The Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. (TIGI) yesterday said that the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport of the Ministry of Education has been dragging its feet on a probe into the alleged misuse by its staff of state-owned steel pans.
In a statement issued yesterday, TIGI said it received a complaint in June 23, 2015, alleging that the Department’s staff had been using the steel pans for personal gains at events not sanctioned by the Department. It was also alleged that senior officials were aware of the problem but have failed to intervene.
TIGI said on July 2, 2015, it subsequently wrote Junior Education Minister Nicolette Henry on the allegations. It added that in following up on the letter, it called the ministry and was told that the complaint had been forwarded to
