Former ministers among highest paid contract staff at Local Gov’t Ministry

Former local government ministers Harripersaud Nokta and Clinton Collymore are among five of the highest-paid employees in the Ministry of Local Govern-ment, where they are employed as hinterland coordinator and advisor to the minister respectively.

The duo, who have been retained on annual contracts both earn more than a qualified engineer employed by the same ministry, who receives just $102,367 per month.

Minister of Local Government Ganga Persaud made the disclosure yesterday after he was asked by