Housing Minister Maria Bird Browne has rubbished criticisms of the ongoing housing development programme made by United Progressive Party Leader Harold Lovell.
“Recently, I hear Mr Lovell said we spent over 400 million dollars on these homes, Absolutely Rubbish,” Browne told reporters.
The minister said a loan from the Global Bank of Commerce of $15 million, from the FSRC of $20 million and $5 million from the treasury is what has funded the construction of homes so far.
Lovell questioned the money spent on homes so far over the number of homes completed or near completion.
Bird Browne says Lovell is in no position to criticise the ongoing housing project since his government’s track record in that area is nothing to boast about.
The keys to a number of homes at the Paynters Site were handed over last week and all the homes at Dredge Bay are already occupied.
The minister says over 300 workers are at the various locations completing the remaining homes.
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Rubbish indeed. This man cannot comprehend financial data when presented to him. One would remember when he represented the good Governor General in her case of pension en emoluments against the government. And when he was caught to have his figures complete wrong he simple said the got the figures from the Accounting General. Under his watch the country saw such a dip in its economic performance and he blamed it either on the world economic crisis or on someone else. When he was ask how come he signed a loan agreement with Credit Swiss that (1) had no out clause and (2) was at an interest rate far above the market 13%. He simply said its the technicians in finance went over the agreement he just signed. Such an idiot for a finance minister. Always trying to push someone else under the bus.
And here he goes again, the PM says National Housing has over 300 million in Assets and he translate that to mean that National Housing spend 300 million. When clearly the PM explained how that was possible.
Poor Lovell, still cannot count. Or interpret financial information that comes to his ears.
Lovell the cause of all ALP failures, mismanagement and corruption. Lovell you are the banging post for this husband and wife team, careful the prince no come after you next. ALP a the best propaganda organization, the top dawg say national housing is a welfare company, Weston say money burning, now they send the teenage pageant beauty queen to go after Lovell. If this is not laughable nothing else is. Lovell when the top dawg send his poodle after you, you need to get a great dane to deal with the poodle.
I agree with the minister her truth should carry.
When the same Lovell said he found nothing wrong with the fencing scandal and the then Minister Williams had nothing to answer it was his truth and the public had to accept it.
The same Lovell said there was no need for any investigation remember? And this was after Sir George Ryan did his analysis and said money was burning.
This thing is a game people all you need is a good memory so when they start talking you can ask about what they did.
Is it six or half of a dozen I say it is six less than a dozen.
Speaking of Lovell, what was his official statement after Sir Hillary Beckle’s announcement regarding the 4th landed UWI Campus to be opened in Five Islands? HE sent Richard Lewis to do his dirty work and made an utter baxide of himself. SOUR GRAPES I tell ya. SORE LOSERS I tell ya.
What Lovell ought to SERIOUSLY concern himself with is JAMALE PRINGLE and his “SKILLS” in the PARLIAMENT. As the only elected MP in the Lower House of Parliament, Mr. Pringle appears to be in need of REMEDIAL CLASSES. It is a serious matter that needs to be URGENTLY ADDRESSED. I listened to him last week in the Parliament and I was embarassed for him. Why are they not helping him to hone his craft so that he can EFFECTIVELY represent his constituency and party in the nation’s legislature??
I cringe when I hear how the young man speaks. What is worse is that there are credible people within the party who can assist him. It’s been 1 year now since Mr. Pringle was elected and in 1 year he still appears to be FUMBLING and CLUTCHING AT STRAWS in Parliament. The people of All SAints East and St. Luke deserve the best!!
The people in All Saints East and St. Luke get the representative they deserve. If they voted for a dummy is a dummy they deserve.
He needs to grasp the basics of the English Language even…..then go to the next level..when a man in that position said, a Excavator or something like that..well maybe it was a mistake he made….
