Jules Vasquez
"They had indicated that you were curt, rude and they didn't wish to sign off."

Prime Minister Dean Barrow
"These people who say all that they say in this shrill and strident way accused me of being rude? My goodness, I won't compare them to the earlier scenario that was outlined in terms of the PUP and hypocrisy, I will not do that. I will say merely that as far as I am concern the CBA process is at an end, they have gotten their 6% salary increase together with the 3%. remember that next year especially with the economy roaring along they stand to get more because every year for 3 years any increase in revenue over the year before gives them a 50% cut of that revenue, so I think they have been extremely well-served by the CBA process. Apart from the actual salary increases there are all these increases in the various allowances. I don't consider anything outstanding. I have a meeting with them next week Thursday I believe and I will see what formal position they take but I repeat that with the exception of health insurance scheme, I believe there were two other areas they were particularly concerned about, I don't see that we can go beyond where we have already gone since we have already gone is unprecedentedly far and I believe the public is very much with the government when we say that we have been not just reasonable but generous."