Sometimes journalists are called at the last moment to be told that something is going on at the Collectivity that needs to be covered. The President of the Collectivity Frantz Gumbs in an interview with SMN News on Thursday last week said if there is one thing they (UPP) failed to do is to communicate with the people who elected them. Gumbs said that one may think they who are elected are not working but the reality of the matter is the persons who were hired to manage the communications department have missed the mark. He said just recently they hired a new person to take over communications however, that person who is new to the island is busy with familiarizing herself with the island and the various media houses.
Yesterday we at SMN News understand several stakeholders have decided to meet at the Hotel de la Collectivity to brain storm on finding a solution the crime situation. Unfortunately the new head of communications and the present person who has been in charge these past months did not remember to call us or send an email to say there was an urgent meeting and press conference. Or maybe this person who is now the decision maker has decided not to invite us because the truth hurts. That truth is how they are spending tax payer monies on themselves while the youths of this island is fully neglected. Neglected to the point where the president has said there is nothing much can be done to change the present trend of the youths.