While they anticipate as much as a 25% increase in salary for 2016, Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) workers yesterday welcomed an announcement by government of a one-off six weeks’ payout for last year.
“Both the junior [staff] and management have agreed to this one-off payout, which is really a six weeks’ payout, based on the January 1, 2015 salaries,” Minister of Natural Resources Raphael Trotman announced yesterday to thunderous applause and screams from GGMC employees.
Trotman was at the time delivering remarks at the
