Constabulary asked to conclude Sooba probe by July 3

The Mayor and City Council of Georgetown (M&CC) has asked the City Constabulary, which is conducting investigations into alleged illegalities by the Town Clerk to conclude the activity by July 6, when her annual leave ends.

The council had previously stated in a press release that Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba had been asked to proceed on administrative leave. However, Mayor Hamilton Green confirmed to Stabroek News yesterday that she was in fact on vacation. She will, he said, be asked to proceed on administrative leave if the investigation launched into her activities is not concluded by July 6.

However, Chief Constable Andrew Foo, speaking with Stabroek News yesterday, said he could not decisively state when the investigation would be concluded. “There are several matters being looked into and given the number of individuals who have to