Last night on this newscast, you heard Senator Minister Godwin Hulse explain why the concessions given to American Sugar Refinery are only an extension of those the previous government gave to BECOL and BSI.
One man who was watching that interview intently was former Prime Minister Said Musa. Today he attacked Senator Hulse on the House Floor - accusing him of massive, multiple conflicts of interests:...
Hon. Said Musa - Fort George, PUP
"I was shocked listening last night, watching the television on Channel 7, and to see a minister of this Government - well, I saw his picture, and he was uttering words to the effect that all the cane farmers need to do is get on with their business, cut the cane, and stop the foolishness - words to that effect. In other words, he was being patronizing to the 6,000 cane farmers of this country, insulting those people, simply because he wanted to a brief for American Sugar Refinery and BSI. But we are not surprised because this minister is also a member of the BSI Board. This minister is collecting a meeting - I am told - over $2,000 for every time he attends a meeting of the BSI Board. This minister of this Government today also has a contract - I am told with BSI - for the sale of sugar. Yes, well, let it be denied if it is not so; he is selling sugar across the border. How can you be a minister, and still be a member of this Board? And the reason why I am singling out this particular minister is because of the deceptive way he spoke in that interview last night on the television."
Mr. Musa's remarks are protected by parliamentary privilege - and while it is considered un-parliamentary to criticize a member of the public - Senator Hulse is a member of the upper house, the Senate and we expect that he will use that platform to respond when that body meets.
We did try to reach Senator Hulse to respond to those allegations - but he did not respond to our text message request.
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