CNMG to ttt — another debacle

If supporting local content is an objective worthy of support (as I believe it is), then the Government should determine up front by how much and for how long (on a reducing scale) it was prepared to subsidise local programming until that element as well could be profitable.

But that and God’s face we are not likely to see.

How many times must taxpayers bare the burden of inefficient governance, helpless witness to obvious ineptitude. No wonder the country sinks deeper into economic and morale malaise. From sea bridge, to accelerated crime, to rising unemployment, to “visionlessness” on a way forward.

I am bombarded by people hungry for a sense of hope. What can I say when those who were given the reins keep messing up like this. Mr Ministers, who are your technical advisers? Your rationale for such a move needs to be made transparent to the public. We need to know what are the costs involved? What is the time frame for profitability etc? But even without such projections, I stake my professional reputation that this is as bad a move as was closing down ttt to open CNMG; crazy dog chasing its tail to no avail.

INDERA SAGEWAN-ALLI via email