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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : T & T cops protest over pay ( RJR )...</span>
Several hundred police officers in Trinidad and Tobago stayed off the job on Monday in protest over their pay package.The officers are protesting a 5% salary increase offered by the government.They argue that a 15 to 20% increase would be a much more reasonable offer. President of the Police Association, Anand Ramesar, says the the police officers action caused significant disruption in a number of areas including court proceedings.Magistrate court in the city was completely shut down as officers were not there to man the courts.A statement from Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs has condemned the Police Association for encouraging what he called an illegal stay away from work by members of an essential service.He said officers on leave were called out to fill vacancies.(Source: The BBC Caribbean Service)
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : T & T cops protest over pay ( RJR )...</span>
Several hundred police officers in Trinidad and Tobago stayed off the job on Monday in protest over their pay package.The officers are protesting a 5% salary increase offered by the government.They argue that a 15 to 20% increase would be a much more reasonable offer. President of the Police Association, Anand Ramesar, says the the police officers action caused significant disruption in a number of areas including court proceedings.Magistrate court in the city was completely shut down as officers were not there to man the courts.A statement from Commissioner of Police Dwayne Gibbs has condemned the Police Association for encouraging what he called an illegal stay away from work by members of an essential service.He said officers on leave were called out to fill vacancies.(Source: The BBC Caribbean Service)