GPSU calls for probe over High St ministry building

The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) says it is concerned about the sloth of rehabilitation works on the building that houses the labour and human services ministry and it called for a probe of the High Street building which has been stalled for sometime now.

In a press release, the GPSU said at Cornhill Street, construction has been ongoing for some time, yet progress so far seems inconsistent with the money that has been dispersed and the time that has elapsed. “It is evident from the work completed to date that the obvious enormous expenditure on the building so far is unjustified, does not indicate value for money and represents yet another misuse of public funds,” while  the staff continue to work under difficult conditions.

The union says working under such conditions will invariably lessen workers’ morale and impair their ability to perform efficiently and productively, even as they strive diligently to meet the