THE Ministry of Health wishes to notify the relevant authority/the Guyana Public Service Union and all other concerned stakeholders that the gratuity payment owing to the 76 nurses in the sum of $ 6.6M has been processed and was deposited into their personal bank accounts yesterday at approximately 16:00hrs.
The nurses have been accessing their funds in the presence of the Deputy

Permanent Secretary Mr Trevor Thomas.  Mr. Thomas was tasked by the Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, MP, to look into the matter and has been in Linden since noon on Wednesday and has been in frequent communication with the affected nurses, updating them on the status of the process.
Contrary to reports by APNU politician and MP Ms Vanessa Kissoon, there was no strike at the Linden Hospital Complex.
Minister Ramsaran expressed regrets that the nurses had to suffer the avoidable hardship as a result of the administrative delay at the Linden Hospital Complex, and undertook to put measures in place to prevent a recurrence.
The minister would also like to express his sincere gratitude for the patience portrayed by the nurses and for not taking any precipitate, ill- advised action.

Dr Bheri Ramsaran
Minister of Health