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1 | A Push for Political Ethics in Trinidad & Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago : Izay Mety No Ataovy |
2 | However you want to define it - principles, a moral code, character - ethics boils down to doing the right thing. | Na ahoana na ahoana no tianao hamaritana azy - ny foto-kevitra, ny fitsipika moraly, ny toetra - no mamehy ny fitsipi-pitondrantena amin'ny fanaovana izay mety. |
3 | With Trinidad and Tobago falling to the number 80 ranking in Transparency International‘s 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index, a few local bloggers have been discussing the issue of integrity. | Miaraka amin'ny fitsingidingidinan'i Trinidad sy Tobago ho any amin'ny laharana faha-80 amin'ny Fandaharan'ny Transparency International tamin'ny taona 2012 mikasika ny Fomba fahitàny ny Kolikoly, bilaogera vitsivitsy avy ao an-toerana no nifanakalo hevitra momba ny resaka fahamendrehana. |
4 | The Eternal Pantomime started the ball rolling by providing some legal context: | Ny “Eternal Pantomime” no nanomboka ny raharaha tamin'ny fanomezana ny tontolo araka ny làlàna: |
5 | The Integrity in Public Life Act will turn 13 in November of this year. | Hanodidina ny 13 amin'ny volana Novambra amin'ity taona ity Ny Fehin-dalàna mikasika Ny Fiainan'ny mponina. |
6 | Most of us view the Act and the Integrity Commission as useless. | Ny ankamaroantsika no mahita ilay lalàna sy ny Kaomisionan'ny Fahamendrehana ho tsy dia ilaina akory. |
7 | The opening sentences of the Act states that the Commission's purpose is to provide “for public disclosure, to regulate the conduct of persons exercising public functions; to preserve and promote the integrity of public officials and institutions…” What many of us don't know is that the Integrity Commission has real teeth. | Ireo fehezanteny fanokafana amin'ilay lalàna dia milaza fa hoe ny tanjon'ny Kaomisiona dia “haneho ampahibemaso izay tsy nety, hanitsiana ny fitondrantenan'ireo mpiasa manao ny asam-bahoaka; hitazonana sy hanatsaràna ny fahamendrehan'ireo mpiasam-panjakana sy ireo rafi-panjakana…” Ny zavatra tsy haintsika mantsy dia izao: Io Kaomisionan'ny Fahamendrehana io dia tena mpitsikilo mihitsy. |
8 | Their duties don't just stop at publishing a list of miscreants and submitting a report to the Senate every year. | Tsy mijanona eo amin'ny famoahana ny lisitry ny olona nanao ratsy sy mandefa tatitra fampahafantarana any amin'ny Antenimiera ihany ny asan'izy ireo isan-taona. |
9 | Their power reaches far beyond financial disclosure. | Fa tonga hatrany amin'ny fitsikeràna mikasika ny teti-bola. |
10 | The folks over at the Integrity Commission can scrutinise any person in public life or exercising public functions. | Afaka manadihady ny olona rehetra ny mpiasa ao amin' io Kaomisiona io, na izay manao asam-panjakana. |
11 | This includes the Prime Minister, the AG, Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament, members of state boards, and persons working in the Public Service, Judicial and Legal Service, Police Service, Teaching service, Statutory Authorities' Service Commission, Diplomatic Service and Advisers to the Government. | Ao anatin'izany ny Praiministra, ny “AG”, ny Kabinetran'ny Minisitra, ny Mpikambana ao amin'ny Parlemanta, ny Solombavam-bahoaka, Ireo rehetra miasa amin'ny Asam-Panjakana, any amin'ny Fitsarana sy ny Mpiasa tsotra, ny Polisy, ny Mpampianatra, ny mpiandraikitra ny asa sy ny Mponina , ireo Diplaomaty sy ny Mpanolotsain'ny Governemanta. |
