Transparency body slams gov’t ‘cavalier’ treatment of allegations against GPL boss

Colin Welch

Transparency Institute Guyana Inc (TIGI) yesterday slammed government for its “cavalier” treatment of allegations against interim Guyana Power and Light (GPL) chief Colin Welch saying that he should be sent on leave to facilitate an investigation.

When contacted by Stabroek News, Welch said he has not heard of TIGI and what they did and he would not be responding to questions from Stabroek News in relation to reports in the Kaieteur News. “I am going to simplify this matter to you. That entire communication is a total fabrication, that is baseless…It is a total fabrication, someone made it up,” he said.

In a statement yesterday pointing out that Welch, GPL’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO),