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Trinidad & Tobago: Emergency 101

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 @ 14:57 UTC

by Janine Mendes-Franco

Countries:: Trinidad & Tobago
Topics:: Cyber-Activism, Disaster, Economics, Health, Media, Relief & Rescue, Travel, Politics
Languages:: English

A fatal road accident along Trinidad's North Coast leads KnowProSE.com to comment: “Emergency medicine infrastructure and preventative measures are not a priority, it seems. It seems a victim of economic triage…does the Government of Trinidad and Tobago value the lives of citizens and visitors, much less the quality of life?”

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