President needs to address conflict of interest with Minister Broomes

Dear Editor,

PEP means in international money laundering language Politically Exposed Person. This whole concept came about because it was believed that corrupt politicians hide their ill-gotten gains and undertakings not in their own names, but in the names of their spouses and children and parents and other relatives. Recently, we learnt that the politician, Minister Simona Broomes had given to her daughter permits and licences and other expensive and income earning assets to her daughter.

Anywhere in the developed world Minister Broomes’ daughter would be strictly questioned, asked about her source of income, asked about her present ability to manage and fund and operate the business transferred to her by her Minister mother. In fact if the Minister’s daughter attempts to open an account right now in Canada or the US, she would have to show source of income and be grilled and interrogated extensively.

So given that President David Granger and his Cabinet seem not to care about possible corruption, as a citizen I would like to know the following:

1. When did the Minister’s daughter become a miner?

2. What is the occupation of the Minister’s daughter?

3. Is it true that the Minister’s daughter is actually a student studying outside of Guyana?

4. Is it not true that this is a new permit/ licence that was granted to the Minister’s daughter?

5. What is the source of income of the Minister’s daughter?

6. Do the Minister and her daughter live in the same house when the daughter is in Guyana?

Editor, outside of these issues, the President also needs to address the serious conflict of interest position the Minister is in and has been in ever since she assumed the office she presently occupies.

Sincerely,

A Grant