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So Watson Duke was not the only son of the Sister Isle to make a fool of himself today.
For the second straight time, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley was forced to backtrack on the appointment of his Public Utilities Minister after admitting that Robert Le Hunte, a Ghanian citizen, did not qualify to be appointed to the Senate.
A release from the Office of the Prime Minister indicated that Le Hunte’s presumed dual-citizenship got in the way of his swearing-in at President’s House today:
“It has come to the attention of the Honourable Prime Minister that Mr Robert Le Hunte is a citizen of Ghana and accordingly he is not qualified under section 42(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to be appointed as a Senator.
“Accordingly, the Honourable Prime Minister has so informed the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
“Mr Le Hunte will be rectifying his position and once this is done the Honourable Prime Minister will appoint him as a Senator and as Minister of Public Utilities. Under these circumstances, until the matter is rectified, the Honourable Prime Minister will assume the portfolio of Minister of Public Utilities.
“It is expected that this situation will be rectified by Friday 1 September 2017.”
The faux pas meant that Le Hunte’s first stint as Public Utilities Minister was almost as short as that of his predecessor, Marlene McDonald, who barely managed take the oath and pose for photos with ‘Godfather Burkie’ before she got her walking papers.
JIn case you’re wondering, section 42(1) states:
“No person shall be qualified to be appointed as a Senator who—(a) is a citizen of a country other than Trinidad and Tobago having become such a citizen voluntarily or is under a declaration of allegiance to such a country…”
Wait, does anyone in the PNM ever conduct ‘due diligence’? What? How do you mean you don’t speak Greek?!
Sigh. At this rate, Christian Mouttet might as well widen his probe on the government’s internal selection processes to the head of the Cabinet.
No wonder successful private sector executives pull a face when asked to serve in Government. The reality of public service is far removed from the sales pitch.
Something like being called on stage for ‘just a little wine’ by Destra.
(Courtesy Islandistas.com)
Live Wire is uncertain whether the Prime Minister needs to be sworn back in to serve as Public Utilities Minister until Le Hunte “rectifies” his Ghanian citizenship. God knows Keithos deserves someone swearing at him right now.
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww !
This is what you expect from all Political Life
Smh
These people don’t do any ‘due diligence’ before they make these important decisions?
Don’t matter if you lied for the whole country,an fool the president,well Rowley easy to fool.you are being employed,and must get paid.THIS IS Not For poor people.just tighten alyou belt an wait untill near election.
Stupid mistakes…one after another…..
I am shame by the missteps of this Government and the President
‘There must be some way outa here. Said the Joker to the Thief. Too much confusion. I can’t get no relief’ (B. Dylan ‘All Along the Watchtower’
Dylan’s “Desolation row’ more suits this type/these characters.
Agreed
Kieth had a whole five years to prepare for primetime and yet still when the curtain drew there were sax men behind the drums and backup singers who didn’t know the songs. Some musicians didn’t even belong to the damn band!
And still the musicians don’t know if it’s Soca or Salsa they’re playing.
Excellent Point.
Yet, folk chose him, voted for him, standing behind him.
Tell you he was our trump before you got yours.
I amaze at people who think him quality. Then, before, now.
Kamla is a Trump too, “We Time Now” was her “Make America Great Again”.
Oh. Make no doubt. Trinidad is the land of trumps. It took American Trump to display for me to recognize. Study it. Prove it. Duke. PEA, kamla,
And there were many silent less public trumps. Pigs I called them when I encountered ministers in meetings around 2004 or so asking about my panties when I interviewed for jobs. The travels to the valley and back.
Vernal Damion Cadogan and Savitri Maharaj, if what Ravi posted elsewhere is remotely correctly, some heads better start rolling!
His name was mentioned in that statement.
?
Sheer incompetence. Aren’t there too civil servants who are qualified to ascertain whether all the ducks have been lined up? Or they just throw all the ducks in the pot without even plucking them? What a shame.
Gross incompetence
Great metaphor. No pluck. No clean
No gutting.
No washing
Reminds me of the UNC and they hiring frauds, fakes and quacks, to high station with grossly expansive income packages.
This uncpnm has other problems with their hires. But problematic hires all the same.
