Yarde condemns Minister Persaud over treatment of Livan

Karen Livan

President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Patrick Yarde yesterday roundly condemned Minister of Natural Resources & the Environment, Robert Persaud for his public dressing down of Commis-sioner of the Guyana Geology & Mines Commission (GGMC) Karen Livan and accused him of trying to undermine her.

Yarde speaking at a press conference yesterday accused Persaud of taking his “eyes to pass”  Livan and being “extremely disrespectful” to her. Several efforts to contact Persaud yesterday for a comment proved futile. He answered his mobile