The Editor, Sir:

Having watched the reports of the proceedings of the Contractor General's appearance before the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, by way of the electronic and print media, I am left to contemplate if it is that certain members of the PAC aren't there to merely establish or lay the blame of the exorbitant overruns at the foot of the said Contractor General.

From one who is looking in from the outside, I would think that the questions being asked of the Contractor General would require answers that are more explanatory than a mere yes or no, if it is that the country at large and indeed the PAC is to come to a clearer understanding of what went wrong, hopefully in an effort to avoid such costly overruns in future projects under whichever administration.

Non-compliance of several public bodies

On another point, if the Contractor General's indication of the non-compliance of several public bodies, which are subject to the purview of the legislation under which his office operates, is true as it pertains to the provision of information vital to the execution of his duties, then it ought to be evident how bureaucratically impeded the Office of the Contractor General is. If there is nothing to hide, why not be transparent?

Those elected to public office must make a concerted effort to put the interest of country first by dealing with the issues, as opposed to making attempts to save face from a partisan prospective, in what could be construed as an effort to gain possible political mileage.

I am, etc.,

FABIAN E. SANCHEZ

sanchez.fabian@yahoo.com

emelio12@hotmail.com

Gordon Town,

St. Andrew