MAJOR-GENERAL (ret’d) Joe Singh has been appointed to investigate the allegations of corruption and misconduct made by Kenwin Charles against two directors of the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) board.Major-General Singh received the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the investigation from Minister of State Joseph Harmon at his office, at the Ministry of the Presidency on Wednesday.

The Ministry of the Presidency in a release said Mr Singh will conduct an inquiry into the allegations and is expected to submit his report to the Prime Minister of Guyana by October 31, 2016.

Minister Harmon, in a brief statement, said that President David Granger had requested that the inquiry be conducted.

“[The President] is very confident that you’ll be able to discharge your responsibilities,” Minister Harmon told Major-General Singh after having provided him with the instruments of his appointment.

Minister Harmon also assured him of his full support throughout the course of the investigation.

In an invited comment, Major-General Singh said that he will work along closely with the Legal Advisor from the Ministry of the Presidency, Geeta Chandan- Edmond, to ensure emphasis is placed on gathering of detailed information so that a report can be completed and handed over to President Granger and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in a timely manner.

“[We are going] to work closely with the legal advisor… to map out a time-table and a sequence of events; identify those persons who are pertinent in terms of receiving information from them, whether written or oral… and during that process asking the relevant questions to ensure that we can come up with the determination based on what the report is designed to do,” Major-General Singh said.