A heated argument broke out in the House of Assembly yesterday when High Rock MP Kenneth Russell accused five Cabinet ministers of flying to Bimini on a plane provided by Cuban-American developer Gerardo Capo to attend a town meeting organised to hear residents’ complaints about Capo’s Bimini Bay development.
The arguments and unpaliamentary language on both sides of the floor grew so loud that Foreign Affairs minister Fred Mitchell requested a 10-minute adjournment to clear the air.
The argument started when Mr. Russell referred to a trip on May 26 to Bimini, taken by a delegation of government officials, including five cabinet ministers. Mr. Russell claimed that the cost of the flight on Mr. Capo’s plane and all ground transportation were paid for by Mr. Capo.
The group of officials had been requested to attend a town meeting in Bimini by Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe, MP for West End ad Bimini. Mr. Wilchcombe organised the trip to address the mounting protests of his constituents over the development. Mr. Wilchcombe denied that Mr. capo paid for the trip.
Source: Kilah Rolle, The Tribune
