2 more quit NWRHA

TWO more executive members of the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) have resigned their positions with immediate effect.

It was learnt that both Vice President (Human Resources) Ken Mahabir and Vice President (Legal) Dorril Ann Beckles-Lamont resigned because of “added pressures”. Both Mahabir and Beckles-Lamont handed in their resignation letters last Friday, effective immediately. The NWRHA’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Lennox Jaggessar confirmed the resignations but said as far as he knows they resigned because of better jobs. Jaggessar told Newsday in a brief telephone interview that the Authority was in the process of getting someone to fill the Human Resources position. He added that they were sending out legal issues to one of their companies to see what they could do about the void left by Beckles-Lamont’s resignation.

There were also reports that Dr Roy Ragbir, manager Primary Health Care, had tendered his resignation.  But the CEO said Ragbir, now on vacation, simply wanted to give up some of his responsibilities. He said because of Dr Ragbir’s heavy workload, they have now assigned someone else to assist him. The resignations of Mahabir and Beckles-LaMont have now brought to five, the number of people who have resigned from the NWRHA executive for the year.

Last month, the NWRHA’s communications unit was effectively shut down following the resignations of its corporate communications manager, Lenore Joseph, public relations administrative assistant, Bridget Pamponette and communications specialist, Sookram Ali. Joseph and Pamponette handed in their letters on February 10, while Ali handed in his at the end of January. Sources had told Newsday then that three more executive managers were to resign over what they said is continued interference from people accused of “micro managing”. Both Joseph and Pamponette have taken up jobs with the National Housing Authority (NHA), while Ali is said to have gone on his own.