Granger inauguration activities cost $18.7M, funded by donations

A scene from President David Granger’s inauguration at the National Stadium (Stabroek News file photo)

A statement prepared by Nigel Hinds Financial Services (NHFS) says the renovation of the Independence Arch on Brickdam and the inauguration of President David Granger cost $18.7M and were funded by donations.

The brief report seen by Stabroek News did not list the donors and said that based on its instructions from a body known as the Brickdam Independence Arch Restoration and Inauguration Committee, it was not “required to nor did we carry out any enquiry or other test of the information in order to express an audit opinion.”

The Granger administration has come in for intense scrutiny and questioning over the expenses incurred for