Several senior employees of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MNRE) hired on the directive of Minister Robert Persaud are being paid significant sums by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) even though their exact job portfolios and the value of their work is unclear to the agency.
“It was supposed to be a temporary arrangement for them but they are still being paid…,” an official of the GGMC told Stabroek News. The official said that there is no accountability to the GGMC for their time. Observers note that this is one of the unorthodox methods that the government is using