Morning Edition: 11th September 2023

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00:00:23 - And good morning Trinidad and Tobago

00:00:25 and the rest of the world.

00:00:26 I'm Marlon Hopkins and welcome to The Morning Edition.

00:00:28 It's Monday, September 11th

00:00:32 and we do appreciate you joining us this morning.

00:00:34 So it was, how has the heat been treating you?

00:00:38 I know that it has been difficult

00:00:41 for some persons to deal with it.

00:00:43 And all I can tell you is if you can,

00:00:46 and you do have your air conditioning unit,

00:00:50 that is going to help you

00:00:51 and try to always keep yourself hydrated, yeah?

00:00:55 Also on the weekend, I saw really the result

00:00:59 of an accident in South Trinidad.

00:01:03 And I want to tell you what I saw on social media there

00:01:07 and what I saw in that video.

00:01:08 It is highly traumatic for anyone seeing it.

00:01:12 It shows, as I said, at the end of an accident

00:01:16 and it shows someone on the side of the roadway

00:01:19 and it also shows a mangled body in a vehicle.

00:01:23 And to me, I mean, I'm speaking about it this morning.

00:01:27 So it has impacted me in a certain way.

00:01:31 And I just want to tell you to be careful out there.

00:01:34 Sometimes you have to leave a little early, leave earlier.

00:01:38 But that's a very serious situation of the speeding

00:01:42 and the accidents on the nation's highways and byways.

00:01:45 It was a weekend of cricket too, yeah?

00:01:48 A number of you went down to South Trinidad

00:01:50 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.

00:01:53 It's a great stadium down there

00:01:55 and I hope that you had a good time down there.

00:01:57 Let's check out what's happening

00:01:59 in the Daily Express for today.

00:02:01 On the front page, "Fire Chief, we need to fix system

00:02:06 "and total desecration brought to tears.

00:02:09 "Secretary of the Williamsville Hindu Temple, Vashti Suku,

00:02:12 "looks at damaged tiles on the stage of the temple yesterday

00:02:16 "after an attack by vandals on Saturday afternoon.

00:02:19 "Two ventilation walls were also destroyed

00:02:22 "so vandals could gain entry into the place of worship."

00:02:26 This sort of thing still happening in Trinidad

00:02:28 and to be good has been going on for so long.

00:02:31 Maybe, and I don't know, but I suspect there should be

00:02:35 and there should be laws to deal with situations

00:02:38 such as visa, the desecration of religious facilities.

00:02:42 On eve of cabinet retreat,

00:02:46 business heads call for action, clamp down on crime.

00:02:50 Just to tell you a little bit about the story,

00:02:53 clamp down on crime by the business leaders.

00:02:55 Government urged as cabinet starts three-day retreat,

00:02:58 tackle crime now, arrest the escalating crime rate.

00:03:01 This is what business groups in the country

00:03:03 want the government to examine first

00:03:05 as cabinet starts a working retreat today.

00:03:09 The retreat will end on Wednesday.

00:03:11 Let's take in some sport now.

00:03:13 Moti wins frilla for Amazon Warriors, new champs.

00:03:17 Bailey Matthews, captain of Barbados Royals

00:03:21 lifts the Massey Women's Caribbean Premier League

00:03:24 2023 trophy after victory in the T20 final

00:03:28 against the Guyana Amazon Warriors yesterday

00:03:31 at the Brian Lauer Cricket Academy in Taruba.

00:03:35 Redemption for Royals.

00:03:37 Matthews leads Barbados franchise to women's CPL title.

00:03:41 The second time was the charm

00:03:42 for the Barbados Royals women

00:03:44 who were crowned Massey Women's Caribbean Premier League

00:03:47 champions following a close eight-run victory

00:03:50 over the Guyana Amazon Warriors women in the final

00:03:53 at the Brian Lauer Cricket Academy in Taruba yesterday.

00:03:57 And congratulations to the women.

00:03:59 I'm sure that Barbados is going to be doing something

00:04:02 very special for you all.

00:04:04 So it's time to remind you about Trinbago,

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00:04:16 Love is in the air, apparently.

00:04:18 Yeah, it looks like love, eh?

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00:04:23 Thank you very much to the person

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00:04:30 So we do have a very interesting program for you today.

00:04:34 We have one of the new mayors, yeah,

00:04:37 on the program for you today.

00:04:38 And it's going to be very interesting

00:04:39 to speak to him to find out

00:04:41 what are some of his main priorities, yeah?

00:04:44 So we are going to have a very short break.

00:04:45 You have your tea?

00:04:47 You have your coffee and something to eat, yeah?

00:04:48 And remember that James Saunders comes up

00:04:51 at 7.30 this morning with CPL Action.

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00:08:04 - And welcome back.

00:08:12 So some major developments are still taking place

00:08:14 concerning the just concluded,

00:08:17 when I say just concluded,

00:08:18 a few weeks ago, the local government election, right?

00:08:20 And over the past few weeks,

00:08:23 various chairmen have been taking their oaths of office

00:08:27 and mayors, new mayors and so on.

00:08:29 So we do have on the line this morning,

00:08:31 we are going to Separia this morning,

00:08:33 the Separia Borough Corporation.

00:08:35 And we do have on the line,

00:08:37 newly installed mayor of the Separia Borough Corporation,

00:08:41 Mayor Dudenath Meru.

00:08:43 Mayor, good morning.

00:08:44 And thank you very much for joining us.

00:08:47 - Morning to you and morning to Trinidad and Tobago.

00:08:49 - Yeah, and congratulations all the same, Mayor.

00:08:51 - Thank you very much.

00:08:54 - Yeah, well, Mayor, since taking your oath of office,

00:08:57 since being sworn in,

00:09:00 how has the experience been for you?

00:09:02 - Well, in one week's time,

00:09:06 you know, there's not much to speak about

00:09:08 except the problems that exist within the region.

00:09:12 And upon taking office,

00:09:13 I was immediately faced,

00:09:15 I immediately faced a big problem,

00:09:19 not only in the Separia Borough Corporation,

00:09:22 but a greater part of Central and South Trinidad,

00:09:24 where we are presently experiencing a severe water crisis,

00:09:29 where in some areas of the Separia Regional Corporation,

00:09:32 people have not received the supplies

00:09:34 for more than one month.