12 | If you re-read that list slowly and digest its importance you will realise that the Integrity Commission has oversight of the activities of so many sectors of our country that if the Commission was properly staffed and working efficiently it should, theoretically, be able to root out a lot of the corruption and inefficiency prevalent in our society. | Raha averinao vakianao milamina tsara io lisitra io ary azonao tsara ny maha zava-dehibe azy dia ho hitanao fa tena manara-maso ny ampahany betsaka amin'ny sehatra maro eto amin'ny firenentsika ny Kaomisionan'ny Fahamendrehana, koa raha tena nomena olona sahaza sy miasa tsara izy, ara-kevitra, dia tokony ho afaka hamongotra ireo karazàna kolikoly sy ireo tsy fetezana maro misy eto amin'ny fiarahamonintsika izy. |
13 | She then honed in on the relevance of the Act to Jack Warner, the recently-resigned Minister of National Security and former Vice President of FIFA who has been plagued with allegations of misconduct in public life: | Avy eo izy niompana tamin'ilay lalàna navoakan'i Jack Warner, ilay Ministry ny Filaminana Anatiny sady Filoha Mpanampy tao amin'ny FIFA teo aloha, izay voahoso-potaka tamin'ny fanehoana tsy fahamendrehana ara-pitondran-tenany tamin'ny fiainam-bahoaka: |
14 | Mr Warner has been serving in public life since November 5th, 2007. | Efa hatramin'ny 05 Novambra 2007 no niasan'Ingahy Warner tamin'ny resaka fiainam-bahoaka. |
15 | His activities as a member of the Caribbean Football Union, Concacaf and FIFA are public knowledge. | Fanta-bahoaka ny asa nataony tamin'ny na-mpikambana azy tao amin'ny “Caribbean Football Union”, Concacaf ary FIFA. |
16 | Since becoming a member of government in 2010 there have been allegations and speculations hovering over Warner. | Hatramin'izay naha mpikambana azy tao amin'ny Governamanta ny taona 2010 izay anefa, dia marobe ny fanendrikendrehana sy fiampangana nihatra tamin'Ingahy Warner. |
17 | We have an Integrity Commission in Trinidad and Tobago that is at least a decade old. | Manana Kaomisionan'ny Fahamendrehana isika eto Trinidad sy Tobago, izay efa ho am-polo taonany izao raha kely indrindra. |
18 | Why did it take a report from Concacaf to unearth information that Warner has been less than forthcoming about his business interests and financial transactions dating back from 2006? | Fa maninona no tatitra iray avy amin'ny Concacaf no namongàrana ny mikasika ny resa-pandraharahàn'Ingahy Warner sy ny famezivezem-bola nataony efa tany amin'ny taona 2006? |
19 | Back in November 2012 there was a local newspaper report indicating Warner was the subject of a probe by the IC. When questioned about the nature of the probe, Martin Farrell, the Registrar of the IC, responded saying: ‘The Integrity Commission is not in a position to comment on your request. | Raha iverenana ny fanambaràna nataonà Gazety iray teo an-toerana ny volana Novambra 2012 izay nanambara fa nataon'ny IC. fanadihadiana Ingahy Warner, rehefa nanontaniana mikasika ny loharanom-baovao anefa izy ireo , indrindra Ingahy Martin Farrell, ilay mpiraki-draharahan'ny IC, dia hoy izy namaly : ‘Tsy amin'ny toeran'ny afaka hamaly izany fanontanianao izany ny Kaomisionan'ny Fahamendrehana. |
20 | As you will appreciate, having regard to the nature of its mandate under the Integrity in Public Life Act, the Commission is required to treat with all matters with the utmost confidentiality.' | Azonao angamba ny antony, raha rasina ny antom-pisian'ny iraka sahaniny eo ambany fifehezan'ny Lalàna momba ny Fahamendrehan'ny Fiainam-bahoaka, dia natao hanao ny asany anaty tsiambaratelo tanteraka ny Kaomisona.' |
