Not true: Hilton story has holes

‘Riddled with inaccuracies!’ These were the words of Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Richard Sealy, as he rebutted a story reported in another section of the Press, concerning the tabled sale of the Barbados Hilton. With the issue most recently cited in the publishing company’s Sunday, December 10 edition, which stated that the proposed sale price was less than its likely value, Sealy said that the story was not complete.

With many members of the public showing concern about the sale of the major state asset, understandable anxiety is being exhibited by the wider population. However, Minister Sealy said that all would be revealed in the fullness of time. “That (article) was riddled with inaccuracies and what is taking place with respect to the Barbados Hilton is in a very preliminary stage. In the fullness of time, the public will be involved and informed,” he said.

Sealy was speaking to The Barbados Advocate at the Barbados Union of Teachers grounds in Welches this past Sunday as he hosted his annual Christmas party for the constituents of St. Michael South-Central. Of the party, he said that he had held one each year since he became politically active in the constituency, with the first dating back to 1998. “We do it every year and it is a chance for the young people and the not so young to get together and enjoy some Christmas cheer and it is something that we look forward to. We have found a lovely setting here at the BUT headquarters and we have been doing it like this for a little while and it has been going quite well,” he said.

Begging forgiveness for using the clichéd ‘reason for the season’, Sealy said that he believes these kinds of initiatives to be important towards building stronger communities. “It is a fact that we are acknowledging the birth of Christ and what that means to all of us and I think it is important that we are there to remind our young people especially of that very simple fact. Of course it doesn’t end there and I would hope that parents and others who have a role to play in their development would follow-up from there. But it is always good to see the elderly and the young people interfacing and the fellowship that takes place at that level, that is also quite important. We hope to see that this can continue,” he said.

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