00:09:36 And that is the immediate challenge

00:09:38 that I am faced with at this present time.

00:09:41 - Mayor, was that a result of what transpired

00:09:44 at the desalination plant?

00:09:46 - Well, it all started with the Kearney Arena plant

00:09:50 when some electrical problem occurred there.

00:09:53 And upon that being rectified,

00:09:56 then we had the issue at the desalination plant.

00:09:59 And so, WASA claims.

00:10:01 But to say that people did not receive a supply of water

00:10:04 for one month and more,

00:10:07 that is totally unacceptable.

00:10:08 And up to this today,

00:10:10 people still have not received water in some areas

00:10:13 in South Trinidad and Central and so on.

00:10:16 We find it very strange

00:10:18 that an entity like WASA

00:10:21 will suffer such a huge problem

00:10:23 that a large percentage of this country

00:10:26 from Central all the way to South

00:10:28 will suffer for a serious issue like water distribution.

00:10:33 - But that seems to be a very dire situation, Mayor.

00:10:36 And maybe hundreds, thousands of people

00:10:39 have been affected over the past month or so.

00:10:41 What has WASA been doing

00:10:43 to serve those people who are affected?

00:10:46 - Well, it is my honest opinion

00:10:49 that WASA has failed miserably

00:10:51 with respect to trying to provide some form of relief

00:10:55 to the residents in the affected areas.

00:10:58 They have promised a truck-borne supply

00:11:01 to the affected residents.

00:11:03 There's a number that you have to call

00:11:05 and you have to give your account number

00:11:07 and certain basic information,

00:11:09 and then you will get a work request number.

00:11:12 Hundreds of persons have been trying

00:11:14 to get in touch with WASA.

00:11:15 They are waiting online.

00:11:17 And sometimes persons are waiting

00:11:19 up to number 45, 50 in line.

00:11:22 And as soon as, before their turn reach

00:11:24 to lay their complaint or make their request,

00:11:27 the call usually drops.

00:11:28 In some instances, people are unable

00:11:31 to get through to that line in WASA.

00:11:35 And even that, also persons who have made it

00:11:38 to get their work request number,

00:11:40 the WASA trucks are not seen in the area.

00:11:43 And I don't think WASA have the ability

00:11:46 with their own trucks to meet the demand

00:11:49 for water in the area.

00:11:51 I think WASA should have brought in some contracted trucks

00:11:54 and I think they should have gone into the areas

00:11:56 where nobody has water and they could have gone house

00:11:58 to house and at least provided some form of relief,

00:12:01 a relief and not ask people to call in

00:12:04 to give information and request water

00:12:07 when you know that the entire area

00:12:08 haven't had water for more than a month.

00:12:11 - So, yeah.

00:12:12 - This morning, there's a part of the Block Road area

00:12:17 that has not received a supply.

00:12:19 And I was told that there are two leaks

00:12:20 at the Santa Cecilia Junction in Block Road.

00:12:23 And that has made it impossible for certain areas

00:12:27 in the Block Road area and the Ramshore and Trace

00:12:29 and Tenant Trace area not to receive a supply

00:12:31 also, San Francisco.

00:12:34 And you know what is hurtful now, Alan?

00:12:36 You are on a schedule and your schedule lasts for two days,

00:12:41 from the 7th to the 9th.

00:12:42 And whether the entire area get or do not get,

00:12:45 when that date reach for your,

00:12:47 to bring your supply to an end,

00:12:49 it is shifted to another area.

00:12:51 I was told yesterday by a WASA official

00:12:54 that those person who did not get a truck born

00:12:57 will be made available to them.

00:12:58 But at the end of the day, they took it to another area

00:13:03 and they have to wait until the 17th now

00:13:06 to get another supply.

00:13:07 And if they miss that for some reason again,

00:13:10 then they will have to go to a further nine days.

00:13:12 So the supplies only come into the area after nine days.

00:13:16 And if there's a breakdown anywhere,

00:13:18 then your schedule is shifted to the next time.

00:13:23 - But Mayor, surely this is having a serious impact

00:13:27 on households, on businesses, on schools?

00:13:30 - Well, schools and businesses have to close.

00:13:34 There are a number of businesses in the area

00:13:35 that depend on water to conduct their day-to-day activities.

00:13:39 And they are unable to do so because of the lack of water.

00:13:42 In some instances, people have to purchase water.

00:13:46 $400, $300 for a truckload.

00:13:48 Now, I don't know if they're paying for the water.

00:13:50 In some instances, they say it is the transport

00:13:53 that they are paying for the water.

00:13:54 It's free.

00:13:55 But at the end of the day, when you have a WASA bill to pay

00:13:57 and WASA have to provide something that is basic as water,

00:14:02 where water is life and they cannot do that,

00:14:05 then it tells me that WASA has collapsed

00:14:08 because from Central to all the way to South Trinidad,

00:14:11 there's a water crisis.

00:14:13 And that has been happening over the last month and more.

00:14:15 - Yeah.

00:14:16 Mayor, unless you have anything additionally to speak about

00:14:20 on this water issue,

00:14:22 but what are some of the other challenges

00:14:25 facing your borough?

00:14:27 - Well, I want to close off with this water issue

00:14:29 by pointing that when the People's Partnership

00:14:31 were in government between 2010 and 2015,

00:14:35 we never had this kind of problems.

00:14:37 And it's only over the last eight years

00:14:40 that we are seeing this severe water problem

00:14:43 throughout the affected areas.

00:14:44 And WASA need to do something and we ask the question, why?

00:14:48 As they came into office in 2015,

00:14:51 people start suffering for water in Central

00:14:53 and in South Trinidad.

00:14:54 I believe that WASA is trying to make a case

00:14:58 where they can privatize the company.

00:15:00 The workers have to be on the alert

00:15:02 to realize that they are being set up.

