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00:00:11 Good morning, I am Ansel Gibbs with the news update.
00:00:15 The government is giving some thought to calls to increase the minimum wage in TNT.
00:00:21 In some areas, some of the state sector employees are paid at the minimum wage level.
00:00:27 And therefore, any time you increase the minimum wage, the government's wage bill is going to go up.
00:00:31 So these are the things we have to balance, but it is something we are actively looking at.
00:00:37 Again, I would say stay tuned for developments on that.
00:00:40 TSTT says its services have been fully restored after an unforeseen network interruption
00:00:48 which affected landline, internet and mobile services on Wednesday.
00:00:53 This incident stands as an isolated occurrence which ought not to have happened
00:00:59 because of the several backup plans that we have in place.
00:01:03 We immediately dispatched our internal engineers as well as engineers from our vendors
00:01:10 and we were able to isolate and fix the problem.
00:01:14 We extend our sincere apologies for the inconvenience and distress caused by this morning's failure.
00:01:21 And in the weather forecast, mostly warm and sunny conditions prevail
00:01:26 with a low to medium chance of a few showers during the morning period.
00:01:30 Generally, swells are moderate in open waters with waves ranging from 1.5 to 2 meters in height and increasing.
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00:04:38 And good morning, I'm Marlon Hopkinson.
00:04:40 Welcome to the Morning Edition.
00:04:41 It's Thursday, 10th August, 2023.
00:04:44 Thank you very much for joining us this morning.
00:04:46 We do appreciate your viewership.
00:04:49 I hope that you had a good night.
00:04:51 There were a number of events yesterday, and we'll talk about that a little later.
00:04:55 But again, we hope that you had a good day yesterday and you're looking forward to a better day today.
00:05:01 Let's check out what's happening in the Daily Express.
00:05:03 All right, so here's what.
00:05:10 We'll return to that, okay?
00:05:12 But let's remind you of our Trinbago, your nice feature to participate, WhatsApp your videos to 737-3778,
00:05:19 displaying the beauty, talent, and uniqueness of Trinbago.
00:05:25 All right.
00:05:27 So here's what, while we wait.
00:05:31 You know, this is the month of independence, and I'm just wondering if we are really focusing on independence,
00:05:41 the significance of independence, but I believe we're just so caught up in the politics.
00:05:46 So let's see what happens after the election on Monday, because it is just my personal view.
00:05:53 I think, you see, for August month, to me, the airwaves should be flooded with information on Trinidad and Tobago
00:06:01 and/or information about, for the children, our national flower and the watchwords
00:06:08 and, you know, all of the good stuff concerning Trinidad and Tobago.
00:06:13 That's just me.
00:06:14 I just feel that that's something that has to be everywhere, that good news about Trinidad and Tobago,
00:06:24 because I think that sometimes the problems that we experience is because we just don't feel good about ourselves.
00:06:30 We have to make people feel good about themselves once again.
00:06:34 All right. Do we have the front page of the Express?
00:06:37 Oh, we're taking this first.
00:06:39 Yeah.
00:06:41 That's a very nice shot.
00:06:43 Yeah.
00:06:44 And this is the front page of the Express.
00:06:47 Commission chairman discloses request the cabinet in 2022 to make failure to disclose assets and offense,
00:06:56 but no response received and fix integrity law.
00:07:00 Three thousand failed to file.
00:07:03 And the big picture this morning, we do have the president of the Republic, Christine Kangaloo.
00:07:15 All right.
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00:07:22 So here's what we are going to a very short break.
00:07:25 We'll be right back.
00:07:26 Take this traffic update from the Carone area.
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00:10:31 And welcome back everyone.
00:10:33 So joining us now is Minister of Works and Transport, Rohan Sinanan,
00:10:36 to respond to a protest by angry residents in Manzanilla.
00:10:40 Now, you would remember that recently we saw the roads being blocked in the area
00:10:45 and it would have caused some inconvenience for residents and other road users.
00:10:50 So, Minister, good morning.
00:10:51 Thank you very much for joining us.
00:10:53 Good morning, Marlon.
00:10:55 Good morning to everybody.
00:10:58 Minister, what can you tell us?
00:11:00 Have you given any assurances to the residents of the area?
00:11:04 Have the protests stopped?
00:11:07 Marlon, I, too, was a little bit confused on the protests
00:11:12 because up to now we don't have any official information as to who blocked the road.
00:11:21 What we heard is that from the taxi drivers and that they were going out there to work
00:11:27 and they realized that the road was blocked so they decided to join in a protest.
00:11:35 We all know what happened to the man who built the road last year.
00:11:39 It was a very technical road for us to go in and do work.
00:11:42 We had to get approvals.
00:11:43 We had to design.
00:11:45 Several things had to be done.
00:11:48 As we speak and on that day, contracts were already awarded
00:11:52 and contractors were on site working.
00:11:57 So we were a little baffled as to why you would want to protest
00:12:01 or who would block the road.
00:12:05 If work had already started, there is nothing else that we can do.
00:12:09 What we do is maintain the road.
00:12:11 The construction of the new road is ongoing.
00:12:14 We did give a five-month period for construction and nothing has changed.
00:12:21 What we heard is that some people said they saw equipment leave on the side
00:12:26 and that triggered the protests.
00:12:29 But that is a normal thing in construction.
00:12:32 Some people sometimes will move equipment that they don't need
00:12:35 or bring equipment that they need.
00:12:38 All I can say is that for whoever blocked the road
00:12:42 and what was the main purpose of it, there is really no need for that.
00:12:46 At this time, work is ongoing.
00:12:49 I think just like the users of the road, just like us, the contractors as well,
00:12:55 would like to get in and get out in the shortest possible time.
00:12:59 Is there something more in the mortar than the pestle?
00:13:04 Because if you're saying that there was a crew on site, there was equipment on site,
00:13:08 and there was a real serious attempt by the ministry to fix the problem,
00:13:15 then I'm just thinking, what is motivating the protest?
00:13:20 Well, I think you hit the nail on the head.
00:13:23 I wouldn't want to say because we are in a very sensitive period.
00:13:27 We have elections coming up on Monday.
00:13:32 And we have what we normally call a "silly season,"
00:13:36 and people send their motives to others to do different things.
00:13:41 So I just want to say that the work is ongoing.
00:13:44 We have issued three contracts already.
00:13:48 We have two at the evaluation stage,
00:13:53 and that will complete the repairs to the road once all five contracts are awarded.
00:14:00 We have three major contractors up there.
00:14:03 Now we have lots of work going on.
00:14:06 Unfortunately, that day we lost a lot of time
00:14:10 because some of the contractors decided, look, we hold off today
00:14:14 because we have hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment up there,
00:14:19 and contractors will not chance the equipment if you have this sort of fire and protest ongoing.
00:14:25 So we lost some time that day, but we will make up the time.
00:14:28 And all I can say is that, you know, let's get past this election,
00:14:32 and let's allow the contractors to do their work.
00:14:35 Minister, is there a deadline for this work to be completed?
00:14:39 We have a five-month period as a contract period.
00:14:43 Now we are in the rainy season.
00:14:45 We know what's happening now.
00:14:47 We are getting a strange weather pattern the last couple of years,
00:14:51 but the timeline for the repairs is five months.
00:14:57 And once the contractors are on site, they are responsible for maintaining the temporary road as well.
00:15:04 So what you'll find is every two days, they'll grade the road, make sure the road remains passable,
00:15:08 and so every contractor is responsible for the peace in front of them.
00:15:14 What has been some of the challenges concerning this project?
00:15:18 Well, okay, we know that the Mount Linnan Road is a road that has evolved over time on the sand between the sea and the Nariva Swamp.
00:15:31 This washout is about the fourth time it took place.
00:15:34 So we have to, you know, engineer something that can work,
00:15:39 bearing in mind there isn't much you can do to disrupt the natural habitat of the Nariva Swamp.
00:15:46 That is very, very technical because it's a protected area.
00:15:50 So the challenge would be how do we engineer something that doesn't change the natural habitat up there,
00:16:00 but then allows a road to be developed that will withstand the challenges of the sea on one side and the swamp on the other side.
00:16:08 You must remember the Nariva Swamp is 235,000 acres of land that drains into the sea at that point.
00:16:17 So that really is the challenge.
00:16:21 We can't raise the road too high because it's a natural area where water is supposed to flow from point A to the sea.
00:16:32 And we have to come up with a solution that keeps the balance.
