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FM
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They rushed in to get adviser jobs only to hold the shaft as they get 75 US and Basil haul in 7674 US

Legal luminaries get meagre salary to advise AG

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…paid $20,000 monthly

…as AG enjoys over $1,500,000 tax free salary

Taking issue to questions from a recent editorial in a section of the media, the Legal Affairs Ministry is firing back in defence of the ministerial council of advisers formed to help Attorney General Basil Williams, a Senior Counsel, to perform his duties.

According to the Ministry in a statement to the media, all the members of the

Justice Duke Pollard

council will merely be receiving a monthly honorary payment of $15,000 monthly (US$75); while the Chairperson will be receiving $20,000 (US$100) monthly.

The Ministry made no mention of any other benefits and emoluments members of the council might be receiving.

But according to senior legal professionals, this is a slap in the face of the legal minds as they have been integral to the legal system in Guyana.

This amount is indeed miniscule, when compared to the Attorney General’s tax-free package of $1.6 million per month (US$7674), excluding other benefits. In fact, part of the coalition’s justifications for the unpopular salary increases it took soon after entering Government had been the abnormally high pay of the Attorney

Justice James Patterson

General.

The Council of Legal Advisors is made up of former Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Judge, Justice Duke Pollard; former High Court Judge, Justice James Patterson; former Appeal Court Judge, Justice Claudette Singh; Professor Harold Lutchman; and Professor Harold James.

Earlier on Thursday, Minister of State Joseph Harmon told media operatives at a post-Cabinet press briefing that the salaries for these advisers were minimal. Harmon also noted that the legal advisers volunteered their services.

Around the time the advisers were appointed, there had been heavy criticism of Williams’ performance as Legal Affairs Minister and Attorney General. One of his fiercest critics had been his predecessor, Anil Nandlall.

Harmon had disclosed that the functions of the Council would include providing

Justice Claudette Singh

legal analysis and advice on the development of the local justice sector, Government’s legislative agenda and litigation matters; providing input into legal policy design and engaging stakeholders with interest in the justice sector where appropriate.

In addition to this unprecedented assistance which Williams will be getting to perform his duties, Harmon went on to say that the Council would be assisted in the execution of its mandate by support staff from the Legal Affairs Ministry.

 

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Django posted:

The council of legal advisers are offering their service to the country,they are already recieving pensions.

The writer is worried the AG office is strenghtened.

The blind leading the blind. What a bunch of geriatric nincompoops with Alzheimers can advise Basil?

FM
Django posted:

The council of legal advisers are offering their service to the country,they are already recieving pensions.

The writer is worried the AG office is strenghtened.

Django, these advisers' brain cells are starting to shrink and deteriorate. They have given all they could at an early age. What are they going to advise basil about? Their constipation meds and depends? Going to bed at 6:00 PM? Give me a frigging break. They are just giving these niggroes free money while starving the poor man.

FM
yuji22 posted:

Skelly,

Basil is such a dunce that he uses 1/6th of his brain.

Guyanese taxpayers should be glad it costs so little to buy 5/6th brain power to augment Basil's 1/6th. Those 5 legal brains are contributing to their country. They're patriots. I would not dare belittle them.

FM
Gilbakka posted:
yuji22 posted:

Skelly,

Basil is such a dunce that he uses 1/6th of his brain.

Guyanese taxpayers should be glad it costs so little to buy 5/6th brain power to augment Basil's 1/6th. Those 5 legal brains are contributing to their country. They're patriots. I would not dare belittle them.

How about the PNC government pay Basil 1/6th of his salary then ? That's all that he deserves

Let SOCU investigate that, lots of evidence there.

FM
Gilbakka posted:
yuji22 posted:

Skelly,

Basil is such a dunce that he uses 1/6th of his brain.

Guyanese taxpayers should be glad it costs so little to buy 5/6th brain power to augment Basil's 1/6th. Those 5 legal brains are contributing to their country. They're patriots. I would not dare belittle them.

Not for the likes of Skelly and Drugb,

they are old and should be dicarded.

Django
Django posted:
Gilbakka posted:
yuji22 posted:

Skelly,

Basil is such a dunce that he uses 1/6th of his brain.

Guyanese taxpayers should be glad it costs so little to buy 5/6th brain power to augment Basil's 1/6th. Those 5 legal brains are contributing to their country. They're patriots. I would not dare belittle them.

Not for the likes of Skelly and Drugb,

they are old and should be dicarded.

Bai, how many times me must tell yuh not to climb pon me shoulder to pelt dem two? When dem pelt back, Gilly will get hit in the line of fire. Yuh know dem two always miss dem target; dem hand crooked.

FM
Gilbakka posted:
Django posted:
Gilbakka posted:
yuji22 posted:

Skelly,

Basil is such a dunce that he uses 1/6th of his brain.

Guyanese taxpayers should be glad it costs so little to buy 5/6th brain power to augment Basil's 1/6th. Those 5 legal brains are contributing to their country. They're patriots. I would not dare belittle them.

Not for the likes of Skelly and Drugb,

they are old and should be dicarded.

Bai, how many times me must tell yuh not to climb pon me shoulder to pelt dem two? When dem pelt back, Gilly will get hit in the line of fire. Yuh know dem two always miss dem target; dem hand crooked.

You remind of an incident,a group of friends and my self was having a few beers at another friend roadside bar,an argument arose between the bar owner and one of our friend,so the bar owner pelted a beer bottle towards my friend,i was standing on the side of the building,the target was missed, the bottle bounced off the other side of the building and landed on the side of my forehead,"i said rass l didn't say anything and i got injured",the mark of the injury will go with me when i expire.

The bar owner is in my neck of the woods and we are friends we harbor no animosity.

Django
Last edited by Django
Gilbakka posted:
Django posted:
Bai, how many times me must tell yuh not to climb pon me shoulder to pelt dem two? When dem pelt back, Gilly will get hit in the line of fire. Yuh know dem two always miss dem target; dem hand crooked.

Be very careful with django on your shoulder, is not the climbing you got to worry about, but what going on in the man pants as he mount you. 

FM
Drugb posted:
Gilbakka posted:
Django posted:
Bai, how many times me must tell yuh not to climb pon me shoulder to pelt dem two? When dem pelt back, Gilly will get hit in the line of fire. Yuh know dem two always miss dem target; dem hand crooked.

Be very careful with django on your shoulder, is not the climbing you got to worry about, but what going on in the man pants as he mount you. 

Noticably you are in to some antiman runnings,keep it to yourself not interested with your fantasy.

Django

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