LISTEN: Prime Minister Browne’s First Comments on ECCB ‘Palace’ Controversy

While no one would deny that the Bank Governor should have a decent place to call home, a $22 million “Palace” is ridiculous and excessive and not even our OCES leaders and Governor Generals are so privileged. Those who signed off and ok’d this expenditure must speak up now. The Directors and members of the Monitory Council ought to have known about this, and if they didn’t, there was clearly a failure of authority and jurisdiction. The ECCB cannot on one hand promote the notion of fiscal financial management and on the other hand spend tax payers money as if it is going out of style and there’s no tomorrow.

How much the mansion you’re building in Marble Hill off poor people’s back cost?

You see how Gaston Browne comfortable with these types of “luke warm” interviews. He’s never really challenged by these accommodating so-called journalists.

Browne & Browne radio soon invite that other ABLP toady Paul Burford from ABS to tickle the PM’S ego even further. Tarl!!!

Interviewing any politicians – and especially a Head of State – should never be a comfortable experience (unless dem doing some sort ah book launch), but a hard hitting exposè of questions that the general public want answers to.

THIS INTERVIEW LEFT LISTENERS NONE THE WISER …

I’d love to hold this PM to account in a stern question and answer session.

No wonder Lionel ‘Out Of Touch’ Hurst is trying his utmost to remove Antigua’s best investigative journalist Nikki Phoenix from asking Parliamentary questions.

A multimillion-dollar mansion in these economic times? Definitely needs scrutiny.

The PM always has a way with words. Let’s see if he can justify this expense because I know is pure S***

I hope he addresses the real concerns instead of just defending the decision.

I wonder how other regional leaders feel about this controversy.

If this was private sector funding, it’s one thing. If public funds were used, it’s another.