Dear Editor,
With respect to the Government's declared intentions to amend the Contractor General's Act regarding the monitoring of pre-contractual phases of strategic investments, among other things, and the leader of the Opposition's response with words to the effect that '... before he agrees with the AG's proposal, he would have to see the details and how it will work, without defeating the purpose for which the law was intended'. What is wrong with that response?
Some people are saying that it was Mr Holness's suggestion the Attorney General was acting on, so he should have agreed with the AG, no questions asked.
I would like to ask a few questions regarding this and the Doran Dixon matter.
1. Since when has the PNP Government started to accept and act on the Opposition's recommendations?
2. Isn't Mr Holness free to change his mind on something he had previously said, after having given it some more thought, or having further extensively discussed the matter with his colleagues?
3. Mr Doran Dixon has been extensively criticised by your newspaper and others. Why have you been so harsh on the gentleman?
4. What laws of the land has he broken?
5. Since when does the criticising of a Government or a government minister become a reason for dismissal from one's job in Jamaica?
Mico University College and its president seem to have lost their way. I just don't understand Mr Packer's utterances. Mr Packer, what about freedom of speech?
Since when should one apologise for speaking one's mind as long as one remains within the precincts of the law?
I think the media, Mr Packer and the JTA have all got it wrong. You all need to apologise to Mr Doran Dixon for wanting to curtail his right to free speech.
Roy Wilson
St Andrew
It's Doran Dixon who deserves the apology
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With respect to the Government's declared intentions to amend the Contractor General's Act regarding the monitoring of pre-contractual phases of strategic investments, among other things, and the leader of the Opposition's response with words to the effect that '... before he agrees with the AG's proposal, he would have to see the details and how it will work, without defeating the purpose for which the law was intended'. What is wrong with that response?
Some people are saying that it was Mr Holness's suggestion the Attorney General was acting on, so he should have agreed with the AG, no questions asked.
I would like to ask a few questions regarding this and the Doran Dixon matter.
1. Since when has the PNP Government started to accept and act on the Opposition's recommendations?
2. Isn't Mr Holness free to change his mind on something he had previously said, after having given it some more thought, or having further extensively discussed the matter with his colleagues?
3. Mr Doran Dixon has been extensively criticised by your newspaper and others. Why have you been so harsh on the gentleman?
4. What laws of the land has he broken?
5. Since when does the criticising of a Government or a government minister become a reason for dismissal from one's job in Jamaica?
Mico University College and its president seem to have lost their way. I just don't understand Mr Packer's utterances. Mr Packer, what about freedom of speech?
Since when should one apologise for speaking one's mind as long as one remains within the precincts of the law?
I think the media, Mr Packer and the JTA have all got it wrong. You all need to apologise to Mr Doran Dixon for wanting to curtail his right to free speech.
Roy Wilson
St Andrew
It's Doran Dixon who deserves the apology
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