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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says paying public servants on time this month was a major challenge for the Government of Antigua & Barbuda.<\/p>

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Public Servants were paid on Friday even though Browne said not all banks processed the payment.<\/p>\n

Browne said paying civil servants would not be possible if the country was closed for an extended period of time.<\/p>

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\u201cYesterday we were successful in paying public servants to include those with their occupational pension from the public service and I have to tell you it was not an easy task it was extremely difficult,\u201d Browne who is also finance minister said.<\/p>

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He added \u201cwhat I will say here is that there is some level of financial gymnastics and it is out of a real commitment to make sure that people get paid.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prime minister said it is important now more than ever that public servants are paid since there has been a rise in unemployment due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>

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\u201cThere are a number of people unemployed and we want to make sure that those who are employed get their incomes as far as practicable.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou may well find that in most households you may have a public servant working and someone who may be working in the private sector may be unemployed, so you want to make sure you pay those public servants so they can take care of their family,\u201d Browne said.<\/p>

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