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**CHUPTZZZZZ** » 2012-04-07 14:33

THIS WAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR DANIEL TO PUT DR BS ON THE SPOT AND CALL HIM OUT AS IT RELATES TO HIS PREVIOUS REQUEST TO DEAL WITH THE PERSON "MINISTER" WHO TRIED TO BRRIBE HIM WITH $100,000 RE THE UPP COMMAND CENTER ON NNEVIS STREET........L EST WE FORGET!

**st.philipNorthVoter** » 2012-04-04 09:29

I am a staunch alp supporter who never voted for Daniel, but respect him tremendously as a politician.

Mr. Daniel stay the course. Youll have my vote come 2014.

**rupert j.** » 2012-04-03 16:25

This is a joke, that's all I can say about this.

**Maria** » 2012-04-03 11:23

After reading this letter how is it that minister Daniel is coming under fire. Daniel is not perfect, but the man is making perfect sense. We the tax payers are the ones who will have to come up with 47mil-usd to pay for an old generator. Why not an inquiry? Whether we support red or blue that is not the issue, the issue at hand is that we need to know we are being carried to the cleaners by investing in this plant or was there a far better option. So many UPP supporters are so disaapointed with the way this party have conducted itself and over all the broken promises, yet they will rather die than publicly admit this.How better off is Antigua today since Upp has taken office? that's the question we should all be asking and come up with an honest answer. I applaud Colin Sampson for his fair thinking because unlike so many Antiguans he doesn't see colours to blur his judgement or silence his voice. Right a right and wrong a wrong!

**Maria** » 2012-04-03 11:22

Antigua will never progress unless it's people stop seeing blue or red. The problem I have with the majority of my fellow Antiguans is the fact that they are so biased. It's time we learn to think for ourselves, make jugdement and arrive at sound decisions.Why we as a nation cannot welcome sound criticism. The problem with most Antiguans is that when the party they support find itself in questionable circumstances it's supporters rather than admitting to the party's failings, prefer to turn a blind eye and malign anyone who dare question the motive/actions of the party in question . It's time for Antiguans to wake up and throw off backwardness.

**UNITED STATES** » 2012-04-03 09:29

Iam a believer in freedom of speech.However, there is always a cost attach to that so called freedom of speech.Using insider information to benefit ones self could be detremental.Tha t is exactly what the Cabinet minister has done.How can the people of Antigua and Barbuda trust such a person.The UPP has to rid themselves of this man.The ALP,you should be running as fast as Usain Bolt to get away from that man.He will bring you dow own benefits.The Prime Minister has to remove him and make him a back bencher.He is not fit to be a full fledged minister.He cannot be trusted to be in cabinet meetings.He is like a tabloid.Take away his ministry,the sooner the better.

**Rhyme and Reason** » 2012-04-03 09:16

Reading the above, I was reminded of George R. R. Martin's epic series..a Song of Fire and Ice which HBO has made into the series - A Game of Thrones. There are larger interests at play here - a battle between the Shouls and Hadeeds for the lion share of power, well in this instance - more power. Make no bones about it - the Parliment (whether Labor or UPP) are the interchangable and disposable knights who champion the causes of House Shoul or House Hadeed. And people, the poor people.. mere pawns who will suffer most and who, as in any epic event, eventually perish.

**Fergie!** » 2012-04-03 08:17

Winston - Winston - where art thou? Hiding behind the serpent? Where is the light we worked so hard (all the way to Privy Council) to shed - without fare ($) or favour?

My Brother you are making us look no better than the bird station back then! My Brother you are making a way for another competitor to come and take away all our customers because Observer will be seen as compromised to the Government! Arvil Grant i can forgive...he has limitations...w hat is your excuse?

Carib Arena will start a Newspaper and Radio Station...then what will happen to Observer?

**Pellucid** » 2012-04-03 00:57

Why bother investigating? The report will just be suppressed like the FSRC report.

That's why Sir Allen picked Antigua, among the other destitute "nations" he could have used. Antigua has great secrecy laws.

Who knows? maybe under Antiguan law Sir Allen is innocent !!!

We'll never know, there will be no investigation!

