The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Seems she did not receive an “official invitation” - who organises the national events? Cabinet Office and mostly Ministry of Foreign Affairs - suggest possibly the plot thickens here and now - so Foreign Affairs who invites presumably omitted Dame Marguerite.

Dame Marguerite still went to St Agnes - attendance not restricted to “invites only”.

Past years, yes on this day you saw Dame Marguerite and Fred Mitchell usually standing alone in front of Sir Lynden’s mausoleum so now PLP in office hundreds suddenly attend, but wasn’t the service at St Agnes a ‘National event’ ie Government how did the side event become one for the PLP youth?

What was said is not recorded the most unfortunate aspect what was said by Minister Mitchell on the side to journalists afterwards in which paraphrasing suggested the comment from Dame Marguerite was a result of her “age” and we have to take it at that - sorry Minister your apology is not enough, this was an insult.

The next day, yesterday, of course, the spin doctors were busy... that show in the afternoon dished it out by the truck load.

Best advice under such circumstances be humble, apologise and keep quiet.

J HALL

Nassau,

January 12, 2023.