21 | Fast forward now to April, 2013, in the aftermath of the report from Concacaf's Integrity Committee and there is still a deafening silence from the various bodies and authorities here. | Hiroso haingana amin'izao fotoana izao, volana Aprily 2013 isika, taorian'ny tatitra avy amin'ny Kaomitin'ny Fahamendrehana ao amin'ny Concacaf ary eto dia mbola misy hatrany ny fahanginana tanteraka asehon'ireo sampana maro sy ny manampahefana sasany. |
22 | The last we heard from the DPP on the matter of Warner, the police had been instructed to look into whether Warner had breached Customs and Excise laws. | Ny vaovao farany henontsika avy amin'ny DPP mahakasika iny raharahan'Ingahy Warner iny izao dia ny hoe napetraka eo am-pelatanan'ny polisy ny fanadihadiana raha toa Ingahy Warner ka nandika ny lalàna eo amin'ny Doany sy ireo lalànan'ny hetra tsy mivantana. |
23 | The probe by the AG into Warner seems to have stalled. | Toa nikatso tanteraka ny hevitry ny “AG” mikasika an'Ingahy Warner. |
24 | And the Integrity Commission remains as enigmatic as ever. | Ary mijanona ho ankamantatra tanteraka kosa ny an'ny Kaomisionan'ny Fahamendrehana. |
25 | Saying little, but alluding to an ongoing probe that has thus far yielded little satisfaction to the public. | Tsy manao fanambarana betsaka, kanefa manao sarinteny amin'ny fanadihadiana misy amin'izao fotoana izay hatreto anefa tsy nahafa-po ny vahoaka akory. |
26 | Plain Talk, tongue firmly in cheek, added: | Plain Talk, mivazivazy ratsy, dia nanampy toy izao : |
27 | The acceptable definition of ethics is - ‘moral principles that governs a person's behavior.' | Ny famaritana azo ekena indrindra ny atao hoe Etika dia - ‘Rafi-pisainana izay mibaiko ny fitondran-tenan'ny tsirairay.' |
28 | The Trinidad and Tobago Transparency Institute…has made recommendation that Government should establish an ethical protocol for members of the Cabinet which includes an agreement that any Cabinet member facing serious allegations must step down, which was clearly a recommendation made without much understanding of the nature and culture of our local politics and politicians as they would have understood that a rule like this could ruin a government and empty the Cabinet overnight. | Ilay Ivontoeran'ny Fangaharahàna ao Trinidad sy Tobago…dia nanao torohevitra fa tokony hametraka tondro-zotra ho an'ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny kabinetra ny Governemanta izay ahitàna fanekena fa he izay mpikambana rehetra miatrika fiampangana henjana dia tsy mantsy mametra-pialàna, izay torohevitra hita mazava fa tsy nijerena ny natiora sy ny kolontsainan'ny politika ary ny politisiantsika eto an-toerana, izay tokony ho azon'izy ireo an-tsaina fa mety hanimba tanteraka ny governemanta sy hanafoana tanteraka amin'ny fotoana tsy ampoizina ny kabinetra ny fifehezana toy izany. |
29 | But The Eternal Pantomime wanted answers: | Kanefa ny ” Eternal Pantomime” nilà valinteny : |
30 | After reading the Concacaf Report you have to ask yourself what exactly is the problem with us here that we can have so many institutions and systems in place, and have them constantly fail us. | Taorian'iny tatitry ny Concacaf iny dia tsy maintsy manontany tena ihany isika hoe inona no tena olana misy eto amintsika eto no toa manana sampan-draharaha sy rafitra maro, ary toy ny tsy misy anefa izy ireny ho antsika. |
31 | Why is investigating Warner and making him answerable to the public so difficult? | Fa nahoana no sarotra ny fanadihadiana an'i Warner sy ny mitaky azy hanome valintenyho an'ny vahoka ? |
