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Mia Mottley, Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the PAC

BU will not jump over the moon at the news the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) met yesterday. We will when action is taken against those who flout the financial rules of Barbados. What the PAC meeting has confirmed so far is that  both political parties when in government have ignored the financial rules, the National Housing Corporation although accepting loan (grants?) has been hiring staff (an election stunt no doubt which both political parties are known to engage), a contract was “shifted from Rotherley Construction Inc. to a company associated with Preconco Limited, increasing the budgeted cost from $28 million to $33 million” , government representative on the PAC expressed “concern about the way the NHC representatives were questioned and noted Government supporting the agency predated the Democratic Labour Party Administration”.

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93 responses to “Congrats Mia Mottley: Public Accounts Committee Convenes”

  1. Caswell Franklyn Avatar
    Caswell Franklyn

    David

    Like you I will wait for the outcome. If anyone is found to be in breach, the matter should be referred to the DPP. Then and only then will I hand out any kudos.

    Reports suggest that Jepter objected to the line of questioning pointing out that the proceedings was not a commission of enquiry. All I can say to that is that his nubian parts are showing.

  2. The Dummy @ Dumo Avatar
    The Dummy @ Dumo

    Why would the NHC enter into an agreement with Rotherley Construction for Bds$28 million to build housing at Exmouth, then turn around terminate that same agreement and then award a new contract for the same project to Preconco for Bds$33 million? Why has Preconco subcontracted the entire work to Rotherley Construction and who made the Bds$5 million?

  3. The Dummy @ Dumo Avatar
    The Dummy @ Dumo

    Might have to look up a Easy Hall Plantation for the answers?

  4. newblood Avatar
    newblood

    can someone tickle me and let me laugh, pac, like govt insittions is a waste of time. why dont the 30 members ensure that integrity is the order of the day.

  5. David Avatar
    David

    The 30 members of parliament will continue to do as they like because they are members of the same club and they each have equal support from the yardfowl brigade.

  6. islandgal246 Avatar
    islandgal246

    “Yardfowl Brigade”…love that terminology David!

  7. PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS Avatar
    PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS

    Same massive Fraud of Day , moving the Numbers from COW to other people. NHC =FRAUD long time and running.
    Rotherley Construction is More Fraud
    Preconco getting some Fraud
    The Rats are running , Is that what the 22 lawyers up to in the House.
    Who will say they know Nothing About this?
    Well seem like people want back the Money they spend and bought the Votes With Fast.
    !00 Days in office will think people Sleeping to crooks us again.
    One big crime ROCK and no over sight committee .

  8. Devoe Avatar
    Devoe

    I dont recall the NHC putting out a request for tenders for Exmouth housing project? This is what happens when a fowl thief is put to guard the hen house, Lashley should be shame.

    Stinking nasty rotten shite.

  9. Alvin Cummins Avatar
    Alvin Cummins

    @Devoe,
    You said “Lashley should be shame.”
    Note, “Government supporting the agency Predated the Democratic Labour Party Administration.”

  10. islandgal246 Avatar
    islandgal246

    Alvin showing his “Yardfowl Brigade” ties.

  11. David Avatar
    David

    Is it possible to get some of you to understand that the actors on both sides are the same and that we need to revolutionize the system? Just a few comments so far and it explains why we have the problem.

  12. PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS Avatar
    PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS

    Congrats Mia Mottley What? IS she getting married to a Man ?
    Con-g- Rats Mia? now you know what you dealing with . Con-s and Rat-s
    We Wish BU stop playing with these fools and full out Blast them to Dust. No part of none of them is doing nothing good for Barbados.
    Pound them , Kick them , Push them , Truth them .
    None have a master Plan, none of them are masters of Nothing good.
    Investigative Reporting to let the people know whats going on. Docs , tapes, pictures ,and so
    DPP seem to be more crook lawyers doing the work for both parties .

  13. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    Someone needs to do some research and see if this guy Bryant has patented Bim’s sea island cotton, it is disgusting that he has been in Barbados a mere 3 years and government allows him to own the rights to the sea island cotton and let him run loose on the island with his little scam games, he has made the island a part of his elaborate scam in the US and is supposedly still involved in business dealings in Bim. If he has patented the sea island cotton, now that he is facing the justice system in the US, this would be the best time to get back the cotton for the island. my, my.

