Sev­er­al ar­eas from Siparia, Fyz­abad, Pa­lo Seco were locked down with res­i­dents and com­muters un­able to en­ter as road­ways were blocked with burn­ing de­bris as ear­ly as two am in some places. 

One res­i­dent claimed he was tased and pep­per sprayed by po­lice of­fi­cers who re­spond­ed to the protest at Pa­lo Seco junc­tion. 

An­dre Alex­is said when he re­gained con­scious­ness he ran for his life as an­oth­er res­i­dent was be­ing hand­cuffed by the po­lice. 

Alex­is said he re­mained in the bush­es un­til the po­lice left be­cause he was afraid of what might have hap­pened to him. 

The res­i­dents protest­ed over sev­er­al is­sues in­clud­ing de­plorable roads, ris­ing food prices, the in­crease in fu­el and un­em­ploy­ment. 

T&TEC's Cor­po­rate Com­mu­ni­ca­tions man­ag­er Annabelle Bras­nell con­firmed that trees which were cut dur­ing the protest ac­tion in Fyz­abad ripped down their lines, cut­ting off sup­ply to some cus­tomers. How­ev­er, she said elec­tric­i­ty has since been re­stored. 

The res­i­dents protest­ed over sev­er­al is­sues in­clud­ing de­plorable roads, ris­ing food prices, the in­crease in fu­el and un­em­ploy­ment. 

One man who gave his name as John Boy said the res­i­dents have had enough and they have de­cid­ed to take a stand. 

While sev­er­al ar­eas have been cleared by of­fi­cers of the South West­ern Di­vi­sion and Fire Ser­vice, the res­i­dents said this will not be their last protest. Last week there were protests in Guapo and en­vi­rons over sim­i­lar is­sues.