Dear Editor,
Some recent news headlines have caught my attention: two thousand dollars bail for verbally abusing a policewoman (INews March 16); duo gets fifteen thousand dollars bail for assault on teacher (KN March 17); Ministry of Home Affairs explains new fire service HQ has to be inspected for defects, hence it was not completed ahead of schedule. In fact one headline declared the Ministry as saying the building was behind schedule (SN March 16). Now the Ministry of Education is refuting claims of that four million dollars ‘gift’ from the oil company to help rebuild the burnt out secondary school (SN March 17).
With regards to the bail matters, I find the sums imposed paltry, which in my humble view, do not fit the alleged crimes and can be viewed as being tantamount to adding insult to injury. The misleading headlines concerning the ministries are worrying, and one has to wonder what ever happened to investigative journalism to ascertain the accuracy or inaccuracy of facts, as opposed to pure sensationalism. One is reminded about that misleading news item, some months ago, by an outlet and the ensuing chaos and mayhem which took place on the East Coast corridor as a relevant case in point.
Sincerely,
Shamshun Mohamed
