‘Gopeesingh forgets he’s no longer minister’

Garcia said this in response to heavy criticism from Gopeesingh over alleged discrepancies at the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL) culminating in Gopeesingh’s call for Garcia to resign.

On June 2, Arnold Piggott tendered his resignation as EFCL chairman. This as both Finance Minister Colm Imbert and Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi confirmed that an investigations has been launched into claims of wrongdoing at the EFCL. Following Piggott’s resignation, Gopeesingh called for the entire EFCL board to quit.