Dear Editor,
Several developments have taken place in recent times that have caused a lot of people, like me, to have less confidence in the truthfulness of some of the things the Government has been telling us. It would seem that this Government doesn't understand how important it is to have the people's trust.
Take the health issue that is causing the death of babies in some of our hospitals. I heard a senior official saying that reputations are easily lost and hard to gain.
Some time ago the Government did an audit of the health system and it has yet to release the findings to the public. One believes it could not release the findings of the audit as people may forever shun some hospitals. I wonder if there is anything in that audit that is connected to what is killing those babies now? I also wonder if that audit was released, and the findings acted upon, if the lives of some of those babies could have been saved? Why is the Government being so secretive on this? Give us the truth!
Of course, I agree with the principle of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), but why is the Government trying very hard to convince us that we must do away with the Privy Council and adopt the CCJ by withholding vital information that we would need to come to a decision?
One of the reasons we are being told that the CCJ is better is because of its easier accessibility, which is much cheaper and the fact that we don't need visas for it. However, a few years ago, the Privy Council actually offered to eliminate the need for us to travel to Britain "for justice", by offering to come here. Now why would the Government conveniently forget to tell us this?
Then we have the fiasco with this British prison. On the one hand, we have the British telling us that their offer is a done deal, but on the other hand, we have the Government telling us that it is not. Who is right here? Is the Government trying to placate the misplaced anger over the prison offer by trying to wiggle out of it?
Of course, I would not even mention the issue of the great logistics hub that is supposed to save Jamaica. That one is too confusing, even for me.
Maybe this Government is so sure that it will win the next election, that it doesn't see the need for us to trust it. That would be too bad.
Michael A Dingwall
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail.com
Can we trust this Government?
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Several developments have taken place in recent times that have caused a lot of people, like me, to have less confidence in the truthfulness of some of the things the Government has been telling us. It would seem that this Government doesn't understand how important it is to have the people's trust.
Take the health issue that is causing the death of babies in some of our hospitals. I heard a senior official saying that reputations are easily lost and hard to gain.
Some time ago the Government did an audit of the health system and it has yet to release the findings to the public. One believes it could not release the findings of the audit as people may forever shun some hospitals. I wonder if there is anything in that audit that is connected to what is killing those babies now? I also wonder if that audit was released, and the findings acted upon, if the lives of some of those babies could have been saved? Why is the Government being so secretive on this? Give us the truth!
Of course, I agree with the principle of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), but why is the Government trying very hard to convince us that we must do away with the Privy Council and adopt the CCJ by withholding vital information that we would need to come to a decision?
One of the reasons we are being told that the CCJ is better is because of its easier accessibility, which is much cheaper and the fact that we don't need visas for it. However, a few years ago, the Privy Council actually offered to eliminate the need for us to travel to Britain "for justice", by offering to come here. Now why would the Government conveniently forget to tell us this?
Then we have the fiasco with this British prison. On the one hand, we have the British telling us that their offer is a done deal, but on the other hand, we have the Government telling us that it is not. Who is right here? Is the Government trying to placate the misplaced anger over the prison offer by trying to wiggle out of it?
Of course, I would not even mention the issue of the great logistics hub that is supposed to save Jamaica. That one is too confusing, even for me.
Maybe this Government is so sure that it will win the next election, that it doesn't see the need for us to trust it. That would be too bad.
Michael A Dingwall
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail.com
Can we trust this Government?
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