LMCS Limited: ‘[…] At all material times, we were prevented from executing this rescue by Paria and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. We were not given the chance to save the lives of our employees…’ Paria Fuel: ‘[…] With respect to the allegation that Paria was uncooperative during the …
Read More »Daly Bread: An absence of humanity; Paria officials were cruel to family of deceased divers
“How sleep you now, unfeeling kings? Does one human feeling creep through your hearts’ remorseless sleep?” These were the words of the poet Percy Shelley challenging suppression of the working class. There are no words strong enough to condemn the cruelty of the management of Paria Fuel Trading Company …
Read More »Demming: Paria Fuel’s shameful response to tragedy betrays absence of communications protocols
Let me begin by addressing myself directly to the families of the divers whose lives were snuffed out in the Paria incident: those of us who have lost family members and friends understand your pain. So we hope that eventually you will remember those who were lost more with joy …
Read More »Daly Bread: Should we call that George? In pursuit of transparency and accountability
Monday last was a grim day for the pursuit of transparency and accountability. Both the prime minister and the chief justice took the usual futile refuge of chastising the media and metaphorically shooting all other messengers, oblivious of the message from responsible quarters that they should give an account of …
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