Trinidad villagers block roads in protest of kidnappings

Trinidad's latest victim of kidnapping, 
Ms. Shamshoon Mohammed 
(Trinidad Guardian photo)

Saturday, October 4, 2003

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Approximately 800 villagers used old appliances and garbage to block a main road through Caroni village in Trinidad to protest what they say is insufficient police response to the spate of kidnappings in the island.

The Associated Press reported last night that the protest forced traffic jams and business to close and it wasn't until several hours later that police and army officers were able to clear protesters.

Chandresh Sharma, an opposition member of Parliament who participated in the protests, told AP, "People are becoming more and more fed up, and the kidnapping of a young lady from that particular community was what resulted in them protesting." 

No arrests were, however, made.

The latest kidnapping victim is Ms. Shamshoon Mohammed, 33, an accountant of Caroni, whose family owns a small food stand. She was abducted by armed men Wednesday night from her aerobics class. No ransom demand had been made by last night police said. 

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