By Zoila Palma: Following comments made recently by Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde in which he said “We can’t be living one way and the people another” and called for government officials, including Cabinet members, ministers and area representatives to assess their own allowances.
Prime Minister John Briceno has responded saying that cabinet will address cost of living during its meeting.
“The PUP is always a party of renewal and soul-searching. As I mentioned in the State of the Nation, how much work we have done for the people of this country, how much work have we done in trying to address the issues of the cost of living, because it’s something that we understand and that we discuss every single day. And he is in Cabinet, and he has supported all of these initiatives that we’ve done, and I can understand where he comes from,” PM Briceno said.
“Cordel represents among the poorest constituencies in the area, one of the areas where we have a lot of social problems, so I could understand him saying that. And so when we get into Cabinet, we are going to discuss it and see what more we can do, what else can be done, how can we continue renewing and innovating and energizing the party. But one thing that does not change: we are a party that is based on social justice. The minute we lose that, then we cannot be a member of the PUP,” the Prime Minister added.
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By Zoila Palma: Following comments made recently by Deputy Prime Minister Cordel Hyde in which he said “We can’t be living one way and the people another” and called for government officials, including Cabinet members, ministers and area representatives to assess their own allowances. Prime Minister John Briceno has responded saying that cabinet will address
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