Despite calls for tighter regulations governing small marine vessels following the fatal Chaguaramas boat collision over the weekend, Minister of Works and Infrastructure, Jearlean John, said the current legislation is sufficient, arguing that enforcement and personal responsibility are just as important as new laws.
The Minister was responding to members of the media outside the Parliament before the sitting of the Lower House on Friday.
“Right now, I am satisfied with the Incident Marine Affairs in terms of their coverage, particularly of the party boats, where you know that could be an issue in waiting, but they have 100%. We have a lot of advisories going out and so on. But wherever we can make a further difference, but of course there’s also something called personal responsibility here. You can have all the laws, all the regulations. We have to take ourselves seriously and our role seriously as partners.”