Booted Country Coordinator of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), Dr Rudy Jadoopat has been sent on leave ahead of his controversial replacement by former Pro-Chancellor of the University of Guyana Dr Prem Misir.
Jadoopat’s contract initially expired in 2020 and was then renewed for an additional year during which the PPP/C government took office. With the Ministry of Natural Re-sources now being headed by Vickram Bharrat, his contract was renewed for an additional year. That period came to an end on January 31, 2022, and the contract was not renewed. Instead, he was given a letter on February 04, 2022, which informed him that his services were terminated.
In 2021, the Ministry advertised for several positions within the EITI Secretariat inclusive of the National Coordinator. Jadoopat was among those who were interviewed for the post but Misir was chosen instead.