Government has accepted invitations to attend events overseas at the expense of private individuals in the diaspora, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon, who says the trips have been used to promote “government’s business” and he sees nothing ethically wrong with doing so.
Just after winning the May 11th elections, a government delegation had visited the United States, where a victory rally was held for the APNU+AFC coalition.
Although the opposition had suggested that taxpayers’ funds were used for the trip, government subsequently explained that it was funded by private individuals and that no state money was used. More recently, Harmon and Minister of Tourism Cathy Hughes travelled to
