Former Minister of Finance Winston Jordan on Saturday said that he had recommended a COVID-19 Risk Allowance (CRA) for frontline workers but that the former Ministry of Public Health had failed to provide the requisite information over four months.
In a letter to the Sunday Stabroek, Jordan said his attention had been was drawn to the news item `Jordan flatly rejected better allowances for healthcare workers – Minister Parag,’ which was published in the Guyana Chronicle, October 3, 2020 and reported remarks by Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag.
The CRA has taken on great importance as it is a matter that the Guyana Public Service Union is threatening a strike over.