was told that McCoy was the one who signed the statement, but he continued to suggest that the editors at the Chronicle be contacted, just the same that he (Luncheon) attacked the Stabroek News for not checking the accuracy of statements made by activist Christopher Ram.The Kaieteur News Managing Director, Glenn Lall,Cheap NFL Jerseys, said that the laptop issue is a scandal. He said that the government would never buy laptops for him and for Harris.He said that embarrassment at the exposure of what he sees as a laptop scam has forced the government to lie and to make a mockery of a serious issue.He said that the wise people of Guyana know that Kwame McCoy is a liar and a shameless one at that.The bids for the supply of 27,000 to the OLPF project were opened on Tuesday at the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board for the supply of 27,000 units for the programme.There were only three bidders for the supply of the now controversial laptops. Each of the bidders had to supply the tender board with a sample of the units they are planning to supply should they secure the contract,NFL Jerseys China, along with the customary compliance certificates.Digital Technology put in a bid for $1.6 B,Cheap MLB Jerseys Authentic, CCS Guyana Limited put in a bid for $1.5B, while Giftland Office Max put in a bid for $1.2B.The government has set aside $1.8 billion to purchase the laptops and says it is prepared to buy one at an estimated cost of US$295.Four years ago the governments of Uruguay and Peru sourced laptops for a similar project for less than US$200 with a promise that the unit cost would have been reduced to US$100.