Audit the other Carnival groups

Immediately, however, the Government should mandate the Government Information Services Ltd (GISL ) — the best kept secret — to broadcast “live” the finals of all the pre-Carnival competitions funded by taxpayers.

GISL has multimillion outside- broadcast equipment sitting idle in Morvant (TV4, our station) while the line minister fiddles and wonders.

There are thousands of senior citizens who love Carnival but cannot attend these shows for whatever reason. Therefore, the Government must understand and respond to the country’s elderly.

Wages for freelance staff at GISL for this Carnival’s 17 projects may be an issue, so in order to cover some of those costs the NCC should be mandated to drop the extreme hospitality spending on VIPs and VVIPs and redirect that money to GISL to pay staff in this “guava” season.

All VIPs and VVIPs should be encouraged to purchase tickets from their allowances. There is too much wastage and freeness at these events.

Also, taxpayers’ money funds all regional Carnival events but no broadcast media coverage exists. Why have all these media houses neglected this aspect of Carnival? The Government must step up to the plate or else the Telecommunications Authority may have to get involved with renewed legislation.

Lancelot Mc Donald St James