Embattled Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas, is still on leave and receiving pay, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday confirmed.
“Yes, she is still on leave and she is receiving pay.”
This newspaper understands that Toussaint Jr. Thomas will “remain on leave until government receives information sought from the (US) DOJ (Department of Justice) and undertakes its own investigations into that.”
In June of this year, amid US sanctions over alleged corruption, the Stabroek News had reported that Toussaint Jr. Thomas, had resigned from the executive of the PPP/C, but her position as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Labour remains up in the air.