Payments for Canadian project suspended after conflict of interest allegation against Guyanese

Dr Naresh Singh Internet photo)

Funding for a Canadian programme for Caribbean countries including Guyana has been suspended after a report was made by a minister to Ottawa’s public sector integrity commissioner of a possible conflict of interest involving Guyanese Dr Naresh Singh.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) yesterday reported that Singh, a former top ranking executive of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was referred to