The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

We have a parliamentary Finance Committee, headed by an Opposition MP with Opposition members in the majority. They are supposed to keep Government in check on its spending and reporting and transparency.

Clearly they don’t as we have 50 or more issues that Christie & Co, seemingly have no interest in reporting to the people responsibly.

1) BAMSI – is the contractor paying for the burned building? Davis can’t say!

2) PHA $12m unaccounted for supplying of drugs. This is now three years old!

3) Post Office money’s unaccounted for. Where is the report?

4) Passport Office monies unaccounted for.

5) How did Bahamasair buy new planes when it is broke?

6) NIB remember the scandal with the previous M’D…swept under the mat.

7) Carnival…No accounting, or if there is highly questionable We spend. We dance!

Then travel expenses of the Office of the Prime Minister.....since Christie has been in office, 2012 there have been two CHOGM’s, but even the first one remember that large delegation who went and ended up in Rome for an audience with the Pope not a single line explaining how much was spent - two - years ago the next CHOGM - large delegation again, then more met PM in Paris for the Environment meeting including a 50- called “senior Police Officer”, never named was supposed to have gone to witness how the French Police clamp down after the Paris ISSIS incident - this delegation left Paris for a few days in London - does anyone know how many ‘00,000’s was spent?

The Baha Mar flights to Beijing....account for Government people and account for in the initial one who paid for representatives of Mr lzmirlian - yes info says government paid for them.

Is there no limit as to how much the Minister of Foreign Affairs can spend without bringing home a single new investment? It is my understanding all travel has to be approved by none other than the Minister of Finance aka Prime Minister so it is easier to ask him - honour-up and report, sir.

Washington Consul General seems to have an inexhaustible expense account - they never stop partying - they are so proud of it they post photos on MFA web site.

H HUMES

Nassau,

August 6, 2016.