| – DPP has no such file, no report madeIt was in July 2015, that Government first made the shocking announcement that two top Guyana Power and Light (GPL) executives – former Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aeshwar Deonarine and Director Carvil Duncan – had paid themselves some $28M in back pay they felt they deserved.In August it had also been reported that Deonarine, who had left the jurisdiction, had requested time to repay the money, as it had been transferred to his personal bank account(s) in the United States.Since that disclosure, however, the case against Deonarine appears to be in limbo. Efforts by this publication to verify the whereabouts of the file detailing his transgressions,http://www.airmaxfantasy.us.com/Adidas/, on Monday revealed that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has not received the file,NFL Jerseys Authentic China, nor has a formal police complaint been made.This is in stark contrast to reports carried in sections of the media that the DPP Chambers has the file in its possession. Efforts by Kaieteur News to speak to Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams,Cheap Jerseys Authentic, on Monday were futile. Through auxiliary staff, this publication was referred to Minister of Public Security Khemraj Ramjattan.Minister of Public Security Khemraj RamjattanDeputy GPL CEO Aeshwar DeonarineThe discovery of the suspicious monetary transfers was made by independent auditors who were probing the PetroCaribe Fund, which held proceeds of oil shipments taken from neighbouring Venezuela. Some of the monies were used to buy Wartsila engines for GPL, among other things.It was while tracking payments from the fund to GPL that auditors unearthed the unusual transactions. Deonarine reportedly signed off on payments to himself totaling $27M from the fund. Duncan received some $948,000.Deonarine was sent on administrative leave and subsequently left the country. The reason for the Executives taking it upon themselves to pay each other, stems from the fact that there are two Deputy Chief Executive Officers in GPL – one for administration and one for operations. Deonarine was responsible for administration.Deonarine is reported to have wanted to receive the same level of pay as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Technical), Colin Welch, but his approaches to the Board of Directors were rebuffed.The payments to himself, representing back pay for the period January 2013 to June 2015, were reportedly made between May and June last, shortly after the new Government took office. The payments were allegedly countersigned by Duncan as Director.Attorney General Basil WilliamsCarvil DuncanDuncan’s backpay,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, meanwhile,cheap jerseys authentic, represented the 48 months he would have been a Director. Again, both Duncan and Deonarine signed off on the payments.It was disclosed that when Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson confronted Duncan, he kept changing his story. In the first instance, Duncan said the Board approved it. When told that officials of the Board denied this, Duncan then said it was the Chairman, Winston Brassington. But Brassington reportedly also denied granting approval.Duncan then said it may have been former Prime Minister, Samuel Hinds. Hinds when contacted distanced himself from the payment.Confronted again,cheap authentic jerseys, Duncan then suggested it may have been former President Donald Ramotar.According to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, Government has taken steps to ensure that no interference will come as a result of the findings. |
