From the beginning of the year, Mr. Christie’s appointments, Minister of Trade and Industry Leslie Miller and BAIC chairman Sidney Stubbs, were at odds about a number of matters involving the corporation and over which no satisfactory determination had been made.
Those situations caused much consternation among their colleagues who saw the deterioration taking place in the ministry and the departments.
The problems were not going away, no matter how long the prime minister waited and hoped for things to blow over and cool down. It could have got worse the longer the matter was left to simmer and to boil.
There was also the matter of the Korean-built fishing fleet in Andros that constituted a massive conflict of interest for the hierarchy at BAIC, and a thumb in the eye for the government.
No matter how the cards were cut, the deal appeared fixed in favour of the people who work for and advise BAIC, and their relatives. This perception surely sent the wrong message and it surely required the immediate attention of the prime minister. It was past the time for honourable people to do the right thing.
Editorial, The Nassau Guardian
