Letter: Government has explained why it is paying ex gratia $$ to Gibbs and Ewatski

Really, people! Is there a Parliamentary School in Trinidad and Tobago? Or, a school for parliamentarians who don't understand the written word? 

If yes, I think Senator Al-Rawi is a good candidate! 

I saw him on CNMG's FIRSTUP show this morning. He kept repeating how he wants the government to say why it decided to approve ex gratia payments to the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of police following their resignation. He kept carrying on that the public doesn't know and the government is sticking.

In the first place, an easy to read explanation was put out by Senator Ganga Singh, the acting Attorney general, on Tuesday evening. It was also in the news and the papers since then. 

And it said, very clearly, the decision to make the ex gratia payment was made for three reasons:
i. after consideration of all relevant facts
ii. in keeping with applicable industrial relations practice and

iii. the highest standards of governance

I think it's the last the last reason which has him stumped, since when his team was batting, it never quite displayed it was capable of that. It's time our politicians understand the elections are over, and the citizens like me are tired of their bickering.

Gwendy Huggins | Glencoe, West Trinidad.