PM to defend advice to president on Duncan tribunal

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday said he will defend his advice to President David Granger to investigate whether Public Service Commission Chairman Carvil Duncan should be removed from the constitutional post.

Nagamootoo, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), was yesterday served with an Order of Court that was issued based on an application by Duncan, who challenged the president’s decision to set up a tribunal to investigate whether he ought to be removed.

Based on Duncan’s application, Justice Franklin Holder on Thursday issued an order