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TODAY'S sitting of Parliament's Standing Finance Committee was abruptly adjourned moments ago after a row between Members of Parliament over expenditure and revenue intake of the Road Maintenance Fund (RMF) turned personal.
The exchange started out between transport minister Mike Henry and Opposition finance spokesman Omar Davies.
The exchange started out between transport minister Mike Henry and Opposition finance spokesman Omar Davies.
Davies charged that the government had been attempting to conceal the true state of affairs with the RMF by only making reference to some $750 million in expenditure when the committee was being asked to vote on some $8 billion, the bulk of which was not reflected, nor were the areas for expenditure outlined clearly.
He further noted that the Government was attempting to sidestep the findings of the Auditor General as it related to the RMF which he charged showed 'an effort to conceal'.
The exchange turned ugly when labour minister Pearnel Charles accused Davies of "mashing up Jamaica" during his tenure as finance minister to which Davies responded in an equally angry fashion.
When it became clear that neither MP was going to back down committee chair, House Speaker Delroy Chuck, who had warned that he would adjourn the sitting, stood and left the Chamber.
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He further noted that the Government was attempting to sidestep the findings of the Auditor General as it related to the RMF which he charged showed 'an effort to conceal'.
The exchange turned ugly when labour minister Pearnel Charles accused Davies of "mashing up Jamaica" during his tenure as finance minister to which Davies responded in an equally angry fashion.
When it became clear that neither MP was going to back down committee chair, House Speaker Delroy Chuck, who had warned that he would adjourn the sitting, stood and left the Chamber.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...#ixzz1K5nnVX60
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