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Carifesta Secretariat still to ascertain indebtedness

Oct 25, 2008 News

Persons and media houses that are yet to receive remuneration for services rendered during the hosting of Carifesta X will be paid soon.  So says Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon.
During his weekly press briefing, yesterday at the Office of the President, Dr. Luncheon said that the non-payment of owed monies has been capturing the attention of the Ministries of Finance and Culture, Youth and Sport.
He said that discussion on the issue has been ongoing, and a final decision is yet to be made on the sum to be paid.
“Decisions have been made about many of the various categories of expenditure that held up the final payments… those discussions will be concluded before the end of the week, and therefore the payments that have been outstanding that we are aware of will be made,” Dr. Luncheon stated.
While the entire matter has been reviewed, a final budget is yet to be approved.
Earlier in the month, several persons, including those from the performing arts, staged a protest following non-payment of remuneration for their services during the festival of arts.
Kaieteur News understands that the Secretariat exceeded its $500M Carifesta budget.
It is reportedly estimated that a further $200M is owed to the roughly 2,000 participants, including the Carifesta Secretariat’s 35 to 50 staffers.
Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat, Nigel Dharamlall, told this newspaper earlier that the secretariat’s accounts will be settled ‘shortly’.
According to the CEO, the delay occurred because of the large number of persons who were involved in the event, and the fact that all payments had to be verified.
He confirmed that the monies owed are ‘substantial’.

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