00:15:04 And I want to know if this is some form

00:15:06 of political victimization

00:15:08 that as soon as the election was over

00:15:10 and most of the affected areas

00:15:12 are the areas that the PNM lost

00:15:14 in the local government elections.

00:15:16 And we are asking if it is some kind of political ploy

00:15:19 or political victimization to the areas

00:15:22 that they lost in the local government elections.

00:15:25 - Yeah, Mayor, let's deal with some of the other challenges

00:15:28 in your region.

00:15:29 - Yes, well, with respect to the Siparia Borough Corporation,

00:15:34 well, I went in there and there are severe challenges,

00:15:37 not only in Siparia, but likewise in all other corporation.

00:15:41 One of the major issues is the funding to these corporations,

00:15:45 especially my corporation.

00:15:47 We have a transport department that is severely affected.

00:15:51 That department is almost flat.

00:15:54 We have six vehicles, all six vehicles are down

00:15:56 and number of trucks are down.

00:15:58 It has crippled the entire corporation.

00:16:01 Our work cannot be done.

00:16:02 We cannot meet the demands of the burgesses in the region.

00:16:05 And this is something I intend to deal with

00:16:08 in the coming year.

00:16:08 I am eagerly awaiting to see what our allocation looks like

00:16:13 at the end of the budget,

00:16:14 because you know, the PNM was,

00:16:17 the government was eagerly awaiting to take Siparia

00:16:20 from regional corporation to borough status.

00:16:24 Now that has been achieved,

00:16:25 I am hoping that they will give the respect

00:16:27 that we so deserve as a borough,

00:16:30 and they will give us some extra funding this year

00:16:33 to meet the challenges of the Siparia region.

00:16:37 - But Mayor, what is responsible for the breakdown

00:16:39 of all of these pieces of machinery at your corporation?

00:16:44 And what is responsible for,

00:16:48 let's say the poor funding allocated to your corporation?

00:16:54 - Well, with the number of vehicles we have

00:16:56 in the borough corporation,

00:16:57 the kind of funding that we get

00:16:59 for the maintenance of vehicles and so on

00:17:00 is not adequate deal with vehicles,

00:17:03 especially those vehicles that are overworked.

00:17:05 We have six vehicles and five truck

00:17:07 to serve from sign village straight to a carcass

00:17:10 until the cremation site.

00:17:12 And you will find that the work for those vehicles

00:17:15 are in great demand.

00:17:17 And the funding is just not adequate

00:17:20 to handle the maintenance of those equipment

00:17:23 in the corporation.

00:17:24 And I think the minister need to take a closer look.

00:17:27 Not only in my corporation,

00:17:28 I have my colleagues in all the other corporations

00:17:31 in Hoover, Tabaki, Chagwanas, Princess Town,

00:17:34 Myarrow, Pinaldivi and so on.

00:17:36 And they all share the same view

00:17:38 that the funding is just not adequate

00:17:40 to take the responsibility of maintaining your units

00:17:43 to have it roadworthy at all times.

00:17:46 - Mayor, now that your corporation

00:17:48 has moved to borough status,

00:17:52 what does that mean for your corporation?

00:17:55 - Well, between me and you,

00:17:56 it's just a name change as far as I see it

00:17:59 because nothing has changed from then to now.

00:18:02 And I don't see anything changing in the near future

00:18:04 if we go down this same road

00:18:07 as we have been going over the last 10 or 15, 20 years or so.

00:18:11 And if you take into consideration

00:18:13 that the PNM has promised local government reform

00:18:15 and talk about property tax and all these kinds of things,

00:18:18 property tax won't make a difference

00:18:20 to the allocation that we are given

00:18:21 because if the corporation collects $10 million

00:18:26 in property tax and we ask for $100 million

00:18:29 and we are allocated 80 million,

00:18:31 that 10 million will be taken out of that 80 million

00:18:34 and we will only get the 70 million

00:18:35 that's subvention from government to make up the 80 million.

00:18:38 So when they tell you about property tax

00:18:40 and the corporation and the borough corporation

00:18:43 will benefit, that is further summed it through.

00:18:45 Government need to know that local government

00:18:49 is the most important entity

00:18:51 because it deals directly with people at the ground level.

00:18:55 We are in constant contact with persons at the ground.

00:18:58 We deal with issues that affect the normal day lives,

00:19:02 normal day living of everybody just in the region

00:19:05 and we need to be treated with some form of respect

00:19:08 by way of giving us the proper funding

00:19:10 that can meet the needs of the persons in the region.

00:19:13 - How much funding would be adequate?

00:19:15 - Well, when we ask for $110 million,

00:19:19 sometimes you get $80 million,

00:19:21 a little over $80 million.

00:19:23 When we submit for budgetary allocation

00:19:27 and we send in our draft estimates,

00:19:30 the ministry will look at it

00:19:31 and they will make the necessary cuts

00:19:33 where they feel they should.

00:19:35 Sometime in some votes you do not get money and so on.

00:19:37 Like this year, I have some serious issues affecting me

00:19:41 at the cremation site, you know, the show of peace.

00:19:43 That is an active area that is utilized every single day.

00:19:48 And for this year, we have not received any funding

00:19:51 for the upgrade of that facility,

00:19:53 which I was very disappointed.

00:19:54 Today is what?

00:19:55 The 11th and we haven't received anything

00:19:57 on the cemeteries and cremation sites.

00:20:00 There are other areas where that is affected

00:20:02 where I am waiting on releases.

00:20:05 We did development program to do works in certain areas

00:20:09 where we have landslips and so on.

00:20:10 And those monies are not forthcoming at this point in time.

00:20:14 And these are some of the setbacks we face

00:20:16 as a corporation where they allocate the money,

00:20:21 but the timely releases of that money is also an issue.

00:20:25 Imagine we are at the almost at the end of the financial year

00:20:29 you will recall under the past, the Panda administration,

00:20:31 we changed the timing of the budget,

00:20:34 the reading of the budget and so on to accommodate

00:20:36 the dry season, was ready to accommodate the dry season

00:20:39 where the work can be done.