**tenman** » 2012-04-03 00:46

SlyThatGuy could you please stop with the misinformation. The letter was written March 20th. The possibility that Daniel may not be on the slate was made public by Joanne Messiah on the night of the 26th via Serpent's show (see www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=73092 and http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/politics/100130-daniel-i-am-running.html?device=xhtml). Its more likely based on the time line that it was this letter which caused him to be potentially removed from the slate. Daniel has been making it clear for at least the past 3 years that with or without the party, he will be running

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**STEVE** » 2012-04-02 23:49

The question is, "DID WE GET VALUE FOR OUR MONIES WITH THIS CHINESE PLANT"? I don't want to hear nothing about Hadeed etc. I want to know if A.P.U.A. was as involved as they should have been and if not did this cost future generations of Antiguans millions of dollars? THAT IS WHAT I AM INTERESTED IN.

**SlyThatGuy** » 2012-04-02 23:33

There's no merit to this inane letter.In fact,people are seriously going to call Wilmoth Daniel's reputation into questioning when they learn that he wrote this letter in a bad fit of temper after discovering his name was not going to be on the ballot for the upcoming election. If he were a man of integrity as he would have people believe,he would not have continued all these years taking part in matters he knew was not serving the best interest of the country.what do you suppose his motive is in telling people all these lies? Revenge.The prime minister insulted him by taking his name off the ballot,he got even by writing the sordid letter.

**Netts** » 2012-04-02 23:00

The real issue here is not about whether generators are old or new, but its about Hadeed versus Shouls. Ever since this generator saga began it split the whole cabinet, Shame on all of them. They have no loyalty to the People of Antigua and Barbuda but to the Big Money Interest.

**galileo** » 2012-04-02 22:46

bs is really drunk with power and he better start singing now,you have been ignoring the voice of the people for too long.the flame of justice is still burning and more fire is coming,pitt bull don't fraid nobody.come out spencer and call he inquiry now into the chinese power plant.

**John French II** » 2012-04-02 21:28

Notes Fron A Native Son Of The Rock. Friends, rather than ripping and tearing and ascribing motives to an alledged leaked letter, give thanks and support to this news portal for being able to penetrate the depths of the solid rock formation and in so doing expose the Fault Lines. That the Hon Min of Health has had his conversion on the road to Crabbs Peninsula is to be applauded. He has ssen the Light. "Let him Alone." . The Blue Fault Lines are many and varied. You must explore the seismic activities that are exposing these fault lines. Analyse the Letter to The Good Hon. Dr. PM and his Deputy. Ignore the motivations and inclinations of the writter. Can you live with what has been written? If Yes No Problem! If you can not live with what is wriiten. What will you do?
The exposed Fault Lines are Economical, Educational, Class, and a dangerous Social and Mental direction being pursued by what many have termed "edge-up Arrivistes" to throw in their lot with external interests as against the "People". In the Countdown to 2014, follow The Lives and Fortunes of Adams, Codrington, Daniel & Hughes. They have meet the Seismic Forces and the Upheavals.

**CaribMan** » 2012-04-02 21:18

It seems like all Antiguans & Barbudans (home and abroad) wants to get to the bottom of this power plant issue. Only the PM, David Shoul, APUA board and engineers, the Chinese "companies" and the few members of the UPP party don't want to see an inquiry or independant investigation.

What I find strange is that all the "brilliant minds" in the UPP can't seem to see when their captain is gonna crash their ship straight into a great big ice berg.

Call some kind of bogus investigation or something!!!

This will be too easy for the ALP to fill the streets if it drags on till 2013 when Baldwin will be a lame duck leader. By that time people won't be fearfull of loosing a job few months before elections to a politician who is bound to loose anyways.

**The Wadadli Blogger** » 2012-04-02 21:03

Well David Shoul will have to come out and call Daniel a liar or he should be locked up for trying to xxaux the people of Antigua & Barbuda. He was real strong and ready to cuss at the so-called "press conference". Now that Daniel has called him out let's see what happens. But Daniel wrote famous letters before that were also full of accusations (bribery by cabinet members the last time) and apsolutely noyhing happened and Daniel joined back the same cabinet with the same minister who he alleged tried to bribe him. So when his latest vexation cools down and he has time to vent he will "fall back in party line".

