Let us resolve the Caroni Issue

THE EDITOR: This is an open letter to The Hon Patrick Manning, Prime Minister, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Whitehall. The present issue of the restructuring of Caroni (1975) Ltd has become an emotive and divisive issue. As a result, irrelevant and extraneous issues are being introduced by those whose sole purpose is to further their own agendas.

The country stands at a critical juncture, where our colonial past meets our vision for the future. Our future can only be blighted if we do not effectively deal with, confront and put to rest our inherited bogies. Swaha Inc has been involved in multi-lateral discussions with the sole object of resolving this issue in a satisfactory manner, one that takes into consideration the concerns of both the workers and the national community. We firmly believe that this is the only way forward and thus we are prepared to and intend to work towards this end. As a first step, we have extended invitations to both Minister Rahael and Mr Indarsingh to ventilate the issue on our television programme, Swaha. The Minister has responded in the affirmative. We are still awaiting a response from the Union. We further propose that a seminar be held, also in a neutral forum, to discuss and address the concerns of both the workers and the national community.

PANDIT PRAKASH PERSAD PhD MAPE
Chairman
Swaha Inc