Date: February 18 th, 2020 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Minister Rambharat’s stoppage of the stage in the sea at Maracas Beach is commendable but does it go far enough to address public safety and the right to co-exist on a recreational public space? The fete is still being permitted on the Beach. Keith Sobion, Machel Montano and Kees Dieffenthaller are commended for […]
Date: December 18th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, To read that the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (UDeCOTT) has now spent 89 million TT dollars to renovate an already built and frequently well maintained President’s house is simply an insult to our national intelligence and integrity and a slap in the face of all of our suffering flood victims. […]
Date: October 22 nd, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, It has been revealed that the Government is currently negotiating another loan, this time to pay for the yearly 500MTTD purchase of potable water from DESALCOTT. At the Standing Finance Committee held on 21st October 2019, Dr. Keith Rowley stated that the result of an expanded contract with DESALCOTT “has bankrupted WASA permanently” […]
Date: October 19th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, It appears that aluminium projects being pursued by the Rowley Government are in jeopardy. These projects are at various stages of negotiations, MOUs and contract signing. Sadly, secret governance denies stakeholders any knowledge or participation of the direction we are being steered, or of the resulting human health risks. Four years after this Government […]
Date: October 11th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Did the EMA approve a CEC for bulldozing which is now occurring? Why has the Minister of Planning not charged the culprits? This bulldozed area is more than 2 hectares, and EMA approvals have not been granted. There is isn’t even an application! There was no public consultation on this, the largest single land […]
c/o #34 Frederick Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies Tel (868) 674-7911. Fax: (868) 355-7671. Cell: (868) 355-7671 Email: [email protected] Press Statement Supplemental EIA for Invaders Bay Date: August 27th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) have always been transparent in our correspondence with Government officials. In light of increasing flood events in South Western […]
Date: May 28th , 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Did the massive chemical fire which took place on Sunday 26th May 2019 in Pond “A” at Kaizen Environmental Services in La Brea occur accidentally or recklessly? Did this chemical fire occur because of the unapproved disposal of highly flammable hydrocarbon condensate? This fire released large volumes of carcinogenic chemicals into our air, […]
Date: June 3rd , 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Property Act, 2015 is finally operationalised yet billions in contracts continue to be awarded without any transparency. Is the Board functioning effectively? This legislation was intended to ensure oversight, provide a control mechanism and warrant transparency of Government’s spending. Governments corruption history of choosing contractors, acquiring […]
Date: April 16th , 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) never objected to any development including the Toco Port. We promote sustainable development guided by holistic planning with independent feasibility studies and cost benefit analyses. On Friday 12th April 2019, the National Infrastructure Development Company Limited (NIDCO) held its first statutory public consultation for the Toco […]
Date: March 30th 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, On 6th March 2017, the Ministry of Works of Transport (MOWT) submitted an application to the Environment Management Authority (EMA) for a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC – 5117/2017) for the construction of a roadway from Valencia to Toco (49km). The MOWT proposed this alignment to start at the end of Churchill Roosevelt Highway […]