While Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan on Tuesday acknowledged that $6.2M was collected to sink eight wells in Region 9 during the drought this year, he maintained that contrary to allegations of extortion, the monies were voluntarily donated.
Bulkan responded orally in Parliament to questions from the opposition People’s Progressive Party Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira , who wanted to know if some $8M collected, from contractors in the water sector, were entered into GWI’s accounts as revenue, or placed in a special projects fund.
Though Teixeira addressed her questions to junior minister within the ministry, Dawn Hastings, it was