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ISSUE No fiddling with the cashpublished Saturday | October 14 2006

Why return the money

In an effort to relieve the party of so much pressure in the Trafigura affair party leader Portia Simpson Miller ordered that the $31 million donation be sent back to whenceit came

Now this may seem as the fair thing to do especially with the controversysurrounding campaign funding but was it really the most practical thing to do Doesreturning the money make the PNP any more innocent or reputable

The Prime Minister should keep the money disperse the funds to parish councils tofix roads and clean drains keep it for disaster relief or preparedness measures or better yet pay nurses teachers and police their much-deserved pay increase

Already we are seeing where Portia is thinking about her party before the island at

large Is this a sign of whats to come- Rohan Wright rkw3000yahoocom Mandeville

No tunnel light

Roman history speaks about Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned I honestlycant see how the Prime Minister can refer to the Trafigura Beheer debacle and itspossible legal and political implications as cass cass Now would be a good timeto call on Shaggys Strength of a woman We are not asking her to be rash but weneed to see her act decisively

We have a ruling party entrenched in the tradition of protecting each other regardlessof public opinion The more blatant the travesty of justice the more clannish they getThe supporting cast comprises an opposition party so desperate and starved for power that again the interest of the nation is secondary

After 44 years of swapping black dog fi monkey where is the light at the end of thetunnel All I see is the oncoming train

- Really Concerned markarjamwebnet

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