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Mohammed “Fuzzy” Sattaur & Martin Goolsarran keep the stolen millions

POSTED BY ADMIN ⋅ JUNE 29, 2012 ⋅ 3 COMMENTS

FILED UNDER GUYANA, MARTIN GOOLSARRAN, MOHAMMED SATTAUR, NCN, PPP

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Demerara Waves: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Communications Network (NCN Mohammed “Fuzzy” Sattaur has resigned from the state-owned radio and television entity amidst reports of financial irregularity.
Sattaur, a staunch member of the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPPC), declined to say whether his decision to step down meant that he had taken responsibility for alleged financial irregularities.
Along with Sattaur’s resignation Demerara Waves Online News was told that Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran has been suspended for eight weeks without pay.

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NCN fraud scandal continues

Kaieteur News reports that a leaked copy of the NCN report reveals shocking details of an attempted cover up of millions of dollars of fraud.

KN: A leaked report on investigations at the state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) has revealed startling details of how two under-fire managers in June attempted to pressure female staffers to backdate a $3.6 million invoice to January to cover up their tracks. But the staffers, from the Marketing Department, refused and later told investigators that they thought it unethical at the time. The leaked report, while not making it clear, suggested that the attempts were made even while the investigations were ongoing or about to start. The report also suggested that both officials were probably desperate at the time. In late June, Programme Manager Martin Goolsarran was suspended for eight weeks while Mohamed

2/7/149:30 PM

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‘Barber shop’ company

gets $300 MILLION

Computer Contract.

JULY 21, 2011 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS

Digital Technology, the company which was handed two Government contracts valued at a $293 million to supply computers and related equipment to schools, has been found to have as its head office what is now a Brooklyn, USA barber shop, in a case that bears a striking resemblance to Fip Motilall.

54 Public Rd. Grove E.B.D., the company’s head office in Guyana

Motilall pocketed a US$15.4 contract to build access roads to the Amaila Falls Hydro Electric Project, but investigations by this newspaper revealed his US address to be but a sari and puja shop in Florida.
Now, investigations by this newspaper have unearthed facts about Digital Technology that could mirror the startling revelations about Fip Motilall and his company.

On July 13, Digital Technology Group of Companies (as it was registered in Guyana) was awarded a contract valued at $223 million for the supply of 1,400 desktop computers to 70 schools across the country. On Monday last, the Education Ministry awarded a further $70 million to the same company to provide more computers, plus servers and overhead

2/7/149:31 PM

NehruBig Mouth Member

BREAKING NEWS 2012.

2/7/149:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nehru:

BREAKING NEWS 2012.

NO, FLASHBACK

Bhai, Kishan is only reminding us. After all, some of us have short memories.

2/7/1410:16 PM

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Mohammed “Fuzzy” Sattaur & Martin Goolsarran keep the stolen millions

NCN fraud scandal continues

‘Barber shop’ company

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Computer Contract.

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