His Excellency is staying on – with victorious Volda
I held Mr. Paul Slowe in high regard as a professional police officer of fair play and integrity.
Three rather anecdotal but factual situations complement my personal assessment and opinion. First, at a small social session at a Church Street Georgetown club years ago Slowe told the late top editor Cecil Griffith that he (Slowe), in his capacity as an officer of the Police Force, would “lock up” Griffith if Griff had ever committed some intended or hypothetical misdemeanour. We chuckled when a sensitive Griffith seemed offended. Second, for some reason I always have the newspaper image of Slowe – as – Traffic Chief- with a “tintometer” – testing the density of a car-window tint. Thirdly – of course, was his rather courageous and principled stand-off against Home Affairs Minister Gajraj. (I was later an invited guest to two of Paul’s high-profile social occasions, before and during his stint with the West Indies Cricket Board. So I was/am a fan.)
But the foregoing is just partial context for my firm beliefs relevant to Mr Slowe’s work on a recent Commission of Inquiry to investigate an alleged assassination attempt against His Excellency.
It’s my belief that the numerous inquiries and (forensic) audits constitute one technique to empower His Excellency to accept and implement specific “recommendations” which can be both useful to discover wrong-doers and suggest remedies, as well as to satisfy and operationalise plans His Excellency already held in his mind and breast.
