The validity of media reports of a break-in at Government House over the weekend is being questioned by spokesmen for the opposition Antigua Labour Party.
Joint hosts of an ALP-backed talk show, Molwyn Joseph and Lionel "Max" Hurst, both ridiculed the media report which said $10,000 had gone missing from a safe.
“This sounds like an Anansi story I used to hear when I was a child growing up," Joseph said. "I don’t believe anything that I have read in the article."
The parliamentarian also said such allegations would raise questions about adequate security.
“What happened to the six Defense Force officers who were stationed there? What happened to the police officers? If the government can’t protect the governor general and Government House, then who can they protect, who is safe?” he asked.
Joseph also dismissed the report of the amount that went missing, noting that this would be a serious departure from established norms and protocol.
“The permanent secretary would have to explain why she kept that much money at Government House. Does she know that this money belonged to the Treasury?” he asked.
Hurst likewise questioned the likelihood of that much money being kept there. “It is not a department such as Customs, Inland Revenue, the Passport Office, or Immigration that collect money from the public daily,” he said.
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24 Comments In This Article
Poor us
Antiguan
Nice try.
Reality
just a thought
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tenman
@in the middle
Antiguan
@ FNPSR
I am ready to pass the law, we must talk to the people.
my way of helping
Skyewill
give me a break! - a comment for the "Comish"
What does hes get paid to do?
Here is a comment for the Commissioner: "It is unfortunate that the Government house was broken into. I want the public to know that we are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of the residents of this beautiful island. We will not rest until the perpetrators are caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. We are in the preliminary stages of the investigation and I cannot say very much more; but rest assured , as soon as I can, you will be the first to know. Thank you !"
fnpsr
@skywill
Perplexed
Perplexed
wait for it
Tomas
Something fishy
In the middle
who they trying to fool
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tenman
naiomi
Disgusted
We need God
I know we will stay the way we are because we cannot change that easily.
my way of helping
@ Morris
Skyewill
Grain of salt
Someth ing smells fishy.
Buzzbomb
@ Skyewill
Morris
Were there any surveillance devices outside and inside the building? TARL
Where were the security officers? DEY A THE WOMAN HOUSE, Husband work a night
Was the safe locked? WHY?
What is the cla*sification/ security rating of the safe? HUH?....lol
How many people know the combination to the safe? Nobady
How many people knew the report was stored in the safe? I DID NOT HAVE SEX WITH THAT WOMAN MONICA LUINSKI!
What was the reason for storing such large sums of money in the safe? part of the excape plan
I think after the smoke clears we might learn that this was an inside job. I'll see your $1 and raise you $10,000
Skyewill
Do the security officers work inside or outside? Do they have access to the interior of the building when the staff is gone, if yes why? What is there purpose inside?
Finally , are offices such as the GG allowed to keep such large sums of the government office on property at the end of the day?
AB
What Seal Was Broken ?
THE PUBLIC OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA,SHOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY THING COMING FORM THE QUEEN"S REP OR THE GOVERNMENT IN REFERENCE TO THE REPORT,AFTER THE LONG DELY AND WHAT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE PAST DAYS FROM DEC.07.I BELIEVE THE REPORT IS TAINTED.
THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD VIA THEIR LEGAL REP SHOUL TRY AND GET THE TRIBUNAL JUDGES TO ISSUE THE REPORT PUBLICLY.
IT IS A SHAME,AFTER ACCUSING THE COMMISSIONERS AND CALLING A TRIBUNAL,YOU ARE REFUSING TO LET THEM KNOW THEIR FATE.
PEACE
Reality
Waiting for the smoke to clear
Were there any surveillance devices outside and inside the building?
Where were the security officers?
Was the safe locked?
What is the classification/ security rating of the safe?
How many people know the combination to the safe?
How many people knew the report was stored in the safe?
What was the reason for storing such large sums of money in the safe?
I think after the smoke clears we might learn that this was an inside job.
Morris
Skyewill
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