T&T: Insurance first, deployment after

AS THE Government of Trinidad and Tobago readies itself to participate in an international peacekeeping force in troubled Haiti, members of the Defence Force say they want prior guarantees about their compensation packages before signing up for any such mission.
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Defence Force personnel who are likely to form part of the mission to Haiti say they are being guided by experience of their colleagues who took part in a similar exercise 10 years ago.

Foremost among the concerns is the question of the timeliness of the payments to those sent on the mission. Sources said earlier this week that on the last assignment those assigned to the mission had to make several representations to receive the monies promised to them.