Opportunity

Any curious TT visitor hearing terms such as “Privileged”, “Blessed”, “Highly favoured” and “Above reproach” will be greatly surprised to learn that these references are not being made to local dignitaries such as the president, the prime minister or even the commissioner of police.

In fact, the man of this important moment is a gentleman who appears to have the status of an untouchable because of his capacity to make laws and then bend them to suit his own personal benefit. 

How else can Attorney General Farris Al Rawi be described? After all, isn’t this the same man who aggressively passed COVID – 19 laws in Parliament then appeared unmasked on national television even while the police were harassing citizens in the streets for flouting the same regulations?

And what’s the response of his boss who’s supposed to be the most powerful man in the country?

Riding high on the Tobago spring tide, the APT James genuflects respectfully on the rough waves expected to shoo-in the People’s National Movement victory into another victory in the island’s elections at the end of this month.

“Fargo” – as the old folk of his day fondly remember him – was no PNM member or follower but in fact ruled the entire island from 1956 to 1961 on a Butler party ticket. 

Which is why he was named after the huge “Fargo” trucks which came into use on the island for the construction drive there, being well considered for his strong characteristics of reliability and fortitude tinged with generosity for all.