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Diplomat chastised for suggesting leaner Cabinet and reduction in statutory bodies - by Marlon Madden
November 28, 2020
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Marlon Madden
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November 28, 2020
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Marlon Madden
Marlon Madden
November 28, 2020
Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM David Comissiong has dismissed as “unfair and unreasonable”, recent comments made by Honorary Consul for Belize in Barbados John Beale who was critical of CARICOM. In fact, saying that Beale’s comments were without substance, Comissiong also took him to task for his suggestion that Prime Minister Mia Mottley rid Government of
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Here we go again, one of the biggest critics in barbados..is livid because someone has dared to be critical of the current administration..
Mr Beale is correct, in this time of economic hardship and IMF loans it is hard to justify such a huge cabinet. A minister salary is a lot of burden upon the economy of a country like Barbados. The jobs that they are doing you would have to ask yourself what exactly are they doing? And with what efficiency and purpose.
I guess u r one of them that Tom Adams say have short memory, or is urs convenient ? Coz Mia suggest to the DLP 12 ministers was enough, the house members are too large for a country so small, with a population of 280000, TNT have 41 with over 1.5 millions, we only want about 22 at the most, let the rest go look fa work.
I agree with most of what John Beale said — 24 Ministers is wrong madness. When this Govt was in opposition it thought that the then Govt had too many Ministers. Statutory Corporations could be reduced and some amalgamated for efficiency but the boys & girls got to have a pick for their support of whichever Govt is in power.
Govt just spent $20K + to remove nelson surely that money could have been used to assist the unemployed and hungry in this Country. I have no problem in removing Nelson but the timing was wrong.
Instead of taking a critical and constructive look at the merits of what the ambassador said about the size of the cabinet, CBC and money loosing statuary corporations , Comissiong instead gave massive push back as expected from the establishment , the establishment that he once was an opponent of and since he has been neutralized by his cousin the PM the leader of current government and given the post of Caricom ambassador, he is now the defender of the establishment.