But, the fact is, the PUP Cabinet did not accept the Definitive Agreement and have sent it back to be re-done. We don't know what cocktail of Cabinet alliances sent it back - and who really brought it into the room - although the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development is named on the Cabinet paper as the one submitting it.
But however it came together, the fact is that it was pushed back right out the Cabinet door. Although, we know that is far from the end for Portico.
Still, it's a temporary victory over an odious agreement. We asked Barrow about it - but he still spun the blame back to Briceno:
Jules Vasquez
"So, shouldn't you be applauding the Briceno cabinet for its right mindedness, for its saying that this is improper and we must now take a proper cause of action."
Shyne Barrow, UDP Leader
"Well the way that I understand it happened - is that same gentleman that wants to be the leader of the PUP, the young gentleman, I don't want to give him any promotion and get him hot and further his attempt coup on Briceno, but it came out to expose what Briceno was doing."
Jules Vasquez
"You said that the PUP should have called it out for corruption. So then you accept that that definitive agreement is the product of a corrupt act."
Shyne Barrow, UDP Leader
"Absolutely. And I am telling you that the Prime Minister - don't try to separate them - I know exactly what you're trying to do - don't do that, brother. You have to listen. If I am prepared to accept what a former UDP Minister did as a corrupt act, it appears in all its forms and fashions to be an unethical act, an unauthorized act. You have to bind the Prime Minister with that. Who went on record to say that it is binding. He read that definitive agreement. And even if when he said he didn't..."
Jules Vasquez
"He said he hadn't."
Shyne Barrow, UDP Leader
"At that point! That was in March. If you're going to tell me that before he presented that paper to Cabinet he didn't read it, then I guess that is more proof that he needs to resign and let us, let us have a vote of condense in the house and let us find a new government. As Dickie Bradley said. Because if he's not reading, the proposed legislations before he brings them to Cabinet, then he's more of a fool than we all thought."
