Did anyone voted to FIRE him.

The council's vote was unanimous....

UG councillors speak out

Georgetown, GINA, January 31, 2012
Source - GINA

We, members of the University Council, Mrs. Indra Chandarpal, Ms Bibi Shadick, Nirmal Rekha and Ms. Gail Teixeira, have patiently waited for the last seven days for the University authorities to publicly correct the misinformation, lies and personal attacks that we individually and collectively have been subjected to in the media, by the uninformed, politicians and on the various social networking sites since the implementation of the Council decision of January 18, 2012.

We complied with the code of the Council to not disclose the private and internal discussions of the Council and its various bodies. However, due to the lack of response by the UG authorities despite our repeated requests and in the face of the constant and consistent breach of the code, we have decided to provide the public with a factual account.

As Council members with other members representing civil society bodies, parliamentary opposition and the governing party, as well as members of the staff at the University, we make decisions in accordance with the University of Guyana Act and the Statutes of the said institution as a collective and by consensus, rarely by vote.

The issue of contracts of academic staff who have reached 60 years of age has been addressed by the University with policies going back many years. Nothing has changed. In fact the only thing that changed is that these are being implemented.

Despite the fact that the Vice Chancellor renewed the contracts of 12 retired academic staff members who were over the age of 60 without recourse to the Appointments Committee and Council as required by the Act, the Council in October 2011 ably supported by the legal opinion of a outstanding legal luminary in the Law faculty, decided that it urgently needed to correct this breach of the statutes. The Council therefore sought to have these contracts that were improperly executed go through the correct process. Regrettably Council’s attempts to do so took until January 18, 2012 to be concluded.

That Council meeting of January 18, 2012 addressed that outstanding issue and endorsed the recommendations of the Appointments Committee. The Council considered the appointments of 37 academic staff which included eight of the 12 of those whose contracts were improperly renewed. The Council accepted the recommendation that those who were at the level of Professor or Senior Lecturer be retained. Of the remaining four retirees who were referred by the Appointments Committee to the Council, the Council agreed to retain three of them on a part-time basis.

Mr. Kissoon reached 60 on December 30, 2010 and as is usual was allowed to continue to conclude the academic year until August 2011.

The Council recognized that Mr. Kissoon, a retiree and a Lecturer 2, failed to meet the university policy with regards to retention of academic staff:-

(1) have a healthy academic record to wit research and publications reviewed by academic peers are a requirement;

(2) have to face a competitive process with other applicants.

The Council was unimpressed and not one single member of the 14 Council members present at that meeting, including the UGSS and fellow colleagues of the academic staff, not a single member supported his retention. The Council rescinded his contract.

The Council also agreed that with four new members of staff and existing staff the students would not be disadvantaged by his absence.

These are the incontrovertible facts.

The barrage of lies, downright misinformation and political opportunism can somewhat be related to the lack of this information in the public domain, and we the concerned Council members expect that these facts disclosed in this release have set the record straight.

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The Council was unimpressed and not one single member of the 14 Council members present at that meeting, including the UGSS and fellow colleagues of the academic staff, not a single member supported his retention. The Council rescinded his contract.

The Council also agreed that with four new members of staff and existing staff the students would not be disadvantaged by his

Freddie is not irreplaceable

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We, members of the University Council, Mrs. Indra Chandarpal, Ms Bibi Shadick, Nirmal Rekha and Ms. Gail Teixeira, have patiently waited for the last seven days for the University authorities to publicly correct the misinformation, lies and personal attacks that we individually and collectively have been subjected to in the media, by the uninformed, politicians and on the various social networking sites since the implementation of the Council decision of January 18, 2012.

What are the academic qualifications of these four choir ladies from the PPP/C?

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Originally posted by albert:
The council's vote was unanimous....

That's a lie.

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Originally posted by Mitwah:

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We, members of the University Council, Mrs. Indra Chandarpal, Ms Bibi Shadick, Nirmal Rekha and Ms. Gail Teixeira, have patiently waited for the last seven days for the University authorities to publicly correct the misinformation, lies and personal attacks that we individually and collectively have been subjected to in the media, by the uninformed, politicians and on the various social networking sites since the implementation of the Council decision of January 18, 2012.

