Good move, Ramesh

THE EDITOR: I feel moved to commend former Attorney General Mr Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj for filing a constitutional motion at the Hall of Justice declaring as “unconstitutional and illegal” the Government’s refusal to appoint both the Equal Opportunity Commission and the Equal Opportunity Tribunal.

I have the distinct impression that Mr Maharaj is genuinely interested in the inequities in the administration of justice, which can be minimised with little time and cost. I believe that the Act was designed to protect workers against arbitrary age discrimination in hiring, retention, compensation, and other conditions of employment. And the sooner this Act comes into force — the better it will be for some of our sisters and brothers who are at a disadvantage and others who are exploited. If the Act, according to Attorney-at-Law, Mr Garnet Mungalsingh, has been assented and proclaimed, the Government must obey the law and implement it. If the act requires an amendment, according to Attorney General Glenda Morean-Phillip, amend it later as suggested by Attorney Mungalsingh but the law must be obeyed meanwhile.

HARRY P T CHARLIE
Princes Town