{"id":652,"date":"2008-10-04T03:12:23","date_gmt":"2008-10-04T07:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=652"},"modified":"2008-10-04T23:08:46","modified_gmt":"2008-10-05T03:08:46","slug":"pm-manning-out-of-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.trinidadandtobagonews.com\/blog\/?p=652","title":{"rendered":"PM Manning out of place"},"content":{"rendered":"

Express Editorial
\nSaturday, October 4th 2008<\/i> <\/p>\n

PM Patrick ManningDEBATES in Parliament are supposed to be about the interests of those who put Members of Parliament there, not to hurl scandalous allegations at individuals in and out of Parliament. In this regard, there is another aspect of Prime Minister Manning’s parliamentary behaviour that needs noting.
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\nWe refer to his allegation that somehow the MP for Siparia, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, had been given access by an employee of the Integrity Commission to confidential information on persons unnamed, the allegation tied to the “problem” of unwillingness of persons to sit on boards. Mr Manning further observed that he had heard these reports from time to time and caused the matter to be investigated. <\/p>\n

Surely, the Prime Minister must know that under Section 20 (1) of the Integrity in Public Life Act 2000 all members of the Integrity Commission and its employees are bound by oath to secrecy regarding records and that under Section 20 (5) if any of the Commission or its employees communicates or even attempts to communicate confidential information to any unauthorised person he\/she shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of $250,000 and ten years imprisonment.
\nFull Article : trinidadexpress.com<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

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