Public Servants who were promised the first tranche of back pay by the end of November were today told that the money will not be coming.
Government’s Chief of Staff Lionel ‘Max’ Hurst announced on ZDK Radio this morning that the funds needed to make the payments have not yet been collected.
“The access to the resources has proven to be a little more difficult. As you know the government doesn’t have the money hanging around so when the money does come it will be distributed,” Hurst said.
He announced that in excess of 40 million dollars are needed to meet the amount owed in backpay.
The government’s spokesman said “we are going to arrange it so that by Christmas you have some of the money in your pocket.”
“It may not be all because there is difficulty getting all of it all at once,” he added.
The payments in question date back to nearly two decades, according to H
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Where is the money coming from to fund the CCJ educational campaign? I hope it’s not from the government. Because if it is then it is a sad pitiful state of affairs. People cannot get paid, but they are being heckled with the CCJ referendum day in and day out. Have mercy.
so you pull a fast one on the unions … hahahahaha what a set a backside .. are you think that PM k bout awe … u think he go pay that back pay .. remember he has other important things to pay for like bailing out Max and deluxe saga and his housing project … he knew they would have been no money available .. but he pressured them in taking a deal so he can send them on their merry way just to keep the public sector off his ass … well well well … this man ya see … wicked set a people … are u really think are u go get anything Christmas … probably early salary but that about it … Max Fernandez by the way wa steel frame building you building out Jolly Beach not to far from sugar ridge wa u have a bunch Cubans and DR people on site , please tell … lol i thought u were broke ..
Poor ppl will always and continue to suffer in this country smfh…
They don’t care about us dec will be a different story all government workers should strike until they get it yall gettin 20grand nd More a month dont give a shit about poor people
The AlP headquarters n all going up real fast on Nugent Ave
Thats a multimillio dollar project.
Well well
I thougt I would see more comments!!! Antiguans soft no f…..
Them afraid of the world boss member anr can see who texting and give them the information.
lol
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