The Prime Minister takes her sister on her trips abroad: Boarding pass
Given the pattern of entitlement, the Prime Minister has set the tone
for ministerial office to be treated like private estate, one faux-pas
at a time. It's a mockery of the Salaries Review Commission (SRC) or at
least the reason for it. The message is that politics is still the
easiest way to get rich. To keep track, somebody better write all the
PM's family name on a piece of paper for me.
In decision-making, a decided trait of the PM is to place personal preference ahead of objective factors, like law and principle. Those relationship-based decisions which stand out are the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) appointment; "temporary" appointments to the CEO positions at the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) and Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG); veto of the nominee to head the Financial Investigations Unit and insistence on a personal choice; "temporary" appointments at various State entities; and diplomatic appointments now becoming controversial.
Nearly two years after the fact, the country finally considers the implications of Kardashian-style spending on the PM's travel and lifestyle choices. Cost and nepotism are obvious, but emasculation of the SRC and disregard for the tone at the top will hurt the PM.This may be dismissed as a minor issue in the scheme of things, but the immediate danger is that the PM is countering the institutions set up to prevent office-holders from fixing their own perquisites or expanding them. Top-Up Toppin and FuadCard are just following the PM's lead.
More will come to light.
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| After a business/shopping trip, Trinidad & Tobago's Prime Minister sits in a National Security helicopter routinely used to shuttle the PM |
In decision-making, a decided trait of the PM is to place personal preference ahead of objective factors, like law and principle. Those relationship-based decisions which stand out are the Strategic Services Agency (SSA) appointment; "temporary" appointments to the CEO positions at the Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) and Caribbean New Media Group (CNMG); veto of the nominee to head the Financial Investigations Unit and insistence on a personal choice; "temporary" appointments at various State entities; and diplomatic appointments now becoming controversial.
Nearly two years after the fact, the country finally considers the implications of Kardashian-style spending on the PM's travel and lifestyle choices. Cost and nepotism are obvious, but emasculation of the SRC and disregard for the tone at the top will hurt the PM.This may be dismissed as a minor issue in the scheme of things, but the immediate danger is that the PM is countering the institutions set up to prevent office-holders from fixing their own perquisites or expanding them. Top-Up Toppin and FuadCard are just following the PM's lead.
More will come to light.
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