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Trinidad & Tobago: Flood Waters

Posted 29 August 2008 11:19 GMT

As flooding plagues parts of Trinidad and Tobago, Jeremy Taylor says: “It’s odd that a country with a TT$45 billion budget, and a desire to become a ‘developed nation’ by 2020, can’t figure out how to fix its drains.” Jumbie's Watch posts photos.

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Written byJanine Mendes-Franco

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