BTW, is there anyone else here who thinks there is a silent UNC PNM war on employment and hiring power?
That most of the unemployed retrenched were the bulging UNC political hack hires, and so the UNC strike back is to stop PSs and bodies (PSC?, ) from hiring. But no one is talking about this publicly? Or nothing on fb…I have been privy to. Then you integrate the big hiring fiascoes at the top.
Like, does anyone know who is the VP at WASA for Customer Care? As for example, silent dynamics
You could not make this up !
Ghana, mi seh.
I still wonder if Clarence Rambharat gave up his Canadian citizenship before running for office…
Never mentioned, ent?
Embarrassing
“Dual citizenship may be awarded to anyone who is either born in Ghana or has parents of Ghanaian origin.” Robert Le Hunte was born in Trinidad, so were his parents Ghanaians?
http://www.ghanaiandiaspora.com/how-to/dual-citizenship/
Read somewhere that management in gov’t also get citizenship, seems to be a requirement?
But he wasn’t in gov’t
Was the bank owned by gov’t or did gov’t have any interest? Curious.
Unless you are suggesting he gave up TnT citizenship?
As far as I’m aware HFC Bank across the UK is part of the HSBC Group, I don’t know about Ghana, RBL has shares in it..there was a brouhaha when that was done becuz it was a loss-making entity. He probabaly had to give up his TT citizenship…all speculation
Page not found, Nerisha Mohammed
http://www.guardian.co.tt/news-lead/2017-08-28/public-utilities-post-revoked
As I said somewhere above, he prob had to do it take up the job
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170828/news/4-day-job-for-le-hunte
If it’s one thing we Trinis excel at it’s speculation, most likely because NOTHING is EVER resolved in Trinidad.
Like the Cabo Star, Ocean Flower, Asami and Dana, this will be added to our eternal list of mysteries.
Who is the PNM big sawatee who had big contracts in Ghana and is linked to the UTT?
Thank you. Is a grap of them over there.
I telling people that is a story but they not taking me on
Professor Ken Julien
Afra Raymond, was Le Hunte ever on the BOD of UDECOTT?
I think so…in the pre-Uff days…maybe 2006/7…
Thanks, all falling into place now Nerisha
Afra Raymond, does this appointment ring bells for you condidering what’s taken place now?
Pandora’s box.
Ghanaian and Gonian sound similar … honest mistake
Oh geezan ages – all you funny.
Am at present out of the country but I plan to put on a swimsuit and swim from where I am on the north american continent in defense/support of the Prime Minister tomorrow morning..Only last month he nearly buy a boat he did not know anything about..Why not the same for a new cabinet Minister..All yuh feel he has Alzhiemers?
how you mean nothing to do with the man an task, where he living all these years in a cave, the world knows that you cannot serve as a min in a country with a foreign passport,
did he have dual, and if not he had 2weeks to fix it, and with who know you in this country 4days
So apparently no one properly vetted the goodly Mr. Le Hunte.
In a properly run country, this would be a huge Affront
But when you live In Backwardistan you become accustomed to this type of Stunt.
Since we have one of these at least every other Month
Although I have to admit in a race for top assholery this one puts us in Front
Undoubtedly Mr Ghana will be blamed and the attacks he will feel the Brunt
Some will also blame the President and even the defacto PM, the Runt.
No doubt the real PM will respond when the media asks him about it with his usual Grunt
And I give him all rights to treat us with scorn because we voted for him even though Manning warned us that he is a big…Rottweiler.
Sigh.
All this…and to quote your boy …and allyuh ent riot yet!
The bigger issue…how can you have confidence in a government when they can’t even properly handle something as simple as this without screwing it up?
Due process failure.
He should have also known to raise his dual citizenship with the PM.
There are current Senators who are dual citizens.
Lol time and time again the media runs with a story and gets the general public to believe everything they say. Smh. Oh well at least there are those who know better than to believe everything that the media feeds them.
So Zane given that you have inside info beyond what the pm said why don’t you say? The media didn’t say anything. The pm issued a release
I have no further comments at this time Brian Harry. Anything that you need to know, will be provided to you in a timely manner. ?
