Minister accused of hiring PLP supporters

Read storyFinance Minister Zhivargo Laing has accused former Public Works Minister Bradley Roberts of giving instructions to hire PLP supporters at the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation.

Speaking at the House of Assembly, Laing submitted a list of about 100 names suggested for employment. Roberts name is listed near many of the applicants approved for employment.

The names of other MPs are written next to other employees hired and so are notes such as “strong party supporter”.

Roberts said the Laing has used the document to mislead. When asked where the document came from, the former minister told reporters to “ask Zhivargo Laing that".

After Laing tabled the document, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham stood to shake his hand and tell him he was "very proud".

Full Story in The Nassau Guardian here

Full Story in the Tribune here (Page A1)