RECOMMENDATIONS from several Commissions of Inquiry (CoI) held are a work in progress and some require expenditure, while others need a reconfiguration of existing administrative apparatus, which need time to be implemented.

This is according to President David Granger, who hosted his first press conference for the year on Friday at the Ministry of the Presidency. “We haven’t abandoned any of the inquiries, especially the most recent ones,” the President said.

In keeping with section two of the Commission of Inquiry Act: “The President may issue a commission appointing one or more commissioners and authorising such commissioner or commissioners to inquire into any matter in which an inquiry would, in the opinion of the President, be in the public welfare.”

Commissioners acting under this Act shall have the powers of a judge of the High Court to summon witnesses and no commissioner shall be liable to any action or suit for any matter or thing done by him as such commissioner. Some of the CoIs include: The CoI into the alleged assassination plot against the President; CoI into Land Rights; Veterans’ Affairs CoI; Drop-In-Centre CoI; Lindo Creek CoI and Camp Street Prison riots CoI, amongst others.