Stretching principles beyond recognition
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August 3, 2026
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Aug 03, 2026 Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom
(Kaieteur News) – The present controversy over possible alleged conflicts of interest involving two members of the Commission of Inquiry into the M.V. Barima tragedy illustrates how easily an important principle can be stretched beyond recognition.
Independence and impartiality are indispensable to a credible inquiry. But the mere existence of a professional, commercial or institutional connection does not, by itself, establish a conflict of interest.
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