00:16:37 We have to then get all the approvals from the EMA.
00:16:41 We have to get the IMA involved.
00:16:43 We have to get several agencies involved.
00:16:46 We have to satisfy the EMA, which we did.
00:16:50 We got the approval and then we proceeded.
00:16:53 So a whole lot of things had to take place before we could start construction.
00:16:59 I'll tell you what we went through to get those approvals and the design.
00:17:04 Under normal circumstances, it would have taken us at least two years.
00:17:09 We were able to do it from last year within six months.
00:17:14 Minister, I see that taxi drivers who have complained about the deplorable state of the road in the area, they are calling for compensation.
00:17:24 Is this something that is being considered by the government, by your ministry?
00:17:30 No, that is not something that is being considered.
00:17:33 When the road washed away, we indicated to everybody that we had two options.
00:17:41 One, to try to rebuild a temporary road that we knew was not the ideal solution.
00:17:48 Or two, close off the entire road until it was rebuilt and then you have to use the take-off four or what you need to get to Mayaro.
00:17:59 We closed off the road for about two weeks, constructed a temporary road, and we did indicate this road is being built in the Sunariva swamp.
00:18:09 We can't do much to the road.
00:18:11 We can't oil the road or do anything because that will then damage the swamp.
00:18:16 So, you know, the challenge of compensation doesn't arise at this point in time.
00:18:24 And compensation is not something that the Ministry of Works deals with.
00:18:29 If the drivers feel they have a legitimate claim for that, you know, I mean, the Ministry of Works is really not the place to make that claim.
00:18:40 We don't take compensation for things like that.
00:18:43 Minister, if we can speak in a general sense now, because every now and then, every few weeks, every, you name it, every month,
00:18:51 you hear claims from members of the public, including motorists, about the state of roads in Trinidad and Tobago,
00:18:59 and more so the poor state of roads in Trinidad and Tobago.
00:19:04 They even make the argument, look, we have a pitch lake and why do we have such bad roads?
00:19:12 Okay, so Marlon, I will admit that the state of the road network is not what we would want.
00:19:21 We did indicate, and the Prime Minister did indicate that at the start of 2023, a massive road rehabilitation program would start.
00:19:30 That did start. I think we are paving more roads now than we have paved in the last five years.
00:19:37 And it's a straight case of now that the funding is available to us, we have gone on a massive road rehabilitation program.
00:19:44 And we're not only talking about roads under the Ministry of Works and Transport.
00:19:49 We are talking about all the roads in Trinidad.
00:19:52 We pave roads every day and every night now across the country.
00:19:57 And this will continue for the next couple of years.
00:20:00 It has nothing to do with the election or anything like that, because this program started in January.
00:20:05 So we are on a massive road rehabilitation program, which includes the rebuilding of roads,
00:20:11 repaving, strengthening, putting in drains where necessary, and also upgrading the bridge infrastructure, the culvert crossings and so on.
00:20:22 And that is an ongoing program.
00:20:24 In terms of the conversation about the pitch lake, you don't dig out the pitch lake and go and spread it on the road.
00:20:32 What we get from the pitch lake is one item, just one single item that you use in road paving.
00:20:41 And it's an adhesive that you add to the aggregate and the bitumen, and it comes up with a stronger product.
00:20:51 That product in the past was used only on the highways and like airport runways and so.
00:20:59 So it's not that people think you have a pitch lake, so you have all the ingredients to do road paving.
00:21:05 The pitch lake produces one single item that is used in road paving.
00:21:12 You still have to import now the bitumen, the oils, you mix that with the aggregate,
00:21:19 and then you add that product that you get from the lake to have a stronger road surface.
00:21:26 But, Minister, when contracts are being awarded to contractors, is there any clause at all which speaks about the quality that you expect,
00:21:39 and that that road should be able to last for a number of years, and if there's a collapse or if something goes wrong,
00:21:49 that that contractor must step in and fix it so there is no further cost to the government?
00:21:56 Of course, Marlon. All jobs have something called a defect liability period.
00:22:02 And in some cases, in most cases, the defect liability period will run for one year.
00:22:07 Because if after one year you have no indication on your road that there's a failure of the asphalt,
00:22:16 then more than likely the asphalt will have to be laid properly.
00:22:22 Sometimes what you have happening, because before any asphalt goes down on the road,
00:22:28 at the Ministry of Works and Transport, with our system, that asphalt has to be tested before you have to bring a mixed specification to be approved,
00:22:38 meaning the material, type of material where you're getting the material from everything is inspected by the lab.
00:22:45 You bring that specification before it goes through a test, and after it's placed there, then you go through that test again.
00:22:55 They test the quality of everything, the density, things like that.
00:22:59 Anytime it is found wanting, you have to redo it.
00:23:03 And as I said, there's a defect liability period of one year, that once something is suspected,
00:23:10 we make a complaint within a year, the contractor has to redo it.
00:23:15 And a lot of times you see that happening, and people will say, "But they just paved that road, what is it, why are they coming back to pave it?"
00:23:20 It is because in some cases that will be the defect liability period that the contractor has to redo the road.
00:23:27 That is an ongoing something.
00:23:28 Because sometimes things will happen like that.
00:23:32 Unfortunately, a lot of our roads evolve over time.
00:23:35 And in some cases, the foundation of the road may not be ideal.
00:23:40 And then you will also have after a period of time, roads will deteriorate.
00:23:44 So there are several factors.
00:23:46 But, Minister, you also have a situation, and this has been from time immemorial,
00:23:52 where the work of the utilities companies, it also impacts on the roadway.
00:24:02 Because you have situations where you would have seen your ministry or regional corporations,
00:24:08 they would have paved a certain roadway, and then almost immediately there is a leak.
00:24:14 WASA comes, the other utility company, they come and they dig it up.
00:24:19 And it's really a situation of spinning top in mud.
00:24:23 Well, Marlon, I have made a statement recently that fixing the road is one thing, but we need to fix the utility company, especially WASA.
00:24:34 That's where the challenge is.
00:24:36 The challenge is really by WASA.
00:24:37 The challenge with WASA is that the infrastructure is aged.
00:24:42 And you will get, and we do get, a lot of spikes and so.
00:24:47 My challenge with WASA is the fact that if the line is damaged, we have to fix it.
00:24:53 We can't just leave the water to run off and weak.
00:24:55 It's the time it takes them to repair the road and the quality of the repair.
00:25:01 That is where the challenge is.
00:25:02 And we are working with WASA to try to rectify that.
00:25:05 But I must say, until we get that part of the science correct, in terms of road rehabilitation by the utility companies,
00:25:14 we will continue to have these problems on the road.
00:25:17 I have said that you can't fix the road unless you fix WASA.
00:25:20 And we are working towards fixing that.
00:25:23 Because that is our major challenge, in terms of potholes.
00:25:27 If you look at the potholes that you see on social media, in most cases, you see the place dry,
00:25:33 but you see water in that hole or that crater or whatever it is.
00:25:37 That is because that's a WASA leak.
00:25:40 I see that you have been making a case for local government reform.
00:25:45 Is it that local government reform, if and when it happens, that regional corporations will be more --
00:25:56 will be better equipped to deal with situations such as these, the poor roadways,
00:26:04 and would be in a better position to provide better service to burgesses?
00:26:10 Well, and that is the whole idea of the local government reform, is to empower the regional corporations,
00:26:17 fund them properly, and then hold them responsible for the activities under the local government.
00:26:25 I can tell you about 75% of the roads in Trinidad do not fall under the Ministry of Works and Transport.
00:26:32 And most of the roads under the Ministry of Works and Transport are in satisfactory condition.
00:26:40 We do have several roads that need serious upgrade as well.
00:26:43 But most of the complaints we get for roads are under the local government.
00:26:48 And the whole idea of the reform is to fund the local government corporations, empower them,
00:26:57 put in proper management and so on, and hold them accountable for whatever activities that they have to do.
00:27:05 So right now the ministry is on a massive road rehab program where we are not separating roads as we speak.
00:27:13 We are rebuilding and resurfacing roads throughout the country, whether it be local government,
00:27:18 whether it be ministry of works, whatever road.
00:27:21 But the idea of the reform is to get the corporation up to speed that they can handle the roads
00:27:28 and whatever responsibilities they have under them in a much more professional and a way that is acceptable to the population.
00:27:38 There has always been an argument, Minister, of poor funding at regional corporations.