00:20:40 So when your budget is read by end of September

00:20:44 and pass in October, you would expect

00:20:46 that your development program money

00:20:48 would come by January, February,

00:20:50 so that it will take care of the work in the area

00:20:53 during the dry season where you can perform better

00:20:56 and you get a better quality of work.

00:20:58 That has not been happening.

00:20:59 We are at the end of the financial year

00:21:01 and we still have development program money

00:21:04 that is outstanding.

00:21:04 When that money comes now, if it do come

00:21:07 before the end of this month,

00:21:08 we have to conduct that work in the rainy season.

00:21:11 - Yeah, Mia, judging from what you were telling us

00:21:13 this morning, it would seem that your corporation

00:21:18 is crippled somewhat by the funding

00:21:23 that has been allocated to your borough corporation.

00:21:28 - Yes, we are.

00:21:30 We are really crippled.

00:21:32 Only on my assumption of office, almost two weeks ago,

00:21:36 last week we had to do a viament

00:21:38 where we had to move money from certain votes

00:21:40 to facilitate other votes and that should not be.

00:21:44 When money is allocated in one vote

00:21:47 and you remove money from that vote,

00:21:49 when you send in for your allocation

00:21:52 for the new financial year and the minister of finance

00:21:55 see that you have moved money from one vote to another vote,

00:21:59 he believe that you did not have use of money in that vote

00:22:02 and then you may suffer a cut in that vote

00:22:04 in the upcoming budgetary allocation.

00:22:07 - Yeah.

00:22:08 What are some of your other priorities, Mia?

00:22:12 We have spoken about cemeteries.

00:22:13 We have spoken about the cremation site.

00:22:16 We have spoken about land slips.

00:22:18 What are some of your main priorities?

00:22:20 - One of the other major concern is that water.

00:22:25 Also, in the rainy season,

00:22:27 we have water all in your bedroom, on the roads are filled

00:22:31 and flooding has become a major problem

00:22:33 in parts of the region

00:22:35 and we are calling on the ministry of works

00:22:37 and transport minister, CNN,

00:22:38 to do some work in the block road area.

00:22:41 They had some flooding that takes place

00:22:43 in quarry and Erin and so on in other parts of the region

00:22:46 and the damage and that people suffer during those times

00:22:50 and that little change that they get

00:22:53 from ministry of social development

00:22:55 really cannot compensate them for the emotional stress

00:22:59 and the pain they go through

00:23:01 and the damage that is done to livestock

00:23:03 and property and so on.

00:23:04 So, flooding is an issue connected to water

00:23:08 and then water is an issue in the taps, as we say.

00:23:11 In the rainy season, it's too much water

00:23:13 and then when the water that is required

00:23:16 for to maintain a good healthy lifestyle

00:23:19 is not available to us.

00:23:21 - The last time that we would have spoken

00:23:23 and it was during the run up to the local government election

00:23:26 we did speak about the issue of flooding

00:23:28 and we did speak about the issue of the embankment

00:23:32 that collapsed in certain areas.

00:23:36 We know that the ministry of works and transport,

00:23:38 they had promised to do work

00:23:40 and they had dispatched teams to the site.

00:23:44 How has that work been going?

00:23:46 - Well, as I said on the last occasion,

00:23:48 they chose the wrong time to do that work.

00:23:50 You don't conduct that type of work

00:23:52 during the rainy season.

00:23:53 A part of the embankment broke

00:23:55 and they had to come back and do it all over again.

00:23:58 That work should have been conducted,

00:23:59 as I said on the last occasion, in the dry season,

00:24:02 early in the dry season, where it will give it time

00:24:05 to settle and so on and be compacted.

00:24:08 But when you come in the wet season

00:24:10 and you put fill that is wet

00:24:13 and the river comes down with pressure,

00:24:15 it washed away the embankment again and it broke again.

00:24:18 So they had to come back and do some remedial work

00:24:20 in that area with respect to the embankment.

00:24:23 As we speak now, I am receiving information two days ago

00:24:26 that there is a contractor that came in

00:24:28 to do some embankment work.

00:24:29 And there's a conflict that is presently taking place

00:24:32 at the Rahama trees and where the farmers

00:24:35 usually make their garden and so on.

00:24:38 And there's a contractor that has blocked the passageway,

00:24:43 not allowing the other contractor to get into that area.

00:24:46 I am calling on Minister Rohan Sinhanan this morning

00:24:49 to intervene in that matter and have that contractor

00:24:52 remove that excavator from blocking the passageway

00:24:55 so that the other contractor can get in

00:24:58 and to do the works that is necessary in that area.

00:25:01 - Yeah, Mayor, let's speak about some of your plans

00:25:06 that you hope to achieve under your stewardship as mayor.

00:25:14 What is, while we would have spoken about

00:25:18 some of the challenges of your corporation

00:25:20 and of your borough, and we have spoken about

00:25:24 some of the niggling other issues facing your borough

00:25:29 but what do you hope to achieve as mayor?

00:25:33 - Well, Malan, in my inaugural speech,

00:25:36 I made some promises that has to do with two major projects

00:25:41 in the Separia region itself on the main street of Separia

00:25:46 that has to do with the Irwin Park, Savannah.

00:25:49 That facility was built by the People's Partnership,

00:25:54 a beautiful facility,

00:25:57 that was left to fall into decay

00:25:59 and the Burgesses of Separia do not have use

00:26:03 of that facility.

00:26:04 I intend to pursue that with the Ministry of Sports

00:26:07 to see how best we can do the refurbishment work

00:26:10 in that facility to make that facility playable

00:26:13 and allow people to have full use of that facility.

00:26:16 We also have a market that was built

00:26:18 by the People's Partnership in their term of office

00:26:21 at a cost of $52 million.

00:26:23 That market is not yet fully used

00:26:26 and that market needs some serious work

00:26:28 and serious upgrade.

00:26:29 I intend to approach that and make sure

00:26:32 that that happens my first year in office.

00:26:34 There are some beautification work that I have in mind

00:26:37 for the entrance to the Separia borough

00:26:40 at the cremation site.

