We are surprised that the Free National Movement (FNM) government is finding it difficult to disavow the racist comments of a director of the board of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC).

And we are profoundly disappointed that when asked to comment on Bennett Minnis’ bigoted diatribe, the minister responsible and member of Parliament for Carmichael, Desmond Bannister, claimed it to be a Cabinet matter while the chairman of the WSC board and Member of Parliament for Long Island Adrian Gibson, offered no comment.

We expected better of these gentlemen. Surely the minister of public works does not need the protection of Cabinet to express his personal disgust at Minnis’ words.

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