**John French II** » 2012-04-02 21:00

Notes From A Native Son Of The Rock. "Badmindedness" is so well embedded in the body politic that the Messenger is always the focus of derision rather than the Message. In this time and place, there is need for a more Analytic, Strategic and Quality based approach to Nation Building.
Geology teaches that a fault is a fracture of the plane of a rock formation. A fault line is the trace of the discontinuity of the rock formation that can be seen on the earth's surface. In "The Transactional Meets The 5 Yr Strategic Imperative", comments stating that Quote:

The Blue Chess Masters are on top of their game. The Coffers are Flush. The Red Chess Masters, Baffled by Two Defeats and Broken by Economic & Financial Fortunes of the Hamlet Dwellers, are hoping for Divine Intervention. ... Many of the "Bewildered Electorate"will be "Bawling Murda" ... Consequences will be no Coincidence. The latest Census exposed the Fault Lines in The Electorate. It will be a long cold night before the analysis is completed and made public. Who has figured out the Path over the Fault Lines?

The Fault Lines run not only on the surface to the Governed but also deep to The Governors.

**Lester Baldwin** » 2012-04-02 20:52

Well it is clear that Daniel won't be running on a UPP ticket next election. I don't see Baldwin calling any inquiry to his government just when they are gearing up for elections. And I can't see anyone taking Daniel seriously if he was to ignore his request and run again without any inquiry called. so it is fair to say Daniel is now an independant ... story ah get sweeeeeet now!!!

**GOODNESS GRACIOUS** » 2012-04-02 20:30

Even though the heavens fall, a man must stand up for what he truly believe.
In this regard, Minister Daniel has exemplied himself among the "rat pack." He is standing up against those he believed were responsible for spending the people's money.

They tell us "one strike and out." Midway in the game they have changed the rule. No wonder no one can be ruled out.

**Justice** » 2012-04-02 17:42

Instead of wasting 47 million dollars on rusty second hand generators the government would have done better to have paid it towards HMB or Stanford Development Corporation, then we wouldn't have the US senators planning to take action against Antigua.

**Morris** » 2012-04-02 17:22

This letter has brought something that I have said this many times before to light and I will say it again, "When a house is infested with termites it does not matter how many coats of paint you apply to make it look pretty, it will eventually crumble because it is structurally weak."

Power can become a dangerous drug if not used/applied wisely. It would be very interesting to hear the PM's response to these allegations. I just wish our parliament had enough teeth to bring everyone identified in this letter to testify under oath, but I definitely will not hold my breath for such to happen. Oh how I yearn for the day when ANU and corruption are not mentioned in the same sentence.

**Confused** » 2012-04-02 16:23

Now if this letter was addressed to Prime Minister and Harold Lovell only, then how come its now in the public eye? What is really happening? Why is there no confidentiality ?

**GEORGIE** » 2012-04-02 15:29

Today, former Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness said on Radio Observer "Corruption is Corruption," but people are afraid to call it so.

He called on civil society to help stamp it out from government. This was what Mr. Daniel was saying and we must help him to do just that.

Of all the government ministers, he has shown that he was not afraid to call on his Prime minister to clear up suspicions of corruption where he knows plenty of tax-payers money went travelling all over, from Antigua to China and heaven knows where else.

Every cent has to be accounted for. It is our money and we want back every cent that was spent badly or just disappeared.

**Really Tired!** » 2012-04-02 14:45

Look!.....I really don't care who backs what party or who stands to gain whatever...all I'm saying is this lunacy needs to end and preferably without an economic catastrophe...p rior to 04 I honestly thought Antigua was seeing its darkest days under the ALP....I Honestly did....but the UPP is making the deeds of the ALP seem like child's play now...I remember when they use to tear the place up for the Medical Benefit situation....an d what happened....the corrupt government of the day gave them...moreover us an inquiry.....not some mock of a press conference....a full blown hands off no strings attached inquiry....and now we have millions unaccounted for with the stadium, sports stands, secret deals, etc....and now this...especial ly in in this economic climate.....we really can't get even one proper inquiry...c'mon man this crap has to end!....all you politicians are the same now you're forcing people to choose the better of two evils :-|

**JP Farnsworth** » 2012-04-02 14:08

The letter is either a fake or Daniels has lost his mind and loyalty? However let's say it's real, then why is it here online? it says it was confidential so then whom is the rat trying to jump ship or sink it?
A letter that says it went to only certain people looks like a fishing expidition to catch the persons that are leaking information to the press.

