Madness inSportt.....Anil
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:09 am
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Madness ruled at the formerly PNM-controlled Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Sportt). Included in that “madness” is that the company, which obtained the contract for the controversial national flag at the National Stadium, received confirmation of the award from Sportt prior to even being recommended for the job. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Sport Minister Anil Roberts described that and other issues in Sportt which were outlined in a Finance Ministry audit.
Roberts said Sportt had a procurement specialist and consultant on staff at respective salaries of $16,800 and $35,000 monthly. He also said Sportt had received 37 applications from interns in 2009. But the eight who were hired never applied, he said. Roberts said despite having travelling allowances, Sportt’s executive chairman and director leased two BMW X5’s at a cost of $40,000 monthly. Looking at former PNM leader Patrick Manning, he said: “I remember the MP for San Fernando East (Patrick Manning) in a different capacity saying ‘jail ent nice... it ain’t nice’.”
Madness ruled at the formerly PNM-controlled Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (Sportt). Included in that “madness” is that the company, which obtained the contract for the controversial national flag at the National Stadium, received confirmation of the award from Sportt prior to even being recommended for the job. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Sport Minister Anil Roberts described that and other issues in Sportt which were outlined in a Finance Ministry audit.
Roberts said Sportt had a procurement specialist and consultant on staff at respective salaries of $16,800 and $35,000 monthly. He also said Sportt had received 37 applications from interns in 2009. But the eight who were hired never applied, he said. Roberts said despite having travelling allowances, Sportt’s executive chairman and director leased two BMW X5’s at a cost of $40,000 monthly. Looking at former PNM leader Patrick Manning, he said: “I remember the MP for San Fernando East (Patrick Manning) in a different capacity saying ‘jail ent nice... it ain’t nice’.”
