The Manicou Report

Wow, are we living in some kind of New Age, Utopian Trinidadian society where people actually resign when they have done wrong? When did things change from wrong and strong to if I have erred I will resign? That is just way too American for me. Next thing you know politicians will start star telling the truth and who knows where that will lead.

The fact that the integrity commission resigned yesterday really and truly boggles my mind. I mean I used to think the Soca Warriors making it to the World Cup was a pie in the sky, and then Germany happened. Then I used to think that flying cars would predate a black American president, and then we were Obamaed, and now all of a sudden, just like that, there is accountability in Trinbagonian politics? When did this happen and what gave birth to it? What is the world coming to?

My, my, my. Maybe the resignation of the Integrity Commission is not significant politically since I’m not sure they can be considered political, but for the entire board to take such a decisive action is commendable. Of course the decisions they have made which made their resignations necessary were less than noble, to put it lightly, but if such a thing is even possible, they have in a strange way reclaimed their own personal integrity they lost.

Is it possible that Trinidad is getting better? Drivel, I’m tempted to say. I don’t think I’m ready to slip into that warm, fuzzy, comfortable feeling just yet. Saying that we’re improving is tantamount to West Indies fans hailing every off win as a sign that the West Indies have turned the corner. I don’t know if this news is something that will make me gush about the process, but I’m a little more optimistic about the system now. We have to start somewhere I guess. Whether this is a start or a fluke is yet to be seen.