Public and Administrative

The track record of the politically compliant Integrity Commission (IC) is a matter of national shame. Dormant for years, people barely paid any attention to it until Panday’s arrest. Its operations are shrouded in secrecy and there is no accountability to the public to enable critical evaluation of its performance.  

The Uff Commission of Enquiry has all the hallmarks of a carefully-orchestrated political conspiracy. One caller to Dale and Tony’s popular morning radio talk show linked the fiasco to the premature resignation of former AG, Annisette George, who quietly resigned without any explanation. Could this be why she resigned?

"The essence of the agreement between the Prime Minister and Mr Abu Bakr, on behalf of the Jamaat, was that certain advantages would be given to the Jamaat out of State property, in return for securing voting support for the Prime Minister’s political party. In the opinion of the board, this was corrupt within the meaning and i

Minister Colm Imbert is responsible for three projects that have eased the strain on many citizens. I refer to the interchange, the water taxis and the much-improved Tobago ferry service. The traffic gridlock was the cause of much stress and anxiety. Now, the situation on evenings heading out of Port-of-Spain has noticeably eased up with a saving of at least 20-30 minutes in travel time.

For quite a few weeks now, I've been thinking of what it means to elect people to form a Government. The more I thought, the more questions kept coming into my head. Questions which needed to be answered. The source of my answers were primarily Google searches, byut also from various other websites and some books.

The Public Service Commission (PSC) resorted to paid advertisements, last week, to refute the allegations of racial imbalance and discrimination in the higher levels of the public service. The ad is mischievous and misleading. This expenditure could fund a study to determine why Indo-Trini public servants cannot seem to progress beyond a certain level in the service.

If you’re waiting for a court judgment that declares that someone was a victim of racial discrimination, before you believe racial discrimination exists, you’re in for a long wait, for no one can prove racial discrimination. All a citizen can show is that he was treated unequally or differently, when compared with other similarly circumstanced people.

PM Manning’s attitude towards crime has always been one of casual indifference. His flippancy is manifested in public statements that constantly seek to downplay the true state of social decadence and the chaotic breakdown in law and order. As head of the government, his attitude will inform the priority and policy of his administration towards crime.

Freedom Chambers is deeply disappointed to learn that Kevin Baldeosingh has been reportedly dismissed.

The Integrity Commission (IC) is back in the news again for all the wrong reasons: PM Manning’s allegations that he had special branch officers monitoring the movements of Kamla Persad-B