CHIEF Administrator of the 40th Anniversary Independence Secretariat, Jack Thompson said the price of the country’s 40th Independence Day celebrations will be revealed, “in time.”
Mr Thompson also dismissed reports of several alleged $40,000 celebrations being held abroad at various embassies and consulates.
That report surfaced on social media, on the personal Facebook blog of political commentator, Sharon Turner. She accused the government of “getting ready to have a wild spending spree in the name of Independence”.
She explained: “...Each foreign mission office ordinarily gets a budget for Independence, but the plan is to give all offices an extra approximately $40,000 a piece on top of their usual budgets...”
In response, Mr Thompson told The Tribune, yesterday: “I’m not aware of that, that’s all I’m going to say.”
As for a price-tag on the Independence celebrations which consisted of several events over the span of months, Mr Thompson said the secretariat does not yet have a final cost, but confirmed a total will be revealed.
“Not at this point, we’re working on it,” he said. “Not yet, but I’m sure in time you’ll be in formed.”
• See letter on page 4 of today’s Tribune.
Comments
carlh57 10 years, 9 months ago
“Not at this point, we’re working on it,” he said. “Not yet, but I’m sure in time you’ll be in formed.”...you little children....we'll get to you...now go set at the kids table and mind your manners.....is what he really wanted to say.....
ThisIsOurs 10 years, 9 months ago
Who is managing anything I this country? You don't have any event and then wait till the bills come in to determine how much was spent...you have a clear idea of how much you have to spend and you plan your event accordingly. I would have said we shot ourselves in the foot on May-7-2012...buts its clear that we hit the brain
ThisIsOurs 10 years, 9 months ago
Correction: anything in this country
concernedcitizen 10 years, 9 months ago
hush bulla ,we don,t have time to add that ,we are busy thinking of new ways to get money out of the treasury ,,we just came up w/ some new jobs for cronies at the taxpayers expense w/ The National Training agency ,,,,hmm don,t we spend 300 million a year for our schools to babysit ,,opps i mean teach our lil darlins ,,now what can we dream up next to expand the uncivil civil service ,,,
nationbuilder 10 years, 9 months ago
wow man
jackflash 10 years, 9 months ago
Jack Thompson is an honest man.
Give him time and let's hope that his hands are not tied.
The_Oracle 10 years, 9 months ago
So Jack stayed when all the other "honest" Civil servants rolled out or were rolled out in the 70's? More Like Jack figured out how to keep his head down...... The Permanent Secretaries SHOULD be the ones to follow the rules and make sure the Elected do also. Not working out well is it?
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