Zane Coker I await
So that four paragraph release from the office of the PM was false information that they fed to media, for the media to feed to us, ” the gullible masses”??
So he really was sworn with no issues? Oh ok, I won’t be so gullible next time!
Tony Sinclair yes. It seems that Zane obviously knows for sure that the PM office lied to us
Who said anything about the PM office lying to you?
Zane Coker Zane bredda sometimes things get lost in translation — or typing? — how you mean the media runs with a story? Rather than we have a senseless back and forth…what did the media ” get us to believe”?
I’m asking to make sure I’m not missing anything, not to be a dick.
Everything that you want to know the media will make known in the best time possible. Don’t worry. As I said I have no further comments at this time.
Zane Coker very respectfully, you is ah kinda clown or what?? I calmly gave you the chance to defend your position and that’s your response?? Just kidding bruh, I know you had no position to defend so your response doesn’t surprise me. Cool then i’ll wait for more from the media?
Yes do that.
Zane Coker the only thing the media has published to date is the release from the PM’s office. In what way are they misleading us?
Brian Harry I hope you have better luck with that than I did…I have too much sense to engage in a senseless back and forth on FB, so I figured maybe I was missing something? I decided to ask the bredda for a little clarification and to defend his position? Man hit me with a “politician’s” answer yes?
Defend my position? I owe you no clarification and no information on any matter. Like you feel I holding public office and obligated to respond to you. STEUPSSSSSS
Zane Coker But star yuh cah come on the people FB and wrongfully accuse the media of, “running with a story”, and, “gets the general public to believe everything they say” when they simply publish a release from the PM’s office?
Why you not getting that?
But yuh ketch meh…yuh put together some decent enough sentences in your initial comment, so I felt like I was dealing with somebody who was up to par…sadly I was mistaken. This is not to disrespect you eh, it’s just the reality of the situation.
Yeah bredda defending a position you holding is huge, but ok then, I fire de wuk, you win?
The people Facebook? You not easy. What I choose to say when I choose to say it is my right. If I have an opinion about something, that is also my right. Whether you feel I owe you an in depth explanation to my opinion, which I choose not to for my own reasons, I am not obligated to do so. I’m not here to discuss anything with anyone. I said what I had to say and that is it.
Zane Coker YOU made an assertion!!! YOU DID! Then you were challenged. By asserting in the way you did YOU pointed fingers at all of us saying we allowing the media to mislead us. WE then asked you to explain. YOU opened this door. So the un-Trinidadian thing and accept responsibility and back out gently. This was YOUR architecture
Hahaha. It’s clearly killing yall inside not getting the information I possess. But I don’t understand what the big thing is about… I told you that the media will reveal whatever information you seek in a timely fashion. Relax, sip a coffee, it’s 10am, do the job that brings you your income and mind yours.
Zane Coker not killing us. You possess NOTHING! What’s killing us is the BS you peddle and now back pedaling from.
Whatever makes you sleep at night.
This is a real convo? Allyuh really good yes
Re: Appointment of Robert Le Hunte
It has come to the attention of the Honourable Prime Minister that Mr Robert Le Hunte is a citizen of Ghana and accordingly he is not qualified under section 42(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to be appointed as a Senator.
Accordingly, the Honourable Prime Minister has so informed the President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Mr Le Hunte will be rectifying his position and once this is done the Honourable Prime Minister will appoint him as a Senator and as Minister of Public Utilities. Under these circumstances, until the matter is rectified, the Honourable Prime Minister will assume the portfolio of Minister of Public Utilities.
It is expected that this situation will be rectified by Friday 1 September, 2017.
But what de ass is dis?? Dis comedy day in TnT or what?? Watch nah the writer draft in een poor Destra in he jokes too yes
Nerisha Mohammed, is this not the swearing in ceremony?
https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/local/le-hunte-sworn-in-as-public-utilities-minister/article_80d647c6-8914-11e7-bf3b-6fa7336485b5.html
Hmmm… Ok
Yup. And he was supposed to have been sworn in on Fri, so I guess he was!
Thanks
On Thursday.
But in any case, if he was sworn in and the appointment revoked, does that mean the PM has to be re-sworn in as PU minister or does Le Hunte’s appointment just become invalid so that the ministry automatically reverts to the previous holder?
