Region Four Chairman Genevieve Allen has launched a probe of why 13 employees of the Little Diamond-Herstelling Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) were not paid their fortnightly salaries over the Easter weekend even as the Chairman of the body says that the vouchers had not been ready.
According to a release yesterday from Region Four, the investigation was ordered after Vice Chairman of the RDC, Earl Lambert and Assistant Regional Executive Officer (AREO) Ramnarine Singh disclosed during the monthly Regional Communities Com-mittee meeting that the employees had not been paid.
The release said it was stated that the Chairman of the NDC, Madan Singh refused to sign the vouchers to effect payment, thus resulting in the 13 employees being forced to spend their Easter holidays without being paid. “This is unacceptable and I am launching an immediate investigation as this nonsense cannot and will not continue,” Allen said.
According to the release,