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Patterns25 March 202610 min

1,868 Nurse Vacancies, 2013 Salaries, and an Emergency Room With No Staff

The Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex had 30 patients in A&E and zero nurses on duty. This is not a one-night staffing glitch. It is a system in collapse - and the government is about to open 540 new hospital beds with no plan to staff them.

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Accountability5 March 20268 min

110,000 Applied for 20,000 Jobs. How Many Were Hired?

The government eliminated CEPEP and URP, promised 20,000 permanent positions, and received 110,000 applications. In Port of Spain, 500 workers became 12.

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