It has been one of those very eventful years. One when you look back and can't seem to understand the whats or whys of the time. As 2011 spins to an end, I sit here with absolutely no regrets and with so much anticipation for the path I must traverse in 2012 I can hardly wait for 2011 to be gone, cast away into the history of man.
I continue to thank God for criss crossing my life with His Angels. One in particular continues to be a major influence in my life. There has never been a day, since our paths crossed, so dramatically more than a decade ago, that God has not used this angel to impact and change the course of my life in a positive way.
After building a thriving consultancy with a number of Caribbean governments on his advice I was brought onto the team of the Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism. I disctinctly remember the Permanent secretary telling me s had 'problems' with me working for the Honourable Minister, in the capacity in which I signed on to; but then her vision was 'limited'. I suppose her thinking was similar to persons caught up on 'shit and status' who would have scoffed at the opportunity as being 'beneath their status'. Not me I love public sector communications and I have always embraced an opportunity to have new and different experiences. Culture and the arts were not really my'thing' ( although I am a published author) but working with the Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism was as easy as breathing, simply because of the people with whom I interacted each and every day.
It was at the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism I rekindled my joy of working in Trinidad and Tobago public sector, which I might add was severely impacted by crappy Public Servants with a no work agenda. Although I have to say, I also know many hard working public servants; the best thing to come out of the interactions with the malicious, deceitful, envious group (inclusive or senior staff and their imps and secretaries) is more material for characters for my novel 'Public Servants'.
But coming back to the Ministry of the Arts and Multiculturalism, Dawad, Eldon, Donald, Denis and Rolph (sniff, sniff) Minister Peter's inner cabinet, made being there and working there so comfortable that I have come to regard them all as big brothers and Minister Peters as my biggest brother. It was no small shock when less than a month after showing us his photographs in a casket, Rolph I.L Warner suddenly walked through the door to eternity and into our memories. I did not know Rolph before joining the Ministry, but I can safely say my life was so enriched by meeting and working with him that I will be forever grateful to him for making me smile everyday for the rest of my life. Thank you Rolph. Thank you Minister Peters. Thank you Dawad, Eldon, Denis, Chris and Donald. Group Hug.
I also want to say a special thank you to MP Nela Khan, PS Jones, DPS Vel Lewis, Wynell Nicholas, Lieutenant Jitta, Jemma Kerr, Emma Chulan, Wendy and Georgette Worrell, Bevan Agard, Christopher Alfred and the staff at Culture Division and the crew. Thank you for being a part of this memorable year.
By the time I was appointed Director of Communications at the Ministry of the Attorney General, I was well primed for 'working' with an Attorney General, whom many had described as difficult. I have not found him so to be. Anand Ramlogan S.C. continues to inspire me to improve the service I give to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Thank you AG for being the person you are. I also want to express my appreciation to Samraj Harripaul S.C. for his quiet but effective management of my transition into the Ministry of the Attorney General and for all those, including PS Yearwood and the present group of ladies in the Comms Unit (Gina, Kailash, Tricia, Siobhan, Maxine and Candace) for giving me the opportunity to chart a new course for Public Sector Communications within the Ministry of the Attorney General.
The first quarter of fiscal 2012 has been one of the most rewarding for me professionally in the Trinidad and Tobago public sector.The organizational systems upon which the Communications Unit of the Ministry of the Attorney General will operate have been established and we are rearing to go.
As we usher in 2012 and begin to implement our projects and programmes using this platform it is my fervent wish that a comprehensive,co-ordinated Public Sector Communications remit be designed and implemented to ensure a more dynamic Public Sector communicator environment which will positively impact and manage the change process among the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
I can't wait to get to work.
All the Best in 2012
The Uninhabited Diplomat.
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