Letters to the Editor - Integrity Fiasco

The Editor:
Like many other members of the public and the intellectual community in Trinidad and Tobago I am deeply disappointed by the reported statements of President Richards in apparently treating so dismissively the knowledge of Fr. Charles' academic misconduct and broach of public trust and patiently await Prof. Richard's eventual statement on the matter. in the meantime, in addition to questions about whether or not he or someone should resign over what is clearly a dereliction of duty, serious questions are raised in my mind as to the integrity of his own professional record including supervision of students. In the departments in the University with which I am familiar such behaviour regarding scholarship is not treated lightly.