u003cpu003eWhen the Finance Ministeru0026rsquo;s statements create confusion not only for the Opposition but for the identified buyers of the Apollo Bramwell Hospital, doubts certainly follow suit. What is the real deal behind the becoming of Omega Ark Hospital?u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIs the takeover of Apollo Bramwell hospital by the so-called international conglomerate Omega Ark Group Plc a new scandal? The Opposition is of the opinion that it has uncovered another MedPoint Affair and hence its leader, Paul Bérenger, chose to put a Private Notice Question (PNQ) to Finance Minister Pravind Jugnauth on this issue on August 31. Governmenthowever maintains that Omega Ark was the best proposal obtained for the sale of the hospital in question.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe objective of the PNQ was to obtain from the Finance Minister more insight into this deal, especially regarding whether payment had been done or not. Certain questions, however, were left unanswered. This PNQ was also the spark that ignited political tensions anew between Paul Bérenger and Pravind Jugnauth when the leader of the Opposition compared the deal to another MedPoint Affair; with the whole thing stinking of u0026ldquo;u003cemu003ea fraudu003c/emu003eu0026rdquo;. He voiced out the need to have a full-fledged commission of enquiry, chaired by a retired judge and two assessors.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eIn a bid to try and shed light on this matter, u003cemu003eBusiness Magazineu003c/emu003e met with Omega Ark Chairman Vickhram Katralh for a second time. This Wednesdayu0026rsquo;s issue of u003cemu003eBusiness Magazineu003c/emu003e is accompanied by the free supplement u003cemu003eMenu0026rsquo;s styleu003c/emu003e, which invites readers to muscle up.u003c/pu003e
Takeover of Apollo Bramwell Hospital: digging around the deal
