MANY issues are being reported in the daily newspapers these days that make me wonder if any thought is being given to the underlying conditions.

When one owns an item and leaves it to lie idle, you see, there are people who are interested in taking it over because they are sure they can make it profitable for them.

I am left to wonder: why it was left idle in the first place? And secondly, why can I not make it profitable for myself?

China is on a massive roadbuilding project-and who is running our Pitch Lake project? Why can we not operate the Pitch Lake for our own gain?

Why is the Government looking to sell our refinery to a foreign entity? If they can make a go of it, can’t we?

An Indian company is to give to Trinidad a container of rice and oil. I ask why, and in return for what?

Isn’t Trinidad considered the richest of the Caribbean islands? Why then give to Trinidad and not the more needy islands?

I think this needs to be questioned.

Lastly, why is the Government dragging its feet regarding the illegal oil spill that is affecting Tobago and the Caribbean Sea?

If no one wants to take ownership of it and it was identified as being diesel fuel, put an end to it by simply putting a match to it. Stop wasting money on the clean-up.

Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t PM Rowley threaten to destroy the barge and its contents after giving, I think, one week’s notice?

Richard Deane
Diego Martin