A Tanker today, maybe a school tomorrow

THE EDITOR: The tanker that exploded in Guayaguyare did not incinerate the roadside school . . . luckily. Will we be this lucky tomorrow? FFOS continues to appeal to Cabinet to stop interfering with the business of the EMA, and to ensure that emergency burn units and adequate ambulances are available in the event of a gas (line) fireball incineration. To date, two years after the Techier disaster, the EMA has not ensured that any emergency evacuation training or procedures are in place in any of the high risk areas, and the Cabinet seems unconcerned.

The High Court does not seem to place much significance on these issues, and at great sacrifice FFOS will appeal unfair judgments until satisfied (or broke). Nonetheless, in Trinidad we are racing ahead with a foreign gas and oil agenda that will be remembered as the most disgusting giveaway on the planet, ever. We do this giveaway without even protecting innocent life and the environment, as recently explained by Mr Manning himself.

Thanks to the political leaders, we have few laws to protect workers, residents or victims, or to pin liability in the event of a disaster. Without even any law to command emergency medical staff, we pray that the pending disaster does not occur on a Carnival Tuesday.

GARY ABOUD
Secretary
FFOS