Joint Services to get extra month salary

President Donald Ramotar (right) being offered a sip from the “Trophy” by a rank of the Guyana Defence Force (GINA photo)

The joint services are to receive an extra month’s salary, President Donald Ramotar announced yesterday when he addressed hundreds of soldiers, at Camp Stephenson, Timehri, as they participated in their annual Christmas luncheon, GINA said.

It has become customary for the government to announce the one-month bonus at this luncheon.

The president, who is also the Commander -in -Chief of the Armed Forces, noted that it