By LAUREL V WILLIAMS Saturday, December 19 2009
PRIME
MINISTER Patrick Manning has been given seven days to respond to a
letter about concerns faced by former sugar workers of the now defunct
Caroni (1975) Ltd.
This deadline was given
Thursday night during a cottage meeting at the Esperanza Presbyterian
Primary School, Dow Village California, by UNC Tabaquite MP Ramesh
Lawrence Maharaj.
In fact, Maharaj threatened that if Manning fails to respond within the stipulated time, legal action will follow.
The four-page letter, which was addressed to Prime Minister Manning and dated December 17, 2009, sought redress for the former sugar workers with regards to the terms and condition of the Voluntary Separation of Employment Packages (VSEP) agreement.
Maharaj, who is running for the post of Political leader in the upcoming UNC internal election come January 24, signed the letter under the capacity as president of the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Rights Association.
In the letter Maharaj reminded Manning of a High Court Action whereby Justice Lennox Deyalsingh declared the entitlement of former sugar workers to have residential and agricultural plots of land with all proper infrastructure.
Reading the letter to the small, but vibrant crowd Maharaj added that with regard to the leasehold interest for 199 years of the workers entitled lot of land, the government has requested that they pay a deposit of $3,000.
In fact, Maharaj threatened that if Manning fails to respond within the stipulated time, legal action will follow.
The four-page letter, which was addressed to Prime Minister Manning and dated December 17, 2009, sought redress for the former sugar workers with regards to the terms and condition of the Voluntary Separation of Employment Packages (VSEP) agreement.
Maharaj, who is running for the post of Political leader in the upcoming UNC internal election come January 24, signed the letter under the capacity as president of the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Rights Association.
In the letter Maharaj reminded Manning of a High Court Action whereby Justice Lennox Deyalsingh declared the entitlement of former sugar workers to have residential and agricultural plots of land with all proper infrastructure.
Reading the letter to the small, but vibrant crowd Maharaj added that with regard to the leasehold interest for 199 years of the workers entitled lot of land, the government has requested that they pay a deposit of $3,000.
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