We are unable to cook, wash, bathe. When we do get water, it is often brown, has been for years. We buy water to drink. We can't use a washing machine because we run the risk of having a large amount of laundry destroyed. We have resorted to washing by hand and even so all of our white clothes and uniforms are cream or brown from the water stains. Who will compensate us for this recurring loss?
People in authority need a lesson in social studies; we do not live in a desert region; we have a good annual rainfall; we are islands surrounded by water; we have two seasons. Are you seriously telling me that in 2013, while the rest of the world has advanced, Trinidadians have no system in place to supply water during the five months of the dry season?
Within two months we are on a water schedule that we were never informed of. You just open the tap and, without warning, it is dry, soap still on your skin. I am tired of hearing people on radio stations begging for water. It is unbelievable and maddening that we are denied this essential service while we pay water rates as usual. Billions of dollars have been wasted for over 50 years and continue to be wasted on projects that pale in significance to water. Must we go bathe on the waterfront and collect water from the fountains?
Spend our money wisely; we have suffered too many years of hardships. Build reservoirs, dams, desalination plants, dig more wells, whatever it takes; the population deserves better. I am ashamed; friends and relatives in other countries can't believe we are still where they left us 40 years ago.
S Singh
Caroni