  14. David Avatar
    David

    @Deeds

    You need to stop charging like the proverbial bull all the time and try to understand. Reread the blog and ask yourself how is BU complimentary. Words have different meanings when if you apply context.

  15. EQUAL RIGHTS & JUSTICE. Avatar
    EQUAL RIGHTS & JUSTICE.

    i believe talking about the past Govt. gets us nowhere what has been done is done and when present Govt. came to power in 2008 they promised to lock up kill and cure , lets us just wait ah while and see where this goes from here ,at least they held ah meeting ,just let us wait ah while

  16. PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS Avatar
    PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS

    David @ We see many of the headings leading back to the same crooks.Different headings with the same crooks, Different words and government department pending with the same crooks. All them dam crooks for none speaking out of what they seeing on the inside first hand and 2nd hand , and on the other hand telling the people crap,. and the crooking still going on , Police , DPP heads need to run out of town, and sent to CUBA or the bottom of the sea.
    Its time that we all get off BU and meet and get a plan going to have a real PUSH for Justice .MIA a crook then and now . its in her Blood and she not alone.
    We are not even mad , We should be the ones mad , for what they are able to do with no shame belong to Us.
    We watch as many dont care or know how to care until the she-it get to their front door , Prevention is what we looking to show them . Dont let this happen to them no matter the size of the Estate.

  17. indian Avatar
    indian

    tell rotherly come out and tell the people you had the contract for three years and did nothing for three years and had the balls to tell minister that he will get back contract from owen arthur

  18. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    All vampires and parasites enabled by government ministers.

  19. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    I hope the government ministers are proud of themselves for allowing this to happen on the island for decades, hope they are watching this and see what the relatives of the below parasite is really capable of, what they have done and are allowed to continue to do to Barbados……….i know they will not weep cause their pockets are full.
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  20. just asking Avatar
    just asking

    This is why the past housing minister was caught with millions of dollars going to the US of A. The people of Barbados deserve the government they have, because the majority, if they are not porn stars, or siphoning off tax payers dollars. Maybe Ms Mottley is on to something, and not just elected politicians.

  21. Yagga Rowe Avatar
    Yagga Rowe

    Barbados # 1 problem
    hiding infelicities
    of certain individuals
    fraternities
    level playing field
    prosecute the guilty
    corruption
    Financial institutions not going to give Barbados money for you to tief—

  22. PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS Avatar
    PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS

    http://epaper.barbadostoday.bb/ @ Here is some more Bull David.

  23. David Avatar
    David

    @Well Well

    If you paste links please click on the link and paste the correct url. You are currently posting the google capture.

  24. David Avatar
    David

    @Pacha

    No withdrawal. Sometimes it is of value to read and learn.

  25. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    Well, well, well. “Who de dog hate he bite and who like he lick”, so say the wise old Bajans. DAVID rubbing his hands in glee!!!

    “Congrats Mia Mottley” says he, it is amazing that he has never said a word about the five million dollars which was transferred from the Ministry Of Finance to the vat office to pay vat returns just before the 2008 general elections, money which vanished into thin air. To this day it is still on the vat books and the Auditor General has spoken about it.
    Amazingly he has been silent about the three quarters of a billion dollars in cost over runs under the BLP government. However he is delighted that the leader of the opposition is sweating a difference of a few dollars in a contract from one company to another.

    The very Rev. Dean Harold Critchlow asked the BLP representative in the then Senate, Sen Simmons to return to the Senate with information about the missing monies under the BLP which the Auditor General spoke about and to this day nary a word about the Hundreds of millions of dollars misused by the BLP and a stony silence from the BLP and DAVID!!!

    But DAVID, tell me how this PAC thing does work. You look for things which you believe will Blacken the other party while totally ignoring all the nasty things which your own party do? You pick and choose? Or is it that corruption has a shelf life and once your corruption shelf life expires you just move on and all is forgotten? Help me out, DAVID, enlighten my darkness. All corrupt deeds before 2008 are now null and void? The guy who gave the contract to Barrack, even though he did not tender, what will happen to him? The person who was paying 3s as they went along without a contract, all of that is cool now?

