Ousted PNP Caretaker: ‘I Have Tapes of Negotiations With Golding & Campbell’

Ousted People’s National Party, PNP, caretaker for Central Kingston, Lawrence Rowe, says he has both written and audio evidence to prove that the party leadership offered him an appointment to the Senate, and membership to the board of a housing agency along with $15 million in resources as part of negotiations to transition him out of the seat.

The former caretaker, in an exclusive interview on Cliff Hughes Online on Tuesday, says the PNP’s leadership has not yet told him why he has removed as standard-bearer.

Tauna Thomas reports.

Rowe was booted from representing the constituency on the weekend. He says he stands by his social media post alleging that a senate seat was one of three offers made to him to step down quietly.

The former caretaker says he has written and audio evidence to validate his claims.

In a letter to Rowe, Mr. Golding noted that he did not get favourable feedback from influential comrades in the constituency and that it reaffirmed the assessment that he could not unite the party machinery in the area.

According to the party leadership, the PNP’s integrity committee had also previously reported that he was not fit and proper to be the caretaker.

But according to Rowe, no compelling reasons have been presented to support the argument that he is not fit and proper to lead Central Kingston.

He says matters identified by the committee, to include bill payments for phones procured for an election, were non-issues.

The party has announced former Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor as its new caretaker in Central Kingston.

He is set to be presented to the constituency on Wednesday.

Mr. Rowe says only time will tell if he will run as an independent. He says his fate is with the people. The former caretaker says he intends to consult with the constituents going forward.