Appeal to Red Cross

THE EDITOR: Oh for the good old days. I call to mind Mr Samaroo of the Red Cross of TT.

When Mr Samaroo was alive we would not have heard of passengers being hungry at Piarco or Crown Point Airports. The Red Cross personnel would have been there serving tea, coffee and sandwiches for our stranded passengers, and also catering for the children. We must remember that returning passengers are at most times leaving with limited funds so that when an emergency arises they are in a financial bind. In the early days, the Red Cross would be on spot to provide refreshment to the fire victims when there were large fires. They are no longer seen. I am appealing to the President of the local Red Cross Society to consider their former role in providing hot meals for people in distress as the food outlets would not do it for obvious reasons.

THOMAS
METCAFFE
Pt Cumana