Pres­i­dent of the Trinidad and To­ba­go Na­tion­al Nurs­es As­so­ci­a­tion, Idi Stu­art, has con­firmed that the union will pro­ceed with the planned protest de­spite the re­cent­ly de­clared State of Emer­gency.

Stu­art said the as­so­ci­a­tion is gear­ing up for a se­ries of peace­ful demon­stra­tions, be­gin­ning this Fri­day at the San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal.

“This is just the first phase, where we’re go­ing to be en­gag­ing in a se­ries of peace­ful demon­stra­tions, be­gin­ning in San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal. This Fri­day, Fri­day the 6th, we will be in San Fer­nan­do Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal as we high­light our mem­ber­ship is­sues.”