By OSWALD T. BROWN
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 25, 2022 — Anthon Thompson continues to amaze me with his prolific photographic skills. My only criticism is that he never seems to identify the persons in the photos he posts, even when there are less than six persons in a photo; however, he succeeds in “telling” a good photographic story.
Nonetheless, I would like to thank Anthon for this photo of Sir Franklyn Wilson and Lady Sharon Wilson, and in reposting it, I want to publicly thank Sir Franklyn – as I have done in private emails – for being such generous financial contributor over an extended period during what was, and to some extent still is, one of the most stressful periods in my life because of my serious financial problems since my diplomatic status was rescinded by the former FNM government after four-plus years as Press, Cultural Affair and Information Manager at the Embassy of The Bahamas here in D.C.
My struggle to pay my bills on time was exacerbated by the fact that former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, as I was reliably informed, blocked implementation of a proposal I submitted to continue doing what I did at the Embassy on a contractual basis for a reasonable fee. I was told in 2018 by then Ambassador Sidney Collie that my proposal had been approved, and I still don’t know why Dr. Minnis blocked its implementation.
When news broke recently about the outrageous amount of money spent on “furnishing” the living quarters of the Ambassador to Brussels, I was naturally infuriated, but rather than get mad, I took solace in knowing that former Dr. Minnis, who will go down in history as The Bahamas’ most inept Prime Minister, had been exposed for squandering the people’s money for reasons from which only he could possibly benefit.
I started this brief soliloquy mainly to thank Sir Franklyn for his generous support. THANK YOU, SIR FRANKLYN.
