Dear Editor,
THE consistent failures and lack of performance by the Town Clerk of Georgetown, Mr. Royston King, should come as no surprise to the Deputy Mayor Mr. Sherod Duncan. But, then again, I guess that maybe the Deputy Mayor is unacquainted with the gentleman, and is thus unfamiliar with his lack of initiative and poor management capacity in the past, which remains unchanged.
If one were to trace King’s work history, which began as an office assistant with the Inland Revenue Department years ago, one would realise that, since that time, he was let go for underperformance among other things. King’s propensity for nepotism began when he entered the Georgetown municipality, where his father was employed as a security guard, and his failed work history can continue to be traced from here.
Whilst he functioned in the Public Relations Department, City Hall was subjected to the most damaging negative press in its history. It seems that King did not realise that negative press coverage would have a profound effect on the Council’s ability to do business with the citizenry, its suppliers etc. because of damage to its reputation. He was more caught up trying to make his bosses look bad, so that he could take over.
Then King tried his hand at being a public relations consultant for the Guyana Police Force. That was a complete disaster, as he made the public become more unwilling to cooperate with the police, and he failed to secure and maintain the respect of the public for the police. Needless to say, he was let go here also. He then did a stint at the University of Guyana as a part-time lecturer, with no greater success. His attempts at other gigs, such as hosting a television programme he called ‘Global Perspective’ and running a non-governmental organisation called The Environmental Community Health Organisation (ECHO), were all colossal letdowns and disappointments.
Just look at the much-touted ‘Green Conference and Expo’ that was held last year. After pumping millions and millions of dollars into this much-hyped event with a topical theme, it regrettably turned out to be just another bomb, another catastrophe by King.
Clearly, King has not found his ‘Zone of Genius’. Of course, that is if he has one. He has not defined or knows what success is, he has surrounded himself with the wrong people. He constantly messes up, drops the ball, and has epic failures. By now his career at the Council should have long been kaput; it should have been over, but instead he is being propped up, which is a disaster for Georgetown.
Regards,
DEODARIE PUTULAL