Temporary Secretary in the THA Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transportation (DOTCAT) Zorisha Hackett has broken her silence on her appointment as joint secretary of the division.

Speaking to the media on September 26 in Calder Hall, Hackett acknowledged there being no precedent for having two secretaries managing the same division, but said it was 100 per cent legal and would help the THA in its hosting of October carnival.

She said, “It’s providing support; so both Secretary (Tashia) Burris and myself were provided with that mandate from Chief Secretary (Farley) Augustine in his wisdom, I think, and also the Administrator in DOTCAT.”