**Antiguan Woman** » 2012-04-02 14:04

Why is BS& the UPP ignoring the voice of the people?? No amount of investigation or party purging will help us,only one thing will,and is to call elections now, we are living in a state of near collapse under a govt(if they can be called that) that do not know what time of day it is.Mr Pm i am pleading with you for the sake of Antigua and even for yourself call elections now,if you continue to ignore our cries and carry on like you are doing such wonderful job,when infact you,re been paid for practically doing nothing except make our very existence a nightmare,you make provoke some actions that Antigua has never seen before,we need a new mandate,you have failed and miserably so,Please end this mockery of a govt and call elections now,as my Grandmother would say,(rip) SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE AND CALL ELECTIONS NOW,PRIDE FEELS NO PAIN,PEOPLE DO.

**OUTOFANTIGUA** » 2012-04-02 13:56

REGARDLESS OF MINISTER DANIEL'S MOTIVE, THE COUNTRY SEEKS THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.FELLOW ANTIGUANS & BARBUDANS THE TRUTH TOSS TO GROUND MUST, AND ALLWAYS RISES UP AND BE PROPHISYED, THAT MY GOOD MAN IS THE TRUTH.

**Antigua Bill** » 2012-04-02 13:35

The best is yet to come. Stay tuned

**jlt** » 2012-04-02 12:58

Mr Daniel
Too little too late. Why have you suddenly decided to make this move? Why did it take you so long. This whole thing reeks of something bigger and more ominous. I don't trust any of you. :-|

**Dig It** » 2012-04-02 12:50

Dredd, thanks for reminding me of the amount of "influence" these two "unelected officials" have on the PM and the GOAB! I, myself or concerned citizens will not "ingore" that fact, as long as the PM continues to be lead by "the hand, and, put "self-interest" in his ability to govern!" The "Mongoose" and "Papa Billy Goat" can use their "money" to buy "power-and-auth ority" but certainly not the people! Yep, "Money talks" but "BS" walks!

**Confused!!!** » 2012-04-02 12:38

I see that some people get caught up so easily...i found this letter to be so interesting.... .i feel like if i was very gullible i would be writing here yeahhh Mr Daniel is the king of Antigua...but wrong!!....He is working in a parliamentary system (last time i checked) and if there is something wrong...miss justice in the Cabinet you resign plain and simple....you cant be King and Hero....now i am not one to Judge people on their past mistakes but as i read this letter all Daniel was saying...Oh you said i did wrong in the past (which the inquiry said he erred ) (but who cares not Daniel for sure) All i thought was needed was a letter saying that...Hey Boss something does not seem right...Lets get a qualified independent person (hopefully an Engineer) to examine the generators...bu t he talking about Hadeeds which really mean nothing to me...ALP gave those people a protected xxxx xxxx and they will do anything to ensure that, the gravy train keeps flowing....But Daniel is as badly off as all of them in the ALP and UPP who keep thinking they doing good for the "people" when they never find out what the "people" want...but hey this is Antigua and to expect better is dreaming!!!!!

**jeb** » 2012-04-02 12:11

Are the other ministers too bribed or scared to take a stand for their country/people? Are they deaf, blind and dumb? Only those in a perpetual state of denial (getting an income from UPP sources) will continue to maintain that the engines are new. One does not even have to go to Crabbs to know that we have been totally ripped off by the Chinese and Antiguans involved. Take a boat ride to the Jumby Bay and Maiden Island area and listen to the loud racket coming from the Wadadli plant; watch the smoke stacks puffing out black smoke. Friar’s Hill and APC don’t sound like that nor do they have the “black” exhaust problem. Between the noise and the smoke I seriously began to wonder if it was about to explode.