Chabeth Haynes, please see statement from OPM posted later down.
I read it. Didn’t think it was clear on if PM had to be re-sworn in.
Nerisha Mohammed that statement was in the story. Everyone would have seen it already.
Chabeth that would mean that when Marlene was sacked, the previous office holder became the automatic Public Utilities Minister. And I don’t think that would make sense.
Chabeth Haynes, I guess he might have to since LeHunt would have been.sworn in.
Would we now have to have an investigation into this apt? Smh
Right. But Marlene was fired not ineligible. So idk if that technicality makes a difference. Just the statement made no mention of when the PM would be re-sworn in. Just said he would take up the duties. But I guess we’ll see…
I’m betting that we won’t see. Lol. My money is on no update til Friday.
You’re only sworn in as a a senator/minister. The ministry you’re appointed to is done via an instrument of appointment. Marlene had to be sworn in again as she was removed from the cabinet totally the 1st time.
Thanks Nicole.
How much more Lord?
What a shitty government we have who don’t know they ass from they elbow
Ded*
Wasn’t there something with Gypsy and dual citizenship too? Geez, does no one learn anything?
There was a fuss over Clarence Rambharat, Vasant Bharath etc.
But the story of his appointment has been circulating a while. Did the President refuse to swear him in if when the info came to his attn?
Girl you know! They like they living in a bubble, cut off from reality….
If I was offered a ministry it won’t be public utilities . It’s jinxed.
They offered you yet?
He still good looking!!! I eh care!
Woman of meh own heart
The Cabinet needs some more good looking men
..That’s TWO ministerial appointments that have failed muster. Worse than Trump..
Trump would make more bungles than that before lunchtime! But then the fact that we’re making the comparison at all doesn’t auger well…
..Nah. Trump appointees take office and disappear after how ever many weeks. This business of ministers being appointed and failing to get into office worse than Trump’s record in that respect. SMHY..
Maybe Le Hunte thought the dual citizenship rule was for elected officials cause it generally comes up during an election campaign with people who are running for seats. And so he didn’t say anything . And the PM just didn’t ask because why would he think dude became a Ghanaian citizen since we have foreigners holding jobs here without becoming citizens. Idk.
That’s too many ‘what ifs’ at that level
i doh feel that so complicated nah.
I don’t understand why people forget the Bill Chaitan story. We are all political junkies. Remember the furore. I was living in houston then and I remember it. That’s well known grounds. I’m not hitting at Robert whom I know very well but how can such a slip up happen
It’s so comical like a comedy of errors
Who’s doing background checks?
Great question.
Tanya Carr, you just cannot make this stuff up!
And if, at a time when the Cabinet is under more scrutiny, there is such an apparent lack of due diligence, one wonders if anyone really wants the job they have?
The PM fell into the same error as the CJ by failing to ensure that the person recommended by him for appointment as a Senator and Minister satisfied ALL legal requirements for such appointments.
And that’s most troubling
So no one checked somethong as basic as this guy’s citizenship status? Geez, makes you wonder what else did they not check ….
Wow! And all this time poor Burkie sunning out he suit. Seriously though didn’t this dual citizenship business come up almost every election? That’s like the most basic thing required. It’s to serve in the government. Curious as to why he would pledge allegiance to Ghana but that must be another interesting story.
Girl. Like you and me the only two recognizing that Ghanian citizenship have a quarter to tell!
Rose-Marie Ingrid Lemessy-Forde, he prob had to to get the big wuk in Ghana
#Recruitment101 #FAIL It’s hard to not to imagine that such an elementary slip with the potential to expose embarrassing political bungling might have been deliberate. If not, someone better check the credentials of the person who blinked on the job! And I agree that the goodly almost-Senator had a responsibility too. That Public Utilities Ministry tho’! Wha’ goin’ on?!
When I apply for grants, positions, and appointments, I must make sure two things: 1. I know the full requirements.
2. I meet or exceed those requirements. And 3. I do not contravene any requirement or protocol.
And see what I did there: performance standards are always higher than what is stipulated.
Hunter is not off the hookby my standard. He is just as culpable.
Meticulousness missing all round.