00:26:41 I want to place two beautiful signs at the entry

00:26:44 of the region there to welcome people

00:26:46 to the Separia borough corporation.

00:26:50 I know that there's a contractor

00:26:51 who was given the authorization

00:26:54 to maintain the roundabout on that intersection there

00:26:57 to the cremation site.

00:26:59 I will be calling in that contractor

00:27:01 and I'm having some discussion with him

00:27:03 with respect to beautifying that area.

00:27:05 And so when you enter Separia from that area,

00:27:08 you must see something with a difference,

00:27:09 something that will encourage you

00:27:11 and want you to come to the Separia region

00:27:14 and taking into consideration that the show of peace lies

00:27:16 adjacent to the roundabout there.

00:27:19 We want that area to be beautiful.

00:27:20 We want it to be a scenic.

00:27:22 We want it to be in a way that when people go there

00:27:26 to cremate their loved one and take them to the last place

00:27:29 for their rites and so on, that they will be encouraged

00:27:31 and they will feel a sense of pride and joy

00:27:34 when they take their loved ones there.

00:27:35 - For people who may be unfamiliar with Separia,

00:27:40 what does Separia offer to members of the public,

00:27:45 to all of Trinidad and Tobago visitors?

00:27:48 - Well, apart from what we offer as a regional corporation,

00:27:52 like all other corporation, the services,

00:27:54 we have an event that dates back to more than 100 years old

00:27:58 that we're talking about the Separi Maya and the Separia Fete.

00:28:02 And I don't know if you, at my age,

00:28:05 you would realize that about 30, 40 years ago,

00:28:09 Separia Fete was something similar to Borough Weekend .14,

00:28:13 where the entire Trinidad and Tobago converged

00:28:16 on Separia for that weekend.

00:28:19 I intend to revive that.

00:28:20 And I am in discussion with persons

00:28:23 who should have shown an interest to assist the corporation

00:28:25 by developing a plan to bring back

00:28:28 that beautiful celebration to Separia.

00:28:31 We will call it Separia Borough Week.

00:28:34 We want to bring people like how people go down

00:28:37 to point 14 for that big celebration.

00:28:40 We want to do the same in that region and revive Separia.

00:28:43 You know, we have the RSC Church West Separia,

00:28:45 it takes place there on Good Friday

00:28:50 and people converge from all parts of Trinidad there.

00:28:54 And we want to bring them back about 40 days after

00:28:57 to take part in that big massive celebration

00:29:00 that we plan for next year, Borough Week.

00:29:03 - All right.

00:29:04 Mayor, anything else you'd like to add

00:29:05 before you leave us this morning?

00:29:07 - Well, I want to thank you for the opportunity

00:29:09 and I want to call again on WASA to come in this morning

00:29:12 and make sure that those persons

00:29:13 who did not get the supply of water in the region

00:29:17 to make sure and bring it to some contracted trucks

00:29:19 because apparently, WASA do not have the capacity

00:29:23 to handle the affected areas

00:29:25 and make sure we are doing our part on our end.

00:29:27 We have two water trucks.

00:29:29 We had them service the quarry area on Saturday.

00:29:33 We had one in Seadress, one in San Francisco yesterday.

00:29:36 And I want to thank the point 14 Borough Corporation

00:29:39 for assisting the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Shankar Tilak Singh

00:29:43 in the Seadress area where he's crippled for water as well.

00:29:46 I'm calling on WASA to do better

00:29:48 and make sure that people get a proper supply of water.

00:29:51 Water is health, water is life.

00:29:53 - Mayor, it was a pleasure speaking with you this morning.

00:29:56 I know that you're a very busy man

00:29:57 and you have now gone into the position

00:29:59 and you have a lot of things to do.

00:30:01 So we do appreciate the fact

00:30:02 that you spent some time this morning, you know,

00:30:06 just laying out some of your plans and concerns.

00:30:09 - Well, I really thank you for the opportunity

00:30:11 and I do hope that we may speak again in the very near future.

00:30:14 Feel free to call on me anytime.

00:30:15 Thank you very much. - Absolutely, Mayor.

00:30:16 Thank you very much again.

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00:30:19 - Yeah, bye. - All right.

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00:32:46 - And welcome back.

00:32:56 Did you catch me dancing?

00:32:58 Yeah, if you did, that's not a very bad thing.

00:33:01 So last week, we did have the opening of the new school term.

00:33:05 We do have on the line at this time,

00:33:07 the president of the National Parent Teachers Association,

00:33:09 Mr. Kevin David.

00:33:11 Mr. David, good morning.

00:33:12 - Hi, good morning, Marlon.

00:33:15 Good morning, Chair and Tobago.

00:33:17 - Yeah, Mr. David, always good to speak to you.

00:33:19 Yeah, let's look at how things have gone,

00:33:23 re the opening of the new school term

00:33:25 over the past few days.

00:33:28 What are some of the reports that you have been getting?

00:33:31 - Marlon, at this point in time,

00:33:35 a lot of our parents are angry and upset.

00:33:39 Much more than last year, I would say.

00:33:42 I think the idea, the common thread throughout

00:33:47 is that we had two months vacation.

00:33:50 And within those two months,

00:33:52 it was expected that whatever work

00:33:56 that was either planned or forecasted to be completed

00:34:01 would have been done within those two months.

00:34:04 And at this point in time, we have a lot of our schools,

00:34:06 we were noted that there were at least six schools

00:34:08 that were out at the beginning of the term itself,

00:34:13 actually last week.

00:34:14 And at this point in time, we have other issues as well.

00:34:17 So a lot of our parents are much upset

00:34:20 at this point in time.

00:34:22 - What about the accommodation for students and teachers

00:34:26 who have been affected because certain schools

00:34:29 just could not be opened?

00:34:30 - Well, that is our ongoing situation

00:34:35 at this point in time.

00:34:36 At least one of our schools in Polar, Spain,

00:34:38 I said, "Rose, these girls, I think they were supposed,

00:34:41 "they're supposed to have a meeting this morning."

00:34:43 So to sort of work that out.

00:34:45 Their situation would have occurred

00:34:48 from since February of this year,

00:34:52 whereby they would have,

00:34:54 part of the building would have been condemned.

