I'm always amused when I read the Trinidad Guardian. Not only do I appreciate the articles, I appreciate the gaffes inflicted upon the public, unwittingly (perhaps) passing both the 'reporter' and the 'editor'.
Now, I'm not saying the other newspapers don't have some mistakes. To err is human, and the staff are human after all. But the frequency of the gaffes in the Guardian seems extraordinarily high, given that checks and balances should be taking place at several stages before printing.
Check this one out under the headline "Kamla wants info on CJ tribunal":
Now, I'm not saying the other newspapers don't have some mistakes. To err is human, and the staff are human after all. But the frequency of the gaffes in the Guardian seems extraordinarily high, given that checks and balances should be taking place at several stages before printing.
Check this one out under the headline "Kamla wants info on CJ tribunal":
Two Thursdays ago, Sharma’s lawyer Cindy Bhagwandeen, an association of Ramlogan’s Freedom House Chambers, wrote a letter to President Richards that threatened to take legal action to compel the reversal of the Chief Justice’s suspension.Aside from the obvious 'association' gaffe, do you see the other?
When I was a lad growing up in Trinidad, the persons who performed creditably were ironically inclusive of Dominic Kalipersad, now editor of the Guardian. What happened since?
I admire persons like Julie Andrews, (the late) Tony Randall, James Earl Jones, (the late) John Houseman, Trevor McDonald.... they have taken elocution to a fine art.
To hear the present crop on persons on air (I receive Trinidad radio online) actually makes me cringe, and it is only a matter of time before I switch off. I hope an appeal to those involved in staff selection might suffice to raise the standards.
A word of caution though: a pseudo-American accent is not attractive. It is annoying. Right, Shelly?
