# I Work at the Region 6 RDC: Let the Corruption Stop in Berbice
**A Whistleblower’s Account**
I am a current employee at the Region 6 Regional Democratic Council. I have watched something rotten take root in this place, and I can no longer stay silent. What I am about to describe is not rumor or political gossip—it is what I see every day with my own eyes. A small group of people—I call them “the squad”—have captured this region. They control who gets contracts, who gets positions, and who gets access to power. And they have built this empire not on merit or qualifications, but on pillow talk.
Let me show you how it works.
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## How It All Started: The Cluster Meetings
Before the last election, there were these small village meetings—they called them “clusters.” Ordinary people would gather, talk politics, show support. Innocent enough, right? But for a certain kind of person, those meetings were a doorway. All you had to do was show up and catch the right eye. And once you did, your life could change overnight—from nobody to somebody with contracts, position, and money.
I watched it happen. More than once.
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## The Power Brokers
Two men sit at the top of this pyramid.
First, there is **a sitting government minister**. I won’t name him here—you know who he is if you’re from Berbice—but his personal appetites are the currency of power in this region. If you can satisfy those appetites, you can get anything.
Second, there is **Zamal Hussain**, the former Vice Chairman of Region 6. Zamal is the gatekeeper. He decides who rises and who stays down. And he has used that power to elevate the women in his life and the loyalists who carried his camera during the campaign.
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## The Squad: The Inner Circle
Let me introduce you to the women who really run things here.
### Katherine Prasad: From “Regular Girl” to Power Player
I remember Katherine before all this. She was just a regular girl who showed up at a cluster meeting. Then a government minister noticed her—noticed the way she looked—and started “lashing” her, as we say. Pursuing her. And just like that, her political career was launched.
She became a Rose Hall Town Councilor out of nowhere. Out of nowhere, I tell you. No political experience, no community track record—just a face that pleased a powerful man. Then she got a position on the agricultural committee. But that’s not enough for her. She’s now politicking hard, speaking with senior government officials and Zamal Hussain himself, trying to secure the DREO position—Deputy Regional Executive Officer—for Region 6. One of the most powerful jobs in the region.
And here’s how the money flows. She has a business called **Brandon Establishment Zone**, but it’s not really hers on paper. It’s registered under her brother, **Brandon Prasad**. Through that company, she was awarded a contract worth over **50 million dollars** for a selected road in the Glasgow housing scheme. She also supplies medications in Region 6—again, under her brother’s name.
Why through the brother? Because she can’t be seen to be enriching herself directly. But everyone here knows the truth. And everyone whispers what I am now saying aloud: she got these contracts in exchange for sexual favors.
### Kameal: The Secretary with Two Men
Kameal works in media and as a secretary for Zamal Hussain. She is at the center of a very complicated web. She is in a relationship with her boss, Zamal Hussain—and also with West Indies and Guyana cricketer **Gudakesh Motie**.
Now, because she is close to Zamal, she benefits. She receives “selected works” and road contracts. That’s the system: get close to Zamal, and the contracts follow.
### “Bebi” (Indira): The Media Person
Everyone calls her Bebi. Her real name is Indira. She is Zamal Hussain’s media person and a core member of the squad. She is currently in a relationship with **Navindra Persaud**, the Region 6 REO. She flirts around with others in the power structure—that’s just how she operates—but her main anchor is Persaud.
And yes, she too gets road contracts from Zamal. Because in this squad, they all move together. What one gets, they all share.
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## The Loyalists: From Camera Guy to Chairman
### Ray Ali
Ray Ali’s story is the perfect example of how this system rewards loyalty—not merit. During the election campaign, Ray was just a camera guy for Zamal Hussain. He followed Zamal around, filmed the events, did what he was told.
Once Zamal got his position, Ray was rewarded. First with a small position, then with the chairmanship of the Canje NDC—the Neighbourhood Democratic Council. And now the contracts flow. His company, **Ashiek and Son’s**, gets school construction and repair contracts. I’m told he’s also in line for a concrete road contract.
From camera guy to chairman to contractor. That’s the Zamal Hussain career path.
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## The Others in the Web
**Navindra Persaud**, the Region 6 REO, I’ve already mentioned. He’s in a relationship with Bebi, which means he’s inside the circle.
**Brandon Prasad** is Katherine’s brother. He’s the front. His name is on the paperwork for Brandon Establishment Zone, and he executes all her contracts. She gets the money; he takes the risk.
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## What It’s Like to Work Here
I come to work every day and watch this small group control everything. They decide who gets projects approved. They decide who gets contracts. They decide who gets access to Zamal Hussain and the minister. If you’re not in the squad, or if you don’t have a woman inside it, you might as well not exist.
I have seen qualified people passed over. I have seen proper procedures ignored. I have seen contracts awarded not to the best bid, but to the best connected. And at the center of it all are these personal relationships—these intimate connections between powerful men and the women they favor.
It is a closed loop. The men get their pleasure. The women get power and money. The loyalists get contracts. And the people of Berbice? We get nothing but the bill.
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## Why I Am Speaking Now
I am taking a risk by writing this. I know that. But I cannot watch it anymore. I cannot come to this office day after day and pretend I don’t see what is happening. The corruption is not some distant thing in Georgetown—it is here, in Berbice, in our region, in our council, in our money.
Let me end with what I keep saying to myself, what I want to say to everyone who reads this:
**Let the corruption stop in Berbice. Let the Berbice people know.**
They deserve to know who is really running things, and how.
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