'The Conversations With The People' meeting by the PMOTT seemed to be one to make excuses for not only our current position but for what very well might be in the very near future. The PMOTT did not offer to the people of this country a real achievable vision which would create both local and foreign investment. Looking at some of the highlights all I could see was a series of vague statements and very poor excuses for failing this country's economy.
The issue of a successful fabrication industry at La Brea/Pt Fortin was dealt with by statements saying that we are not competing with ourselves but with other international fabrication yards. Well I think that the now famous cry of 'take yuh platform and go' still resounds loudly in the minds of those platform investors. To try and pacify the conversation audience the PMOTT says that there is chance of another fabrication project in the pipeline. That does nobody any good, we have already lost the business, it's gone. Can you imagine if the fabrication yards in Trinidad were of an international standard and highly competitive what our position could have been with the Guyana oil finds? But we refuse to call a spade a spade and the 'mannequin man' continues on his destructive economic path.
I am sorry PMOTT, but the South Western peninsula will never be known as a location to build platforms, at least not in the near future. The damage has been done!
I agree with the view that the public sector will have to change, to cut to suit the cloth. What are you going to do with the thousands who will find themselves without a job. It will not only be public servants but there will be staff cuts at state owned companies. Before you sit and wait for this to happen, and happen it will, why did you not start the process of public private partnerships and the privatizing of many of the State owned interests. The FCB could have been sold 100% likewise many other revenue generating companies or those with the potential for profits, National Petroleum, the PATT, Pt Lisas Port, the airports, Petrotrin, National Helicopter, National Flour Mills. There are many others.
The point is if this conversation with the people had been had from day one you would have had the time to put together a solid plan to sell off many of these entities, the restructuring could have taken place by now, additional revenues would have been raised by the sale which would then have been put into infrastructural works which of course would have employed thousands of additional workers.
It's never too late but you are running out of time. It is a Government's responsibility to create jobs and or to develop the economic climate for job creation.
I am amazed that persons continue to flout the non regulation, made up by someone unknown, dress code laws of the country. What is it that people do not understand about:
NO Noodle straps
NO Strapless,
NO Caps
NO Frills,
NO Sleeveless
NO Short pants
NO Slippers
I never saw a sign however that read:
NO Tight jeans
NO Cut up jeans
NO Frayed jeans
NO Acid wash jeans
Well, apparently the lady never went to a public office/court and probably thought she was looking 'correct' only to be told that she was not only showing plenty skin but also showing contempt of court. The lady was there facing a charge of causing 'grievously bodily harm.' That is a very brave person to accost the accused for her 'dress code.' Whatap!
The man in the street interview in one of the dailies unanimously voted in the negative when asked if the police were doing their job. When is it going to happen? Who is going to bell the cat? Who is going to deal with the TTPS? No responsible Administration, Service Commission, Parliament can allow this farce of a Police Service to continue whilst the public has lost all faith in the ability of the TTPS to serve and protect the citizens of this country as enshrined in the rights of a citizen under the Constitution. We cannot just continue to make frivolous excuses that in your particular position you have no authority over the TTPS. Someone pays these officers and as far as I am concerned whoever pays you calls the shots [ bad word]. So what, we have to suffer this crime wave, the embarrassment of being known as the most dangerous island in the English speaking Caribbean, and thats OK.
It's not OK, the corrupt, inept, waste of time police force is creating major problems not only of a personal safety issue but helping to destroy the economy.
What band launch are you going to this weekend? That should do the trick, a good band launch fete and all this dying economy, dress code, police talk will suddenly go away!
Enjoy it!
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