Nagamootoo jets off to Texas on sudden “leave”

TIMES INT'L

… public not informed; speculation rife

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo

After only four months since the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) Government acceded to office, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has reportedly proceeded on “leave.” Information received by this publication indicated he has left for Texas, USA.

The public was not officially informed of this decision however; Guyana Times International understands that the discussion about the Prime Minister’s leave occurred before President David Granger left for the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a week ago.

Upon President Granger’s return to Guyana on Wednesday, Nagamootoo immediately left the country for Texas, where he is not known to have relatives. Details surrounding the reason for Nagamootoo’s leave were unable to be confirmed up to press time.

This newspaper was also unable to confirm whether the duration of the leave granted to the Prime Minister is indeed two weeks or whether it could be longer. Guyana Times International understand that several engagements during the next two weeks which the Prime Minister had confirmed attendance are being cancelled. This would lead to the presumption that it was something unexpected and urgent that necessitated the Prime Minister’s rushed exit from the country. Speculation is rife in the country as to these reasons.

The recent return of Mayor of Georgetown Hamilton Green, from Texas following medical treatments for his eyes had led to some to segue from correlation to causation.

Concerns have also been raised time and time again about the manner in which public officials, and moreso Ministers of the new Government, are travelling overseas under the claim that they are travelling on “official” business. There has been talk by the Government of the country re-acquiring its own airline, which would facilitate such travel, as was frequent during the People’s National Congress regime (1964-1985) of Forbes Burnham.

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