00:27:47 So if we are speaking about local government reform and we are speaking about,
00:27:54 well, corporations will be better able to provide services to communities,
00:27:59 I'm just wondering how the local government reform is going to result in more,
00:28:08 or is it going to result in more funding for the corporations? How is that going to work?
00:28:14 Well, Marlon, obviously if you are asking the corporations to be accountable and responsible for their operation,
00:28:24 one of the things that you have to look at is the funding.
00:28:27 And that is why we said under the new reform, whatever revenues are collected in the corporations,
00:28:38 by the corporations, will remain in the corporations, so you automatically have a cash flow.
00:28:42 So you don't have to depend on the Minister of Finance to do warrants and so,
00:28:48 because you have a budget from the Minister of Finance, but you have to apply for that money all the time.
00:28:53 You have a cash flow here from all the revenues that is collected by the corporation.
00:28:58 That stays in the regional corporation. And then that is topped up by the Ministry of Finance.
00:29:04 Now we are talking about empowering the corporations, putting them in better management,
00:29:09 and having them function in a much more efficient way.
00:29:13 A lot of times we talk about funding that is not satisfactory and so,
00:29:17 but then you have at the end of the financial year, and you see it in the budget,
00:29:20 when you have the budget reviews and the budget speeches and so, and the debate,
00:29:25 how much money actually went back to the corporations holding the Minister of Finance.
00:29:31 That is called unspent balances, and money that was never applied for.
00:29:36 So yes, you have a funding challenge on one hand, but you also have a major management challenge.
00:29:43 And that will be improving local government reform, because you are giving them more autonomy,
00:29:49 more responsibility, more funding, but then you also strengthen management in the corporations.
00:29:56 Another area I have to look at for funding is, just one example,
00:30:01 the reform says that all local buildings, government buildings and schools also will be maintained by the corporation.
00:30:08 I was doing a little check in one area, and the Ministry of Education spends about $50 million
00:30:14 on school repairs and so, in that area for the year.
00:30:18 That additional $50 million now, that $50 million will go to the regional corporations,
00:30:24 because they will be the ones doing the repairs.
00:30:27 So that $50 million added to the budget that they got, what that does,
00:30:32 it creates employment for people in the region, because they are now going to hire their local people
00:30:37 to do school repairs, building repairs and things like that.
00:30:41 Normally that would have been done either by the FCL, MTS or the Ministry of Education in Port of Spain,
00:30:49 and hiring contractors not even from the area to do these repairs.
00:30:53 So you add things like that to the normal budget of the corporation,
00:30:57 you see the corporation budget automatically goes up by $50 million
00:31:02 to create employment in the area, in the local area by the local people.
00:31:07 So the local government reform has a lot of benefits for the communities,
00:31:13 and once it is accepted and ruled out, I can see a lot of benefits in terms of commerce,
00:31:19 employment opportunities and so on, and a more efficient local government system,
00:31:26 which most of the problems we have as individuals are local problems,
00:31:31 where we live, where we work, things like that.
00:31:34 And the local government reform is one major step forward to solve these problems
00:31:39 that plague us on a day-to-day basis.
00:31:42 Minister, just a few more days now for the local government election.
00:31:46 You gave us this morning. Any additional information you'd like to give us?
00:31:50 All I can say is we have a country to run. The local government election is upon us.
00:31:57 Our plan for Trinidad and Tobago will continue, and I just hope that on Monday,
00:32:03 the citizens make the right choice. Make that choice for Trinidad and Tobago.
00:32:10 Minister of Works and Transport, Rohan Sinanan, sir, thank you very much for speaking with us.
00:32:15 Thank you, Marlon, and let's all have a safe and productive day.
00:32:19 All right. Bye for now, Minister.
00:32:21 And just to remind you that later on in our program, after 7 o'clock today,
00:32:25 we will be taking your calls on 623-1711, the extension 1995.
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00:35:06 And welcome back. You know it's a long time I haven't heard the voice of Baron. Baron voice. Sweet boy. You hear that voice? Good morning to Baron.
00:35:14 So due to the Met's officers statement on the current levels of heat that we are experiencing and we will continue to experience this until October 2023.
00:35:25 We do have Dr. Keegan Baggan, General Manager and Primary Health Care Services of the Northwest Regional Health Authority here with us this morning.
00:35:36 Doctor, good morning.
00:35:38 Hi, morning everyone.
00:35:40 Yes, thank you for joining us doctor. Well doctor, it has been, we have been experiencing some really, really hot days.
00:35:46 Can you tell us, have people been admitting themselves to health facilities because of the hot weather?
00:35:56 Well, I wouldn't say that they've been admitted to things like hospital and so on.
00:36:03 Yes.
00:36:04 What we sometimes see is that sort of at the primary care level, now with hot weather like this, the vulnerable rarely becomes, the most vulnerable is really children and the elderly.
00:36:17 So what we tend to see earlier is issues of dehydration.
00:36:22 So that might be the first thing. So they may not have gotten all the way to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, those kinds of things. But you get problems with dehydration and it might come to a primary care facility, complaining of things like, you know, a headache, tiredness, those kinds of things.
00:36:41 And a lot of times it's the early signs as a result of dehydration, which in relation to heat and weather like this can progress to worse.
00:36:54 But it would not be unexpected for them to end up reaching to us with heat exhaustion as an actual problem. We often see it around carnival time, because you know again the hot weather and people out in the sun for those couple days, in terms of large numbers, so we get the few who end up having it come into hospital.
00:37:17 So I don't think we have seen anyone who collapsed or anything like that thus far, but it has been hot. Everybody has noticed. So it's not far off for that to occur going down the road.
00:37:31 What are some of the precautionary measures that we can put in place to let's say prevent dehydration?
00:37:37 Sure. So with weather like this, you need to drink a lot of water. So I know we always talk about having eight glasses of water a day, but you're going to need more than that. You need to exceed that.
00:37:50 So you need to drink a lot of water. You want to avoid the hottest part of the day. So that midday type of sun, so let's say from what 11 in the morning to about 2-3 in the evening.
00:38:02 You don't want to go out in the sun to do anything strenuous if you could avoid it. If of course your work or whatever is your daily schedule means that you have to be out in the sun doing work at that time, then I would recommend carrying water with you and making sure that you're continuously drinking water.
00:38:21 So you keep hydrated. The water helps keep you cool. Pay attention to the clothing you're wearing. So we are in a tropical country, we need to wear lighter clothing and so on, especially with hot days like this. And then that will help reduce your chances.
00:38:37 And if you start to feel any symptoms, you feel any sort of dizziness, tiredness, headaches, come out of the sun, stay in a cool shaded area, drink water, make sure you feel improved. Usually with heat exhaustion within about half an hour or so of getting out of the environment and cooling down, you get back to normal.
00:39:01 So that will prevent it from getting worse.
00:39:04 I noticed that you mentioned water twice, but some people may use this opportunity to consume sweet drinks, electrolyte drinks, sport drinks.
00:39:17 Right. Certainly not sweet drinks. So juices and soft drinks and any of those things will not help you with hydration. The sugars in it actually kind of pulls water from you and sort of kind of binds it with the sugars. So you really don't want to have anything like that.
00:39:38 So you might consider something like those sport drinks if you're doing work. So if you're dehydration or exhaustion is due to extreme exercise or you have a physical job that you're out in the sun, the sweat loses not just water, but you lose salts from your body.
00:39:59 So those those types of sports drinks might be OK for somebody who doing that type of work in the sun. But for most people, the best form of rehydration is water and doing all the other stuff is you're also paying more for all of those things.
00:40:15 You know, water, you could bring water from home. So so water is generally the best way to rehydrate and absolutely not soft drinks or juices. That is the worst on the spectrum of what you could use.
00:40:27 Yeah. Well, doctor, let's take it to another level now, because people are going to say, oh, boy, the sun is hot and they they're working out in the sun.
00:40:35 So, boy, I feeling for a beer or feeling for some rum, a feeling for some alcohol.
00:40:41 Alcohol will dehydrate you. So alcohol will actually increase your urine output. So not only is sweating it out, you're going to pass more water and the alcohol molecules similar to sugar. It gets water molecules to bind around it so that you actually pull water towards the molecules.
00:41:01 And when you absorb it, it takes the water, but it take it makes the water unavailable for you to use, for your body to use. So there's a three ways in which the alcohol intake now going to pull water away from your body is used.
00:41:15 So then you're actually getting more dehydrated, more alcohol you drink. Yeah. Is there a benefit? Try to avoid it. Is there a benefit to drinking, let's say, coconut water?