32 | Why does an Integrity Commission, enacted with so much power on paper, often seem so weak? | Nahoana ilay Komisionan'ny Fahamendrehana miarakainà fahefana betsaka ara-taratasy, no mazàna tahàka ny marefo ? |
33 | When exactly are these bodies responsible for public oversight actually going to start earning their keep? | Mba rahoviana marina ireny rantsana natao hanaramaso ny fiainam-bahoaka ireny vao mba hanomboka hanana ny hajàny e? |
34 | Or are we going to have to launch a probe not just into Warner, but into the integrity of our Commissions? | Sa ve tsy Ingahy Warner irery ihany no hanaovantsika fanadihadiana, fa ny fahamendrehan'ilay kaomisionantsika mihitsy ? |
35 | aka_lol couldn't provide answers, but referring to Jack Warner's bid to be re-elected as the candidate for the now vacant Chaguanas West seat (from which he voluntarily resigned), the blogger did take a shot at predicting more of the same: | Tsy nanana valiana tamin'izany i aka_lol, kanefa kosa raha nijery ilay firotsahan-kofidian'i Jack Warner indray ho amin'ilay toerana banga ao amin'ny Chaguanas Andrefana ( izay nametrahany fialàna an-tsitrapo ), dia tsy nisalasala ilay bilaogera tamin'ny faminavinàna mihoatra noho izany aza tamin'io zavatra io ihany: |
36 | The Prime Mister, unable to ignore credible evidence for a change, finally expressed shock and horror which angered or embarrassed Jack into resigning. | Farany ny Praiministra, izay tsy afaka ny hanampi-maso amin'ireo porofo mivaingan'ny fiovàna, dia naneho hasosorana sy zava-doza izay nahatezitra na nanahiran-tsaina an'i Jack hametra-pialàna. |
37 | Nobody knows. | Tsy misy mahalala. |
38 | This report has probably worked in his favor as now no one can say they think Jack Warner was a dishonest man. | Angamba niasa ho amin'ny tombontsoany iny fanadihadiana iny satria hatramin'izao tsy misy olona mieritreritra an'Ingahy Jack Warner ho olon-dratsy mihitsy. |
39 | From the full page ads and reports reaching this blog, Mr. Warner, like the UNC [the United National Congress, the political party that comprises the majority of the ruling People's Partnership government] executives, will go down fighting. | Avy amin'ny pejy iray manontolo feno dokambarotra sy fanambarana tonga tao amin'ity bilaogy ity, toy ireo mpitantana avy amin'ny UNC [United National Congress, ilay antoko politika izay ahitàna ny ampahany betsaka amin'ny Governemantan'ny Fiaraha-mitantan'ny Vahoaka] hitsahatra tsy hitolona Ingahy Warner. |
40 | Jack has popularity among the poor and romantic as his weapon, and the UNC, it seems, has the ability to victimize anyone who is observed to be part of Jack's motorcade and support. | Manana ireo mahantra sy be fihetseham-po i Jack ho toy ny fitaovam-piadiany, ary ny UNC toa hoe manana ny fahafahana manohintohina izay olona tsinjo ho miray dia sy manohana an'i Jack. |
41 | Both sides are wielding big sticks against each other with the end result favoring Jack over the pretentious but powerful. | Samy milanja kibay goavana ny andaniny roa izay ny vokany dia manome tombony an'i Jack manoloana ilay tia sehoseho sady matanjaka. |
42 | Jack's secret weapon is well known and that is to go as an independent candidate thus leaving the seat open for the Opposition to grab. | Fantatra tsara ny fitaovam-piadiana miafin'i Jack, izany moa dia ny hametraka ny filatsahan-kofidiany amin'ny anarany manokana, noho izany malalaka ny toerana ho an'ny mpanohitra. |
43 | Let the games begin. | Avelao hanomboka ny lalao. |