Please allow me space to take issue with certain comments by the REV. Frederick McAlpine, MP. If McAlpine was my Member of Parliament I would be doing everything possible to have him unseated. It would appear his “word” is of far more importance than the needs of his constituents and all other Bahamian citizens.
Bahamians have been waiting for 15 YEARS, that is 10 years of PLP governments and 5 years of an FNM government, for an operational Post Office. At the start of another FNM government, one of whose election platforms was a new Post Office, one of its members, albeit an exceedingly wealthy one, has volunteered to make space available in his family-owned shopping centre as a temporary home for the Main Post Office, at a substantially reduced rent to boot.
Sorry, there is no conflict of interest. Firstly it is unlikely that Mr. Symonette’s ownership interest in the Town Centre Mall is a state secret and, anyway he pre-empted any calls for conflict by announcing such interest to all members of the House in an open session.
I must also wonder if Rev. McAlpine was one of those calling for Minister Symonette’s resignation, because he, Symonette, cannot serve two masters.
Would Reverend McAlpine also consider resignation, and any other MP’s who have their own churches, as I understand this applies to one of the other “fearsome four”, for the very same reason?
George Francis