00:41:29 I would say is that the coconut water is sort of leaning a little bit more towards like electrolyte drink. Yes, because they have some additional electrolytes that would be found in the coconut water.
00:41:41 I do understand. I know a lot of people say that they do like, even on a normal day, they do like to drink water because they don't enjoy the taste and they want something with taste. So sometimes coconut water is that in between there, where you get something additional in terms of a taste.
00:41:59 And you're more likely to drink more of it. It does have a little bit of electrolytes, more than plain water. It also does have a little bit of sugar, but certainly not on the level of juices and soft drinks.
00:42:14 So it's not as bad. My preference generally is water, but that's me. But I do understand some people would not want plain water or have an aversion to drinking plain water all the time.
00:42:29 So the coconut water is a fair reason to mix it up. But I would say don't do, don't rehydrate exclusively with coconut water. Make sure that there's also plain water as well as part of that regimen of rehydration.
00:42:43 Let's return a little bit to some of the symptoms. We spoke about headaches. We spoke about persons feeling tired. But I was told by a doctor that the color of your urine is very important too. If it is yellow, it gives the indication that you are dehydrated or could be heading there.
00:43:09 Yes. So, okay, so how your body physiology generally works. Usually, by the time you feel thirsty, you have already kind of lost enough water that you're dehydrated, right? By the time your urine starts to get darker or yellow, you've already lost so much water that your kidney is kind of trying to conserve some, so your urine starts to get more concentrated.
00:43:38 Right. So that's why I know we generally just say eight glasses of water a day, but really the best way to know if you're getting enough water is your urine. So, I would say that the amount of water you need is as much water as it takes for your urine to become clear.
00:43:59 So, if you're passing urine and urine is clear, then you're now seeing that you're getting enough water. You know, so that's why the color of the urine could give an indication, but by the time you see the color of the urine, you've already kind of, you know, a little bit behind in terms of your water content.
00:44:18 So, at that point, you want to make sure you're drinking, just keep drinking an excessive amount at that time until you see the urine start to get clear, and then that does sort of the maintenance level of water you need. So, as I say, with weather like this, eight glasses might not be enough for some people. It might be 10, for some it might be 12, for some it might be 14 because they're working out in the hot sun.
00:44:41 So, counting glasses might not be as appropriate, but checking your urine would.
00:44:48 When you speak about eight glasses or 10 glasses, how much ounces are we speaking about per glass?
00:44:58 Oh, okay, I don't have the conversion in ounces, I know it in mils. So, a glass is 250 mils. So, eight glasses is because we estimate two liters a day is a normal water loss on an average day, average temperature. For most people, you're going to lose about two liters of water.
00:45:18 So, we wanted to get back two liters of water. So, that's kind of how we would say, that's how they come up with that figure as the amount of water average person needs per day. But again, the amount of water you lose varies depending on what job you do, how active you are, the environment.
00:45:37 So, that's why how much water varies.
00:45:42 But as I say, it's reasonably easy to check with the urine. Once you see that urine color starts to look clear, then you know you're drinking enough. As I said, sorry, I don't know it in ounces, but I know it in mils and liters.
00:45:57 I didn't mean to take you back to the prehistoric stages, doctor.
00:46:01 The conversion rate, I don't have it in my head. I'll have to double check it.
00:46:05 We'll work it out, doctor. But how do you deal, we just have about two minutes again, but how do you deal with let's say someone who is diabetic or someone who has fainted? How do you deal with a situation such as that?
00:46:20 Right, so from time you have a faint inocurrent, I would start to call it a medical emergency. So, in terms of heat, the effects of heat, we talk about dehydration, some people could get a heat rash, some people, you get muscle cramps and these kind of things.
00:46:39 You could get all of these as symptoms from the heat, and then it progresses, right? So heat exhaustion, you can have all of those symptoms, heavy sweating, tiredness, dizziness, headaches.
00:46:50 But from time you get to the point where you're fainting, loss of consciousness, confusion, things that your mental status starts to change, then reach a point of a heat stroke.
00:47:03 So if you see someone who faint as a result of the heat, chances are they need medical intervention. So you want to get them out of the hot environment, you want to try and cool them down, loosen the clothing if they have heavy layers of clothes, use cool packs or a cool shower.
00:47:24 If they're sort of awake enough, like they faint and you get them back awake, they could go and probably try and have a cool shower. If you're using cool packs and so on to try and drop their body temperature, we would recommend you put it like under the arm, the neck, the groin area, because we have a lot of blood vessels in those areas.
00:47:46 So the body temperature is not just the surface, it's the internal body temperature. So when I put those cool packs in those areas with all that blood flow, the blood that's flowing past there cools down and then travels throughout the rest of the body, helping to cool the rest of the body.
00:48:01 So at that point, it's about getting the temperature down enough. With a heat stroke, we would measure temperature in the hospital. From the time a person had that experience of fainting or that change in mental status, you really want to get them to the hospital.
00:48:15 So even if they recover, you want to get them to the hospital to check them out properly. So we would also be checking their temperature. A temperature above 39 is just too hot to just be from the environment. So does the temperature we try to drop, we would then use fluids that we might use through intravenous means, so like through a line in the vein, so that we directly rehydrate.
00:48:40 Yes, Dr. Bagan, unfortunately we have run out of time, but thank you very much for the very important information that you have given us this morning. Thank you very much again.
00:48:49 No problem.
00:48:50 All right, we are going to a very short break. We're coming back.
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00:51:49 So tomorrow is World Steel Pan Day and it's going to be celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago, right?
00:51:56 So we do have the chairman of the World Steel Pan Thrust, that's T-H-R-U-S-T, Mr. Bertel Gittens.
00:52:04 Mr. Gittens, thank you very much for coming this morning.
00:52:07 Yes, good morning Marlon, good morning viewers, and thanks for having me.
00:52:10 Well, Mr. Gittens, from what I understand, your association or your body has been at the front of this thrust to have World Steel Pan Day.
00:52:21 We started in, well, we collaborated with Pan Trinbago, as we must, you know, because they are the world governing body of Pan.
00:52:30 Yes, in 2018 we started the concept of a World Steel Pan Day and it went right through the pandemic.
00:52:42 And, well, last year we had Milflow, we were in Milflow with the minister and the deputy mayor.
00:52:50 And this year we're going to have our function, outside of the large function that they're going to have in Woodford,
00:52:59 we're going to have our function at the Augustus Williams Playground in Woodbrook, right?
00:53:06 Len Boozley-Sharpe, Earl Rodney and others.
00:53:09 Yeah, well, I see it is, it starts at four o'clock tomorrow?
00:53:15 Yes, it starts at four o'clock.
00:53:16 Admission is free?
00:53:17 It is free, yes. We want to finish by eight because, you know, these days, you know, you have to get home as early as possible.
00:53:24 So, we're inviting the Woodbrook community and we're inviting others who would travel to Woodbrook,
00:53:31 bring the family, bring the folding chairs, you know, and let's have a good day, a relaxed day, you know, a good day of steel pan music.
00:53:42 We're also having two bands from the countryside, you know, all the tongue bands will be in tongue,
00:53:48 so we want to have the, you know, all inclusive, the country bands to come to tongue so that we can celebrate, you know, the day, you know.
00:53:58 Tell us about some of the other participants. I see that you have provided us with a flyer there.
00:54:04 Yes, besides the Cardanza Steel Pan out of Miaro, right, and the St. Mary's Government Primary School out of Moruga,
00:54:19 we're going to have Separia Deltones and we're going to have North Coast Pan Serenaders, right, at the grounds.
00:54:27 Those are the bands that we're going to have, you know, and then we will have Emmanuel Joseph, the soloist, Emmanuel Joseph,
00:54:35 and he's going to have, you know, his folks and take around him.
00:54:41 His folks around him.
00:54:43 Yes, yes, and we're going to have a good time, we're going to have a good time, you know,
00:54:47 and we're hoping that everybody celebrates World Steel Pan Day however they want to celebrate it,
00:54:53 a toast, you know, wear your pan jerseys, you know, come out in the streets and play the music,
00:55:00 and you know, let's have a good time. It's our instrument, it was invented here, you know, so let's have a good time, a good, you know, time.
00:55:09 Good, clean time.
00:55:10 Yes, yes, yes.
00:55:11 And safe time.
00:55:12 Yes, yes.
