After the rains
Good day! What a beautiful day the Lord has made! We have experienced our miracle, that of being alive and kicking today!
I posted part of these comments below in response to Philo Alexis Baptiste's statement and it will be my blog of the day.
I want us to be creative and find solutions to this continual problem, which may not be so specific to Trinidad and Tobago as it may seem.
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I am yet to hear government has begun work on straightening rivers, strengthening their banks , enforcing the laws that restrict building development above a certain feet and in general putting into effect mitigation practices to abate this annual flooding. When will Cabinet sit and organize this? All well and good to assist in the short-term but what medium to long-term measures are being designed and implemented?
Were the Corporations given monies to do remedial work BEFORE the rainy season? If so, who screwed up at the Corporations? How do we ensure via training that they do not screw up again? Questions, questions, questions. There are indeed more questions than answers.
What can citizenry do to help themselves? More and more we circumstances are proving that work must begin at the community level? We are seeing the outpouring of assistance by neighbours and friends but is is this sustainable? I think not. Community or Corporation or Local Government work is sustainable. We have to move away from the Central Government being the be all and end all.! How can we stop the rhetoric and begin to show love in action?
Ideas? Share.
Don't forget to share this blog! And thanks for following me!
I posted part of these comments below in response to Philo Alexis Baptiste's statement and it will be my blog of the day.
I want us to be creative and find solutions to this continual problem, which may not be so specific to Trinidad and Tobago as it may seem.
_______________________
I am yet to hear government has begun work on straightening rivers, strengthening their banks , enforcing the laws that restrict building development above a certain feet and in general putting into effect mitigation practices to abate this annual flooding. When will Cabinet sit and organize this? All well and good to assist in the short-term but what medium to long-term measures are being designed and implemented?
Were the Corporations given monies to do remedial work BEFORE the rainy season? If so, who screwed up at the Corporations? How do we ensure via training that they do not screw up again? Questions, questions, questions. There are indeed more questions than answers.
What can citizenry do to help themselves? More and more we circumstances are proving that work must begin at the community level? We are seeing the outpouring of assistance by neighbours and friends but is is this sustainable? I think not. Community or Corporation or Local Government work is sustainable. We have to move away from the Central Government being the be all and end all.! How can we stop the rhetoric and begin to show love in action?
Ideas? Share.
Don't forget to share this blog! And thanks for following me!
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