A POLITICAL LIGHTWEIGHT with a strong belief in self-importance has been seeking to punch above their weight again. This time the individual is insisting that their office be equipped with a bathroom.
The individual is arguing that for their status they do not deserve less.
They reportedly said too that, given the demands of their appointment and the schedule they must keep, their request cannot be considered unreasonable.
Public servants are watching what will be done to accommodate this individual who is known for steely willpower and determination. From what Cou Cou was told, the makeover needed for the office will not be an easy fix, so it will cost a pretty penny.
The public servants want to know why, in this time of austerity, this particular loser feels they must get more privileges, while they are better qualified and have to do the donkey work anyway.
They are saying this person’s arrogance shows just what political victory really means – a chance for some to live big off the public purse and have clout as well as to speak on topics they really know little about.
List put on hold
BARBADIANS WAITING for a promised list of professionals whom they can choose from to have their personal needs attended may have to hold on even longer.
From what Cou Cou has been told the list was recalled at the last minute because it contained the names of two big-ups that should not have been on it. They could not be included on the list because to make the rating one has to do continuous training but, given these their responsibilities, they would not have had the time.
The word from insiders is that the list was compiled in the relevant ministry and then sent to be printed, as required. However, an eagle-eyed person in the ministry spotted the two names and, realizing the error, raised the alarm. So before the presses could start running, the list was pulled.
But what people in the know are wondering is how these two names could have gotten on the list in the first place. The fact that this happened, they say, raises questions about the procedures relating to the final compilation of the list, and could taint what was an exhaustive process.
Inside jobs?
SOME CIVIL SERVANTS who were interviewed for 15 vacancies are crying foul today after seven of the jobs went to people working in the unit that is responsible for advertising the jobs and doing the interviews.
They are questioning how nearly half of the 15 advertised jobs could go to people from one division in the entire public service.
They want to know how these seven people could get the posts yet most of them don’t have the experience of ever doing those jobs, even though they would have the qualifications required for them.
They are saying that even if the seven were the best of those selected, it does not look right for the evaluation process when the people from the division that does the interviews get the nod.
And some are suggesting that this is not the first time vacancies came up and the people who got those jobs were from that division. That’s why this development is so unsettling.
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