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PUP Leader Tries to Pacify Protestors
posted (March 16, 2020)

Funds will also be used, of course, for the acquisition of test kits for COVID-19 and respirators to treat those with respiratory failure.  But, we heard nothing definitive about more hospital beds, or a new isolation ward away from the KHMH.  

That's what the KHMH union plans to protest about tomorrow evening - and all day today - from morning to evening - they had sessions to try and reach a compromise.  

But, if they plan to protest tomorrow - that might be a crowd larger than 100.  And with that even the leader of the opposition - who loves any anti government protest - urged them not to do so:

Hon. Johnny Briceno- Leader of the Opposition
"One of the things that the Prime Minister and I discussed briefly- and we haven't gone through much detail- is that we do recognize the concerns of the employees at Karl Huesner. I think it is important for us to give them the assurances that they are going to be looked after. If they are going to be in the frontline of this crisis that is looming ahead of us they need to be reassured that if should something happen to them that they get sick, we are going to look after them and we are going to help to look after their families. Now, that message has not been conveyed to them as yet but we take the opportunity to mention it. If necessary, the Prime Minister and I are prepared to meet with them but we need to try to discourage, as much as we can, at a time of crisis, especially with the hospital Karl Huesner being the premiere hospital institution in the country."

Rt. Hon. Dean Barrow- Prime Minister

"The fact is that, as part of the raft of measures to try to make our country safer, this was agreed. I support the leader of the opposition 100%. Nobody is trying to through shade on the people at the KHMH, they have legitimate concerns. But my goodness, this, to my mind, is not the time for demonstrations. It is a time for us to sit together and work things out." 

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