And shit only happens when parties are on shit, doing shit, wrong intention, bad movements.
I only wonder for what benefits he got his Ghanian citizenship: Business, Land, Position, Taxes??!!
I thought he was sworn in last week…
This reflects poorly both on the processes and, sadly,also on Mr Le Hunte who must have been aware that this issue has arisen in the past and was the subject of a legal challenge with respect to the appointment of a former Minister of Energy and perhaps others.This is the kind of information that ought to have been picked up in the vetting process but should also be volunteered.
Exactly. This happened before when Mr panday attempted to appoint someone who was a Canadian citizen as minister of energy . This is well known turf
correct…….it is about process…lack of lessons learnt and implementation in order to update processes. As well as Mr. Le Hunte in his exuberance not contemplating and asking a question about his dual citizenship.
Are you sure he has dual citizenship?
A true comedy of errors that has nothing to do with the man’s aptitude for the task! This does not bode well for this PNM government at all; it makes them highly comparable to the People’s Par-ship!
I shame…can’t believe this man has been an MP for how long and got this wrong, the most basic of rules
This all raises inescapable questions as to the extent, or existence, even of due diligence processes in these senior appointments…this is not to impugn Mr Le Hunte who is well known to me to me over many years, but the truth needs to be faced….Question…would Republic Bank Limited, with which Robert served with distinction at a senior level over many years, allow such a senior appointment without elementary due diligence? I think not…my point being that the applicable standards in public service must be no lower than those applicable to a quality private sector organisation…
Precisely the point Afra. Now, through no fault of his own, Le Hunte will be the butt of many jokes in the foreseeable future. He has been badly let down here. And the Gov’t ought to appreciate how this affects public confidence in our State institutions.
Le Hunte would get a more stringent background check if he were trying to be a flight attendant as opposed to be a Trinidad and Tobago Senator!
Lasana Liburd he let down himself surely. Couldn’t he at least pipe up and tell Keith that he was Ghanaian now?
Correct Afra Raymond!
The most preliminary questions you supposed to ask a prospective Member of Parliament and Minister are whether they meet the criteria listed in the Act… age, citizenship, financial solvency, not insane under the Mental Health Act, etc…
How they missed this is simply amazing!
I am wondering if there is a culture of, “The Prime Minister has spoken!” Hence there is no need to double check.
I worked with several MPs and Ministers, and pal.. once it passes in front of me I fact check.. and if I have questions I go to the boss… better I raise a false alarm than we make a mistake. And my bosses appreciated that…
But there are some bosses who don’t like that kind of thing…
Lasana what you mean through no fault of his own?
Lasana i beg to disagree….dual citizenship is something that needed to be stated from the offer of the job…this is not a clerk position this is a Ministerial position…it is disheartening that the vetting process at this level and that of the Judiciary is so flawed….this is unavoidable, unnecessary and downright pedestrian
Exactly Kala and Danielle.
the victim speak doesn’t cut it. This is well known turf. It happened when Mr panday attempted to appoint a gentleman as minister of energy and has was a Canadian citizen.
But Kala the man coming from Ghana. That never crossed Keithos’ mind? Lol. I won’t disagree with allyuh Danielle and Nadeera. Le Hunte might have considered the fact too. But I feel the real responsibility lies with the employer.
If this was simply employment then I would agree but this shows a lack of political awarenesses and poor judgement which takes on a whole difference when u are a Minister
Danielle Ifayemisi Frederick exactly!
Lasana Liburd true. But oh gosh man, you applying fuh ministerial job and you being deceitful before yuh prappa start. Ah mean to seh, come on. #Lehunteddrawnandquartered
We don’t know if he was deceitful. Hunte might have assumed that Rowley knew he was Ghanian.
Lasana Liburd Deceitful by leaving vital info er unhuntable. But Mr Rowley seems these days to be like a rabbit in headlights. Some have proffered that he has been like this from de day he won the elections. From then it has been a rocky ship reeling from one disaster to the next. It all seems rather a shambles, as Mr Bean might say.
They should develop a check list for conducting due diligence. Then there would be no issue cuz that question will be on the check list.
Lasana Liburd eh heh? Lol. He got invited to the wedding then?
