THE Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPost) has apologised to constituents of Prime Minister’s Patrick Manning San Fernando East constituency, after an official of the company labelled the constituents “squatters”.

Nataki Kerr of TTPost Marketing and Communication department, in a release, said the term ‘squatter’ was used as an adjective to describe location and was not meant to be derogatory.

The release stated: “We apologise for any negative interpretation and would like to assure the public that the corporation places its customers first.”

Kerr said: “In this instance, the courier attempted to obtain directions to deliver the package to the customer.”

She admitted that TTPost, in its partnership with Telecommunication Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) for its mobile migration project, delivers handsets to all areas of the country through their courier service.

The disturbed constituents, who were awaiting delivery of new phones, cried discrimination after the official made the remark and referred to the area as a high-risk one.

The story was carried in Friday Mirror June 9.

The phones were actually delivered on June 7 at a location in St. Clements that is some two miles away from the constituents’ Thompson Garden, Tarouba South homes.