The renewal of contract for Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIAC) Ramesh Ghir bypassed the board and was instead dealt with by then Minister of Public Works Robeson, a forensic audit into the corporation has revealed.
The audit report, released on Wednesday by the Finance Ministry, said that this was not in compliance with the CJIAC Order No 20 of 2001, Clause 6 (1), which states, “There shall be a Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Board for a period of three (3) years or such shorter period as may be determined by the Board.”
The report noted that Ghir’s contract expired on 30th September, 2014, and prior to that, there was no discussion of renewal of the contract at Board meetings. This was confirmed by the former Chairman of the CJIAC Board Ramesh Dookhoo. Ghir continued to
