They said Gayle Margaret works from 8am to 8:30pm without days off because its Carnival season. The workers said their employers would take away their days off during the Carnival and the Regatta because during those periods the company needs extra manpower, workers who do not show up to work are either suspended or monies are taken out of their salaries. "Sometimes we are not able to work without a day off and if we do not go in, we are either suspended or monies are deducted from our salaries as punishment. Besides that, we have to train one day per week", one of the security guards said.
Chief of Police Peter de Witte confirmed that a body was found at Fresh Market and that the police doctor was called in and the doctor declared that the person died of natural causes. De Witte said when this happens the police are no longer involved because a crime was not committed.
In the meantime, the workers said that sometime last year another colleague who was working as bicycle patrol died because he had an injured leg which ended up poisoning him. "That man had steel in his leg and he got injured while on duty and he could not stay home even though his doctor told him to, today he is dead, and now its Gayle Margaret. It is time the labor department and police start some sort of controlling at Sherriff because all the workers who are expatriates will die after being overworked and abused."
Efforts made on Friday night to reach management of Sherriff Security for a comment proved futile.
