Director of Sport Christopher Jones yesterday denied that he acted improperly in the execution of his duties and said that allegations of improper conduct which appeared in the Kaieteur News stemmed from envy and were politically motivated.
In a statement sent to the media yesterday Jones said though he disliked discussing such issues publicly he was forced to do so in an effort to defend his character.
The director was responding to an article which alleged that he paid his Personal Assistant, Brian Smith, the sum of $3m for works carried out not by Smith, but by three companies which performed cleaning and other services during the 2016 Inter-Guiana Games.