The nasty debate about which of the two different governments was responsible for the prolonged abuse of children in state-funded homes continues. It is made worse by a discernible element of glee with which the politicians and other combatants attack each other concerning the revelations of abuse, incompetence and …
Read More »Noble: Gaslighting a nation; be wary of those who would use Akiel as a political weapon
Everybody knows, but nobody knows. This is the state of our politics and the conduct of some parliamentarians. In 2000, Jamaican singer, Shaggy, had a hit song, ‘It wasn’t me’, in which he denied infidelity even when there was incontrovertible proof. Only at the end, he admitted that that line …
Read More »Dear Editor: UNC must apologise for response to 1997 Report, and Ramsaran should be charged for ‘misconduct in public office’
“[…] To say that the UNC Government’s answer to the Sabga Report on abuse of children was to develop a suite of children protection legislation is simply a cop out for not dealing with the criminality that the report revealed in gory and sordid detail. “The failure of then Minister …
Read More »PNM Women’s League: Abuse victims deserve justice! Sabga must take info to TTPS
“[…] For decades, there have been relentless attempts by past police commissioners and more recently the Police Complaints Authority to bring a certain degree of closure and possibly the perpetrator(s) to justice for this heinous crime against an innocent child. “Many calls were issued for individuals with information to come …
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