A $50 million repair of the roof on the Camp Street Headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun. Commissioner General Godfrey Statia told Stabroek News on Tuesday that the renovation should be completed by the end of September.
“Thereafter the building should not flood when it rains and the mold presently in the building will be treated so as to minimize illness and sick leave,” he further explained.
Stabroek News had previously reported the complaints of staff who said having to work in the building which is infested with mold was making them sick. The mold had developed as a result of numerous leakages in the building which consistently floods whenever it rains. Speaking with Stabroek News in August 2015 Chairman of the GRA Board, Rawle Lucas had referred to the roof as a “sieve” and explained that some staff and customers are forced to use umbrellas while in the building because of leaks.
Five days later Minister of Finance Winston Jordan told the National Assembly that the government is