City Hall begins paying workers after protest continues

Some city council workers were yesterday finally paid wages owed to them since last month after a second day of protest action.

A source from City Hall last evening related that some workers were issued payment yesterday, either by cheque or by direct deposit into their bank accounts. The source said the others will not be paid until Friday.

A number of city council workers had staged a protest outside the Ministry of Communities on Monday, accompanied by President of the Guyana Labour Union Irma Glenn and President of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) Carvil Duncan, over the