While government has thrown its support behind Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes, President David Granger said yesterday that she would either step down or be reassigned to another ministry if a conflict of interest arises.
“At present, I do not see any need to remove her and we have a draft code of conduct and if any situation were to arise, I am very confident that she (Broomes) would be put in another place or she would demit office but that situation hasn’t arisen at the present time,” the President stated during a recording of “The Public Interest.”
Hours later, Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman threw his support behind Broomes, saying that