00:55:13 This has to be really a significant event for the pan fraternity, World Steel Pan Day.
00:55:24 Yes, yes, and you know, I saw certain changes in the attitude leading up to the World Steel Pan Day and on the day and after the day, right,
00:55:35 and that is what we need.
00:55:37 We need to focus on the instrument a little more because we invented it, you know, and it came from the belly of Trinidad and Tobagoonians.
00:55:48 Yes.
00:55:49 So we need to give it the attention that it is due and make something out of it, you know.
00:55:59 I find that people don't take it seriously. That's why the proclamation of the musical instrument of Trinidad and Tobagoonians take it so long,
00:56:07 because we're not focused, you know, on the steel pan and what it could do for Trinidad and Tobagoonians, right.
00:56:14 So World Steel Pan Day and leading up to World Steel Pan Day and what happened at the UN and whatever it has showed us, you know,
00:56:22 what we can do, you know, as a society, you know, to have to give pan its place.
00:56:29 Of course.
00:56:30 Right.
00:56:31 And I suspect that this may be a catalyst for better things to come as it relates to the pan in Trinidad and Tobagoonians.
00:56:39 Hopefully, because you know we are three day one day, you know. Hopefully, hopefully, you know, it will happen.
00:56:43 But it gives organizations such as your organization and organizations such as Pan, Trin, Bago more work to do, eh?
00:56:50 Of course. And we need the work. We need more work to do in relation to pan because, you know, we could use it, you know,
00:56:59 to build Trinidad and Tobago in a particular way. The politicians could use it to advertise Trinidad and Tobago. I don't see that.
00:57:05 You want the politicians to use it, boy?
00:57:07 Well, right, they should. You know.
00:57:10 I don't see, I don't see the commitment, right, from the politicians to use the pan as an instrument to promote Trinidad and Tobago.
00:57:22 You know, when I go away, I don't see any ads in relation to Trinidad and Tobago and the steel pan.
00:57:29 And we have an opportunity now, right, the UN declaration, you know, we have an opportunity now to use it, you know,
00:57:38 so that they can generate whatever it is, income, popularity, whatever it is for Trinidad and Tobago.
00:57:43 And I hope, I hope we do use it.
00:57:46 Mr. Gittens, let's get back to the event for tomorrow again. Just remind persons of some of the persons, some of the people who are going to be on show.
00:57:56 Yeah, we're going to have, we're going to have, sorry, we're going to have an address by the mayor of Port of Spain.
00:58:01 He's going to give us a feature address. All right. The performances, we have performances by Dr. Len Booksy Sharp.
00:58:07 Yes. Right. Performances by Separia Deltones, North Coast Pans, Serenaders, Emmanuel Joseph, Earl Rodney.
00:58:16 I forgot the name Earl Rodney because he's one of the big icons too. All right. Earl Brooks and Arthur Marcell.
00:58:22 They're going to have a duet together. The guitar, the pan. All right.
00:58:28 I'm going to give the vote of thanks. I'm last on the table as a chairman.
00:58:33 Last but not least. Last but not least.
00:58:35 Can I just mention some of the sponsors, please? Sponsors, Bermudas. We want to thank Bermudas.
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00:59:09 Mr. Gittens, it was a pleasure speaking with you this morning. We wish you all the best for your event tomorrow.
00:59:13 Thank you. And happy World Steep End Day tomorrow, everybody.
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00:59:37 The government is giving some thought to calls to increase the minimum wage in TNT.
00:59:43 In some areas, some of the state sector employees are paid at the minimum wage level.
00:59:49 And if any time you increase the minimum wage, the government's wage balance won't work.
00:59:53 So these are the things we have to balance. But it is something we are actively looking at.
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01:04:15 Alright, so welcome back everyone. So remember at 7.30 this morning we do have James Saunders with some CPL action.
01:04:24 Yeah, so that's going to happen. In a few minutes time we do have another interview before the end of our program today.
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01:05:16 Alright, so here's what. Let's talk about the Bocas Lit Fest now.
01:05:22 And more so, the Bocas Youth Prize.
01:05:26 Now joining us now are Melvina Hazard, Bocas Children's Program Manager, and Daniel McLean, Bocas Children's Book Prize winner 2022.
01:05:40 Ladies, good morning.
01:05:42 Good morning.
01:05:44 Alright, thank you very much for joining us this morning ladies.
01:05:47 Alright, if we can start off with Ms. Hazard.
01:05:57 Let's speak a little bit about the Bocas Lit Fest, Ms. Hazard.
01:06:01 I think that we have spoken about it a lot over the years, but I believe that, you know, sometimes people forget what the Bocas Lit Fest is about.
01:06:13 Okay, the Bocas Lit Fest is an NGO and it's dedicated to celebrating the literary arts locally and throughout the Caribbean.
01:06:21 So we are promoting writers, readers. We really want to encourage and promote love for reading and to foster the development of new publications that's culturally relevant to the Caribbean.
01:06:35 What was the main focus of the Bocas Children's Book Prize?
01:06:40 So the Children's Book Prize is really meant to encourage the publication of quality publication targeted at children age 9 to 12, sorry age 7 to 12.
01:06:56 And age 7 is a very critical age for the development of a child.
01:07:00 It's when they start reading by themselves. We want them to really, we really want them to encourage the development of their imagination.
01:07:11 So we really want to encourage the publication of these kinds of books, not just for children, but for parents and educators to sort of like guide them towards books that would celebrate Caribbean culture, relevance, and really encourage and promote a love for reading.
01:07:32 Yeah. Danielle McLean, good morning again.
01:07:35 Good morning.
01:07:36 Yeah. Let's speak, well first, congratulations.
01:07:39 Thank you.
01:07:41 Let's speak a little bit about your journey into writing, how your career began, and where it has taken you.
01:07:50 Okay, so it began, well really, for the books, for these books, in New Jersey, when I was homesick for Trinidad, and I just needed to write something that encompassed as much of our Caribbean culture, our Trinidad culture, folklore, foods, sayings.
01:08:10 And, but it was for me as well as for future children that I would have, because I really wanted them to have a very close connection to our Trinidad culture, and I express myself best I think through words, through writing, and it just came naturally to me to want to create a story, an exciting story that would sort of draw them in and wants to learn more and develop a love for these characters.
01:08:39 Yeah, and that takes us straight into my next question. Tell us a little bit about the Whisperers' Warning, which is your winning 2022 Bocas Book Prize offering.
01:08:52 Yes, so it is the sequel to The Protectors' Pledge, and they're part of the Secrets of Oscuros series, which is a folklore adventure series, and it continues 12-year-old J.B.'s story, which began in The Protectors' Pledge where he meets the folkloric characters in the deep, dark Oscuros forest, which is very close to his house.
01:09:16 And so in The Whisperers' Warning, he sort of comes upon additional folkloric characters, and there's also a mystery that he needs to solve. He needs to save a villager with his friends, but the clock is ticking. He has a time frame within which to do it.
01:09:35 And he also continues his journey of finding out more about his own lineage, his own heritage. So, you know, quite a bit going on to keep the readers engaged and entertained.
01:09:47 Miss McLean, this is a lot of excitement. This could be made into a movie.
01:09:51 From your words to God's ears. So we will see.
01:09:55 I suspect that's the next step, right? Miss Hazard, let's bring you back in here. Tell us a little bit about the 2023 project. Who is it open to, a deadline for submissions, and any additional info?
01:10:11 OK, so the call is open to any writer or aspiring writer that's born in the Caribbean but living anywhere in the world.
01:10:21 It's to produce and submit works of prose. It could be a story, it could be a memoir, it could be a graphic novel that is more prose-driven, meaning that it's not to be sort of like overly facilitated by images, because we really want to encourage children to create their own pictures in their imagination.
01:10:44 So the deadline for submission is September 18th, and works must be produced between 1st of September 2022 to 31st August 2003.
01:11:00 So if you want any more information on all of the guidelines for submission, including fees and all of that, then please go to BookersLitFest.com and check the youth category.
01:11:11 Is there a particular genre you're looking for?
01:11:17 Well, I mean, we really want, I mean, fiction. So works that are technical and manuals and anthologies by multiple writers, they are not really allowed.
01:11:30 So we're really looking for works that are creative, that stimulate the imagination, that tells a story of maybe the Caribbean, works that would be appropriate and interesting and relevant to children that they can relate to.
01:11:46 So like I said, it could be a novel, it could be a graphic novel, it could be poetry, it could be a memoir, it could be a biography, but it must be targeted at children 7 to 12 years old.
