99-year leases issued rent-free by MMA-ADA at former president’s request

Under the PPP/C’s rule, the Mahaica, Mahaicony, Abary-Agricultural Deve-lopment Authority (MMA-ADA) issued rent-free leases for periods up to 99 years at the behest of the president, an audit of its operations has found.

The audit report, compiled by TSD LAL & CO and which was made public on the Ministry of Finance’s website on Friday, covers the period January 1, 2012 to May 31, 2015. Donald Ramotar served as president until mid-May 2015.