Port-of-Spain Mayor Chinua Alleyne is revealing that two city garbage trucks were deliberately sabotaged, an incident that has intensified the city’s longstanding sanitation challenges. At a press conference at City Hall yesterday, Alleyne said motor oil had been poured into the radiators of the trucks in May, rendering them non-functional. “This is a very significant issue and one that has serious implications for the cleanliness of our city,” Alleyne said. Alleyne said much of the city’s fleet is ageing, with some compactor trucks over ten years old, and parts of the fleet date back to 2013. The council has identified nearly $18 million in unspent balances from previous public sector investment projects, which will be redirected to acquire new compactor trucks, dump trucks, backhoes, and other essential vehicles.