I had the most interesting and not so flattering news on our little twin island republic this week , and i would like to share it with the members on this site. a female friend and former co worker of mine who now works for the WTO as an international investigator, was extremely exited and couldn't wait to tell me she was chosen to go to T&T on a job assignment and wanted me to come along as a chaperon, of which i refused, BC of other obligations. upon her return we met for lunch and she began to relay the news of her trip. it seem that she had a fondness for Trini especially Tobago, but nothing could prepare me for what she had to say about the state of affairs in our beloved T&T. she said our poverty level was on par with countries like Malaysia, Nepal ,Pakistan, Gaza, and singapore. she said almost 75 % of tringbagonians live just about or below the poverty line and our middle class was almost non existant. she also said there was a high disparity between the wealthy and the have nots. it was also brought to my attention that our sewer system and hydro electric system was 90 yrs behind time. she also told me that T&T has some of the wealthiest ppl in the western hemisphere and for a country with all that wealth and such a small population, with pure uninhabited rain forest and breath taking land scapes, rich in marine life natural gas and oil, there was no reason for such poor infrastructure and high poverty rate. in her final analysis, she concluded that we were high on unemployment , poverty and illiteracy, and 120 yrs behind in technology. positive.