I mean this in the most respectful way but she is really hot, I see why Brown marry her. Sorry I had to say that, now back to the point. I think these homes are a bit expensive, so I am assuming socially and economically it will worth it.
Why are they borrowing from GBC, when CIP was said to have netted over $1 billion?. I just hope that “loan” is not out of the Hurricane Irma Relief funds,because we coming for that!.
Again boss that’s the opposition claim. What the unit has stated is economic activity due to cip has increased by one billion. Take the time and read the financial reports on the cip website. They breakdown what was raised and what the money’s were used for
And as usual u sound like a dunce.
KNIGHT AND LOVELL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. KNIGHT THE SNAKEPIT SHOULD GET RID OF YOU . YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO OBSERVER NETWORK. I REALIZE YOU DO NOT HAVE ANY TOPIC FOR YOU ,JANICE , MRS.POTTER AND SERPENT TO DISCUSS THESE DAYS.TOO MANY POSITIVE THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO THE ABLP THESE DAYS. YOU KEEP PROMOTING THE HON.GASTON BROWNE ON YOUR SHOW EVERY NIGHT.YOU REPLAY THE BROWNE AND BROWNE SHOW ON POINTE FM FOR THE WHOLE WEEK. THIS IS GREAT PROMOTION FOR THE PRIME MINISTER.PLEASE KEEP ON DOING THAT..
I WAS LISTENING TO ERICA EDWARDS THIS MORNING ON OBSERVER AM.SHE SAID ALL THE OPPOSITION PARTIES MUST CHANGE LEADERSHIP IN ORDER TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO THEIR PARTY.SHE ALSO SAID THAT THE PICKETINGS ARE FAILURES. SO LOVELL TAKE HEED.
YOU GUYS WILL BE IN OPPOSITION FOREVER.
Why Harry chatting such nonsense? He doesn’t seem to grasp the realities of the situation. No wonder the voters kick him to the curb again and again and again. Time for a new leader. Lovell time up.
ALEX N DE-AZLE
VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW GOVERNMENT OPERATE. YOU THINK A GOVERNMENT SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THEY HAVE MONEY TO ADVANCE THE COUNTRY???? YOU SHOULD TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND STOP OPPOSING FOR NO GOOD REASON. YOU KEEP BACKING THE UPP LOSING PARTY . YOU WILL BE BACKING THE UPP FOREVER. HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT THEY WILL NEVER WIN ANOTHER ELECTION IN ANTIGUA. PLEASE TALK TO LOVELL TO HELP PRINGLE WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FIRST.THEN TEACH HIM HOW TO SPEAK IN PARLIAMENT. THIS GUT IS A TOTAL EMBARRASSMENT TO THE COUNTRY. THAT IS WHAT YOUR PARTY SHOULD BE STUDYING.
DID YOU LISTEN TO ERICA EDWARDS THIS MORNING ON OBSERVER AM ? SHE SAID THAT THE UPP AND THE OTHER POLITICAL PARTIES WILL NEVER WIN ANOTHER ELECTION IN ANTIGUA WITH OLD BARDS AT THE HELM. SHE RECENTLY QUIT THE DNA PARTY FOR THAT REASON. I ALSO HEARD THAT A FEW MEMBERS OF THE UPP WILL BE QUITTING OR CROSSING OVER TO ABLP SHORTLY.SO LOTS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
Lovell is absolutely correct! Bird Browne came in halfway through this nightmare project…..4 years plus later n now u handed over like what 15 keys?
Contractors & Security are owed millions at this time!
THE DAMN TRUTH HURTS!!!
Mismanagement in all aspects!
She could not have come in half way thru the project if she was only elected last year and the truth that hurts is the truth according to you.
I wonder if what she said about UPP housing project is “true”.
DEZIRE
STOP YOUR CRAP TALK. DO SOME RESEARCH FOR FACTS. YOU GUYS JUST TALK BECAUSE YOU HATE ABLP. THE TRUTH HURTS EH ?
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