00:34:56 So they would have been sharing the resources

00:34:59 of the boys school, as well as other schools nearby.

00:35:04 We would have had a situation

00:35:05 where some parents were fortunate enough

00:35:07 to have their children transferred

00:35:09 out of the school itself.

00:35:10 So I've...

00:35:11 - All right, I think that we have lost Mr. David.

00:35:22 Let's try to make a reconnection with Mr. David.

00:35:26 Of course, we're having a discussion

00:35:28 about the opening of the new school.

00:35:30 Mr. David, are you there?

00:35:32 - Yeah, I'm back.

00:35:33 I'm sorry about that.

00:35:34 - No problem, sir.

00:35:34 - You're having a lot of glitches with this,

00:35:37 with the internet.

00:35:37 We don't call the provider name,

00:35:39 but we have a lot of glitches.

00:35:40 (laughing)

00:35:41 - All right, Mr. David, you can continue.

00:35:43 - Yes, so at that point in time,

00:35:46 we had the resources being borrowed

00:35:49 from the brother's school.

00:35:51 So at this junction right now,

00:35:55 we would have thought that some plan

00:35:57 would have been either worked out

00:35:59 or the situation of the school would have been resolved.

00:36:03 Our information at this point in time

00:36:04 is that part of the school will have to be demolished.

00:36:07 So that means that our students will have to be relocated.

00:36:11 So I think discussions are on this morning on that matter.

00:36:15 - But Mr. David, surely all of these problems

00:36:19 that we have been seeing concerning schools,

00:36:23 that cannot be satisfactory.

00:36:26 - Well, Marlon, I don't want to sound upset or annoyed

00:36:33 because I did with a conversation last year,

00:36:36 I remembered that hopefully one day

00:36:40 we will open our schools

00:36:42 with all the rhetoric questions being asked,

00:36:47 with all the same questions, with all the same situations.

00:36:50 I think that change needs to come about

00:36:54 and we need to, something needs to happen.

00:36:57 Something different needs to happen, right?

00:36:59 I am not saying that the (indistinct)

00:37:04 is wholly or solely responsible, right?

00:37:07 Because I look at the money that was given.

00:37:12 And a lot of the money was spent in investment

00:37:16 within the school itself, repairs as well,

00:37:18 to a lot of repairs were done.

00:37:20 But I think a more serious approach

00:37:23 and dedicated approach from all stakeholders

00:37:26 in terms of a serious maintenance plan.

00:37:31 A maintenance plan that will include forecasting,

00:37:34 not just planning if we're recording the issues,

00:37:37 but also forecasting.

00:37:39 Forecasting in terms of in a couple of years,

00:37:42 you're gonna have a failure.

00:37:44 At this point in time,

00:37:45 we will have to do some repairs and those sort of things.

00:37:48 Another thing that is somewhat,

00:37:51 which can somewhat affect that though, Marlon,

00:37:55 and it's something that we have noted many times away,

00:37:59 is the shabby work that is being produced

00:38:02 by our contractors, right?

00:38:05 There's no other way to put it, but shabby, right?

00:38:08 Currently, we are Madagascar secondary school.

00:38:12 We have noted, our peers have noted

00:38:14 that work has been done, right?

00:38:16 New fillings have been placed on the rusting iron.

00:38:20 This is something that will affect the quality

00:38:22 of work down the road.

00:38:23 At the end of the day, yes, the ministry inspects the work,

00:38:26 but I don't think the ministry will be sitting on there

00:38:28 whole day ensuring that these contractors

00:38:31 get certain things done or is done within a proper manner.

00:38:34 So what happens now at the end of the day,

00:38:37 the ministry is recorded on paper

00:38:40 that work has been done, has been completed,

00:38:42 and this work could probably last for the next 10 years,

00:38:45 not realized in the shortcomings of the work,

00:38:48 and it resulted in that, is five years down the road,

00:38:51 we will have to do necessary repairs.

00:38:53 So all these sort of things is what is affecting us

00:38:56 and will continue to affect us if we do not do

00:38:59 what we're supposed to do as a people.

00:39:01 - Let's remain on the issue of the Gasparillo School,

00:39:06 because I know that last week,

00:39:07 parents had embarked on protest.

00:39:11 In fact, we did an interview with one of the parents

00:39:14 of one of the students attending the school,

00:39:18 and she spoke about a really dire situation

00:39:21 at the Gasparillo School.

00:39:23 Can you give us an update today as to what is happening?

00:39:26 - All right, the information that we received

00:39:30 up to this weekend was that work was still being done,

00:39:33 a lot of work has been done.

00:39:35 All right, for example, the ceiling,

00:39:39 the ceiling which was rotten, we had seen pictures on that.

00:39:44 That has been replaced, redone.

00:39:47 Most of the banisters has been worked on.

00:39:51 There's still inner work with any school ceiling

00:39:56 to be done, repairs to the roof itself.

00:39:57 So the work is ongoing.

00:39:59 It is a lot of work, and we agree that it cannot be done

00:40:02 within the two months time.

00:40:04 And as another issue that we may be having as well

00:40:06 to our mallet, the lack of proper project management.

00:40:10 So that is something that we may have to look at.

00:40:12 - All right, so we're speaking with the president

00:40:20 of the National Parent Teachers Association,

00:40:22 Mr. Kevin David.

00:40:23 We're speaking about the opening of the new school term

00:40:27 and some of the issues that have been affecting schools

00:40:31 in Trinidad and Tobago and also education.

00:40:33 Mr. David is back with us.

00:40:35 - Yes, yes.

00:40:36 So all these sort of things is what would affect

00:40:39 the completion of work and time for school,

00:40:44 for the opening of school.

00:40:46 The procurement act, which is something that just came about

00:40:49 that would have created problems.

00:40:51 In discussions in the past, Marlon,

00:40:53 we would have had discussions with our contractors

00:40:55 in terms of getting to know them and also to get

00:40:59 a better understanding from their perspective as well

00:41:02 as what are some of the issues that they may face.

