Minister Urges Dialogue Amid Protest Push  

We caught up with the Minister of Public Service earlier today to get his take on the protest staged by members of the Audit Department. While he kept it brief, here’s what he had to say about the situation.

 

Isani Cayetano

“How do you look at this as a government minister and the portfolio that you hold?”

 

Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service

“They have the right to express themselves and I certainly don’t have a problem with that. Of course, they have to keep within the confines of the law, but their expression, their interest is something that they are advocating for, and so I don’t have an issue with it. But, it is also important to highlight that we need to get back around the table, we need to have these discussions, we need to see how we can find mutual ground on that one point and I believe that it is possible.  All of us on the government side believe that we can find that mutual ground, and we don’t focus on the actions, we focus on what is happening in that discussion around the table.”