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“I cannot pay you to do nothing” – Harmon justifies sacking of OLPF employees

July 25, 2015 6:09 am Category: latest news A+ / A-

By Jomo Paul

Minister Harmon addresses the PNCR Meeting. [iNews' Photo]

Minister Harmon addresses the PNCR Meeting. [iNews’ Photo]

[www.inewsguyana.com] – Minister of State Joseph Harmon on Friday evening sought to justify a move by the APNU+AFC government to dismiss over 40 employees from the One Laptop Per Family Program (OLPF) that was implemented under the People’s Progressive Party/Civic administration.

 

Media reports indicate that the employees were sent packing by Harmon after a needs assessment was undertaken. According to the Minister of State, it was not wise to have so many persons employed in the project when there no work for them to do.

“I can’t keep all of you because next time around when Jagdeo and them come into the Parliament, they gon question me…what are you doing with 72 persons here…so I had to make the situation right early…I said to many of them, it was nice having you here…there is no work for you to do and I cannot pay you the people’s money to do nothing…so it might be better if you find alternative employment where you can be better utilized,” Harmon told a gathering outside the Stabroek Market square during a People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) public meeting on Friday, July 24.

The Minister had recently visited the OLPF office where he indicated that a charade was put on for him to believe that persons were actually doing work when it was quite the opposite.

“When I went there everybody busy…somebody take out a file and say they working on a file. I asked what year on the file… she said 2013 and then I asked what year it is, she said 2015…it was a poppy show they put on for me.”

He pointed out too that during his visit, some startling discoveries were made, such as a full floor of laptops that could not be used because they were not functioning as a result of one wrong or another.

“When I went to the bottom floor of the building a whole lot of computers….they can’t use…The bulk of those laptop computers were useless and while some of them came as a gift, the bulk of them were paid for by your money.”

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I do hope that this clown sees the folly in employing thirty something Ministers when a small country like Guyana can ill afford that luxury.

That is a waste of Taxpayers Money.

 

As one would say during the PNC times re "Job for the Boys"

FM
Originally Posted by asj:

I do hope that this clown sees the folly in employing thirty something Ministers when a small country like Guyana can ill afford that luxury.

That is a waste of Taxpayers Money.

 

As one would say during the PNC times re "Job for the Boys"

Is not alyuh wanted them?  Now you rass deh till Canada hallaring and cussing off, the people of Guyana (mostly Indians) are on the receiving end of PNC slash and burn.  Alyuh should be nakking bakle this weekend wid alyuh great success.  Soon is Caribana, alyug goh deh and wine down with them celebrating PNCites.

FM
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by asj:

I do hope that this clown sees the folly in employing thirty something Ministers when a small country like Guyana can ill afford that luxury.

That is a waste of Taxpayers Money.

 

As one would say during the PNC times re "Job for the Boys"

Is not alyuh wanted them?  Now you rass deh till Canada hallaring and cussing off, the people of Guyana (mostly Indians) are on the receiving end of PNC slash and burn.  Alyuh should be nakking bakle this weekend wid alyuh great success.  Soon is Caribana, alyug goh deh and wine down with them celebrating PNCites.

What is this alyuh and alyuh this and alyuh that, seems like you are hankering for a good cussing down.

FM
Originally Posted by RiffRaff:

BTW ASJ...ah think them jewish people might be upset at the title of your thread

Ray, you can amend it, if you pleases.........my intention was not to offend anyone but to point out the follies of this 80 + years Minister.

FM
Originally Posted by asj:
Originally Posted by RiffRaff:

BTW ASJ...ah think them jewish people might be upset at the title of your thread

Ray, you can amend it, if you pleases.........my intention was not to offend anyone but to point out the follies of this 80 + years Minister.

Would taking out CHOPPER and replacing it with CUTLASS be acceptable?

The man is in a mowing mood. 

