Winston Jordan and Raphael Trotman, the ministers of Finance and Natural Resources respectively, say that they have filed their declarations to the Integrity Commission as required under the Integrity Commission Act, but Minister of Business Haimraj Rajkumar is yet to do so.
The Act requires all public officers, which includes ministers, to file declarations of their assets, as well as those held by their spouses and children, by June 30th of every year. Chairman of the Integrity Commission Kumar Doraisami told Stabroek News earlier this month, however, that the deadline had been extended to August 31st, but by that date, many persons still had not filed their declarations.
Stabroek News reported last week that up to September 20th, senior government ministers Khemraj Ramjattan and Cathy Hughes were yet to file their declarations though Hughes indicated that she was planning to do so later that day. It is not clear if Ramjattan has since filed his declaration. Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, had also indicated that he has filed his declaration for the year ending June 30th.
