Their agonised voices crying out for help were heard during the hearing. The others could have been saved, but nothing was done to save them.”Įvidence at the commission of enquiry (CoE) into the tragedy suggested the men were alive long after the decision not to rescue them was made. She said she wants to spare anyone else from ever having to go through that trauma and anguish. “When this tragedy came and struck, I saw for myself how our government and Paria did nothing to help to save the lives of four people, my husband included, who were trapped in that pipeline for days." The niece of longserving councillor Allan “Taxi” Seepersad, Kussie said she has always been in the background of the UNC, but never aspired to hold office. She sees her involvement in the community as the opportunity to ensure that something like that never happens again, and to try to help bring back the country from the brink of hopelessness in which it has found itself. Christopher Boodram was the lone survivor. Kussie is the widow of Rishi Nagassar, one of five divers who were doing maintenance work on a pipeline owned by Paria when tragedy struck and four of them – Kazim Ali Jnr, Fyzal Kurban, Yusuf Henry and Nagassar – died. THE Paria Fuel Trading Co Ltd tragedy which rocked the country just over a year ago, and what she sees as the lack of empathy from the company and the government for the survivors, have given one of the grieving widows, Vanessa Kussie, the impetus to go into politics.Īt the launch of the United National Congress (UNC) local government campaign at Naparima College, San Fernando, Kussie told WMN why she decided to offer herself as a candidate for the Couva Tabaquite Talparo Regional Corporation – something she hopes will bring personal healing as she struggles daily to find peace and comfort. Sunday 2 July 2023 Vanessa Kussie walks across the stage at Naparima College, San Fernando as the UNC candidate for Couva West Roystonia in the local government election on August 14. Features Paria tragedy sparks widow's desire to help others through politics
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