Kala Ramnath
Lasana Liburd true. But oh gosh man, you applying fuh ministerial job and you being deceitful before yuh prappa start. Ah mean to seh, come on. #Lehunteddrawnandquartered
So, how does this reflect on his integrity?
And note: this is just a pause in the appointment eh!
Nerisha Mohammed yes! He seems to be coming back in
Assume a Trinidadian is Ghanian
???!!!!!
Oh. Kay
Ok, Ghana might be losing this one for the moment. What’s his track record on public utilities?
Shades of Ayers Caesar?
Timothy all kinda shades of nothing good. Lol.
50 shades? Loly
50 Shades of Benna Ball?
You spell Benoit funny lol
this jokey and ignorant to distract again
I fortunately come from an industry where we record issues and solutions and at the end do a lessons learnt then update our process in order to mitigate similar situations in the future. That is a “process” issue not a Manager (Prime Minister) issue. It is therefore incumbent on the pertinent ministries to have a checklist prior to hiring Mr. Le Hunte. That is thus the role and responsibility of a HR type department and not the CEO (Prime Minister). Granted that he will say “the buck stops with me”…..there are people who are not doing their “jobs”.
It is clear in the constitution..and where the legal adviser to the gov’t?
Savitri Maharaj, a case of too many cooks spoil the soup? ‘re: legal advice.
Nerisha Mohammed, I guess they’ll say AG and Legal Affairs are combined and they’re overworked, so they missed this…sigh
Not a good enough excuse though!
Antonio Decklan Ross Indeed, there are other people who should bear the burden of responsibility on this, and if they had done their job, this wouldn’t be a story. We cannot expect the PM to run down the checklist of every hire for each Ministry but some people are happy enough to put Rowley in the hot seat for whatever happens never mind the responsibility is supposed to have been delegated. Otherwise why do we need other people employed in the Ministries? Your point about the process is very valid – there are too many things being done without any attention to the process or to the refining of that process over time. At 55 years old, we have had enough time to learn from mistakes, or learn from the experts and there are some things we should have “down pat” by now.
Rowley is the Head of Cabinet and everyone is there at his behest. So he has overall responsibility and cannot pass the buck in my opinion.
If this was a matter of a HR person at Works hiring a dodgy cleaner, I wouldn’t hold Rowley responsible at all. But this isn’t that.
Lasana Liburd True, he may have some responsibility but as PM he is not the only one responsible…there should always be a process. An infallible one, precisely because people are not infallible.
Yes. I’d agree with that too. But this is the downside of being boss. I’m sure Rowley knows that even if he would merrily take the chance to avoid responsibility as 90 percent of people would when offered.
Why when shit pop off people find all manner of excuses to explain away culpability from your revered leaders who trump all.
Le Hunte was hand pucked, chosen, called, and facilitated by Rowley himself. Then in the swearing in, president house to check protocols and clearances, i imagine.
Why all of a sudden in the banana plantain republic you all talking process…??? The process that allowed Burkey ? Allowed the flubs at this govt’s swearing in in 2015???!!!
Process when is family clan, friends and financiers chosen for employment and posts?
Are we being disingenuous, and this is how the shit ( corruption and incompetence) is allowed to perpetuate?!
Thank you Maven! I wasn’t about to say anymore…we like it so!
Lasana Liburd You are totally wrong about that. There is / should be in every organization an onboarding and offbording process. Yes an actual process and in a Public Service……there should be one. That is in fact the cruix of the matter. For every job, there is a list of requirements followed by a ‘checklist’ Nationality/citizenship/countries eligible to work in is one of them. It is not his fault nor that of the CEO that that was not done. The gatekeepers of that process 100% are at fault.
As a senior executive recruiter, I will say this . In any large organization the hiring process happens in layers (1) for junior staff HR and line management will handle the recruitment. The CEO won’t get involved (2) when hiring an SVP, EVP, CFO, COO, HR plays a strategic advisory role but the CEO Carey’s the sway and say .
Draw whatever parallels
But a Minister is not in the public service where he has to go through the Commission etc..a Minister is appointed and disappointed
Who here actually knows the process used if any?
