E-mails, including request for payment, by Guyanese interior designer Supriya Singh were among the evidence that was presented to Dominica’s Integrity Commission to trigger a probe into Prime Minis-ter Roosevelt Skerrit’s alleged ownership of a multi-million dollar real estate development.
The Commission, which found that it had no jurisdiction to investigate the allegation, did however find enough to announce an investigation into Skerrit allegedly using his influence to secure concessions for the property. In its ruling in July, the Integrity Commission announced an inquiry and said that it felt an investigation was necessary to ascertain whether Skerrit committed a breach of the code of conduct for persons in public life.
The ruling, which has been seen by this newspaper, was based on several complaints filed by journalist Lennox Linton, who alleged that Skerrit had in his possession eight ocean front villas at
