Governments that are as unaccountable as this one and insulated from scrutiny because of the absence of vibrant watchdog institutions tend to become even bolder in their indiscretions as their terms draw to an end. And so it is with this government.
At his press conference on Thursday, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Luncheon, felt no inhibitions on speaking boldly about the planned 24-hour education TV. What may have emboldened Dr Luncheon is his calculation that no one would object to the government’s promulgation of an all-day education TV channel or more importantly no critic of such an initiative would attract a sympathetic hearing from the public.
All-day education notwithstanding, there is an important principle that is at stake and being ripped to shreds by this government. As the Sunday Stabroek editorial