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RIP, Le Sponge'





We headed off to the QP Oval this afternoon for the concert to raise money and relief items for the hurricane ravaged islands. A great initiative which could have attracted many more people but I guess that there are many other groups doing the same thing. Nothing wrong with this the main thing being the end result, help for the islands. The fix on the islands will require a lot more than canned food, tarpaulins and bottled water. What about us sending repair crews to reinstate power, water, roads and other infrastructure. Surely between the Government and the utility companies we could have personnel and equipment sent to the territories to assist in the rebuilding of the damaged power, communication and water distribution systems. Imagine the Trade Unions being part of this fix supporting the deployment of workers to the islands. I am not talking about T&T alone, the other neighbours must be part of it. Of course the billion dollar fix is beyond us all but giving in kind is very real. Instead of the 'dancing backhoe' waiting for the next Independence Day parade we could actually deploy resources to the battered territories.

Question? is the Mouttet report on the ferry fiasco public or not? One of the dailies has the report, why is it then the general public is not privy to it? The Mouttet report makes reference to statements made by a current Board member on the procurement of the two vessels currently contracted by the PATT. Note, one vessel has supposedly been fired for non delivery. The Mouttet report goes into detail about the 'exigent conditions' at the time hence the adaptation of the emergency rules for tendering by the PATT. All I can say is that this is absolute B/S and the writer of the Mouttet report should know better.
Let it be said that the Mouttet report speaks to the contracting of the Superfast Galicia without having a single conversation with anyone connected to the acquisition of the vessel. The Mouttet report is a sham and the writer should be hanging his head in shame at allowing himself to be used by the PMOTT for this abuse of power. Data my foot! Deal with the real issues, the current ferry service has collapsed as a result of the corrupt political meddling in the workings of a perfectly good working ferry service by this administration, lead by none other than the person who commissioned the Mouttet Report, the PMOTT.

I posted earlier my feelings on the awarding of the ORTT. This award is the highest award given by this country and should not be cheapened in any way by giving persons who are not deserving. A political supporter who has not done one single thing for this country, that he was not paid for, was never involved or lead any initiative to improve the lives of our citizens, nor sacrificed his time and effort to make major changes in the way we live, has no right to be awarded this country's highest honor. Simply being one of the boys in the band does not make a person deserving of the nation's highest honor.

Happy Republic Day people, I know as citizens we are in fact very proud of our country and we should be. We are a wonderful, caring, creative people. Religious and racial tolerance is a normal day for us, an example to the world. We are truly good people!

Lost a brother today, RIP Le Sponge!

Good night and good luck!




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