@ac
“But nomatter how you slice and dice the truth is that the cheque ended up i OSA personnal account” …………………………..

And you matter how you slice and dice the truth $3.3 MILLION dollars ended up in David Thompson’s law firm account. No matter how many times you repeat that a cheque ended up in Owen’s account will not take away from the fact that the same company’s monies, $34 MILLION DOLLARS to boot ended up in FAMILIES FIRST account managed and maintained only by David Thompson. He was the only signatory to the account. That means that Thompson had $33,925.000 MILLION more than Owen.

I will not lie, cheat or steal!

@ David

Said like a true politico.

I took five minutes out of my busy day to read this blog and what I am seeing written here is ‘bare shite’

And

I am not apologizing to anyone for anything
So take that !

old onion bags | March 27, 2012 at 8:40 PM |
Come now ….We all know Pat is a gentleman and did not know that the mic was on….Pat you forgiven…you handled it well.

BUT Kellman when we go get some fishes coming out D agreement you were paid 3 yrs on… to negotiate and Bobby had to rush in to save face ?
You now on Manufacturing …I guess we can expect the same right ?
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You old stinking windbag….why you don”t ask Mia Mottley to return the million of tax payer dollars she scuttled away in legal fees “claiming she won the court against Trinidad & Tobago with regards to the fishing agreement ?”

Only an imbecile like you…..would have Bajans believe that Kellman was responsible for a fishing agreement before Mia Mottley !

I am calling on VOB to remove Pat Hoyos.

He is nothing but a nuisance.

Did she claim she won a fishing agreement through the court? BU be the judge.
http://www.foreign.gov.bb/Userfiles/File/PressreleaseNo6.pdf

@ Fractured BLP | March 28, 2012 at 4:39 PM

You and cohorts could talk all the S*** you like…….the word on the streets ain’t change……ONE TERM…..ONE TERM
Dis administration is so FRACTURED ….people can’t take the stress no more and murders on the increase……signs of the break down of law and order all bout….TIME FOR CHANGE.Having nearly completely destroyed the savings of the middle class, you offering $5 million to pay indigents light bills…so pathetic and demeaning.

@ ac
the Perception being that DT Stole money from Clico is a bold faced lie

You really think people stupid>>>>PERCEPTION ? $3.3 Millions discovered passing thru DT Associates and discovered in the Judicial report is perception ? Get real do. The word is THIEF.

@ ac
There were also cheques written to David Thompson. One has to wonder about the Crystal Heights property now too!!

You guys can called THIEF all you like . Bring the PROOF! Next time somebody write you a check then i suppose you THIEF IT! Unlike the general who was given a check for a SPECIFIC reason and HE POCKET IT> THIEF! he should be behind them iron clad walls he built. with cheque number as his reference . The Proof was there for all to SEE! DT cheque was legitimately written to his law firm for services rendered all you BLP could question is the amount but have no PROOF whatsoever that it was not legitimate unlike the General who had no legitimate reason to deposited the cheque in his bank account a cheque which belong to the PARTY

In Freundel Stuart’s Manifesto to the DLP when he was contesting the Presidency…this is when the dead king came back to claim his inheritance……at point #8 FS writes …”With all the supposed financial attraction in 1994 and 1999, why is the party so highly indebted after these two elections?”

ac, this proves my point that DT put all the money in FAMILIES FIRST account. I remember the entertainment czar, Cranston Browne waiting outside a media house for DT to come and bring a cheque to pay for ads and he said DT is the only one with the cheque book and money.

I guess we the public do not know now how much DT took out of CLICO but all will be revealed. I hope you ac is around and I would love to hear your comment then.

Thank you

@ole onion
The DLP Had Proof and evidence on OAS. and that is what kicking wunna a…ssss! and all the BLP got on DT is couldaaa ! wouldaaaaa! shouldaaa!

DONT you know that HOYOS should still
BE CUSSING Kellman ???

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Even if Hammie La wins his seat and the DLP loses, Hammie La still isn’t going to remain in the party and he can’t return to the BLP, so he would pull a Sleepy Smith and resign.
Denis Kellman, as dumb as he is, will win his St Lucy seat, thanks to his popularity in Moom Town.In fact Kellamn is the most senior of ALL the DLP M.P’s right now. It would be interesting if only Denis Kellman and Mara Thompson retain their seats for the DLP next elections.

