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The Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) said it’s committed to the payment of sick leave bonuses. The commitment comes as daily rated employees staged a protest at WASA’s Farm Road, St Joseph headquarters today calling for the payment of thes
Tobago lifeguards voice concerns over their covid19 safety Thursday 29 April 2021 Lifeguards Cha Burris, left, and Kerry Duncan, centre, and water and safety educator Sheldon Johnson speak to the media about their concerns at Store Bay Beach Facility on Wednesday. - DAVID REID Frustrated lifeguards on Wednesday called for an urgent meeting with the Division of Tourism, Culture and Transportation. The lifeguards, speaking with the media at the Store Bay Beach Facility, revealed a number of grievances, including working conditions, outstanding wages, lack of equipment and PPE. Spokesman Cha B...
Arouca cop held for rape File photo A 34-year-old policeman was arrested in relation to reports of rape in Arouca on Thursday morning. Police said members of the Arouca CID, Northern Division Task Force Area Central and the Cybercrime Unit went to the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) housing development, Arouca, at around 5 am. They were making enquiries into the report of a rape that took place on Wednesday afternoon. Police found a man they believed to be the suspect and arrested him. Investigators said the man was last assigned to the Northern Division Task Force ...
Lifeguards warn of industrial action File photo: A lifeguard walks along Maracas Bay. - JEFF K MAYERS FRUSTRATED LIFEGUARDS on Tuesday threatened industrial action if their calls for better working conditions, equipment and PPE are not met. Speaking on behalf of the lifeguards at their union's head office on Henry Street, Port of Spain, president general of the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW), James Lambert, said for more than a decade the union and by extension the lifeguards have been appealing through the proper channels to raise awareness of their plight. He sa...
WASA employee protest outside WASA Head Office in St Joseph yesterday. Daily paid WASA workers, hoping that they will receive sick leave bonuses ahead of the Christmas holiday, staged a protest at the Water utility’s head office in St Joseph. President of the National Union of Government and Federated Workers’ WASA section Andy Crichlow said it was just another instance of disrespect towards the daily paid workers. “If you don’t have money there is a process one would go through. Don’t take daily paid people down to the wire who heavily dependent on that sick leave bonus to take c...