By Antonio Dey
Several opposition parliamentarians who faced a fine and jail for not submitting their statutory declarations for 2022 to the Integrity Commission say that they have now complied.
Deonarine Ramsaroop and Vinceroy Jordan who were among the listed defaulters said that their declarations were submitted before the July 31st, 2023 deadline as outlined in a public notice from the Commission.
The Integrity Commission on June 24th 2023 issued a final and stern warning to former Leader of the Opposition, Joseph Harmon, AFC Leader & Member of Parliament Khemraj Ramjattan alongside a host of senior public servants stating that they were liable to fines and jail terms if they didn’t submit declarations by July 31st, 2023.