Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said Wednesday he was not confirming or denying any correspondence he might have sent regarding the construction of an EC$22 million official resident for the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) in St. Kitts and Nevis.
He said government involves “knowing when to do certain things in the public space and when not to do them In the public space”, adding, “These are matters of judgment.
“But it is true that there is a dwelling which is being built by the Central Bank for the governor, where the price tag is wholly excessive and does not reflect a particular level of prudence.
“And that is a matter on which I was recently advised, and it’s a matter on which I have engaged my colleagues, and it is a matter which I am hopeful would be resolved in a manner which is satisfactory to the people or the currency union, and also, very much the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.”
The prime minister said he did not want to say more than he had said.
“And I’m not confirming or denying any correspondence I’ve sent or alleged to have been sent until I consider the time appropriate. I try not to get ahead of myself.