GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC—The Bureau of Statistics (BOS) has famous current “faulty claims” on social media, suggesting that political interference delayed the publication of the 2022 Inhabitants and Housing Census outcomes.
The BOS mentioned it’s a semi-autonomous company, legally mandated by the Statistics Act to “gather, compile, analyze, summary and publish statistical info referring to the social, agricultural, mining, industrial, industrial and basic actions and circumstances of the inhabitants of Guyana.”
It mentioned that in executing its obligations, the BOS can also be guided by the Basic Ideas of Official Statistics adopted by the UN Common Meeting in 2014.
“The authorized framework and official rules promote and make sure the independence of the Bureau. Our work is guided by scientific rules and sound statistical practices that adhere to the best worldwide requirements and conventions.
“Accordingly, the Census is coordinated internationally and regionally, following agreed-upon rules and practices that stand up to scrutiny and promote confidence within the outcomes.”
The BOS mentioned that any delay within the publication of the 2022 Inhabitants and Housing Census outcomes “is strictly a consequence of our unwavering dedication to skilled diligence within the face of appreciable challenges encountered throughout this census spherical.
“Furthermore, censuses throughout the Caribbean area have been considerably delayed, with international locations resembling Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, Dominica, St. Lucia, and others experiencing protracted census actions extending as much as and past two years.”
The BOS mentioned this is because of a number of components, together with respondent suspicion, apathy, and fatigue in a post-COVID surroundings.
“The Bureau of Statistics is devoted to making sure applicable statistical confidence within the accuracy of the census outcomes and isn’t politically constrained, as prompt by some. “Moreover, claims that the 2022 Inhabitants & Housing Census in Guyana reveals that Guyana’s inhabitants declined from 746,955 within the 2012 census as a result of migration are unfounded and faulty.”
It mentioned that the soon-to-be-released preliminary report of the Census will present an evidence-based exposition of Guyana’s inhabitants.
The BOS mentioned it encourages all Guyanese “to keep away from baseless speculations and to depend on the official census knowledge and statistics produced and sanctioned by the Bureau of Statistics.”
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