Gov’t probing ‘serious abuse’ of GuyOil

The GuyOil flagship station on Regent Street

The government has launched an investigation into what has been described as “a pattern of serious abuse” where vehicles not affiliated with any government ministry or agency have been accessing fuel from the Guyana Oil Company (GuyOil), and Minister of State Joseph Harmon says private citizens caught in the act would be made to pay for the fuel.

The GuyOil flagship station on Regent Street
The GuyOil flagship station on Regent Street

While GuyOil Managing Director Badri Persaud expressed surprise yesterday at this investigation, his Finance Comptroller Rosalyn Franklin revealed that at least one agency has written to GuyOil indicating that vehicles that were not attached to the agency had received fuel under its name.

According to the Franklin, the National Sports Commission (NSC) recently wrote to the company in this