Gold Board accountant, clerk sent home to enable probe

An accountant and a clerk of the Guyana Gold Board were yesterday sent home pending an investigation into allegations of “millions of dollars” in theft through a manipulation of the gold testing system.

Stabroek News was told by sources at the agency that the two were sent home to facilitate an internal investigation as the agency unearthed what it believes was a system designed to manipulate its testing of gold.

Chairman of the Gold Board,  GHK Lall confirmed to Stabroek News that two persons were sent home to facilitate an investigation.