Chief Magistrate (ag) Sherdel Isaacs-Marcus yesterday swore in the members of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the May 21st Mahdia dormitory fire which claimed 20 lives and President Irfaan Ali said there will be a thorough and impartial probe.
The Commission will be chaired by Major General (retired), Joseph Singh and comprises Chairman of the National Toshaos Council, Derrick John and attorney at law and Head of the University of Guyana’s Law Department Dr. Kim Kyte-Thomas. They took their oaths at the Office of the President.
Asked by Stabroek News if the $5m financial settlement between the government and the affected families of all claims would trespass on the work of the CoI, the President said that there were two different issues.