00:41:05 And some of the issues that they would have indicated

00:41:07 was lack of labor at that point in time, material.

00:41:11 All right, so all these sort of things is what come together

00:41:13 to create these problems that we have.

00:41:17 But most certainly, Marlon, we must and we have to begin

00:41:20 to focus effectively on a better project management

00:41:28 as well as maintenance plan for our schools itself.

00:41:33 And there are a lot of schools, I agree,

00:41:34 there are a lot of issues that keep popping up.

00:41:36 As stakeholders with any educational system,

00:41:39 we continue to do our part as well too.

00:41:42 Minor repairs, we will take part in that as well too.

00:41:46 So it's not to say that we are here just to complain

00:41:49 or just to indicate or to highlight the problems as well.

00:41:53 We ourselves on the ground are also making a contribution

00:41:56 to that as well too, Marlon.

00:41:57 So I think that our proper maintenance plan

00:42:00 is what is really needed at this point in time, Marlon.

00:42:03 - Yeah, because you know, last week, Mr. David,

00:42:06 we were having a discussion with the representatives

00:42:09 of TUTOR, including the president of TUTOR.

00:42:12 And I said to him at that time, it would seem that

00:42:14 we're discussing the same things over and over and over.

00:42:18 And as you're saying, Mr. David, something has to be done

00:42:23 because you have a situation at the beginning

00:42:25 of the new school term every year.

00:42:29 It's like we're discussing the same things over and over.

00:42:33 - Marlon, last year, when I was recently elected,

00:42:39 your predecessor asked a question.

00:42:44 Do I think that these matters will be resolved?

00:42:49 And I did say, I have hope, and I still have hope

00:42:52 that these things will be done, right?

00:42:55 We as stakeholders, we will be sitting down

00:42:58 and we will be discussing the issues,

00:43:00 not just the structural issues, but education on the whole.

00:43:04 Our business, our interests, our concerns

00:43:07 lies with education itself.

00:43:09 That is where our concerns lies.

00:43:12 So we are going to come forward and we're gonna sit down,

00:43:16 put aside whatever differences we may have,

00:43:18 whatever they may be, whatever they came up from history,

00:43:21 whatever, we are gonna sit down and we're gonna discuss

00:43:24 and we're gonna make strategic suggestions moving forward.

00:43:29 Because the aim of the game, Marlon,

00:43:33 is not just to have an educational system

00:43:35 or rather a good educational system,

00:43:38 but an educational system that is evolving

00:43:41 and that continue to meet the demands and needs

00:43:43 of our society, Marlon.

00:43:45 - Last term, we had a very long conversation, Mr. David,

00:43:48 about the issue of safety and security

00:43:50 of the nation's schools.

00:43:52 Of course, as we said earlier,

00:43:55 last week you had the beginning of the new school term

00:43:58 and we're seeing incidents of violence again,

00:44:02 we're seeing fights among students.

00:44:04 Is it your view that that issue is being handled

00:44:08 in the best way that it should?

00:44:10 - I think much more needs to be done, Marlon.

00:44:14 We need to become a little more investigative

00:44:17 and really find out what is really the problem.

00:44:19 We need to stop making assumptions

00:44:21 and broad-brushing these things as boys will be boys

00:44:25 or it was just a normal argument.

00:44:27 We need to really get down to the roots

00:44:29 and the crux of the matter itself.

00:44:32 We need to identify with each child

00:44:33 what is really affecting them.

00:44:36 Is it that the resources that we have in place,

00:44:39 such as guidance counselors and those sort of things,

00:44:42 is it that these students have...

00:44:47 - Okay, we seem to have a disconnection again.

00:44:50 Again, we're speaking with the president

00:44:52 of the National Parent Teachers Association

00:44:54 about the beginning of the new school term

00:44:56 and some of the challenges being faced.

00:44:58 Mr. David, talking about challenges,

00:45:00 we're having internet challenges this morning,

00:45:02 but go ahead.

00:45:03 - This is the first time I've seen something like this.

00:45:06 I don't know, let's go ahead.

00:45:07 - Go ahead, go ahead.

00:45:09 - So we need to really look at it.

00:45:12 We need to really look at...

00:45:14 I mean, Marlon, at the end of the day,

00:45:17 I will say to you, and I'm not that old,

00:45:19 it's just that I'm very early,

00:45:21 but I have to say, though,

00:45:22 that the amount of resources our students

00:45:25 have in front of them,

00:45:26 it is far and beyond what we had in our time.

00:45:30 There are a lot of opportunities,

00:45:33 everything that is well laid out there.

00:45:35 I only think that the challenges is probably

00:45:38 that there's so much is a level of confusion.

00:45:41 So that is where we will put mechanisms in place

00:45:44 whereby discussions can be have with our students

00:45:48 or parents whereby we can identify and streamline

00:45:52 our parents within a particular direction.

00:45:55 So we need to sit back at times and do some tests.

00:45:59 Are these resources working?

00:46:01 Are they being accessed?

00:46:03 Those are the questions that we need to ask.

00:46:05 And then after that, we need to find out why.

00:46:07 Why is it that we have all these resources

00:46:10 and people are not accessing it?

00:46:11 Is it that we are naturally lacking ambition?

00:46:15 These are the sort of things that we need to begin

00:46:17 to ask and look at.

00:46:18 That is the only way we'll be able to begin

00:46:20 to resolve some of the issues.

00:46:22 And while I speak to you,

00:46:23 these are some of the things that we have in the pipeline

00:46:26 actually beginning to become on stream a lot.

00:46:29 So these are some of the things that we need to look at.

00:46:32 - Yeah.

00:46:33 Also, we had discussed the issue of,

00:46:37 there was a situation in Belmont concerning security,

00:46:42 again, safety and security,

00:46:44 and the correct infrastructure not being put in place

00:46:49 to protect students and teachers.

00:46:54 Can you give an update on that?

00:46:55 - All right.

00:46:58 Work was continued.

00:46:59 I can't give a finite update,

00:47:01 but I know work was continued

00:47:02 and the implementation of the fence

00:47:04 and everything like that.

00:47:05 I would have identified certain issues, right?

