Dear Editor,
The Laws of Guyana establishing the Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) could not be clearer. Article 8 (1): Any member of the Board who has any interest, directly or indirectly, in any matter before the Board –Shall disclose the nature of his interest to the Board; and
Shall not take part in any deliberation or decisions of the Board with respect to that matter.
(2) A disclosure under this section shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board.
In letters to the newspapers over the last week, advocates like Simone Mangal-Joly and Danuta Radzik have argued very clearly that there is a definite conflict of interest with regard to the composition of the EAB that must be resolved, in light of the hearing scheduled for Wednesday March 22nd on the matter of the application by Guyana Power and Light for an environmental permit to construct a 300 megawatt power plant at Wales.
Instead of shooting the messenger, we simply ask the Government to define for the people of Guyana what constitutes a conflict of interest in this specific instance and in relation to the law. This is not a partisan issue. All Guyanese deserve an answer.
Sincerely,
The Breadfruit Collective
Red Thread
Alfred Bhulai
Andre Brandli
Janette Bulkan
Frederick Collins
Elizabeth Deane-Hughes
Karen De Souza
Jocelyn Dow
Hollis France
Darshanand Khusial
Vidyaratha Kissoon
Colin Klautky
Joy Marcus
Pauline Melville
Denise Murray
Joe Persaud
Mike Persaud
Danuta Radzik
Vanda Radzik
Brian Shuffler
Charles Sugrim
Alissa Trotz
Maya Trotz
Josephine Whitehead
Charlene Wilkinson
Policy Forum Guyana
