Freudian slip by London?

(b) At the post-Cabinet news conference, Tourism Minister Shamfa Cudjoe (a Tobagonian) suddenly announces the closing of the Tourism Development Company and the opening of two companies to market Trinidad and Tobago separately, although there is already a Department of Tourism in the Tobago House of Assembly. That must cause overlap and double-cost.

© Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley (a Tobagonian) hosts a function to honour Orville London (a Tobagonian) on his retirement from politics, and announces him as high commissioner to the United Kingdom and other countries (nothing wrong with that, payback time for long service).

But it is reported that in his acceptance speech London stated, “Any situation where he is high commissioner to UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden etc you talking Tobago tourism.” I hope that was not a “Freudian slip” because he is going as high commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago. He had better learn that fast, or he is off on the wrong foot — especially as his line minister, Dennis Moses, is also a Tobagonian.

Very interesting.

R Patino via email