The voice of reason

Genuine, impartial reflection on the issues is not a requirement.

Public shaming has become the order of the day with little regard for the rights of individuals to make their own decisions.

Just look at what happens when the police actually arrest someone for a crime __ people who have nothing better to do mob the arrestee on the way to the court, no consideration given to the principle of innocent until proven guilty.

But among the baying crowd comes one voice of reason in the person of a former Minister of Energy, who, unlike another of her erstwhile colleagues, did not simply parrot the popular line, but applied common sense and reason to the situation. She contends that it is unfair to “ask the workers to take the burden only for the inefficiencies at Petrotrin “.

This is the very contention of the OWTU. The bad management and financial decisions of the executive team is what has the company in its present crisis. Until something is done to correct this severe shortcoming the problems that strangle development at Petrotrin, and all other state enterprises, will not be overcome.

Prime Minister, the ball is in your court!

Karan Mahabirsingh Carapichaima