Collymore, Region Nine REO sent home

Jun 03, 2015 News

Former ministerial advisor, Clinton Collymore is among the latest casualties as the new Government

Sent Home: Ministerial Advisor, Clinton Collymore

continues its transition into office.
Collymore reportedly had his services terminated after failing to turn up to work under the new Minister, Ronald Bulkan.
Confirming that Collymore was sent home last week, Bulkan yesterday disclosed that the advisor had been missing from the Kingston Ministry since the May 11 elections, not turning up until last week.
“He did not hand in any medical; did not report for work and based on advice, we took it to mean that he has left. It was concluded that Mr. Collymore voluntarily breached the public service regulations and therefore he had his services terminated.”
The Ministry of Communities has since asked Collymore to return the keys to his office and vehicles assigned to him.
“I was unable to determine what exactly Mr Collymore was doing at the Ministry. Did he submit reports of his work? He was entitled to a driver, gardener, a whole host of benefits…but we don’t know what he was doing. I heard that the vehicle assigned to him from the Ministry was seen parked on many occasions at Freedom House, the party’s headquarters, when he was supposed to be at work.”
Minister Bulkan said he had instructed his staffers that he wanted to talk to the advisor when he turned up at the Ministry. “He did come one day last week. But I could not see him as I was engaged.”
Collymore is a seasoned campaigner for the PPP/C with significant experience in especially the hinterland

Sent home: REO, Region Nine, Claire Singh

communities. He was a candidate for the party also.
Also sent home recently by the Ministry was Claire Singh, the Regional Executive Officer of Region Nine.
“We are carrying out a number of investigations into a number of reports we have received. There is also evidence of maladministration in that region. The REO was due for some leave and we have sent her on same.”
Also sent home recently from the Ministry was its Permanent Secretary, Collin Croal.
Croal, also a PPP/C candidate, had reportedly tendered his resignation to take the campaign trail, but attempted to withdraw it after his party lost.
The newly established Ministry of Communities, which has responsibilities for housing and water, local government and regional development, is one of the biggest in the David Granger-led government.