Antonio Decklan Ross I certainly don’t know it so I could only say what happens in corporate usa, Europe and Asia where I’ve worked. I know nothing about the public sector
Brian Harry Then there is a lot of talk based on “not knowing” lets find a way to pose that question to the right authority. The “gatekeeper” whomever that may be is the one at fault. Just like you, I have worked in many countries…..so I kinda have a clue. I have had visa/work permitting issues in many countries and it was never the VP or CEO at fault
Antonio Decklan Ross yes but for the country to learn from these situations, they must be approached with open minds and great objectivity.
Lolol
Brian Harry There is an organizational problem…..to blame the Gov’t is a stretch….gov’t come and go….there is one constant……just as in a mathematical equation.
Wtf..Le Hunte is a political appointee..stop with the distractions
U are obviously unfamiliar with the system of onboarding/offboardding of “Political Appointees” into the “Public Service”…..his remuneration and pension will have to be calculated and sorted out by someone….I wonder if it will be Rowley ?
Antonio Decklan Ross did I blame anyone? Let’s learn from this – simple. When there’s objectivity we al benefit and that’s what we want for TT
Brian Harry you are not the only one on this thread bro….there are those here who are unfamiliar with the process/gatekeepers yet have already passed judgement……
Antonio Decklan Ross ok I understand now but yiur post named me this my response. I now understand what u mean
Brian Harry “we” will NOT learn…because after Gypsy and Chaitan……we still here. he public service is not a “learning” organization…if it was, it would be a Public for Profit Corporation….and even they little me have personal horror stories to tell about them
Antonio Decklan Ross who decided to add Robert Le Hunte to the Cabinet?
Because that person ought to have found out if he is eligible.
If that person isn’t Dr Keith Rowley then please tell me who is really in charge of the PNM.
Lasana Liburd oh well……I can write no more…..I think I have ably stated my position. cheers
Antonio Decklan Ross you have really ably stated your position.
And I bet a man of character like yourself was in this group urging people to back off when they had the crazy notion that Kamla was responsible for her own Cabinet appointments and the nonsense that followed.
Lasana Liburd I would suggest that you as a media personality, familiarize yourself with the with the process(s) “If any” in order to adequately discuss what went wrong. Or you can sit here all day spin top in mud.
Antonio Decklan Ross, a wise man once told me: When you can’t convince, then confuse.
When there is an issue, always keep an eye open for those who try to tell you that: “Really this is a very complicated matter…”
Those people are usually spinning something.
Cabinet positions don’t go out to tender. There is no board overseeing the selection of the PNM Cabinet. One person decides who gets into Cabinet and who doesn’t.
And the buck stops with that person. Simple.
Lasana And that is exactly what our PM said when he was elected.
Rowley’s favourite catchphrase is about people playing smart with foolishness. And he hasn’t spoken on this matter himself eh?
I’d expect him to keep his head down until Friday.
Friday he’s off for his “medical”…so go figure
I marvel at how delusional and deceitful citizens . far less for their leaders
His TT passport is ready, just to stamp it. Le Hunte has gone to renounce his Ghanaian citizenship and I guess he will have TT passport in hand to board a plane back home…according to them, nothing to see here…move along. What he does not understand is as the highest elected official in this land, he has a RESPONSIBILITY to protect and respect our Constitution. All the flamsing tomorrow in the QPS will be hypocrisy and they really dont hold the best interest of T&T
Kala Ramnath, exactly. Best response.
Lasana Liburd, has this cleared anything up or just raised more questions? Smh.
He danced around explaining the “processes” that failed to spot the error. I’d bet Decklan is really disappointed at that. Lol.
Otherwise, I think it does clear up the lingering questions for me. They just fell asleep on the job and didn’t do due diligence.
Lazy..one word
Lasana Liburd I am not disappointed at all….because the root cause remains the same and therefore another will be added to the list of Gypsy/Chatram/Le Hunte regardless of the gov’t in office.
Antonio Decklan Ross, I’d agree with you there about the root cause and the fact that this kinda thing has been fairly consistent regardless of government.
Was there an incident like this with Manning’s government too?
Lasana Liburd Don’t matter…..hit/miss with no process and gatekeeper in place….so sometimes it will happen, sometimes it won’t…..People + Process = Performance