Mem­bers of the Op­po­si­tion joined forces with dis­grun­tled for­mer Com­mu­ni­ty-Based En­vi­ron­men­tal Pro­tec­tion and En­hance­ment Pro­gramme (CEPEP) work­ers as they staged a brief demon­stra­tion on Fred­er­ick and Knox Streets in down­town Port of Spain yes­ter­day.

The for­mer work­ers be­gan as­sem­bling on Fred­er­ick Street from as ear­ly as 9 am, as they were briefed by for­mer CEPEP con­trac­tor Michael East­man to avoid an­tag­o­nis­ing po­lice and sol­diers as they staged their demon­stra­tion.

Due to se­cu­ri­ty arrange­ments in place for the vis­it of In­dia Prime Min­is­ter Naren­dra Mo­di, how­ev­er, the pro­test­ers were not al­lowed to ap­proach the Red House from any side and were re­strict­ed to gath­er­ing on Fred­er­ick and Knox Streets.