Bleak Christmas for unpaid Region One nurse

With Christmas less than 24 hours away, the holiday holds little promise for one nurse at the Kumaka District Hospital who says she has not been paid for nearly 9 months.

Verney Benjamin, a 24-year-old nurse in Region 1, has been employed at the Kumaka District Hospital since April 20 and says she has never received a salary.

In a telephone interview with Stabroek News Benjamin stated that the Ministry of Health (MOH) has had her on a