SMITH: PM DID NOT DELIBERATELY MISLEAD

The inference in this remark is that the FNM did not wait for the end of the talks, but rushed to the airport, leaving the government to dot the “i’s” and cross the “t’s” on The Bahamas’ most important document.

When contacted by The Tribune, Sir Arthur said not only were the Prime Minister’s comments false but it was a discredit to him and his fellow colleagues such as former opposition leader, the late Kendal Isaacs.

He also called for an apology from Mr Davis.

In a statement released yesterday, FNM leader Michael Pintard echoed similar comments and said the Davis-led administration “falsely wished to monopolise credit for the building of the modern Bahamas.”

The opposition leader added that “no matter how often they tell untruths, it won’t change historical facts.”

Yesterday, Mr Smith said he didn’t believe that Prime Minister Davis would intentionally make a statement that seeks to misrepresent the facts.

He recalled when the PLP delegation, which he was a part of, along with former opposition delegates went to London to attend the Constitutional Conference.

“The conference was technically over,” he told this newspaper yesterday.

“The FNM delegation left and so did four members of the PLP delegation because the six remaining PLP members of the delegation ie, Sir Lynden Pindling, Arthur Hanna, Paul Adderley, Carlton