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VOICES FROM THE WATERY GRAVE
Posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2022

VOICES FROM THE WATERY GRAVE
Unable to bear seeing him and hearing their son's last words before death, the parents of diver Kazim Ali Jnr exited the Commission of Enquiry room yesterday as harrowing footage was played of the final words between the divers from the pipeline for the first time.

Divers' last words heard at Paria CoE: God will save us!

Blame game as CoE learns of Paria, LMCS deficiencies
State energy firm's OSHA team had no subsea expertise

Pathologist: Four Paria divers alive between February 25 and 28
Conversations amongst the five divers who went into a 30-inch pipeline at Berth 6, belonging to Paria Fuel Trading Co Ltd at Pointe-a-Pierre on February 25, were heard for the first time on Monday during an evidentiary hearing by the Commission of Enquiry (CoE) into the incident.

Paria's attorney: Company did no wrong
Paria intends mounting a fierce defence of the actions it took in the hours and days after four divers were sucked into its undersea pipeline, and left there for days, likely still alive, while plans to rescue them were denied by company officials.

OSHA report: LMCS divers weren't trained to handle Delta P hazard
Only two members of the dive team were in possession of commercial diving certification

POORAN STEPS DOWN
...says resignation of leadership role is in team's best interest

UNC makes 2nd challenge to LG extension
The Opposition yesterday filed an injunction against Government, seeking to prevent Local Government councillors and aldermen from continuing to act in those positions after councils' original expiration date of December 3.

Father charged with son's murder
According to police reports, Nicholas was at home with his father when they got into an argument., during which his father got a pellet gun and shot him in the abdomen. He was taken to the hospital but died the next day.



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