Taking charge
Here are two reasons why we should welcome news that the prime minister has formally taken charge of the foreign affairs portfolio: One, the foreign ministry, an important portfolio, has been without a minister for about a year. And two, this is a good opportunity for the government to reduce the size of the administration. Eleven ministers (a prime minister and 10 cabinet ministers) for a country of 700,000 people and a GDP of barely US$ 1.3 billion is excessive by any measure. Switzerland, for instance, has 7 ministers for 8 million people and a GDP of US$ 500…