Prime Minister's National address

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Parent Category: 2012

Category: Jan 2012

Published on Thursday, 19 January 2012 19:41

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Address to the nation by Prime minister hon. tillman Thomas

ladies and Gentlemen,

GOOD EVENING,

Many of you would know that service to the people of Grenada is the most important value in my public life.  My firm belief in high ethical standards, honesty, integrity and accountability, and living those values are my guiding principles. It is for those reasons that I spent years in jail, refusing to compromise those values. It is for those reasons that I embraced everyone in the spirit of reconciliation and genuine inclusiveness.  This I firmly believe was, and remains in the best interest of uniting Grenada.

Having the opportunity to lead this government as part of a team which advocated the good governance agenda, places upon me an honourable duty to act in the public interest at all times. For me, it is always about people, not power. The members of my government must also be clear as to the importance of this standard of personal responsibility. One requirement of that obligation is to combat wrong-doing regardless of who is responsible.

Fellow Grenadians,

 As Prime Minister, I have been careful to act with fairness and even-handedness in dealing with violations of the public trust, by members of my Government. When former members of my government crossed a particular line in the past, I acted accordingly and will consistently do so. I give you the assurance that just as I have treated with my own government colleagues, so too, I am resolved to fight wrong-doing by those in the previous administration as the evidence would justify.  And WHO can honestly say that I am wrong for fighting wrong doing?

Today, I advised His Excellency the Governor-General to revoke the appointment of the Hon. Joseph Gilbert as a Minister of Government. This action was taken in the public interest and in order to preserve the integrity of the Government of Grenada and to maintain  the highest standards of Cabinet decision - making. The factual basis for this action, is irrefutable documented evidence, in writing, before me.

It is established that the Hon. Joseph Gilbert, in his capacity as Minister for Works, on August 23rd, 2011, wrote to a foreign company, Harbour Holdings Limited, regarding a project known as the Ocean Crest Gaming Project.

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