PM: Early election if BTC sale not passed

Wed, Mar 16th 2011, 11:00 PM

By PAUL G TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

pturnquest@tribunemedia.net

IF THE government is unable to pass the sale of BTC in the House of Assembly, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he will be forced to call an early election as such a move will signal a vote of no confidence in his administration.

On Tuesday night, Prime Minister Ingraham chaired a meeting with all FNM generals, MPs, Cabinet Ministers, and party officers on a variety of subjects, but mainly the party's upcoming rally on Saturday night that will deal specifically with the sale of BTC.

According to sources at this meeting, it was made clear that the Parliamentary vote to sell 51 per cent of BTC to Cable and Wireless will ...

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