One thing is certain and that is that BU has provided unpaid advertising for Sunday’s (1st April) Brasstack. Starcom should thank BU David.

@CC

This is one time i support u 100% pat hoyos should not be allowed to moderate on vov, he has no respect for the callers, the ones who make the programme popular.

“The truth us if we remove the political lens all we know is that the JMs have questioned a 3.3. million payment Thompson Associates.”

Questioned? Political lens…ohhhh? I thought it was a FORENSIC lens that states:

“On January 16, 2009, a payment for Bds$3.333 [million] was made to the law firm Thompson & Associates by CIL. We examined the invoice from Thompson & Associates dated December 2008, which described four different legal matters in detail and the fees or retainers for each. The invoice was approved by Mr Leroy Parris as chairman,…the money, which was moved a year after Thompson became Prime Minister, was “actually to the benefit of Mr Leroy Parris . . . and related to partial payment of a ‘gratuity’”.

“…payments were made by CIL on behalf of CHBL to different associates and related companies of Mr Parris, such as David Thompson, Thompson & Associates, Branlee Consulting Services Inc., PFS, as well as payments to Antigua Commercial Bank.

@ Sen.Verla
But wait… wid all the talk coming from a beautiful broad like you…(hint:Onions.still wanna get marry)…I thought you would have implemented measures..like putting railings round palings and turnip carts…so nuttin more gine fall off fa enuff to tek up and read.?D watless yung boy next to me say this time the driver pelt it off…..murder !lol

@ ac
Why am I not surprised that you only ‘saw’ payment to DT Thompson & Associates, but not what followed or those to David Thompson?

@ ac | March 29, 2012 at 5:21 PM |
“Does the word “PAYMENT” Suggest Thievery” or some where in your twisted logic you have insanely come to such a conclusion”

As part of “ac’s” therapy in handling the OSA disease we want Owen Seethru Arthur to help this acutely concerned person aka “ac”, to put her mind at ease.

In the capacity of the Right Honourable Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the PAC you are duty bound to address the following query as far as the efficiency in the collection of taxes is concerned.
If it can be proved by “ac” that the amount of $3.3 million made payable by cheque to DT & Associates was not for the benefit of David Thompson but effectively was a gratuity for the benefit of Leroy Parris, can you ask the Commissioner of Inland Revenue the following questions:

Are gratuity payments to be declared as assessable income and subject to tax?
Was this payment of gratuity reported in the tax returns of the said Leroy Parris?
Did Leroy Parris pay the correct taxes on his totally declared income in the years within which the gratuity was received?
Assuming that Mr. Parris is a ‘high rate’ tax payer the gratuity payment would have been subject to tax at the marginal rate of 35% ($3.3 million x 35% = $1,155,000.00) was the Treasury in receipt of this income tax either by way of PAYE or withholding deduction or by settlement on filing the tax return?

Unless, the Right Honourable Owen S Arthur can provide some answers to the above queries we the voting public would have no other option as to see you in the same ‘light of darkness’ as “ac” sees you. If you can’t protect the interest of taxpayers in such a straightforward matter how can we the voters rely on you to solve the current economic problems, reduce the fiscal deficit and bring about acceptable closure to the CLICO fiasco and root out corruption and financial infelicities.

From a curious taxpayer and voter on behalf of “ac” who suffers from ‘owenitis’ compounded with ‘arthuritis’ .

@ ac
Did OSA steal the $75k?

@ David
I guess I am imagining that the JMs also said that the $3.333m was paid for billed legal work but was in fact part gratutity payment or that cheques were also paid to associates including David Thompson.

@enuff

Did you not read what was written, i.e. the transaction is suspicious and merits ‘proper explanation’? How do you think that proper explanation should be had?

@ac

Why don’t you accept that at this stage the matter is open to investigation? Why engage in a circular debate? The invoice reported on by the JMs is suspicious and merits proper investigation to get at the truth. It is premature to be so absolute in our positions.