KD, the sad truth, as in many countries, is that a large proportion of citizens are completely apathetic. They like to read and complain to their friends, but even the effort of signing a petition is too much bother. Unfortunately, this is the way it is. Sometimes it is useful to make comments like yours, but its really only venting your anger and frustration.
The only people who can really expose and bring change are the media. Once you can fill the papers with your protest it becomes real. Not just one day, but day after day. Politicians will ignore a 10,000 person petition, but put them on the front page for 3 days and they will react.
A democracy will only be as strong as the opposition political party and the press. Citizens do not make a democracy strong. They need a voice that can be heard.
If we had Liburds in the 3 main papers and Jennings at the 3 main TV stations, this would be a different country. But once you have weak editors, producers and owners, we will always be victims.
This country needs investigative television such as BBC Panorama or ITV World In Action. An Ian Alleyne style reporter who investigates political issues. Sadly, there would be very few sponsors, and no TV producer with big enough balls.
More likely is that overseas journalists such as Jennings will be the only journalists to make these documentaries.
What shocks me is that there must be a Trini journalist living overseas who could make one, or at least a Caribbean journo. It shouldn't take a white Englishman to expose this corruption, because, if nothing else, it encourages opponents to play the race card.
