The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

I watched Prime Minister Minnis respond to the media’s questions, in the chamber of Parliament, and honestly was shocked at how he responded to their questions - as if it was the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, who caused the natural question anyway. Total misrepresentation.

Does the Minnis Government accept the Agreements, signed by the previous Government? A simple - YES OR NO. The Attorney General told us empathically, that he found nothing out of the ordinary, and seemingly the Agreements complied with the Law.

Along came the Press Secretary, whose job it is to assist the Government, in keeping a full transparent understanding on issues - decisions and policies. Only to cloud the whole thing with what can only be called, a totally muddled mumbo-jumbo comment, which left everyone under the impression, that the PM did not agree with the Attorney General, and the Baha Mar Agreements were still under the Attorney General’s Office scrutiny.

Clarity is essential as we move forward, so I suggest to the Prime MInister, he needs to prepare a policy statement, in the form of a press release on Baha Mar, then call a press conference with the following Ministers present - Peter Turnquest, Jeffrey Lloyd, Marvin Dames, Dionisio D’Aguilar, Brent Symonette and Attorney General Carl Bethel.

Only then will we be assured where the Minnis Government is, in regards to Baha Mar...now no delays, Prime Minister, Beijing has to be wondering.

MARCUS SMITH

Nassau,

June 29, 2017.