Ramotar likely to end term without addressing NCN scandal

On March 27 last year, a smiling President Donald Ramotar once again brushed off questions about why he had not done anything with regard to the results of an investigation that uncovered financial irregularities and implicated top officials at the state broadcaster NCN.

“I wasn’t prepared for that question at this point in time but I’ll probably look into it and see if I can give you an answer after…,” the President said while responding to a question from Stabroek News at a news conference at the Office of the President. He smiled as the question was being asked. “You have a memory like an elephant,”