![SILENCE IS GOLDEN [24TH AUGUST 2026] - With the police investigation into the Richard Frederick matter now closed, attention has shifted from the question of criminal investigation to a decidedly political one: what happens next for the embattled minister? But while the police have brought their inquiry to an end, with Police Commissioner Verne Garde asserting that the allegation made against Minister Richard Frederick was not sustained, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre is showing no urgency to pronounce on Frederick’s return to ministerial duties.](https://www.replay.gp/wp-content/plugins/youtube-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
PIERRE MUM ON FREDERICK’S POLITICAL FUTURE AS POLICE WRAP UP INVESTIGATION
SILENCE IS GOLDEN [24TH AUGUST 2026] – With the police investigation into the Richard Frederick matter now closed, attention has shifted from the question of criminal investigation to a decidedly political one: what happens next for the embattled minister? But while the police have brought their inquiry to an end, with Police Commissioner Verne Garde asserting that the allegation made against Minister Richard Frederick was not sustained, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre is showing no urgency to pronounce on Frederick’s return to ministerial duties.