**Audrey** » 2012-04-02 12:00

On this occasion I will not cuss the messenger for now the message is quite instructive. I hear the pm in parliament trying to figure out units tens hundreds thousand ten thousand hundred thousand millions and am saying what happen to the finance minister. The ambassador and the pm was very forceful at the press conference yet we still have questions. The UPP make plenty mistakes and if we had a credible opposition they should lose all their seats. The mantra of transparency and accountability was a joke. If u loo at the way the audit department and the staff is being treated you would realize its a joke. Romantic rhymths? royal Antiguan? devcon? fences? roads and pretty sidewalks? buildings? are things that needs some investigations. A leaving out the power plant I don't know if it old or new but the pictures don't look right. If it old we not paying that price.
I will agree with Lovell when he said the govt is clumsy. It's really hard to ask for more taxes when u can't account for what you spent and there are too many question marks.

**Antiguan Woman** » 2012-04-02 11:48

I await your decision in this regard for only by this action the nation can feel not cheated and that I can feel confident I am a part of something wholesome and something worth fighting for.)

The nation has not only felt cheated,but has been cheated,deceive d,mocked and lied to,not just in this incidence,but for the full eight yrs of your Govt.Need not worry,because if this letter was truly penned by you,rest assured you will not be fighting for party,but for self.

**ten** » 2012-04-02 11:47

Where are you Mr. Where are you Mr. Derrick and Observer...why the silence?

**ten** » 2012-04-02 11:46

anybody really surprised by this? I am ashamed for David and PM BS The thought comes
David Shoul...what are you going to say now!

**RoyBoykeFromBeyond** » 2012-04-02 11:28

Dr BS, I warned you before. If you were not so gutless, you would have remedied this situation a long time ago. I advised you that the party was due for another purging. I told you that I have seen this movie before, and that it ends badly. Your incompetence has driven me to an early grave! If only you would listen….

**Boikie** » 2012-04-02 11:13

Dear PM,

I speak to you once again...you would do your Party and Country a Service by calling an inquiry or stepping down from office. Lovell or Jacqui Quinn should take over from you to stop the bleeding of the Party and the Government.

They would have two years to put things in place to take on Asot and Lester at the next elections.

You don't have to pay for this piece of advice! Oh...Bythe way...you need to move David and Clarvis now too!

**david** » 2012-04-02 11:09

When you hear David and Goliath get together then the Bible is turned on its head!

**Chaka Kuku** » 2012-04-02 11:08

Mr. PM BS - "CALL THE ELECTION NOW!" Stop the bleeding of your MPs! You care more about Shaolin than your own colleagues who fought for you and with you in the trenches...wher e was Shaolin in those days? Why you insist on covering for him beats all of us in the UPP (except the rabid ones...like the rose bush)!

**Naked Truth** » 2012-04-02 11:08

wow! Mr. Daniel that took some reals GUTS & BACKBONE. Not many people have the intrepidity it takes to stand up for what they believe in the face of opposition. Thank you for doing what the people elected you to do. God nar slumber nar sleep & while many others can "purge dem conscience" you at least have a clear conscience when it comes to the Power Plant issue.

I hope this is the beginning of a new kind of politics here in Antigua. It's about time :-*

**queen** » 2012-04-02 10:46

Bigmouth Daniel must be joking ...really..!... after xxxxx his xxxxx at public works he is concerned about the people of this country..??...t his man has no shame at all...

**DadliMan** » 2012-04-02 10:44

Worried Antiguan, you have every right to be worried. Dis na look good tarl. Dear God, could this be the beginning of the end? We can only hope so.

Cool Ruler, you have it all worng. He didn't say an imaginary person, he said the Abmassador.

Despite being somewhat untimely, this letter shows that the concerns lingering in the public domain are warranted and within reason. I wonder if this letter will have any implications for the upcoming vote of no confidence.

**a&B** » 2012-04-02 10:44

thank you Caribarena !!!!!!

**Jumbee Picknee** » 2012-04-02 10:39

Greetings folks, circus (cirque) de soleil has become an international sensation since its inception on the streets of Canada in 1984, and is thrilling many audiences around the globe with their inovative performances. Now, with our economy in such poor, dilapidated state, we must now begin to promote our governing body's as the best political circus to come riding into your town. CIRCUS de La ANTIGUA....

