Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard
By EARYEL BOWLEG
Tribune Staff Reporter
ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper’s reported $28m net worth — up from $14.8m in 2021 and $7.9m in 2017 — drew a pointed remark yesterday from Opposition Leader Michael Pintard, who suggested the prime minister should “take a look” at some of his colleagues following recent financial disclosures.
Mr Pintard said the scale of increases in some candidates’ declared wealth raised questions, particularly when viewed alongside what he described as inconsistent disclosure practices.
“I heard that there may have been one cabinet minister doubled, that’s a remarkable amount of money,” he said. “I do believe a government can investigate disclosures if they so desire. I mean, you could investigate, and I would recommend that the prime minister, you know, take a look at a couple of his colleagues. Boy, twice as much one term later? That person should have been minister of finance!”
Mr Pintard said members of the Free National Movement have consistently met their annual disclosure obligations in a timely manner, including providing details from the previous year, contrasting this with what he characterised as a lack of transparency from the Progressive Liberal Party.
Mr Pintard wrongly claimed that none of the PLP’s members had disclosed their information. The Tribune has previously reported that many members of Parliament in the Davis administration had made disclosures in past years.
Mr Pintard accused the PLP of a “pattern of operating in darkness”.
Comments
birdiestrachan 17 hours, 49 minutes ago
Mr Pintard is a desperate man who lives in darkness Toggie and boggie guy.
birdiestrachan 17 hours, 47 minutes ago
He wants people to become upset because person of a certain hue has money. HELL NO
whatsup 13 hours, 17 minutes ago
Pintard is absolutely correct!
licks2 10 hours, 55 minutes ago
No he is not! Would he want us to check where and how he became a millionaire with his background??
birdiestrachan 12 hours, 8 minutes ago
Pintatd is only correct when he is asleep When he is awake he is always dead wrong
licks2 10 hours, 59 minutes ago
Man-oh-man, what a bunch of clowns we have as opposition leaders!! For example, LB and Chapter V, Article 48(1)j that plainly says that any candidate who is "INTERESTED" in a Government contract shall declare that interest "WITHIN" one month before the election. This Article says "NOTHING" about "having" a government contract(s) . .but interested in getting one "before" being elected May 12th, 2026. Furthermore, candidates do not put information into the government Gazette. . .government officials do that!! So presenting that info to the nomination officials is enough!
Again, Chapter V in Article 49(1)f says that any house "MEMBER" who becomes interested in a government contract shall vacate his/her seat. . . providing that member fully disclose such interests to the house, and they allow such member to remain as a member.
As for LB, nowhere does that article mentioned anything about candidates who already have government contracts before he/she decides to run for parliament!! Article 48(1)j is very and absolutely clear!!! If that article was as LB said it is. . .then many of them could not be qualified. . .especially those doctors among them!! Probably all of them have NHI contracts with government.
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