tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post2424580843720195222..comments2023-05-05T07:13:41.889-04:00Comments on Corruption-free Anguilla: Board AccountabilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-10053982158116716542007-07-26T17:14:00.000-04:002007-07-26T17:14:00.000-04:00We are reaping the rewards of handing our media in...We are reaping the rewards of handing our media institutions over to those who do not abide by standards. A good demcoracy is only as good as a knowledeable media. Media is a powerful force. We let it go unchecked it can collapse governments. Is it so hard to establish a set of rules for all persons who want to own radio stations that broadcast news and have talk shows. If you just playing music and running commercials then the crtieria can be lowered. <BR/><BR/>People have resorted to blogging and the internet because we have no newspapers. Hopefully, other views can help influence policy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-24324838131873339872007-07-26T15:11:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:11:00.000-04:00If we had freedom of information, open government ...If we had freedom of information, open government and a real newspaper, the Auditor General wouldn't have to make reports to the Prosecutor -- the blind could see the facts.<BR/><BR/>The problem with the Auditor General is not his "ambit" but the secrecy that surrounds everything he does. In other Overseas Territories the reports of the Auditors General are public documents and there is healthy discussion and debate in the media. The Auditor General soon becomes a prominent person and he is frequently in the news and often widely respected. In Anguilla I suspect only a handful of people even know the man's name. If he were off sick for a year hardly anyone would notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-46075292572427182952007-07-26T12:21:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:21:00.000-04:00the idea of having board members disciplined only ...the idea of having board members disciplined only after the present GOA adminitration is no longer sitting, smacks of vindictive partisanship.<BR/>The Auditor General's ambit ought to be expanded, permitting reccomendations to the Director of Prosecution to where any malfeasance may have occurred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-34197262811314438412007-07-26T06:11:00.000-04:002007-07-26T06:11:00.000-04:00Did the Ministers of Government get a 20% raise in...Did the Ministers of Government get a 20% raise in July 2007?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-78714210799606694092007-07-26T06:06:00.000-04:002007-07-26T06:06:00.000-04:00Mr. Baird said last night on Talk Your Mind that w...Mr. Baird said last night on Talk Your Mind that we have not had a functioning Public Accounts Committee because in Anguilla we have a tradition (he called it a "convention") of having the Leader of the Opposition chair the PAC. Since we don't have a Leader of the Opposition, he believes he has no obligation to bother with the PAC. <BR/><BR/>A feeble excuse for laziness and inaction that rivals those of Neil Rogers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37949944.post-21438716440057904802007-07-26T05:58:00.000-04:002007-07-26T05:58:00.000-04:00In Cayman they have a visible and capable Auditor ...In Cayman they have a visible and capable Auditor General, but the system works against him. He is required to submit his reports to the Speaker of the House, who passes it along to the Public Accounts Committee who discuss it in secret meetings. This has resulted in the reports being State Secrets for as much as a year and a half. The Auditor General there has stated that he and his staff work for the people and their reports should be immediately available to the people for public discussion and debate. It surprises no one in Cayman that government has done nothing to implement his suggestion, since open government doesn't benefit the government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com