01:12:01 Yeah. Miss McLean, let's speak a little bit about your book again. What has the response been?
01:12:09 It's been very positive. And I, quite honestly, I have to thank my publisher, Caribbean Reads Publishing, as well as BookersLitFest, quite honestly.
01:12:20 Through the BookFest, I was able to participate in the festival this year and participate in the Writers First event.
01:12:29 And so I was able to talk about writing for children. I was also part of a roundtable discussion with other authors, Alaki Pilgrim, Lissal and Magastini, as well as young authors, Corinne Clark and Isaac Price.
01:12:42 So it's been wonderful to be able to connect with other authors and to be able to share our love of Caribbean literature, as well as to visit schools and speak directly to children.
01:12:55 So it's been very positive so far.
01:12:59 Well, I suspect there is going to be an interest from, let's say, our diaspora in our stories, in Caribbean stories, in Caribbean literature. But when it comes to people outside of the diaspora, you also get the feeling that they are interested in our stories?
01:13:25 Yes, most certainly. You know, we live in a global village, quite honestly, and I think persons are becoming less insular.
01:13:35 They're more interested in experiences outside of their own, learning about other cultures and peoples and ways of life and histories and stories, really. So yes, most certainly there is interest abroad, at least in the United States, where I am in Tennessee and other states that I visited.
01:13:55 Yeah. All right. Miss Hazard, if I can bring you back in here, are there any additional projects that you all are working on?
01:14:04 Well, the Boca Slit Fest is a year-round organization, so there's always something happening. The next big project we have coming up is the Youth Fest, which is going to be on October 21st, 28th and 21st, up at UWE. Again, if you go to our website, you can see that.
01:14:23 We also have other programs. We have the We Lit program, which is classroom, Zoom classrooms for secondary schools, English students. We also have the right, the Scotiabank Right-of-Way Young Adult Project, which will be launching in September. And yeah, so we have workshops. So we just have lots and lots of things happening all the time.
01:14:47 Yeah. Miss McLean, you have other projects on the shelf at this time?
01:14:52 Yes, I do. Not so much on the shelf, but written at the moment. So Book Three in this series, I'm writing that. And there's also a manuscript that I've completed that I'm in the process of trying to get published. So those are the two main things going on right now for me.
01:15:08 All right. Miss McLean, congratulations to you again. Miss Hazard, anything else you'd like to give us before you leave us this morning?
01:15:16 Well, just really encourage writers to submit their works. It really is a tremendous opportunity, as Daniel will testify to. And it really will bring, you know, a new generation of literature for Caribbean children, thus promoting a new generation of Caribbean readers. So please go to BookersLitFest.com for more information.
01:15:39 But Miss Hazard, you know, Bookers Lit Fest, it's sort of a one stop shopper in that when writers approach you all, there's a level of molding and monitoring and really guiding you along the process.
01:15:58 Yes. So we really want this to be, you know, for people to look at literature's life stages, you know. So we try to do the intervention from an early age, you know, from when children start reading, when they're all growing all the way up to youth and into adults. So it really is a lifelong enterprise. And we don't only cater to readers, but to writers, educators, you know, because literature is life.
01:16:25 And it's also a viable option.
01:16:28 Yes, it is. Yes. In terms of career and entertainment.
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01:19:58 All right. So, again, the numbers are 299. That's the numbers there on the screen. 0047.
01:20:05 And the extension is 1995. Let's talk a little bit about about the pan.
01:20:11 But national instrument in every home and school exec tells president during Panto every Trinidadian should be able to play pan.
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01:20:52 All right. We do have a call. Good morning, Carla.
01:20:56 Yes. Good morning. Good morning. The prime minister made a comment during conversation with Prime Minister Aruba and Puso point.
01:21:07 I mean, finally, it's been closed for some time. No, he said that it would be very expensive to you, which is true, because the length of time it has been closed.
01:21:17 You have the finally depreciated article cost a lot of money.
01:21:20 So you open up my concern about the finally in point up here.
01:21:26 You will make it five years and you'll know what the people who want to appreciate it.
01:21:30 It becomes more dangerous with the life on them.
01:21:33 And then it could have a catastrophe taken place by by defense communities and all that.
01:21:37 So you need to get to be finally operationalized in terms of probably meeting with each other and seeing that some kind of arrangement could be worked out to get it to be operationalized.
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01:31:25 Well, surprises, surprises, you got a surprise, you got another surprise.
01:31:29 Hello and welcome to another edition of the Baltimore Cricket Show.
01:31:32 I'm your host, James Saunders.
01:31:33 And today we've got an exciting show for you, one that doesn't start unexpectedly,
01:31:38 as we come down to the start of the Republic Bank CPL, as well as the Massey
01:31:43 Women's CPL.
01:31:44 Well, no need for me to pull out the calendar, because I'm sure you already
01:31:47 know that we are just six days away from the start of the competition.
01:31:51 Only six days.
01:31:53 Well, I think I just felt a poor reason, or
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01:31:58 Anyway, we've got a good show for you today,
01:32:00 where we will have the finals of our Super Over Challenge with Rakim,
01:32:03 the Rakita Cornwall, taking on Azam, Bim Bam Boom Can.
01:32:07 Well, you can quite tell that I came up with those nicknames.
01:32:10 And we will also look back at an iconic innings in Record Breakers,
01:32:14 as we also will have a chat with a guest.
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01:35:21 >> Well, welcome back to the Baltimore Cricket Show.
01:35:23 And let's start by keeping tabs on some of the CPL players that are taking part in
01:35:27 the competition or competitions around the world.
01:35:30 And TKR star, Sunil Narayen, well, he looks in good form as he recently took
01:35:35 three wickets as Oval Invincible beat the Manchester Originals by 94 runs at
01:35:39 the Oval in London.
01:35:41 Oval Invincibles made 186 for five, but 60 from Heinrich Klassen.
01:35:45 And in reply, while Manchester Originals, they were skittled out for just 92.
01:35:50 And that's thanks in part to some impressive bowling from Narayen.
01:35:54 >> To communicate a plan.
01:35:56 >> Oval Invincibles were put in the bag by Manchester Originals with Jason Roy and
01:36:00 Will Jacks putting on an opening stand of 62.
01:36:02 >> So whatever just got left.
01:36:05 >> After Jacks was out for 32, Roy and
01:36:07 Henry Klassen came together to hammer the bowlers.
01:36:09 >> And there's evidence of what Dinesh Kartik was talking about.
01:36:13 >> The Englishman Roy made 59 of 42 deliveries.
01:36:16 >> Short, pulled away.
01:36:17 >> But Klassen was the top scorer with a village run 60 of only 27 balls,
01:36:21 which included six sixes.
01:36:23 >> Into the stands, was it a crowd catch?
01:36:26 >> Jamie Overton took two wickets as Oval Invincibles closed on 186 or
01:36:30 five from 100 deliveries.
01:36:31 >> Excellent from Overton under pressure at the end of.
01:36:34 >> In the run chase, Manchester Originals made a slow and
01:36:37 shaky start, losing Phil Saul cheaply to Gus Atkinson.
01:36:40 >> That is comfortably underneath that.
01:36:42 >> Then it was the turn of Sunil Narayan to strike with the ball by first removing
01:36:45 Laurie Evans for five.
01:36:46 >> Adjusts, and the adjustment is not being good enough.
01:36:50 >> After that, the West Indian off spinner sent Max Holden packing for a duck.
01:36:55 >> Up and over and a little juggle.
01:36:57 >> Nathan Soutter also struck with two quick scalps and that made it 48 for five.
01:37:02 >> Circles on the rim.
01:37:03 >> Howard Narayan overtaking his colleague and getting his third wicket.
01:37:07 >> On the reverse down the left side, Billings is interested.
01:37:10 >> Also taking three was Spencer Johnson, as Manchester Originals were 58 for nine.
01:37:15 >> Braden cleans Josh Little up.
01:37:18 >> But Jamie Overton provided some fireworks with a knock off 37.
01:37:21 >> Into the air, has it gone long enough?
01:37:23 Yeah, it's huge.
01:37:25 >> Atkinson took the wicket off Overton to end with two, as Manchester Originals were
01:37:29 all out for 92 from 89 balls and were bludgeoned by 94 runs.
01:37:33 Ben Odenaar, WANI TV6 Sport.
01:37:37 >> Well, the mystery man certainly looks in good form.
