REFINERY Let every vote count: Caribbean pols
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the developments, noting that
months had passed by with
nothing to show for protracted
efforts.
“Patriotic, cognizant of what
the key outstanding issues are,
made a final proposal ahead of
the deadline on 29th of October.
Today, I regret to say that
their final proposal does not
address outstanding issues that
could lead to a signed contractual
agreement. And that is the state
of play as we speak,” the minister
said.
Union leaders and Patriotic
principal Ancel Roget said government
should exercise a bit
more patience and should work
with the group to resolve the
situation.
“We are concerned but at the
same time our request is for the
government, in the interest of
Trinidad and Tobago, to stay their
hands but at the same time give
an opportunity for this latest proposal,
which is in line with the
minister’s offer which seeks to get
over the hurdle of the stumbling
block that they have, and allow
for that to be properly evaluated.”
Roget anticipates that more
than 4,000 workers will be reemployed
Caribbean L 12 ife, November 6-12, 2020
if and when the refinery
cranks up again, noting that significant
plant deterioration has
taken place and repairs will run
into almost $500 million. Up and
running, he argues that the state
will benefit from taxes from such
a large group of workers, contractors,
subcontractors and related
activities he said.
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ful, Brooklyn must remain engaged and united,”
she continued, stating that there
are several achievements to be proud of.
“Over one million New Yorkers voted early,
undeterred by long lines and COVID-19.
And, voter turnout in Brooklyn reached an
all-time high.
“We had more early votes in Kings County
(Brooklyn) than in any other county in
the state,” said Bichotte, who ran unopposed
in the general elections on Tuesday. “I am
inspired by our participation. I am hopeful
that we will prevail, and in the words of
our presidential nominee, Joe Biden ‘we feel
good about where we are.’ We knew there
was a strong possibility that we would not
know the outcome of every election on election
night, and that’s okay.”
Because of the pandemic, the Brooklyn
Democratic Party leader noted that many
people cast their votes early, whether inperson
or by mail, and that those votes are
still being counted in critical swing states,
like Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania
and Nevada.
“The people must decide the outcome of
this election, and that is why we must count
every vote,” Bichotte urged. “When all the
votes are counted, we are confident that Joe
Biden will be the President of the United
States.”
Caribbean American Democratic Congresswoman
Yvette D. Clarke, the daughter
of Jamaican immigrants, who won her
re-election by a landslide on Tuesday over
her Haitian American Republican challenger
Constantin Jean-Pierre, told Caribbean
Life Wednesday night that, “despite Donald
Trump’s reckless, baseless and irresponsible
claims of victory, and attempts to undermine
our democratic process, ballots are
still being counted.
“And I am hopeful, knowing that the
American people have voted on the side of
justice and fairness,” added Clarke, who represents
the primarily Caribbean 9th Congressional
District in Brooklyn, expressing
profound gratitude to supporters – “Brooklynites,
who volunteered for me, prayed for
me and voted for me during our campaign
for re-election to the US House of Representatives.
“Thank you to everyone who made this
win possible.,” she said. “This victory is as
much yours as it is mine. I will continue to
represent your best interests in Congress
and will continue to work to create a better
Brooklyn and a better America for all.
“As the representative of the community
that raised me, it makes me proud to
carry on the legacy of the greats who came
before me, like my mother, (Jamaican-born)
the Hon. Una S.T. Clarke, and the iconic,
Hon. Shirley Chisholm, my predecessor
and the first Black woman elected to Congress,”
added Clarke about the late Caribbean
American Chisholm, the daughter of
a Barbadian mother and Guyanese father,
who was also the first Black woman to seek
the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.
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