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And in winding up the debate, the Prime Minister emphasized that while the $250 million is a gift, its usage will be heavily monitored, unlike, as he pointed out, the Petrocaribe funds.
John Briceno, Prime Minister
"The difference, what the Honorable member from Collet does not want to accept, this is not Pedro Caribe funding where they roll it and roll it and roll it. We can't spend this money the way we want, and I agree it's for a specific purpose."
"But if we were to look at 42-2 it said the minister shall, not may, he will have to, no later than 3 months after the first sitting of the national assembly after receipt of the audit referred to in subsection one, present such audit before the national assembly and then you want to come here and create aspersions that oh they are controlling and they will spend. Really? If you only read it you wouldn't be embarrassing yourself. And then that there is some secret agreement? There is no secret agreement there are no strings attached to this compact agreement, none whatsoever."
Due to time constraints, we'll have highlites from the rest of the House Sitting in tomorrow's newscast.
