Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) Dr Richard Van West Charles said there is “no conflict” arising from him being part of a company that was granted a licence to import and sell fuel, pointing out that no licence was granted to him as an individual.
The CEO was contacted on the issue yesterday and he pointed out that he had been a director of the company—Atlantic Fuel Inc—“long before” he joined the water corporation. “…Nothing has occurred since I joined GWI. This is long before I joined GWI,” Van West Charles said.
The Guyana Times reported yesterday that a licence was granted to the company by the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) in November of last year and that an application for the said licence was made in February 2015. Van West Charles was appointed CEO of GWI on October 1, 2015.