01:37:40 And speaking of good form, I've got a good friend of mine.
01:37:44 He's zooming in all the way from Tobago.
01:37:45 He is a cricket analyst, no stranger to our show.
01:37:48 Of course, we've got with us Marcus Daniel on the line as we discuss TKR, the form of
01:37:54 some of the players as we just saw with Sule Narayan.
01:37:56 Good morning, Marcus.
01:37:57 >> Yes, good morning, James.
01:37:58 And of course, good morning to your viewers.
01:38:01 >> Yeah, you know, one thing I always like about you, Marcus, you're always well prepped
01:38:04 and ready for the occasion.
01:38:06 You're wearing a TKR jersey this morning.
01:38:09 No man?
01:38:10 >> Six days out, six days out, six days out to the entire country.
01:38:14 I know that we are very patriotic when it comes to Chilindrigo Nideriders.
01:38:19 I mean, I'm a big fan of the Nideriders team and I've already gotten my attire and waiting
01:38:24 for the start.
01:38:25 >> Definitely.
01:38:26 Now, Marcus, you know, it feels so surreal when we say six days out.
01:38:30 It's just less than a week before our first encounter with the CPL.
01:38:35 How excited are you as a fan, first to begin?
01:38:38 >> Yeah, I'm very much excited.
01:38:40 Having seen the success of the major league cricket across the in the United States of
01:38:46 America and seeing the form of some of the players from the TKR team, you know, I'm really,
01:38:52 really excited to see what's our purpose this time around.
01:38:57 Last year, you know, we want to put right the wrongs of last year, having finished at
01:39:02 the bottom of the table.
01:39:04 So I'm excited to see, of course, Nicholas Puran, Andrew Russell and the other stars
01:39:10 in our various stars that it's called.
01:39:12 And I mean, some people say that we are like a geriatric team in terms of age group.
01:39:18 >> I thought you were going to say PSG.
01:39:19 >> It can be the experience, you know, but I know that, you know, that's the names in
01:39:25 the squad and the form currently being displayed by the players.
01:39:28 The other teams are shaking in their boots.
01:39:30 >> Yeah, certainly.
01:39:31 I thought you were going to say PSG for a moment when you spoke about star studded.
01:39:35 Geriatric was certainly not the word I was looking for.
01:39:38 But you know, I spoke to DJ Bravo recently and he mentioned Man City.
01:39:41 So maybe, you know, maybe we're more of a Man City type.
01:39:44 >> Yes.
01:39:45 I mean, if you want to put it that way, I mean, Man City are known for titles.
01:39:50 TKR having won four titles in the 10 years of the CPL and we're looking for the fifth
01:39:56 title this year.
01:39:58 >> Now, Marcus, let's talk about form of some of the players.
01:40:01 We looked at the West Indies team.
01:40:03 We saw Akeel Hussein in action there.
01:40:06 Nicholas Puran certainly looks out one of the best of the lot.
01:40:09 We saw Sunil Narine in that video just a while ago.
01:40:11 Who impresses you the most in terms of form and who do you see as being the key players
01:40:16 for TKR this season?
01:40:17 >> No doubt, Nicholas Puran.
01:40:20 I'm sure that yourself and the entire country and the world would have seen that amazing
01:40:25 100 scored in the finals.
01:40:27 Finals, the final game of a tournament.
01:40:30 That's the first ever major league cricket tournament and Puran would have blasted his
01:40:34 way to a world win 100.
01:40:36 And then he returned a few days later to play for the West Indies, Donata Tooruba.
01:40:42 And also I think he played, what was that first game?
01:40:45 Yeah, but his form has been very impressive.
01:40:47 I think he has actually matured into what many of us see as a really talented player.
01:40:54 A player who can, who's actually right up there with the best in the world.
01:40:58 I'm also seeing some good form from Andrew Russell.
01:41:01 He had a good MLC and he went across in Canada and also won a title there.
01:41:08 So the guys are coming in with some good form.
01:41:11 Really excited to see the return of Dwayne Bravo.
01:41:15 Many of you would have seen me very critical of him with his bowling.
01:41:21 Of course, age brings reason.
01:41:23 He actually left TKR and went across to St. Kitts and Newby's and delivered a title.
01:41:27 He's back here and I'm sure that he'd want to close off his career with another title
01:41:31 with the TKR team.
01:41:32 So, you know, no short of talent, but most definitely I want to see Nicholas Puran live
01:41:38 up to the pre-tournament form that he would have been displaying for the West Indies and
01:41:44 the other franchises around the world.
01:41:46 Is Dwayne Bravo the lucky champ?
01:41:48 Of course, he has been a polarising figure in terms of we hate him, we love him, we love
01:41:53 him, we love him.
01:41:55 But he certainly has been the leading wicket-taker in the Republic Bank CPL.
01:42:00 And more importantly, he seems to be a lucky champ as well.
01:42:04 Everywhere he goes, he seems to win.
01:42:06 Can he be a lucky champ this season?
01:42:08 And there's currently a nice battle between him and Pollard to see who will end their
01:42:14 career with the most titles.
01:42:17 Of course, Pollard, I think Pollard, they are now levelled in terms of trophies won
01:42:21 with franchises.
01:42:22 Pollard having won the MLC.
01:42:26 So I think what Dwayne Bravo brings is a level of energy.
01:42:31 He motivates the players around him and he wants to win.
01:42:34 And in that team with Pollard and Dwayne Bravo and Nicholas Puran and Andrew Russell, those
01:42:39 guys are winners.
01:42:40 They want to win.
01:42:41 It's left to be seen if they can pull that winning mentality together and make it rough
01:42:47 for TKR this time around.
01:42:49 The last title we won was in 2020.
01:42:52 Those guys aren't players to go around not winning titles in a sense of a long span.
01:43:00 So I'm quietly hopeful and quietly confident, but we're going to lift the title this year.
01:43:08 Andrew Russell, we've got the Hulk.
01:43:13 How will you utilise the Hulk well enough in matches?
01:43:16 How do you see the Hulk fitting into this team this time around?
01:43:20 And I think that's going to be the dilemma with this TKR team because Puran Puran has
01:43:26 been used as a finisher in the IPL.
01:43:28 And of course, when we're talking T20 cricket, the IPL is basically the pinnacle.
01:43:33 And we have seen recently where he comes in at four or three and basically dominates.
01:43:38 In this particular line-up now, we have Martin Govtil and Riley Husu.
01:43:43 Those are international players and obviously they will be in the Premier League.
01:43:47 We also have Matt Dier returning to Trinidad and Tobago as well.
01:43:51 And where is he going to bat?
01:43:54 Obviously, Andrew Russell is seen as a finisher.
01:43:57 I have to believe that if he has more deliveries to face and just takes a little bit more time
01:44:03 to get himself in, he's going to be very dangerous.
01:44:06 But most times, he comes in and he has to swing from the hips and we really don't really
01:44:11 get the most out of him.
01:44:13 But he's a dangerous player that can bat anywhere in the innings.
01:44:16 I would love to see him at least face the last five overs.
01:44:20 But in this TKR line-up, it's so diverse that they can play a particular player anywhere
01:44:25 in the innings.
01:44:26 But for Andrew Russell, with Puran in the team as well, Bravo back, I think they will
01:44:31 get the best out of him this season.
01:44:33 It was a shocking move to see him come to the TKR team.
01:44:35 But obviously, the franchise being Knight Riders and he plays for Knight Riders in the
01:44:40 IPL, he's with the TKR team now.
01:44:43 I'm not too sure if it is that he gets his way in the dressing room in terms of where
01:44:48 he wants to bat or where he's comfortable batting.
01:44:52 But I know that they respect him as a player and respect his talents.
01:44:55 Just recently, I saw him playing in Canada, smacking a six off the last ball to win it
01:44:59 for his franchise across there.
01:45:02 So I'm hoping that he brings his A-game and remains injury-free.
01:45:05 And of course, talking about injury, there's also an injury concern with Tyron Pollard,
01:45:09 a shoulder injury where he sustained in the MLCA.
01:45:15 So maybe Andrew Russell may be given a bigger role if Pollard isn't fit.
01:45:19 Paul, if I were coach, I would put him as the opening batsman.
01:45:21 Thank you so much, Marcus.
01:45:22 I've heard your voice at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
01:45:24 I know you've got to run off and we're always grateful to have you with us.
01:45:28 Just six days to go.
01:45:29 You're going to be back.
01:45:30 Definitely, you're going to be back with us.