**Judge Dredd** » 2012-04-02 10:21

What you are ignoring is the fact that these so called unelected persons have made BS, very, very ******. Money talks. BS will NEVER be poor again. David and Mansoor run things and have, since 2004. Didn't you see BS sided with Mansoor over his own Campaign Manager's son who was himself a trusted Aide to BS? David and Mansoor call the shots and BS and the rest take instructions. Only in Antigua.

**Born antiguan** » 2012-04-02 10:20

Man 32/40 power plants are old and were sold to China

**Dig It** » 2012-04-02 10:19

Now the MP "spilled the beans" the only, what is next? Will the PM taks heed and order a "public inquiry" in the power plant? Or, will he, as he has been doing for the last eight years, ignore the people? We have seen his total "blind-eye" to an inquiry in the "fencing scandal!" I say a "vote of confidence" is needed in Parliament to see if the PM has "lost-touch" with his cronies! What a "sad state" in this country?

**Keeping track** » 2012-04-02 10:18

Does anyone remember Daniel EVER saying ANYTHING about the Half Moon Bay fiasco? After all, the property is within his constituency at St. Phillips South....

**Born antiguan** » 2012-04-02 10:16

man 32/40 are old engines that were sold to China :oops:

**Dig It** » 2012-04-02 10:06

Well, well, well! What a way to start off the week? Daniel, did you have this "letter" under your mattress, waiting for the right occasion to send it to the PM and Cc'd Lovell? Perhaps sending earlier could have stop "negotiations" with the Chinese on the so-called New Wadadli Power Plan, and, saved, the taxpayers US47 Million dollars! Yet, only you and you know the timing of sending this letter And, your letter "speaks volumes" in showing a side of the PM that a lot of people either know, don't know or don't care to know! What we do know is that the Chief Servant is "irrational" and not "trust-worthy" in looking out for the "best interest of the country!" When you have a leader that would put "Unelected" or "Non-Cabinet" persons over his elected members of government, it shows the inability to lead or even listens to those elected to serve the people! I do believe that the PM "never" had the best interest of the people when he took office in 2004, and, his "slogan" to which many people made the efforts to see him elected, in my words, was all a big fat LIE!

**woods** » 2012-04-02 10:03

The writing is on the wall! St. Phillips South will go to an indipendant Daniel in the next general elections. The real question now is: Where will he toss his hat? Will he be the next Prime Minister in an ALP government? Because I know and my friends know, he is good and buried within the UPP.

**Dr. Alson Patterson** » 2012-04-02 10:02

If what Daniel is saying is true and I believe it to be so, thenthe PM is both a Sheep with a Wolf's Heart and a Wolf is Sheep's Clothing.

PM BS credibility is gone. He will use anyone for his own advancement. Soon he will knife Shoul too as he did Dean and Daniel and Derrick.

**Cool Ruler** » 2012-04-02 09:49

The UPP should have cut this cancer out a long time ago; the man has not attended general council meetings in donkey years when ask to do so and has been behaving like a rogue element within the party for a long time. He says has shown that he is a very unprincipled individual who can flip flop on any issue faster than a top spinning. This is the same man who it has been rumored for years to be in xxxxxxxxxx. He has the biggest problem with the PM yet is delighted to continue to sit in his cabinet so that he can filter cabinet xxxxx to his xxxxxx and xxxx xxxxxx. He will not resign but I think it time the PM strip him of his ministry and put him on the back benches to sleep

**tenman** » 2012-04-02 09:49

Ruler its surprising that you now recognize that gutters, drains and sidewalks show a waste of tax moneys. Your new found awakening comes because Daniel is now touching the party you love. In the past when the same value destruction was pointed out to you, you belittled it as inconsequential:

Cool Ruler » 2010-07-15 05:25
Tenman what is that suppose to prove? Do you remember the millions that Asot spent on sidewalks and gutters when he was junior minister? That video shows a small section of crumbling sidewalks, I had expected to see shots from different areas of the country instead of that small area used for propaganda purposes, that video is showing the same thing over and over again, is that the best they can do, it does not prove anything except poor maintenance. Is that the best they can do? The country is indeed moving in the right direction, we may need to change tracks a bit but the direction in right, turning back to the ALP and Lester Bird will be a sad dark day indeed.

http://www.caribarena.com/antigua/news/police/9828-police-consider-charges-after-reviewing-lindquist-report.html#ixzz1qtGnkdMq
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**Justice** » 2012-04-02 09:46

Mr Daniel,

Can you ask Baldwin Spencer if he ever intends Leroy King or does the circus just keep going in the hope the US will forget about King.

