Several government workers who saw Serrant as she entered the government building inappropriately dressed and the fact she left with the Minister's car had a lot to say about the lack of integrity within government. Most of the civil servants that worked in government for years thought the Minister were extending preferential treatment to his driver; some said she is being protected by the Minister of Justice. Questions are being raised as to who granted the Minister's chauffeur authority to immediately return to work since she is still considered a suspect in an ongoing criminal investigation.
Concerns are being raised at the fact that Evelyn Hodge, a civil servant for the past 27 years, one that worked for six Lt. Governors was given a federal decree to remain home and out of government offices until further notice or until the investigations into the Brooks Tower is completed. Hodge will also lose one third of her salary pending the outcome of the investigations. Many thought that the veteran civil servant is being disgraced and her integrity has been snatched away from her due to the BTA project she was asked to coordinate.
Some said Hodge is treated unfairly because other civil servants who were detained and later convicted received their full salary years after their arrest and conviction. SMN News learnt that the federal government paid the former chief of police and former chief of immigration for at least two years after they were arrested. Both men were receiving their full salaries even after they were convicted.
In an invited comment Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams said the rules that govern civil servants are the same for contracted workers. She however, referred SMN News to the Minister of Justice for an explanation under whose authority both workers fall.