21 energy agency workers fail lie detector tests

-contracts to be terminated
Twenty-one of 34 Guyana Energy Agency employees who recently took lie detector tests failed them and while some have resigned the contracts of the remainder are to be terminated, according to Head of the GEA, Dr Mahender Sharma.

Responding to a question from Stabroek News on the reported termination of six persons yesterday, Sharma said:
“Of 34 persons recently polygraphed, 21 (62%) failed.  While some have since resigned, the remaining employment contracts have been (or are in the process of being) terminated.  Guyana Energy Agency continues to ensure the integrity of the system and by extension, the Officers employed under the Fuel Marking Programme.