US senators please remember to bring up Antigua's failure to extradite King when discussing HMB and Stanford...oh yeah and let us not forget Errol Cort who was Kings boss!!

**Spin Doctor** » 2012-04-02 09:02

I am convinced that what Daniel has written in that letter is true, there has been to much secrecy and lies regarding the Chinese power plant not to mention it was purchased without parliament being consulted.

In most western countries there would have been mass demonstrations by now over this but unfortunately Antiguans seem to have become numb to the government corrupt activities.

The actions taken by Baldwin Spencer in regard to Errol Cort receiving a retainer 8 times his salary as Finance Minister while his colleague Leroy King was taking bribes will go down in infamy!

What Prime Minister in his right mind would throw his support behind a minister without any king of public enquiry, for that matter what kind of Prime Minister would suppress a report into the FSRC?

The UPP government should be remembered for incompetence, secrecy, ineptitude and CORRUPTION in that they have excelled!

**Colin** » 2012-04-02 08:46

I can only repeat - with some sense of despair - that you try to focus on the real issues: it is not about personalities & partisanship.

**young analyst** » 2012-04-02 08:42

The ironic time here is that Minister Daniel is talking the truth in this letter, stranger things has happened, i am truly not sure how to accept this, is it that the prime minister really dont care about anyone one, or is the minister trying to gain political milage, which it dont seem so to me. But this is a very serious issue which have arisen in our little twin island state a solution is needed asap, because apua cutting light left right and center. In my humblest opinion i think the management of the country by the upp is really poor, the choices that are being made project after project, one failure after the other. millions practically wasted sigghhhhhh. my suggestion general election in June 2012

**Worried Antiguuan** » 2012-04-02 08:26

Do you really think that Daniel cares or even for a second worried about corruption? Well from what I see his letter is self-serving to say the least. Was not too long ago he did write the PM about a building and alleged bribery. The said Daniel ordered street lights on his own without consultation that APUA had to pay. What benefit did they bring to Antigua? Daniel was the head of APUA hen Karib Cable was created. The trend shows that whenever Daniel's back is against the wall placed in the lion's den the letter becomes disguise. The bottom line is if he is part of an organization and it is not working out either patch your differences or leave. If you choose to stay then you are become part of the corruption. Not only talk when it suits you but all the time. I am with the issues..

**Bluddy Bloke** » 2012-04-02 08:08

Minister Daniel, is London Bridge now falling why you are beginning to spill the beans? Of course it is better late than never at all. I am sure that you are trying to tell us that the UPP are wolves in sheep's clothing. Certainly you earn my respect, you always says it as you see it, regardless of the outcome. If UPP had many more like you both the party and the country would be better off.

**Inquiring Mind** » 2012-04-02 08:03

It seems that Massa want they pound of flesh. Massa calling the tune, and so he must sing, loud and clear. I recall when a Minister said publicly that power generation is the only profitable section of the electricity division of APUA, and that the monopoly on power generation had to be broken. I seem to think that it was over this issue that he was named the "pit bull". Maybe Serpent can refresh my memory. What has changed about that monopoly that the Minister is singing the opposite tune, and wish to give everything to APC? Something must be sweet in dey. By the way, who wrote this letter? That is not the style of the "pit bull".

**Cool Ruler** » 2012-04-02 07:48

This man has been a lightning rod from day on of the UPP assuming government, the man seems to be really unstable and has been holding a grudge ever since the Don Mitchell investigation into APUA. He is talking about imaginary people telling him that generators are not new, when the man denied this he went off on a tantrum like a spoilt child. It is the same way he spoke about the phantom minister who tried to bribe him some time ago. This is the same man who once stood up in parliament and declared while he was minister of APUA that no one entity should control power generation in the country so they can hold the country to random, who has now become their chief puppet. Why did he not ask the PM to investigate the poorly constructed drainage, sidewalks and roads constructed in St. John’s while he was minister of public works that cost the tax payers so much money?

