Friday Terror at FCB

THE EDITOR: “This is a private matter!” growled the soldier to the media reporters, as seen on the TV news.

The arrogant man demonstrated a lack of decorum and manners to the press after one of his indisciplined colleagues unleashed a violent blitz at the St James branch of First Citizens Bank on Friday last, damaging the bank’s property and threatening the staff. It was an hour of terror on a month-end Friday. Because he could not get money from the ATM the reckless military man, who probably thought that he was the only one in the whole wide world with a problem, reacted like quicksilver! Sadly, in recent times this type of behaviour is what our citizens have been subject to from members of our Defence Force. This is the very arm of the State whose members recently got a substantial pay increase, while Caroni workers were kicked out of employment.

This is the organisation that early this year received several brand new heavy vehicles, and recently took possession of many vehicles belonging to the now defunct Caroni Ltd. Thanks to the puerile, actions of a fool, the staff of FCB were severely traumatised. Thanks to the attitude of a spoilt brat, the bank was forced to open late in the evening, disrupting the busy schedule of its customers. But, the oxen-faced soldier on the eve of our 41st Independence anniversary celebration, has the temerity to tell the media “this is a private matter.” In other words, citizens can expect another cover-up like in the El Socorro fiasco.

SHIVANNA
DIPNARINE AND VISHANTI MAHABIR for WARD
Women Against Racism and Dictatorship