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There should be performance reviews for Ministers
Dear Editor,
I am not surprise that it is going on to over a month that the issue regarding the increase in ministers’ salaries remains in the public discourse. The government should be commended for being transparent. They could have padded the ministers’ perks.
The surprise is for a country that now consume lots of KFC and pizza, they find paying their ministers $50K US per annum a big deal. How soon voters forgot they did not elect multi-millionaires, but guys and gals who had been struggling on $15K US a year or equivalent to a “barista” salary at Starbucks. For those who would argue that we are not talking about the United States, you should ask the vendors in Vendors’ Arcade how they price their goods and if they accept the greenback.
If you want cane cutters and sanitary engineers in government then elect them and offer them salaries commensurate with education and abilities to manage complex structures. Well then, let us not talk about the salary increase, but of demotion, perks and salary reductions when these ministers do not perform. This performance review should be annual or every two years just to be fair to the poor souls who have to deal with intransigence and shortages of resources to execute a plan.
Guyana you are in the big time now i.e. you are part of the global economy. For this reason, stop behaving like your small minded ancestors who were also stingy. Instead of giving the ministers the excuse as to why they could not execute, hold them to accountable all the way. Failure is a stigma that my people could not live with especially well paid professionals. Matter of fact, the other candidate wanting their position, because it pays well, will certainly ensure there is healthy competition.
Hope those well-paid ministers realize they are now being paid for performance. I support the increase because it is a shame that an oil rich country like Guyana can’t pay their ministers living wages. Yes, I said oil rich country otherwise Venezuela wouldn’t pay you guys the time of the day.
Keith Bernard
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