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Dec 07, 2013 News
A drunken hospital porter, who was on the roof of the Palms Geriatric home for more than one hour yesterday, had his colleagues’ blood pressure boiling, after he threatened several times to jump from the top of the 40-foot building.
The porter who was identified as Delon King said that he is frustrated with his salary. He demanded a 25 percent pay hike for public servants.
King has been working at the home for the elderly located on Brickdam, for almost a year and according to his supervisor, Gary Prince, he (King) is a good worker.
Yesterday was King’s day-off and he was under the influence of alcohol.
Prince explained that King used an internal step and made his way to the roof.
A number of persons, including workers from the home, passersby, fire fighters and members from the Guyana Police Force tried their best to negotiate with King, to get him to climb down.
But he smiled and ignored everyone while smoking a cigarette.
A policeman tried to climb a ladder to assist him (King) down the roof but he smiled and tried to kick the ladder away, forcing the rank to jump off. No other rank made attempts to climb the ladder again.
As King moved from one location to another on the roof, two ranks from the Guyana Fire Service held a small mattress below, moving according to King’s movement. Onlookers shouted, “No, don’t move King, don’t move.”
Some persons even criticized the size of the mattress. “Look at that thing size; what can it do?” persons opined.
After many failed attempts to get King to climb down from the roof, Shelton Daniels, Principal Personnel Officer of the Palms intervened and made several promises to King.
“You will get whatever you want but first you will have to come down and let us talk.”
“First, you have to promise me you wouldn’t fire or suspend me. The government gotta give the nurses 25 percent increase and you have to promise me that the police wouldn’t touch me,” King requested.
He (King) also asked the members of the media to take note of the promises made to him.
As he was making his way down the ladder, he instructed two police officers who were standing nearby to “beat out.”
Ranks eventually grabbed him by his feet and pulled him to the ground. He was then taken to the Alberttown Police Station.
Jermaine Hermonstine, Industrial Relations Officer who visited the Palms after King came down from the roof said that it is clear that the porter is frustrated over what he is earning.
King previously worked as an attendant at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. It is unclear why he left.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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