SENATOR Fred Mitchell has demanded an apology from Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest, saying his comments regarding the former Christie administration’s handling of $42m from a $150m loan borrowed in the wake of Hurricane Matthew were “misleading”.
Last month, Mr Turnquest told parliamentarians the Minnis administration was only able to trace $108m of the hefty loan. Following this revelation, the deputy prime minister in a statement said the government suspected the untraceable $42m from the hurricane fund was spent in a failed bid to buy the election...
SENATOR Fred Mitchell has demanded an apology from Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest, saying his comments regarding the former Christie administration’s handling of $42m from a $150m loan borrowed in the wake of Hurricane Matthew were “misleading”.
Last month, Mr Turnquest told parliamentarians the Minnis administration was only able to trace $108m of the hefty loan. Following this revelation, the deputy prime minister in a statement said the government suspected the untraceable $42m from the hurricane fund was spent in a failed bid to buy the election...
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