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 […]
While northern range quarries are jeopardizing 90% of our naturally harvested potable water supply, our leaders have a duty of care to not be silent or appear to be consenting.
While our sea and fish continue to be contaminated by cancer causing poly cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, the Ministry and Government have a “duty of care” to ensure enforcement of the law “without fear or favor”.
Date: May 6th , 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, There is yet another Oil spill in our Gulf of Paria food basket-. How many oil spills must we suffer before a single culprit is brought to justice? Is our Government protecting these known violators? Shouldn’t Government enforce the Law and arrest, prosecute and incarcerate the CEOs of these degrading companies? The Oil […]
The extractive sector is the foundation of our unstable economy and requires the best minds, the greatest transparency and the most thorough accountability.
Our government needs to be reminded that ALL extractive resources belong to ALL of the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
How many more must die before our Parliamentarians sit up and address these avoidable and recurring fatalities?
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: April 12th, 2019 Dear Editor/Newsroom, On Friday 12th April 2019, it was reported that a Point Fortin woman was fined, by the Point Fortin Magistrate‟s Court, $51,000.00 for building a ten by ten-foot house on state land. The action to remove her was brought by the Point Fortin Regional Corporation. Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) do not […]
Unless each one of us makes our voices heard we fear that we will continue to lose our spirit of nationhood, patriotism and solidarity.
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 […]