Again they blame OWTU

Amazingly, the union has been raising the issue of the failure of the company’s management to put in place preventative measures and contingency plans and bringing to the public’s attention the continuing failure of the management to take any proactive steps.

But in the eyes of some people the union is the cause of all the problems in the company.

The usual platitudes are being trotted out to avoid facing the truth, that is, the management is just simply incompetent.

Steps have been taken to deal with the leak. Only a small amount of oil has actually reached the Gulf and containment measures have been successful.

Except that the boats, birds and fishermen have a different story to tell.

The impact on the environment is incalculable because Petrotrin is not prepared to tell the nation the truth.

The only time these problems will be properly addressed is when the country comes to the realisation that the problem lies with the management, not the union.

KARAN MAHABIRSINGH Carapichaim