Crime at all levels are out of hand. Most people are going about their lives as usual and hoping it does not affect them.
Utility companies are failing from poor management, private companies are profiting from corrupt deals, the government seems to be concentrating more on getting votes than real progress.
http://newsday.co.tt/news/0,187200.html
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Blatant-corruption-on-the-Govts-part-230292981.html
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Voting-corruption-and-crime-232588431.html
http://guardian.co.tt/news/2013-08-18/no-action-against-corruption
http://guardian.co.tt/news/2012-10-12/bogus-degree-lands-wasa-man-top-job
The worst kinds of crimes are common nowadays, the population has become desensitised to it. It is even directed from inside of jails.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Childs-body-sexually-violated-233886781.html
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/mobile/news/McFarlane--I-faced-HELL-in-that-Trinidad-prison-_15110849
http://www.newsday.co.tt/politics/0,112449.html
http://www.newsday.co.tt/politics/0,115032.html
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Crackdown-on-illegal-cellphones-in-prisons-coming-206364781.html
http://guardian.co.tt/news/2013-11-18/crackdown-prison-cells-coming%E2%80%94griffith
The general public disobeys laws because there is no consequence. It is frustrating sometimes to just drive on the main roads.
http://guardian.co.tt/news/2012-03-25/road-safety-not-taken-seriously-tt
http://www.newsday.co.tt/news/0,179213.html
http://youtu.be/mqSKfoJ0vzU
Laying sand to the same level as the asphalt in a WASA pipe trench, 29 Nov 2013 |
Compacting sand to the same level as the asphalt. This is typical as the area is covered with areas many inches higher than the original road, 29 Nov 2013 |
I HEART TnT.
Also, this is my 500th post, I hope something good comes out of this blog.