The identities of those involved are not contained in the court documents, which refer to the Bahamian as ‘Official 8’ and the US citizen who Alstom funnelled the bribes through as ‘Consultant I’.
The only clues to the Bahamian’s identity are assertions that they were a BEC Board member, and that they were appointed to oversee the generator tender process by the-then chairman, Mr Farrington. (the trace international states that it was also a male)
Mr Farrington yesterday said he could not remember who he appointed, but said the details contained in the plea agreement seemed very specific and genuine.
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Apart from Mr Farrington, they included former FNM deputy leader, Loretta Butler-Turner; Brian Moree QC, senior McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes senior partner; former Bahamas Financial Services Board chief executive, Wendy Warren; ex-CIBC FirstCaribbean managing director, Sharon Brown; and late businessman, Vince D’Aguilar (who resigned over the decision to select Alstom).
All are regarded as incorruptible, outstanding Bahamians. And, in turn, the then-Board unanimously voted to give the contract to Alstom’s rival, Hanjung, a strange act if one of them had been bribed.
Anyone who serious bout education, end up go abroad for education, you think they gone want to come back here to get a tourism job, or they gone try transition overseas where there is actually opportunity?
Too much nepotism, cronyism, and corruption here to motivate honest educated persons
TruePeople says...
dis bey need to run away is what
On Christie: I’m running again
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TruePeople says...
This is a good response from Johnson
On Nottage ‘a coward’ for blaming others
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TruePeople says...
daaaaaammmmmm
the Poll results:
1 for
64 against
On Do you think Dr Bernard Nottage is the right person for the role of Minister of National Security?
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TruePeople says...
The identities of those involved are not contained in the court documents, which refer to the Bahamian as ‘Official 8’ and the US citizen who Alstom funnelled the bribes through as ‘Consultant I’.
The only clues to the Bahamian’s identity are assertions that they were a BEC Board member, and that they were appointed to oversee the generator tender process by the-then chairman, Mr Farrington. (the trace international states that it was also a male)
Mr Farrington yesterday said he could not remember who he appointed, but said the details contained in the plea agreement seemed very specific and genuine.
....
Apart from Mr Farrington, they included former FNM deputy leader, Loretta Butler-Turner; Brian Moree QC, senior McKinney, Bancroft & Hughes senior partner; former Bahamas Financial Services Board chief executive, Wendy Warren; ex-CIBC FirstCaribbean managing director, Sharon Brown; and late businessman, Vince D’Aguilar (who resigned over the decision to select Alstom).
All are regarded as incorruptible, outstanding Bahamians. And, in turn, the then-Board unanimously voted to give the contract to Alstom’s rival, Hanjung, a strange act if one of them had been bribed.
On Attorney General to go public ‘soon’ over BEC bribe
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TruePeople says...
Nottage blames his pants for being on backwards
On Nottage blames judges for crime
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TruePeople says...
Bey all i see is everyone blaming everyone else jhed, It's all figer pointing with no thought to the actually problem, let alone a possible solution.
Truth is lots of money wasted on nonsense (trini-fest that leaves the tax payers in the red?), and lots more talk.
Bahamas has the most over priced talk in the world
On Bishop blames Prime Minister over murder levels in nation
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TruePeople says...
Anyone who serious bout education, end up go abroad for education, you think they gone want to come back here to get a tourism job, or they gone try transition overseas where there is actually opportunity?
Too much nepotism, cronyism, and corruption here to motivate honest educated persons
On Tourism firms: 5% have majority post secondary labour
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TruePeople says...
It's a common character trait in Caribbean nations. Too much corruption and shoulder rubbing
On Nottage blames judges for crime
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TruePeople says...
You see that aye
On Nottage blames judges for crime
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TruePeople says...
Didn't someone suggest that political / police powers may have something against FOAM. Maybe that's why the video was leaked
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