Integrity Commission in dire need of funds to complete its work

The Integrity Commission will meet this week to begin compiling lists of those public officers who have failed to submit the required financial declaration mere days before the November 15th extended deadline. However, its efforts may be hampered by lack of operating funds.

According to Commission Chair Kumar Doraisami, the meeting is necessary as there are in excess of 1,300 declarations which have to be collected and they need to be sure of who might need a reminder to comply.

“Come next Wednesday, we should have a good idea of how many have complied,” he told Sunday Stabroek.

Doraisami disclosed that the Commission will also be discussing how it can complete the task of verifying the declarations since there is currently only one investigator on staff and no money to hire more.