    Help me out here DAVID. Or you don’t care about these things now?

  26. millertheanunnaki Avatar
    millertheanunnaki

    Despite my admiration for the political and leadership skills of MAM, I must admit that these PAC’s investigations into the rumoured financial infelicities in the public sector buttressed by a glaringly lack of proper and timely statutory financial reporting are effectively a waste of time and geared merely as a smoke screen to protect fellow politicians and to publicly castigate as real scapegoats or sacrificial lambs inept, weak incompetent cowardly public sector managers appointed or severely pressured into doing the dirty work of ministers and their politically appointed CEO’s at statutory corporations.

    The Law as it stands does not provide for politicians in the form of Ministers or Chairpersons of Statutory Corporations to be held responsible for financial malfeasance, serious or otherwise; neither does it place any financial reporting accountability on them but on Chief Accounting Officers which nearly in all cases are subservient Permanent Secretaries, Department Heads and CEO’s of Statutory Bodies.

    All investigations would just be a continuum of political charades and musical chairs.
    The gun toting allegation against Estwick brought before another toothless jokey so-called Parliament regulatory committee is another example of the filibustering techniques available to politicians to keep their boys and girls club free from public investigation and their little protectionist game in tact.

  27. Automoatic Teller Avatar
    Automoatic Teller

    @ indian

    Rotherley had letter from NHC advising them that Cabinet awarded them the contract. The only problem is that the Ministry of Housing, MoF and NHC refused to co-operate with Rotherley Construction, after the award (Mark Maloney of Preconco knows why) including the Minister of Finance who refused to issue the letter of comfort so that the financing could be secured. This is a classic but simple tactic of giving the lowest bid the project but the not letter of comfort so has a project he can’t finance.

    You see all of this was done so that Lashes and Sinckler could bring in Preconco and $5 million fatted calf.

    How is the Coverley graveyard doing these days, each one of those chicken rotiserrie hot boxs still standing up there like tombstones on a cemetary?

  28. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    David………….got ya.

  29. Automoatic Teller Avatar
    Automoatic Teller

    @ David

    Is Mia going to bring the force of the PAC to look at the award of the contract by NHC to JADA for the new very un-affordable low-income house being built at The Grotto? The man Wiltshire sign that contract the day before the last general elections.

  30. checkit-out Avatar
    checkit-out

    David; It is the PM, FS who has to be congratulated for allowing his government members to attend the meeting, getting a quorum, and then allowing the discussion to advance to a stage where significant information is now in the public domain. Previous Prime Ministers never allowed that stage to be reached so that in effect the convening of a PAC meeting was almost an impossible task. FS has broken new ground. Lets wait and see if it bears fruit or if it remains barren.

    Mia has done merely what should be expected of her. Freundel must be congratulated along with the PAC members of the Government that allowed a quorum. Miller is on the right track but FS, by his actions here, seems ready to throw his Minister into the full glare of public scrutiny, even if the outcome is not his prosecution. Is this a continuum of the movement of the Minister from Housing?

    Very Interesting.

  31. Due Diligence Avatar
    Due Diligence

    Well Well

    Go to the “Why aren’t we exporting coconut water/sea island cotton” post

  32. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    ok

  33. Bush Tea Avatar
    Bush Tea

    @ Check-it
    The PAC could be a very useful governance tool – if only it was independent of the very crooks it is meant to police. Imagine all that is needed to frustrate an investigation is that government remove themselves and disallow a quorum.
    The PAC should be an independent body.

    In Bushie’s scheme of things, this would be a nationally elected body whose members must meet very specific academic, moral and reliability criteria and who would be paid handsomely to ensure a clean bill of health to national governance.

    That we are able to tolerate such obviously flawed institutions in this day and age speaks VERY poorly to the investments made in education in Barbados over the last 60 years.

  34. Oilman Avatar
    Oilman

    @ Bush Tea
    Very True!

