Set back again

He didn’t call Minister of Finance Chris Sinckler the Grinch that stole his Christmas joy, but builder Al Barrack is not pleased that he will not be getting the more than $70 million Government owes him this Yuletide season.
In a measured response yesterday to that revelation on Saturday from Sinckler, Barrack said: “It is noted, but it is no comfort to me and my creditors. We made arrangements and now those will have to be changed.”
Sinckler said that while Government had “moved a lot closer” to resolving the matter in which Barrack’s company is owed for construction of the Warrens Office Complex, it was taking longer than anticipated to wrap it up.
“But I think if not within another week or two, certainly very early in the New Year, I would be able to make an announcement to the public of Barbados on the settlement,” said Sinckler.
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