The Audit Office of Guyana has recommended that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) conduct an in-depth investigation into the Health Ministry’s rental of the Sussex Street, Charlestown drug bond under the former government as well as institute charges where necessary.
The Office has also requested that the Ministry of Legal Affairs (MoLA) advise the Ministry of Health to bring closure to this matter since it appears that there is a $137.5 million balance in rental payments owed for use of the property.
The bond, which was leased from businessman Larry Singh under the former APNU+AFC government, has been the subject of controversy since it was revealed in the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply that it had been rented for $12.5 million a month as part of an emergency procurement and then left empty for two months.