The last people who should be getting pay rise is the office workers who is don't answer the phone and disappear for 2hr for lunch.

Wow, where is the money going to come from? Are your heads in the sand? Where is the money going to come from? Gthe people in Government treat the public purse like it is their personal account.

There are many hard working public officers - and like any profession, the bad apples spoil the bunch.

The usual cry that public officers are lazy and good-for-nothing is very unfair to those who work diligently to keep the creaky wheels of Government turning.

The political interference in the public service has a lot to do with the inefficiency and ineffectiveness of some agencies. So be it ...............

In an increasingly uncertain world markets, more pay and hiring for the public servants workforce is not one of the ways to minimize foreign currency risk ― Yes?

We simply can't afford to keep the number of government workers we currently have on the payroll, let alone give 2,000 of them an increase. As Bahamianson said (above) - where is this money coming from?

There are 30,000 public service workers.

Why do you have a problem with giving the bottom 2,000 a raise?????

Nah ― trust me, SheepRunner, your **still House of Assembly seated,** handsomely enriched ** out island's MP is definitely not amongst "the bottom 2,000' on the colony's 'PopoulacesPurse' Sometin' needin' talkin' about with Pintard― Yes?

Please note..."This is in addition to other increases that are proposed under the industrial agreement, according to State Minister for Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle."

She doesn't state anywhere that these are the bottom paid workers. In fact, she said that this is for every level of worker. AND it's in addition to other increases OUTSIDE of minimum wage - which is mandatory.

Given the economic forecasts from virtually every major finance organization, it seems the Government should be increasingly concerned or at least aware of the possibility of deep recession and down turn in revenue. Printing money isn't a solution.

Only the colony's first Premiership of "Pop" Theodore Smonette, held firm grip against Sir Stafford's being tempted into printing more currency add to the cash circulating in the economy.
The more cash a popoulaces' have access to the more they'll look at what is available, the likes of sludge oil burning motor vehicles, furniture's', merchants' goods, wares and sundries.
Thus sprungs up greater **'cashflation'** ― Yes?

Don't forget to add the numbers houses on that list. 80% of poor people's discretionary money is spent on spinning.

Can we get downgraded any lower?

The Plp always does this beforw Christmas. It reminds me of an individual whom told me that I needed to have another child because the two that I have needs company. In the same conversation , he mentioned that he has three children , and.he had to send them to SEND THEM TO SCHOOL WITHOUT LUMCH MONEY!!!! DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE? Just because you are an elected official doesn't qualify you to have common sense. This individual thinks like the plp. We are dying financially, but let's keep traveling , keep giving increases, and keep spending.