UNC asks about Khamal Georges 'move to Amplia'

Couva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh is calling on the Prime Minister, Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales, and TSTT CEO Lisa Agard, to disclose how former CNC3 editor Khamal Georges moved to the boardroom of Amplia.

Georges announced that he was leaving CNC3 on Friday. On Saturday, without providing proof, Communication Workers’ Union leader Clyde Elder claimed that Georges was hired by Amplia Communications, which is owned by TSTT, at a significantly higher salary.

Speaking at the UNC’s weekly media conference on Sunday at the Opposition Leader’s office in Port of Spain, Indarsingh asked where and when the vacancy at Amplia was announced.

“We understand that Georges was hired to do the same job as a recently retrenched worker who was earning 25,000 a month, but he will be earning $75,000 a month. We call on the Prime Minister and Agard to tell the taxpayers of TT what are the terms and conditions of Georges’ contract, what special duty allowance he has been granted, and what expertise and background he brings to this post.”

Indarsingh claimed Guardian Media Ltd had an unusually close relationship with Government. He said Georges apparently had a monopoly on interviewing the Prime Minister, and noted that former PNM candidate for Barataria/San Juan Jason Williams was now host of CNC’s morning programme.

Attempts to contact Agard and Georges for comment by phone and Whatsapp were unsuccessful.

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