Foreign Secretary Carl Greenidge said today that it is unlikely that ambassadors, who have been recalled from their overseas posts will be retained by the ministry. The former Foreign Affairs Minister made this revelation during a People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) press conference that was hosted at Congress Place this morning.
Noting that the ultimate decision to reabsorb these officials lies with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Karen Cummings, Greenidge said, “What I can say to you is that some, well, four of those ambassadors who would have received letters from Minister Cummings are likely [to] not be returning to the ministry, simply because they will no longer be members of staff of the ministry. Some of them have contracts; they work on the basis of contracts…Unless they are offered something else by the ministry, they can expect to find other opportunities; find other jobs or what have you.”
The ministry official added that he “thinks” that all those foreign service officials are uncontracted.
Greenidge’s statements come weeks after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a decision to terminate the services of a “number of Heads of Missions especially those who might have enjoyed an extended tenure of duty beyond the official limit.” The Director-General, Audrey Jardine-Waddell was also “transferred”. That post has since been replaced with a permanent secretary position.
This news agency has since been informed that six Heads of Missions were fired. The terminated diplomats are Hamley Case (Based in London); Clarissa Rheil (Ottawa); Bishwaishwar Ramsaroop (Trinidad and Tobago) Dr. J.R. Deep Ford (Geneva); Bayney Karran (Beijing) and Cheryl Miles (Caracas).
