Another late payment hits HLSCC
According to contracts and agreements, payments are due on the 15th and 28th of each month.
For the past year and more, the college has not met this deadline and the President has been forced to advise the college staff via Emails that salaries will be late.
The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College is dependent on Central Government for a subvention and because the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has, according to the Opposition and others, left the country broke it has been difficult to meet subvention obligations.
November month end late again
The November 28, 2016 salary payment is late again. An Email to the staff today November 29, 2016 at 5:01 P.M. from the acting President Dr Janet B. Smith assured that “all employees should receive their paychecks tomorrow."
Dr Smith, who took over after former President Dr Karl Dawson was ousted, further stated in her Email, “direct deposits to FirstBank should be available not later than Thursday. My apologies for this late payment.”
Wall over College!
Many have continued to criticise the NDP government for their lack of spending priorities. The college, which is under the Ministry of Education and Culture, is reported to not be given adequate funding.
Many have said that the one million plus dollars spent by the controversial Minister for Education and Culture Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL) to build a small wall around the Elmore Stoutt High School in Road Town just before the 2015 snap election could have been better used to support the college.
34 Responses to “Another late payment hits HLSCC”
Crooked M........has everyone at college from hand to mouth and he is from government cookie jar to his bank account.
He and NDP must go!
Where has all the money gone?