Georgetown: The Integrity Commission sworn in Thursday and the oath of office was administered by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the presence of State Minister Joseph Harmon, who handed over the instruments of appointments to three of four members.
Among the new members are: Chairman Kurmar Doraisami, Rabindranauth Persaud and Rosemary Benjamin-Nobel. The fourth member, Thandi McAllister, was unable to attend and would be sworn-in at a later date.
The new Chairman of the Integrity Commission told reporters following his swearing-in, that the focus of the new Commission would be enforcement of the act.
Meanwhile, in congratulating the new commissioners, Minister Harmon informed the newly appointed members that their task will be especially challenging.
The Integrity Commission is responsible for accountability of persons holding public office. The body has been without a Chairman for some time and was reportedly functioning with a skeletal staff.
As such, President David Granger a few weeks ago obtained the approval of the four nominees from Opposition Leader Dr Bharrat Jagdeo following consultations.
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