**CLASSICUS** » 2012-04-02 07:31

Well done Danny Boy!
Not for the first time you have demanded investigation. First it waas the attempt of Bribery when a Minister wanted you to lend support to a rippoff building scam. Now it is over a power plant scam that seemed to suggest shady dealings and wanton use of public money.
Once again you have shown you are a man, you showed that you have the testicular fortitude and political clout in challenging wickedness in high places. Wrong must be made right and we are with you all the way.

**Kodak!** » 2012-04-02 07:28

Dear Mr. Daniel,

Thanks for exposing PM BS's constant change in everything he commits to! However, until APUA is given full autonomy to negotiate all agreements and chart their own future course (with the Cabinet as an Oversight Committee) this kind of mess will continue to plague our Nation till Kingdom Come!

In the mean time a full Inquiry is needed to clear the air!

**Colin** » 2012-04-02 07:20

Long ago I forecast that when the UPP ultimately broke apart the fault line would be called "Wilmoth Daniel'.

**Colin** » 2012-04-02 07:17

I suggest you stop worrying and focus on the real issues.

**PURCELL** » 2012-04-02 07:14

AT LEAST SOME BODY IS HONEST ,AND NOT BLINDED.

**Taxed Out** » 2012-04-02 07:05

Well Mr. Daniel, I don't know if this is part of your soul searching...but whilst you are at it please tell us about the millions spent on the side walks and roads and the car park which have put us in nothing more than an embar**ing situation both morally and financially! Poor Antigua they (the government) ripping us off blind!

**Morris** » 2012-04-02 07:04

Is this meant to be a suicide letter from MP Daniel? I appreciate his valiant effort, but I just wished he had done this earlier. Regardless of how much effort is put into suppressing the truth, it will eventually come out. I wonder if our leaders care about such things as reputation, trust, and responsibility.

**skyewill** » 2012-04-02 06:53

will this crack in the Yaba widen? Yes it will. Congratulations Mr. Daniels for standing up for your country. Let's see who else will wash their political draws. "Law and order exists for the purpose of establishing justice...When they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress" - Martin Luther King, Jr
Antigua needs a uniter

**mr. antigua** » 2012-04-02 06:36

Antiguans and Barbudans must now demand the immediate resignation of the UPP administration from the realm of political power.

The PM called a press conference and in a most arrogant and dictatorial manner informed the nation that the new Wadali Plant was bleeding oil not blood. "What do you expect to see, blood? This is not a hotel lobby".

I want to suggest that Mr. Daniel does not know anything the PM does not. Mr. Should and the PM are personal friends.

How is it you negotiated for used generators but paid for
new generators ? We the people demand the truth.

AND THANKS TO MR. DANIEL FOR THE REVELATION. YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE POLITICAL COURAGE SO OFTEN LACKING
IN YOUR PROFESSION. ANTIGUANS WILL STAND BEHIND YOU.
HAVE NO FEAR. PRESS ON FOR THE TRUTH.

**Worried Antiguuan** » 2012-04-02 05:26

A plant for someone to operate and they will be paid to do so and at the end of the day if there is profit then they share the spoils. You better really try and understand what you agreed to as I will have to join with Shoul and question your mental state. I have no problem dealing with the state of the engine and if Antigua did not get value for money then questions must be asked and let the chips fall where they may. I must commend the PM on even attempting to take on the Hadeeds but someone had to do it as you Daniel seemed to be caught in the money den at the time. The idea of owning our power generation was a good one but if the execution is flawed then questions must be asked indeed. Tell he if you are already indebted to the Hadeed in excess of $30 million why were they so eager to add more by any means necesssary. I saw money did bring out the beast in many people in Antigua. What we need is a proper investigation into all the connections to the Hadeeds and who benefited from them directly as you Daniel seem to know so much...

**Worried Antiguuan** » 2012-04-02 05:23

First why was this letter not sent sooner? This seems to be a self-serving attempt to muster sympathy on your part. Sorry not having it at this point. Explain to the people Antigua the meaning of a joint-venture agreement as you seem to claim the idea as your brainchild. A joint-venture is different from a partnership and is a temporary agreemet for a specific purpose. It does not speak to financing arrangements since that would come exclusively from APUA and if it is profitbable then they would share the profits 55:45.

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