FM
Originally Posted by asj:
. . . my intention was not to offend anyone but to point out the follies of this 80 + years Minister.

i suspect Harmon younger than Granger . . . he served under him

 

doan let the mash up face fool yuh; i understand he had some sort of accident

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Asj is a fair and balance person. He is giving the PNC the same medicine as he gave the PPP. He give it to you as he sees it.

what are u babbling about punk?

FM
Last edited by Former Member
Originally Posted by redux:
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Asj is a fair and balance person. He is giving the PNC the same medicine as he gave the PPP. He give it to you as he sees it.

what are u babbling about punk?

Mind your fvcking business.

FM
Originally Posted by Cobra:
Originally Posted by redux:
Originally Posted by Cobra:

Asj is a fair and balance person. He is giving the PNC the same medicine as he gave the PPP. He give it to you as he sees it.

what are u babbling about punk?

Mind your fvcking business.

give me one good reason why . . .

FM
Originally Posted by Prashad:
I would not be surprised if the Indian people start physically running the Afc out of their areas.

well dah violence alyuh praying for ain't gonna happen

 

suh, wuh idle antiman like u gonna do?

FM
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by asj:

I do hope that this clown sees the folly in employing thirty something Ministers when a small country like Guyana can ill afford that luxury.

That is a waste of Taxpayers Money.

 

As one would say during the PNC times re "Job for the Boys"

Is not alyuh wanted them?  Now you rass deh till Canada hallaring and cussing off, the people of Guyana (mostly Indians) are on the receiving end of PNC slash and burn.  Alyuh should be nakking bakle this weekend wid alyuh great success.  Soon is Caribana, alyug goh deh and wine down with them celebrating PNCites.

Change was vitally necessary.  Change does have its set back but 5 more years of the PPP would ahve been the death bed of Guyana.

 

Plus the PPP gets a new lease of life.  What will they do with it?

FM
Originally Posted by KishanB:
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by asj:

I do hope that this clown sees the folly in employing thirty something Ministers when a small country like Guyana can ill afford that luxury.

That is a waste of Taxpayers Money.

 

As one would say during the PNC times re "Job for the Boys"

Is not alyuh wanted them?  Now you rass deh till Canada hallaring and cussing off, the people of Guyana (mostly Indians) are on the receiving end of PNC slash and burn.  Alyuh should be nakking bakle this weekend wid alyuh great success.  Soon is Caribana, alyug goh deh and wine down with them celebrating PNCites.

Change was vitally necessary.  Change does have its set back but 5 more years of the PPP would ahve been the death bed of Guyana.

 

Plus the PPP gets a new lease of life.  What will they do with it?

In five years under PNC, Guyana will be on life support.

FM
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by KishanB:
Originally Posted by baseman:
Originally Posted by asj:

I do hope that this clown sees the folly in employing thirty something Ministers when a small country like Guyana can ill afford that luxury.

That is a waste of Taxpayers Money.

 

As one would say during the PNC times re "Job for the Boys"

Is not alyuh wanted them?  Now you rass deh till Canada hallaring and cussing off, the people of Guyana (mostly Indians) are on the receiving end of PNC slash and burn.  Alyuh should be nakking bakle this weekend wid alyuh great success.  Soon is Caribana, alyug goh deh and wine down with them celebrating PNCites.

Change was vitally necessary.  Change does have its set back but 5 more years of the PPP would ahve been the death bed of Guyana.

 

Plus the PPP gets a new lease of life.  What will they do with it?

In five years under PNC, Guyana will be on life support.

They are already on life support, the economy has started to spin out of control. Those with money are not investing in Guyana.

FM

Why in the world are you folks yapping at the slashing of this useless and financially burdensome project? I would hope good sense would cause the administration to shelve the entire project and reconstitute it under the ministry of education as part of the text book program. It should be as procedural as text book distribution for every one in school above 10 years of age to have a computer. And take Gerhard's advise. Source the parts and build them yourself or give the specs to some manufacturer who can supply the machines at a reasonable price with volume breaks and cut out the middle men

FM

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