Child protection director sent on leave after exchange with minister

Ann Greene

Head of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) Ann Greene was yesterday sent home on leave by Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence following a verbal altercation with Junior Minster Simona Broomes.

A source told Stabroek News yesterday that Greene was sent home on 36 days of leave after asking Minister Broomes “to build a relationship with the Child Protection [CC&PA] staffs since they were hurting from previous comments of hers peddled in the media.”

The source stated that Greene approached Broomes in a meeting while discussing plans for the