Meighoo Resigns as UWI Lecturer
There might definitely be a story behind the story on this one. The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine campus, is run by Dr. Bhoe Tewarie who is not short on words when criticising the government and whose contract renewal was the subject of some controversy. It was rumoured this had something to do with his open criticism of Government on which the University depends for funding. On the other hand, Bhoe Tewarie is the father Nirad Tewarie who is one of the spokespersons for the Congress of the People, a new political party against which Dr. Kirk Meighoo will be competing in the next general elections.By the way, Kirk, your full name (KirkMeighoo.com) and surname (Meighoo.com) are available for registration at the International Internet Authority by anyone with a credit card. It may be in your best interest to getYourNameIn.com before someone else does. As a politician in the 21st century, a website is a must. Just ask WinstonDookeran.com. Even if you get DNA.org.tt to match the PNM.org.tt or UNC.org.tt, you should still protect YourNameIn.com
The story on the resignation is in the Express.
Meighoo resigns as UWI lecturer
Juhel Browne
Political scientist, Dr Kirk Meighoo, will no longer try to analyse the nation's politics while leading a political party at the same time.
Meighoo, the political leader of the Democratic National Assembly, announced yesterday that he had resigned his post as a lecturer in the Department of Behavioural Sciences at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies.
Meighoo was recently elected to the post of DNA political leader.
The party was formed in March 2006, and expressed its intentions to contest all 41 parliamentary seats up for grabs at the next general election, constitutionally due in 2007.
"Dr Meighoo's resignation has been tendered out of great respect for the university, as his new national responsibilities will prevent him from fully carrying out his significant responsibilities at the UWI. He will henceforth be devoting himself full-time to the politics of Trinidad and Tobago," Meighoo said in a signed statement.
He said that despite the fact that all three UWI campuses allow lecturers to participate in national politics, the university had recently received verbal attacks from Prime Minister Patrick Mann-ing.
Meighoo said Manning "misguidedly expressed "great difficulty with politicians masquerading as lecturers".
He was referring to a conference organised by another professor, Selwyn Cudjoe, where Manning said such politicians were "advocating a brand of sociology that has significant biases to it".
"Dr Meighoo does not wish to further expose the university to harassment from the Trinidad and Tobago Government, upon which it depends for funding. Indeed, this type of harassment and victimisation is what the DNA intends to eradicate from our country," Meighoo's statement said.
The DNA, which was established by Meighoo and businessman Anthony Pinto, had sought an alliance with two older parties, the Democratic Party of T&T and the National Alliance for Reconstruction.
On June 26, however, the DNA pulled out of the merger talks with the DPTT and the NAR, opting to go it alone.