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Government has defended its dismissal of the National Director of the Community DevelopmentSacked: Philomena Sahoye-ShuryCouncil (CDC),cheap nfl jerseys china, Philomena “Fireball” Sahoye-Shury,wholesale jerseys china, yesterday insisting that she failed to report for duty after the May11th elections.Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, who heads the Ministry of the Presidency,cheap jerseys nfl wholesale, made it clear that the Director, a close supporter of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C),wholesale jerseys, has the responsibility to report to him.Sahoye-Shury was recently issued a letter by Minister Harmon indicating that she was being dismissed for not reporting for duty since May 12th.CDC has its offices on North Road. The Director is reported as saying that she will not be paying attention to the letter from the Minister and would be seeking advice from her lawyer.She reportedly said that it was not her duty to report to the Ministry of the Presidency as her office is elsewhere and there is no evidence to indicate that checks were made to determine she was not at her office.As a result of her dismissal,wholeslae cheap nfl jerseys china, the Director will lose her benefits.But Minister Harmon yesterday was clear about the dismissal.He said that Sahoye has publicly admitted that she has not reported or had any communication with the Minister in charge. He said that the Director has reporting responsibility.“Wherever your office is,cheap nfl jerseys online, you have to report to your boss at some time. And so she cannot sit down in Lethem or wherever, and decide she is not going to report to me or report to the Government becauseMinister of State,jerseys nfl wholesale, Joseph Harmonshe is a power unto herself. She is not a power unto herself, she is acting on behalf of the people of Guyana; she is paid by the people of Guyana and she will respond to me.”As Director of CDC, Sahoye-Shury was in charge of spearheading a number of poverty alleviation projects including sewing classes.A number of other candidates and supporters of the former ruling party were dismissed by Government or sent on leave for a number of violations to their contracts, Government says.These include Permanent Secretaries, Chief Executive Officers and some 20-plus contractual employees who were secretly hired by Office of the President to monitor Facebook and newspapers critics. |
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