Integrity Commission gets a saint
Dr Eric St Cyr
At last, an Integrity Commission is appointed. Perhaps, its first job is to go after Calder Hart.
Noted economist and former senator Dr Eric St Cyr is one of the five citizens good and true that will be sworn in on the Integrity Commission at 10a.m today.
The assembling of this new Integrity Commission has probably been President Maxwell Richards most difficult task in the seven years he has been in office. It comes amidst court action by Devant Maharaj, self-appointed guardian of East Indian affairs and founder of one-man organisations, and also calls from several quarters for the President to resign.
The Commission which the President appointed also one year ago following the resignation of the previous one in February 2009 collapsed after the resignation of several members in the wake of the Father Henri Charles scandal.
The President vacationed abroad while all this happened and later said that he was encountering difficulties with some not wanting to be on the body.
Perhaps, the new Commission’s first job should be to probe former UDECOTT Chairman Calder Hart for possible perjury and allegations of nepotism.