Source: Nation Newspaper
It looks like Mascoll is the appointed fall guy on the 3S project. What else can we think given his incoherent pronouncements on the contentious issue so far? If we did not know better, we would have thought that all the other Ministers in the cabinet refused to speak on the 3S matter, in the absence of the convalescing Gline Clarke; or that the Prime Minister Owen Arthur has deemed that Mascoll is expendable.
What do you think? Could it be that Mascoll is being groomed to succeed Owen Arthur?
Today, we listened to an interesting exchange on the call-in program hosted by Dennis Johnson. The caller questioned the role of the media in Barbados and asked Dennis Johnson for an explanation of the role of the media. Dennis Johnson responded by saying that the media should be charged with “informing, educating and entertaining the public” and he lamented the prevailing impression that the media was more concerned with public relations (This is a precis of what we thought we heard). Thank you Dennis Johnson for making the point which BU have been trying to make for so long, and for logging your support for the “agitators” who operate outside the Fourth Estate (Media). One thing we can say about Dennis is that he speaks passionately about what he believes. Others should try to do the same.
The role of the Fourth Estate must work hand in glove with the several institutions within our system of government to expose information to the public. On the matter of the 3S affair, the public of Barbados has been severely shortchanged by the media in Barbados. If this state of affairs is allowed to continue, history will describe media practitioners of this era as traitors to their profession and their country. On this note, we wish to call on Anthony Audain and Vic Fernandez, the top dogs at the leading media house in Barbados, to disclose to the public the names of the politicians who have been paid monies from their “slush fund” over the past six months . We have always wondered why there is the need for secrecy about this issue. We have a situation where politicians, because of the reluctance of media houses to challenge issues in court, are holding the country to ransom. The time for this foolishness needs to stop! PUBLISH or LEAK their names to the public. Let the PEOPLE know who are these politicians pocketing thousands of dollars from the call-in programs!
A source has confirmed to BU that Voice of Barbados recently paid out a significant sum to a barefoot politician, about $65,000.00. This money could have been put to better use by increasing the salary of their staff.
Described as boastful, educated and progressive, Barbadians when compared to Jamaicans and Trinidadians lag miles behind, when it comes to speaking-out about their politicians without the fear of reprisals. The managers of the Barbados media whose focus appear to be making money rather than “informing, educating and entertaining” should be held to a higher account by a Barbadian public. They are happy to drive their luxury vehicles and live in their two and/or three storey houses. Can’t they see that their passive behavior is contributing to a system which is failing the people? Having said all that, we are beginning to feel a sense of satisfaction now that we hear many of the issues discussed on the blogs are being discussed on mainstream media. They don’t want to admit it but the social media is making an impact!
Vivian-Anne you have earned a “reputation” by your bulldozer management style over the years. You need to translate that to your job as PUBLISHER! Let us see you use it on the front page.
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