{"id":3143,"date":"2026-08-05T09:50:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:50:26","slug":"community-s-call-to-action-over-dangerous-street-light-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/?p=3143","title":{"rendered":"Community&#8217;s Call to Action Over Dangerous Street Light Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents Urge T&#038;TEC to Fix Failing Street Lights Before August 7<br \/>\nResidents of a community in Sangre Grande are calling on the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&#038;TEC) to urgently address what they describe as a worsening street lighting problem that has persisted for the past two years.<br \/>\nAccording to residents, repeated reports have been made to T&#038;TEC regarding faulty street lights, but the issues remain unresolved. They say six street lights are currently not functioning, one has collapsed, and several others are in poor condition.<br \/>\nThe community also reported experiencing a power outage lasting more than six hours, adding to growing concerns about safety and reliability.<br \/>\nResidents say the lack of adequate lighting has created significant security risks, particularly for elderly residents and children who must navigate the area after dark. They are now urging T&#038;TEC to complete the necessary repairs before August 7, 2026, stressing that properly illuminated streets are essential for public safety and peace of mind.<br \/>\nCommunity members hope the matter will be treated as a priority to restore lighting and improve safety for everyone living in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tg-source-credit\"><em>Article and image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1363235061914682\/?rdid=gOcSiGyvRewQQ2sk&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fv%2F1EQq82S6hG%2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents Demand Action as their community suffers from dangerous street light failures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trinidad-and-tobago"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tringlobe.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}