On the morning of 4th June last year, I was at the Guyana Revenue Authority headquarters on Camp Street to collect my driver’s licence and had an interesting encounter with the now besieged Mr. Winston Brassington, Chief Executive Officer of National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL). I knew Mr. Brassington from my time in the cabinet of the former government and when he was attempting to learn to play squash at the Georgetown Club, and I found him quite good natured and pleasant. So far as his work was concerned, I can remember him making some presentations to cabinet, and although to some he came over as somewhat slick, he appeared a dedicated and competent public officer.
During our discussion, Mr. Brassington inquired what the word in political circles was about his position. I indicated
