On the eve of today’s Parliament debate on the Udecott board, the Opposition UNC yesterday insisted that the rest of the Udecott Board must resign.

An Opposition motion on the adjournment regarding the UNC’s call for the board “to go” will be done today in Parliament. Government is expected to reply. Yesterday, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said: “The saga continues with the insistence of the Udecott board to remain in place even as the organisation they lead and its former chairman, Calder Hart, remains embroiled in criminal probes and charges of flagrant violations of ethics and the law. “Even if one were to somehow presume their innocence, their very credibility and competence have been called into question and it is incumbent upon them to resign, clearing the way for the appointment of a new board, untainted by the charges.” She added: “There is a collective responsibility of the entire board for all that has occurred at Udecott.

“In the absence of a single board member having the decency to do what is only honourable and resign, we call upon the Government to immediately remove the board to be replaced by a group in whom the population can repose some confidence.” Meanwhile, UNC MP Tim Gopeesingh would lead off UNC’s reply on Government’s Finance Bill also being debated in the House of Representatives today. The bill provides for expansion of funds in certain areas which were outlined in the 2010 Budget.