  35. Common sense is not common Avatar
    Common sense is not common

    check-it @2:16 p.m.

    That was a very balanced and true statement.

    I used to cuss david thompson bad,bad because I felt during the past administration all those corruption allegations and over-runs in the millions were not being investigated.Then I learnt that arthur refused to allow his MPs to attend the committee so that there could be a quorum.

    What Mia is now raising is about the NHC is minor compared to what happened under the BLP.

    I am glad however that questions are being asked and accountability being demanded, hopefully our taxpayers dollars will be better spent in the future.

  36. checkit-out Avatar
    checkit-out

    Common Sense….;
    I’m not so certain about your second paragraph:- “What Mia is now raising is about the NHC is minor compared to what happened under the BLP.” I think it is likely, from private discussions with a number of Public Servants, that the situation was even worse in the first DT and FS administrations than the Owen Arthur’s third term.

    What is interesting in FS’ second term so far is that he removed the past minister from Housing and is now allowing a serious investigation of a very few matters that were under that minister’s purview to be splashed in the public domain. Hmmm!

    Taken in tandem with FS going back into his shell and Donville Inniss taking on the putative role of a Prime Minister (As far as the breath and depth of his utterings over the past few weeks are concerned). It begs a number of questions, one of which is; Is the PM at last taking his unproven “total integrity” reputation seriously and ostensibly moving to clean up his administration?

  37. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    or……………is there another chicken coup being planned and FS has sensed it?

  38. Common sense is not common Avatar
    Common sense is not common

    check it

    I believe that there is one ministry where most of these allegations are focused on,however I disagree that those allegations are worse than the many and varied corruption that took place in every project under almost every minstries during the last BLP reign.I don’t think you can even begin to compare those activities with the first term of the dems.No man,fair is fair.

  39. checkit-out Avatar
    checkit-out

    Well Well;
    Or has FS recognized his own frailty and that he has to give his good ministers scope to take up some of his slack for the sake of the development of the Country? I count Donville Inniss as the best Minister in his stable, notwithstanding questions of personal morality.

  40. David Avatar
    David

    So the debate is about which party engaged in what degree of malfeasance? The folly of it all.

  41. David Avatar
    David

    There is NO way Prime Minister Stuart has forgotten OR forgiven the ring leaders of the E11. Neither does he seem the type to turn a blind eye to corruption.

  42. PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS Avatar
    PLANTATION DEEDS FROM 1926-2013 AND SEE MASSIVE FRAUD ,LAND TAX BILLS AND NO DEEDS

    The PM is a left hand man , That mean he cant not be stupid. or was not born so , If the E11 has things on him, he need to come clean to take away their power over him and then move full force to fix what is wrong, With the Truth, the Public will be with him and understand why he was held hostage by the crook lawyers and the E11 , if not he is part and agree with the crimes against the Nation.

  43. Hotred Avatar
    Hotred

    Mia , what happen to 2007 and before?

  44. Hotred Avatar
    Hotred

    Don’t get fooled Mia, Chris SInckler and Donville are great friends. Theatrics at the public’s expense. Don’t be fooled people.

  45. old onion bags Avatar
    old onion bags

    DLp barely edge this thing wid a buck and all sorta yard birds is scratch grain merchant bosie…..the real show is how they go leave this lil rock in 2018

  46. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    Check it out…………..i do believe the PM is recognizing that he does have the power to make things right.

  47. checkit-out Avatar
    checkit-out

    David; You’ve got at least one of your 4.59 conclusions wrong.

  48. Carson C. Cadogan Avatar
    Carson C. Cadogan

    old onion bags

    You are in campaign mode already for 2018.

    Still bent on that High Commissioner post in London.

  49. Observer Avatar
    Observer

    I am glad the PAC is at work. Congrats to our parliamentarians. The public now needs to deal with the issues in a mature way.

    1. There is no requirement to award a contract to the lowest bidder. My sources tell me that Rotherley simply could not raise the funds and the government went with the bidder who could fund the project on its own and then hand over to the government.

  50. Well Well. Avatar
    Well Well.

    Observer……………but what was the 5 million more for?

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