The new Chairman of the Commission of Enquiry into the tragic deaths of four divers at a Paria facility earlier this year, has been sworn in.

Chairman Jerome Lynch, Queen's Counsel, replaces former chairman Justice Dennis Morrison who resigned last month for personal reasons.

Reporter Cindy Raghubar-Teekersingh and cameraman Immanuel Nunez attended a news conference called by the new chair, held at SAPA, San Fernando this afternoon.