President David Granger yesterday said the investigation into the alleged use of a racial slur by Public Information and Press Services Officer Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett found that there was no malice intended and as such the matter is now closed.
“…Ms Garrett has spoken and an investigation was done and we are satisfied that there was no malice and we’ve moved on from that”, Granger told reporters at State House yesterday.
Several weeks ago opposition Member of Parliament Nigel Dharamlall shared on his Facebook page screenshots of a private Facebook conversation between the officer and friends. In one of the screenshots Nicholas-Garrett allegedly used a racially derogatory term to describe staff at the Ministry of the Presidency. As a result, an investigation was launched.