01:45:31 Of course, that was Marcus Daniel, cricket analyst right here in Trinidad and Tobago.
01:45:36 When we come back, it's a rock attack as we head to Super Over Challenge.
01:45:40 Well, I'll see you in a bit.
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01:49:43 Hey, welcome back to the Baltimore Cricket Show.
01:49:47 I had to have a hot beverage because it's getting hot in here.
01:49:50 No, I'm not going to take my clothes off.
01:49:52 It's time for our Super Over Challenge and with all the big boys like Paul Ladd and Gail
01:49:56 out of the competition, it is down to a final, a challenge between Raheem Cornwall and Azam
01:50:03 Khan.
01:50:04 Let's go.
01:50:05 Welcome to the CPL Super Over Cup.
01:50:08 Six balls each, one winner moves to the next round.
01:50:11 Let's go.
01:50:12 Cornwall goes downwind again into the leg side.
01:50:17 Wow, hero maximum.
01:50:21 Left arm spin now with Gurukish Moti into the attack.
01:50:28 Hammered off the middle of the bat.
01:50:30 That's massive from Cornwall.
01:50:34 Into the back tear of that sun in that mid-wicket region.
01:50:39 Another hero maximum.
01:50:41 Off the highest order.
01:50:42 It's got to be up there.
01:50:44 It's one of the longest I reckon in season 10.
01:50:47 103 meters.
01:50:49 Fetch this if you can.
01:50:53 Oh, love it to pieces.
01:50:57 And so do they.
01:51:04 He has nailed it again.
01:51:07 This is phenomenal from the big man.
01:51:10 He struggled outside of St. Kitts and Nevis for six games leading into this one where
01:51:15 he averaged seven.
01:51:17 But he's making up in every win.
01:51:24 Clevered.
01:51:31 Once more by Rakim Cornwall.
01:51:32 He's making it his day with the bat.
01:51:36 So far he rules.
01:51:37 Another hero maximum.
01:51:40 Hashtag Fetch City to the four from Cornwall.
01:51:49 And he just sits back and goes, "Oh, yes."
01:51:56 Odin Smith very straight behind the bowler.
01:52:00 But that's one.
01:52:02 That's gone.
01:52:03 That's disappeared.
01:52:06 Another six for Rakim Cornwall.
01:52:11 Here's the rack attack you've all been waiting for in Barbados.
01:52:17 Oh, no.
01:52:22 Hemmers, you can't bowl those.
01:52:28 Talk about Caribbean Airlines.
01:52:30 That has got wings on.
01:52:34 Down inside out.
01:52:36 Over extra cover.
01:52:37 A widish long off.
01:52:38 And I think it'll be six all the way.
01:52:41 The hero maximum.
01:52:42 So finishes the over well does Rakim Cornwall.
01:52:46 It is the perfect over from Cornwall who hits every ball for six.
01:52:51 It is now over to Azam Khan to see if he can match that incredible display.
01:52:59 And here we go.
01:53:00 What a hit.
01:53:12 Very good from Azam Khan again.
01:53:26 Take some risks.
01:53:34 Find some boundaries.
01:53:35 Thank you very much, Azam Khan.
01:53:37 On cue with a hero maximum.
01:53:39 Yeah, and the second six from Azam Khan.
01:53:43 So he's recognized that they're behind the eight ball, so to speak.
01:53:47 Right-hander to right-arm off spinner.
01:53:50 What a tuck.
01:54:02 This looks like it might be continuing.
01:54:04 Has that gone to hand?
01:54:05 It hasn't.
01:54:06 And put down.
01:54:07 Grabs the hold of the back.
01:54:09 So hopefully everything is okay with Miguel Pretorius out there.
01:54:14 Little jarred his back a little.
01:54:16 Diving for that one.
01:54:18 Always hurts more when you don't catch it.
01:54:21 If you kept your eyes on Miguel Pretorius when he was attempting this catch, there was
01:54:25 a stutter.
01:54:26 Took a long time to get himself in position.
01:54:30 Don't know if the sighting was impeded because of the background, but didn't get there in
01:54:36 time.
01:54:37 Made it much more challenging.
01:54:50 So good there.
01:54:52 Wonderful touch from the Pakistani star, Azam Khan.
01:54:56 Picks up a boundary.
01:54:57 Evening, Bish.
01:54:58 Hello, Danny.
01:54:59 Hello, everyone.
01:55:00 Remember Azam Khan early on against Fibian Alin was trying to play this back foot punch
01:55:07 and come cut.
01:55:08 Alin was skidding on and maybe tighter on the off stump.
01:55:11 He gets one from Naby to go through.
01:55:14 Beautifully done.
01:55:15 That is unassailable.
01:55:16 Well, that might help.
01:55:17 Half a dozen.
01:55:18 Hero maximum out into the red stand from Azam Khan.
01:55:29 And here's the expected batter to accelerate the scoring so he understands the conditions.
01:55:35 He plays spin very well and he scores at a great tick.
01:55:39 He can also take the attack to the seamers.
01:55:42 Quite risky.
01:55:44 A play up.
01:56:03 There was just too much for Azam Khan to do and he comes up short.
01:56:07 Rakim Cornwall is a deserving winner of the Super Over Cup.
01:56:13 Oh, he's got hold of this one.
01:56:20 And so it's at the top there.
01:56:26 Is it a one-hander?
01:56:29 It's a two-hander.
01:56:34 Here we go.
01:56:35 Here we go, is it?
01:56:36 I think it is.
01:56:37 Boots.
01:56:38 Fill your boots.
01:56:39 Two months of caravan.
01:56:40 And they're being right royally entertained so far.
01:56:41 It's almost up at the posse stand.
01:56:42 Opening up the face of the bat to hit it over extra cover and to hit it with such power.
01:56:43 And control.
01:57:01 Beautiful balance.
01:57:02 Not looking...
01:57:03 Another gorgeous shot.
01:57:04 Straight over the top.
01:57:05 It's...
01:57:06 And that is a wonderful shot.
01:57:13 George Worker, welcome to the game.
01:57:20 What a shot.
01:57:21 Another six.
01:57:22 Here are maximum.
01:57:23 Cornwall do not hold it in the slot.
01:57:32 He got under that somehow, Rakim Cornwall, from a length.
01:57:36 You wouldn't say it's a bad ball.
01:57:37 I don't think so anyway.
01:57:39 They've already have one win in the bucket.
01:57:41 And we're looking forward to a few more here at the home game.
01:57:45 Beautiful catch.
01:57:46 Look at that.
01:57:47 Colin, have a look at this one.
01:57:52 Yeah, clearly underneath with the hands, the fingers.
01:57:58 Don't worry about bringing the ringer out of it.
01:58:04 This is disappeared.
01:58:06 He's a hero maximum to choke it on us up here.
01:58:12 That is six.
01:58:13 That is a way to come off the mark for Rakim Cornwall.
01:58:17 Sunshine snacks, power shot.
01:58:19 15 without loss.
01:58:22 He's gone short.
01:58:25 You knew it was coming and it's been smashed by Cornwall.
01:58:29 Wind or no wind.
01:58:31 He's a hero maximum.
01:58:34 No, there's no getting that back.
01:58:39 Hitting with spin, hitting with the wind, hitting it into the car park.
01:58:44 And I hope none of your guys' cars parked out there.
01:58:48 Around the wicket, he has that length, that natural length, that's back into the pitch
01:58:52 as well.
01:58:53 It's always going to be a difficult proposition for him.
01:58:57 He swung and connected.
01:59:02 That is a sunshine snacks, nuts power shot of the day.
01:59:07 And a hero maximum to boot.
01:59:10 Cornwall picks it up, swings it away and that's four more.
01:59:17 Oh, is it over yet?
01:59:21 Well, I'll tell you what, George Bush, whoever you are, we've just found your weapon of mass
01:59:25 destruction.
01:59:26 His name is Rakeem Cornwall.
01:59:28 And of course I can catch Cornwall in the Republic Bank CPL which starts this Thursday
01:59:33 in St. Lucia.
01:59:34 That's just six days away.
01:59:36 That's six sleeps, five sleeps.
01:59:38 I was never good in math.
01:59:40 All right, that brings us to the end of our show.
01:59:42 That's it for today.
01:59:43 Tomorrow, look out, we've got some very exciting guests.
01:59:46 Also, you've got to watch to find out how you can win tickets.
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01:59:53 You've got to watch the show to find out how we do that.
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