Norton grilled over sole-sourced drug bond contract

This photo of the Linden Holding Company’s drug storage bond on Sussex Street was circulated by the Opposition last night.

In its haste to save the country a few million dollars a month, the government single sourced a contract to store pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Public Health and while the company’s name was revealed, Minister of Public Health Dr George Norton would not provide the names of its principals or the duration of the contract.

According to Norton, government was paying the New GPC $19.2 million a month