IT IS understandable why former Prime Minister Perry Christie was still haggling over the BahaMar deal up to two days before the 2007 election, which he lost.

Not only was he concerned about whether the developer had enough finances to see the project through, but he certainly did not want the "secret" clauses involving prime land in the agreement to be exposed on the floor of the House. Just before an election an admission that government was prepared to transfer 264,965 acres of public land on Cable Beach to a foreign investor could have scuttled his election.

Likewise, Prime Minister Ingraham is taking no chances in the new Baha Mar deal with a new partner. The request for work permi ...

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