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Feb 18, 2016 News
Region Ten Chairman, Rennis Morian, at a meeting with regional stakeholders, and members of the media, stressed the need to create more employment within the Region. He noted that the first step would however be, to have persons currently working with the RDC for years on a contractual basis, to be made permanent employees.
“There are a number of persons working in the RDC working for over ten years and are not permanent. These people will never, if we don’t correct it, enjoy the benefits that accrue to someone in a permanent establishment.
He noted that there are persons in the health, education and works sectors that are not permanent within the RDC.
In order to do that, Morian said that permission would have to be sought from the Public Service Commission which would need to support the request of the Region.
“This is the call of Region Ten; we are calling on the Government of Guyana- the president and the Government to see that this happens because the Public Service Commission is not a law unto itself. From this juncture, the move forward is that we have those people employed on a permanent basis.
Sandra Adams was in full support of this. So too were the other stakeholders, including Chairman of the Region Ten chamber of Commerce, Kevin DeYounge and Pastor Leroy James. They reiterated that it is important that those employees should enjoy the benefits that would normally accrue to permanent staff.
However DeYounge enquired whether regular evaluation was done of the employees that are currently not permanent.
Deputy REO, Maylene Charter, said that even though persons would have gained employment with the RDC on a contractual basis, on the Grade One or Grade Two scale, an appraisal would be done by senior officers to determine how those persons are performing. That would determine those to be recommended for permanent employment.
Charter noted that at present there are 28 vacancies within the RDC. These include Superintendent of Works, draughtsman, plumber, gutter smiths, farm hands, handy men, supply expediter and accounts clerk to name a few.
PARD
With reference to Pard, Morian said that while that is a very good and comprehensive programme it will take some time before all of the benefits are seen.
“What we’re looking for now is how we can come up with approaches or strategies to jump start a programme for Region ten.
He noted that unemployment in Guyana, based on a study by the Caribbean Development Bank, is somewhere around forty percent, but that it might be more in Region Ten.
Morian noted that the emphasis would be on helping to create employment for young people in the region.
“We’re looking for the best and the brightest, we will not be hiring willy-nilly.”
Morian also pledged to seek the support of the corporate community, including Bosai, Banks DIH and LUSCSL in helping to create more employment.
Adams however expressed concern that Bosai has been “releasing” people, “while everyday more ships are coming in”.
“We want to know the reason for them releasing people and not employing more.”
Morian emphasized that there is presently the need to have a permanent Information Officer at the RDC to ensure the timely dissemination of information within the Region ( Enid Joaquin)
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