Editorial

How Did Peter Bunting Fail To Detect Fraud At Manchester Municipal Council?

May 21, 2020 | By Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie |

The People’s National Party (PNP) has been hammering home, as if fact that the Andrew Holness led administration is the most corrupt government ever in Jamaica. Every misstep has been highlighted by a strident Opposition PNP anxious to expose actual or perceived wrong doing in the JLP led government. One is led to believe that they are saints who are spotlessly non corrupt.

Where was Bunting?

Was MP Peter Bunting asleep or was he conveniently not concerned with what was taking place under his watch in his Manchester constituency? There was a massive fraud in excess of $400 million taking place under his nose while MP Bunting said nothing publicly to distance himself from such a disgraceful situation. Mr. Peter Bunting is a former banker that helped to found and successfully run a Finance Company named Derhing, Bunting & Golding (DBG). This business was eventually sold to a leading Canadian connected bank in Jamaica. Bunting et al are considered to have enjoyed an above average windfall from the sale of DBG. The trio is considered to be relatively rich kids. Likely rich for life.

Ambition For Leadership

Photo: Peter Bunting

Bunting 59, has not made any secret of his ambition to lead the PNP and to be PM of Jamaica. He got very close in 2019 when he lost the leadership race by one percent to Dr. Peter Phillips.

Complicity By Mission

Was Bunting constipated with his ambition to lead the PNP that he saw nothing wrong with turning a blind eye to what was happening in the Council in his constituency? Bunting was elected on the coat tail of these Councillors who won their divisions that allowed Bunting to be MP. Bunting cannot divorce himself from these fellow political colleagues who helped to bring him to power as MP. Hence them leading the Manchester Council. Was it the mission of Bunting to see no evil, hear no evil and therefore adopt the attitude like Pilate who was more concerned with his personal popularity and political ambition to care about the fate of Jesus Christ? He was convinced that there was no case against The Christ, but opted to wash his hand instead, turn a blind eye instead by failing to stand up for which turned out to be a rape of Justice. What did Bunting know about the Fraud at the PNP led Manchester Municipal Corporation/Parish Council and when? Only Bunting knows what he knew and when. He was likely fully aware of the potential damage to his political ambitions … hence he opted to not stir up the manure. Leave the manure to marinate the stew or take care of itself. The perfume emanating from the manure from a distance is bearable. Why not take a hands off approach?.

Who Is Peter Bunting?

Apart from being a many term MP for the PNP, Peter Bunting is well educated and enjoy much popularity when one observed the results of the leadership race in the internal leadership race within the PNP. Bunting lost by one (1) percent or 76 votes, from the 3000 + pool of delegates’ total votes that gave Dr. Peter Phillips the win. Was this so?

We are thankful to Hon. Desmond McKenzie, Local Government Minister for ” louding up” the revelation of this fraud.

We are eternally grateful to him for this exposure. “As MP I have no executive role to direct the Council”
Bunting was speaking on radio “At Your Service” with Vernon Derby today Thursday May 21, 2020 on FM 90 3. MP Peter Bunting has many questions to answer and his silence even since the convictions of Sanjay Elliott and his band of fraudsters is deafening. Why?

In part 2 we will look at the impact of this fraud at the Manchester Municipal Corporation on the body politic in Jamaica.

Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie is Senior National & International Correspondent for Vision Newspaper

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