San Juan, Dec 5 (EFE).- Labor unions in Trinidad and Tobago staged Friday a national march against corruption, gathering hundreds of workers and other citizens in the capital, Port-of-Spain.
The event was organized mainly by the Joint Trade Union Movement and Oilfield Workers Trade Union, or OWTU, the Trinidad Express reported.
OWTU leader Ancel Roget has previously said that his union disapproves of corruption reported in state enterprises such as oil company Petrotrin, which earlier this week halted talks with employees who are threatening to strike over pay demands.
Roget mentioned Trinidad and Tobago's ranking in the Corruption Perception Index of 2014, published on Wednesday by watchdog organization Transparency International.
The CPI ranks Trinidad and Tobago 85th out of the 175 countries and territories, with 38 points out of a maximum of 100.
This is the second national march called by union workers in 2014. The first mobilization, on May 23, drew more than 25,000 people, according to local media reports.
- Share on Facebook
- Share on Twitter
- Share on Pinterest
- Share on LinkedIn
- Share on Reddit
- Copy Link to Topic
Replies sorted oldest to newest
There are a lot of scumbags on GNI that will put Guyana down and praise Trinidad and Suriname. Guyana got it share of problems, but I will never bad mouth my own country for another. I don't care if Guyana good or bad, it's my blasted country whe me mumma meck me.
What would they do if they were living in abject poverty like Guyanese and facing out of control corruption?
There are a lot of scumbags on GNI that will put Guyana down and praise Trinidad and Suriname. Guyana got it share of problems, but I will never bad mouth my own country for another. I don't care if Guyana good or bad, it's my blasted country whe me mumma meck me.
stop yuh adolescent lying . . . u cuss Guyana plenty prior to 1992
I probably cuss the corrupted dictators that kept us under the food chain, but not my beloved country.
I probably cuss the corrupted dictators that kept us under the food chain, but not my beloved country.
Why don't you cuss the corrupted dictators who are currently in power?
I check Wikipedia and other reference material world wide and none of them says that Guyana is a dictator regime. What you want me to do?
I check Wikipedia and other reference material world wide and none of them says that Guyana is a dictator regime. What you want me to do?
Only today Rummouthar announced that the dictatorship will continue indefinitely. Like you out of touch with reality.
let's focus back on T&T corruptions. I think that was the topic heading.
I probably cuss the corrupted dictators that kept us under the food chain, but not my beloved country.
suh, people now cussin the current murdering and tiefin PPP gang governing their "beloved" Guyana
what's your stupid point, u infant?
If you want to behave like a pig, stay with the pigs. I am not interesting what you has to say.
If you want to behave like a pig, stay with the pigs. I am not interesting what you has to say.
vermin, if you aren't "interesting" in what i have to say, block me and shut up
my job here is to lift up alyuh skirt so people can see . . .
If you want to behave like a pig, stay with the pigs. I am not interesting what you has to say.
There are a lot of scumbags on GNI that will put Guyana down and praise Trinidad and Suriname. Guyana got it share of problems, but I will never bad mouth my own country for another. I don't care if Guyana good or bad, it's my blasted country whe me mumma meck me.
All you need to worry about is that Trinidad is ranked ABOVE Guyana, meaning that it is LESS corrupt, and it still has a vigorous trade union movement and vibrant civic organizations, so remains a much healthier democracy than Guyana.
Note also that the only Trinis living in Guyana are those working for CARICOM, Royal or other international organizations, or women with Guyanese husbands, over 20,000 Guyanese live in Trinidad and dominate the security guard, farm laborer, gardener, and domestic worker categories.
When a Trini says that she "needs a Guyanese" she is saying that she wants a maid or a gardener.
When Trinis say they want to rent an apartment in NY they are referring to a Guyanese homeowner's basement. As a matter of fact, a friend of mine from Berbice refers to Trinis as "Basement".
let's focus back on T&T corruptions. I think that was the topic heading.
Blame the PPP for the T&T corruptions.
let's focus back on T&T corruptions. I think that was the topic heading.
Blame the PPP for the T&T corruptions.
Stop say donkey dong dong.
let's focus back on T&T corruptions. I think that was the topic heading.
Blame the PPP for the T&T corruptions.
Stop say donkey dong dong.
Oh rass, me farget. You boy fren ah wan Trini nah? Wah kine cheap likkka dem gat in TT?
let's focus back on T&T corruptions. I think that was the topic heading.
Blame the PPP for the T&T corruptions.
Stop say donkey dong dong.
Oh rass, me farget. You boy fren ah wan Trini nah? Wah kine cheap likkka dem gat in TT?
we getting marry. he not short like you. he is 6-2 ok.
let's focus back on T&T corruptions. I think that was the topic heading.
Blame the PPP for the T&T corruptions.
Stop say donkey dong dong.
Oh rass, me farget. You boy fren ah wan Trini nah? Wah kine cheap likkka dem gat in TT?
we getting marry. he not short like you. he is 6-2 ok.
Arrite gyal. Me feel sarri fuh me Bhai Nehru. Hope de man nah guh drink heself to death now. You ah mek me start stress now. Me guh lie down pon me kitchen floor for 4 hours and cry till me fall asleep.
Miss Kamla loseing the election. Oil price not good.
Miss Kamla loseing the election. Oil price not good.
Hope dem peeple nah bun dung POS.
Miss Kamla loseing the election. Oil price not good.
Hope dem peeple nah bun dung POS.
they modern. no wood building there. no ugly place like GT