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NIS to take legal action against city businessman

Jul 26, 2011 News

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) in a statement yesterday noted that the company will be taking action against a city businessman who threatened and intimidated its employees who were carrying out their duties.
According to NIS, on Friday, last, an inspection team headed by Senior Inspector, Nicholas Yearwood, and included Inspectors Regan Baxter, Carolyn Peters, and Leslie Allen, accompanied by driver, Horace Richards, came under attack while visiting the construction site of Mr. Omprakash Shivraj, at New Providence, East Bank Demerara. The officers were conducting routine exercises and had visited the site to execute a ‘Full Compliance’ check.
“The NIS officers impounded for inspection three wages record and time sheets resulting in them being surrounded by Mr. Shivraj and several of his employees who prevented them from exiting the property.
“Mr. Shivraj and his employees held the officers hostage whilst using threats and force in demanding the return of the impounded documents which were forcefully wrenched from the hands of Inspector Regan Baxter. The incident was later reported to the Providence Police Station.”
The insurance company further urged the authorities to deal with this matter urgently and to mete out the most condign judgement on all those who were involved in, and are guilty of the perpetration of what the NIS described as “this criminal act.”
In addition, NIS noted that the Scheme will also be instituting the appropriate actions in accordance with Law.
“The NIS condemns in the strongest possible terms this brazen act of intimidation and threat to its officers by Mr. Shivraj and his employees. The Scheme calls on the authorities to deal with this matter urgently and mete out the most condign judgement, on all those who were involved in, and are guilty of the perpetration of this criminal act.”

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