Decisions made by the Defence Board with respect to Coast Guard head Gary Beaton and his alleged connection to a vehicle transfer scandal is not for the public’s ears, according to Minister of State Joseph Harmon.
“What I can say to you is the decisions of the Defence Board are not decisions which are for public consumption,” Harmon told Stabroek News recently, when asked for an update on the Board’s position on Beaton.
So far, two women, including Beaton’s spouse, former minister Jennifer Westford, have been charged in connection with the scam,