What are the academic qualifications of these four choir ladies from the PPP/C?

Degrees in bitching.

I met Indra and Gail a few times. They are educated girls. That being said I think they should rehire Freddy.

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Originally posted by cain:

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Originally posted by Mitwah:

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We, members of the University Council, Mrs. Indra Chandarpal, Ms Bibi Shadick, Nirmal Rekha and Ms. Gail Teixeira, have patiently waited for the last seven days for the University authorities to publicly correct the misinformation, lies and personal attacks that we individually and collectively have been subjected to in the media, by the uninformed, politicians and on the various social networking sites since the implementation of the Council decision of January 18, 2012.

What are the academic qualifications of these four choir ladies from the PPP/C?

Degrees in bitching.

This council should be free from these political hacks.

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Originally posted by albert:
Four PPP/C members of the University of Guyana (UG) council last night defended the decision to cancel the contract of lecturer Freddie Kissoon, saying that he failed to meet staff requirements and that no member of the body was in favour of keeping him on.

Breaking their silence on the decision amidst continuing protests by university students and staffers, Indra Chandarpal, Bibi Shadick, Nirmal Rekha and Gail Teixeira said in a joint statement that Kissoon’s contract was reviewed as part of a move to correct a breach in hiring by current Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lawrence Carrington.

Excerpts from the Stabroek News

THe man was there for 26 years. He has more education than Indra and Gail for sure. Lets not invent reasons to back fill and error. The fact that these people still think they can use the state as a tool to sanction dissent is obnoxious and completely disingenious. I do not care for freddy and not because he is stupid but because he ought to be helping to change the way reporting is done, ie have two or three sources on record and state his facts clearly without hinting at them. But one sees the politics of personal destruction that is the habit of these people and one can sympathize with his mode and manner. One saw the same strategy to destroy the character of Janet Bulkan, Boyo, Moses, Trotman, Ramjattan and I bet Gerald's time is coming soon not to mention any who get in their way. That however is their undoing. It is the quickest way to disgust a society and turn them against you. These are cravenly immoral people. If it happens one one can say it was ill advised and a mistake. When it happens constantly one is confirmed in the opinion they are reaching for the worse in us.

D2, you should take some writing lessons. Seriously.

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Originally posted by yuji22:
D2, you should take some writing lessons. Seriously.

I suggest you get educated then you may be equipped to read and comprehend what I write.

You are making fun of yourself. Please take some writing lessons. Seriously.

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Originally posted by yuji22:
You are making fun of yourself. Please take some writing lessons. Seriously.

I get paid handsomely for my writing. Take that suck on it or if you care or lets address writing and style in all its facets. I am sure you are yet to discover what is a preposition versus an adverb or whether the English language has a subjunctive tense.

D2, you are not worthy of a response. You are now resorting to foul and abusive language. I hope that admin takes appropriate action against you.

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Originally posted by yuji22:

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Originally posted by D2:

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Originally posted by yuji22:
You are making fun of yourself. Please take some writing lessons. Seriously.

I get paid handsomely for my writing. Take that suck on it or if you care or lets address writing and style in all its facets. I am sure you are yet to discover what is a preposition versus an adverb or whether the English language has a subjunctive tense.

D2, you are not worthy of a response. You are now resorting to foul and abusive language. I hope that admin takes appropriate action against you.

There is nothing foul in my diction. It is the use of language to illustrate succinctly you are a turd. I do not use invectives wastefully. I simply smash ignoramuses like you with the power of the English language.

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Originally posted by D2:

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Originally posted by yuji22:

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Originally posted by D2:

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Originally posted by yuji22:
You are making fun of yourself. Please take some writing lessons. Seriously.

I get paid handsomely for my writing. Take that suck on it or if you care or lets address writing and style in all its facets. I am sure you are yet to discover what is a preposition versus an adverb or whether the English language has a subjunctive tense.

D2, you are not worthy of a response. You are now resorting to foul and abusive language. I hope that admin takes appropriate action against you.

There is nothing foul in my diction. It is the use of language to illustrate succinctly you are a turd. I do not use invectives wastefully. I simply smash ignoramuses like you with the power of the English language.

The power of your language = foul and abusive terms.

The university can go on without the 60 years old Freddie Kissoon, he's not irreplaceable....