00:47:08 I just have to confirm that those issues were corrected

00:47:11 because those things needed to be corrected

00:47:12 after the implementation of the fence in itself.

00:47:15 So those are things that we need to follow up on.

00:47:18 - Yeah.

00:47:19 - And I just want to stick up in there too,

00:47:20 and it matters that I also want to indicate

00:47:23 to our PTAs itself that their responsibilities,

00:47:26 our PTA units, their responsibilities

00:47:28 is to reach out as well as to report any necessary faults

00:47:35 or issues that not just exist in,

00:47:38 but they foresee coming up to report it

00:47:41 to the national itself,

00:47:42 because that is the only way that we can provide

00:47:44 our assistance to our children,

00:47:48 our nation's children and our parents.

00:47:50 - Mr. David, I also know that in the past,

00:47:52 there was a concern even by

00:47:54 the National Parent Teachers Association

00:47:57 about the lack of input by parents,

00:48:01 and specifically when the NPTA or PTA,

00:48:05 when they're having meetings,

00:48:07 not enough parents are showing up and giving their input

00:48:12 as it relates to the education of their students.

00:48:15 Has that situation improved?

00:48:18 - No, but that is something that has come on

00:48:20 across the board, Marlon,

00:48:22 and not just our PTA meetings,

00:48:23 but also we would have held meetings

00:48:27 to provide information to our parents online,

00:48:31 so they will have it in the comfort of their own home.

00:48:34 And it was not taken up as we would have expected, Marlon.

00:48:39 So the drive is still on to continue to encourage,

00:48:44 to continue to encourage,

00:48:46 and also to find out what are the needs,

00:48:49 what our parents really do want.

00:48:51 Is it just pure frustration?

00:48:54 Because I mean, a lot of parents at this point in time,

00:48:56 they're really frustrated, right?

00:48:59 And this is one of the things that would add

00:49:01 to the frustration of our parents,

00:49:03 the fact that you have new intakes of students

00:49:07 coming into the school, uniform being purchased,

00:49:09 and those sort of things.

00:49:10 And there's a lot of question in terms of where do we go?

00:49:13 Are we gonna be having?

00:49:14 - All right.

00:49:18 I suspect we are going to rejoin Mr. David

00:49:21 in the next few seconds,

00:49:23 as has been happening during our interview.

00:49:25 He's back with us.

00:49:26 (laughing)

00:49:28 - So these are some of the things

00:49:30 that we need to continue to ask

00:49:33 and to investigate on, Marlon.

00:49:35 And to create a sort of history

00:49:38 in terms of if these situations should reoccur,

00:49:42 what do we do?

00:49:43 That is the only way that we make the necessary improvements.

00:49:46 And if I must say, we prevent that Kodak movement.

00:49:51 - But Mr. David, how do you get more and more parents

00:49:55 involved?

00:49:56 We have heard many people speaking

00:49:59 about the involvement of parents.

00:50:01 You spoke about the frustration of some parents,

00:50:04 but also sometimes the frustration of the parent

00:50:07 is really, how do I say,

00:50:11 being transferred to the child.

00:50:14 So how do you get more and more children involved?

00:50:16 - Right.

00:50:18 So our approach has continued to be

00:50:22 doing work focused on the child,

00:50:25 first and foremost, identifying the issues,

00:50:27 working with the school itself,

00:50:29 trying to make the necessary improvements

00:50:31 with any school.

00:50:32 So you put in making improvements

00:50:33 with any school environment itself.

00:50:35 We are seeing some changes taking place in that.

00:50:37 In addition to that too,

00:50:39 one of the most important and critical thing, Marlon,

00:50:42 is ensuring that our officers are fit for the job.

00:50:47 That is one of the major issues that we are faced with.

00:50:50 We don't have that, or rather we lack

00:50:53 that number of parents who are well-dedicated, trained,

00:50:57 who can provide that necessary support

00:51:00 and go that extra mile.

00:51:01 So that is something that we are also looking at

00:51:04 and will also come out of the training

00:51:06 that we will also provide for our members itself.

00:51:09 I mean, my time was just a year, right?

00:51:14 12 months, my election is supposed to be in November, right?

00:51:18 So at least we would have tried

00:51:21 to put certain things in place

00:51:23 and to start that train and get that train moving.

00:51:26 But these are the things that we need to look at,

00:51:28 getting the right person

00:51:30 so that persons with experience,

00:51:32 experience in certain fields,

00:51:33 they could provide that knowledge

00:51:35 and support mechanisms for our parents

00:51:37 and students at the same time.

00:51:39 - Mr. Davie, we just have about one minute again.

00:51:41 Anything else you'd like to add?

00:51:43 - I would just like to encourage our parents,

00:51:48 our students, our teachers most especially,

00:51:51 because in these challenging times,

00:51:53 our teachers are being faced with a lot of these issues,

00:51:57 being faced with our students.

00:51:59 So I continue to encourage them,

00:52:02 continue to pray for them as well,

00:52:03 to that our school system, our educational system,

00:52:07 that mass improvements will continue to be made

00:52:10 and that we will continue to support one another

00:52:12 through the school system.

00:52:16 - Yeah, Kevin David,

00:52:17 President of the National Parent Teachers Association.

00:52:19 Thank you very much for joining us this morning

00:52:21 and thank you very much for soldiering on

00:52:24 through the connection issues.

00:52:26 It's always good speaking to you, sir.

00:52:29 - Yes, sir, thank you very much, man.

00:52:30 All the best to you and your team, man.

00:52:32 Have a wonderful day.

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01:00:24 The General Agents and Management Association

01:00:26 of Trinidad and Tobago, Gamma TT,

01:00:28 is hosting the LAMP Caribbean Conference on September 20th.

01:00:33 With us live on set to tell us more are Winston Williams,

01:00:36 PR and Education Director, Gamma TT,

01:00:39 and Amory Rousio, President of Gamma TT,

01:00:43 Vice President Gamma Caribbean.

01:00:45 Good morning, gentlemen, and welcome.

01:00:47 - Good morning.

01:00:48 - Yeah, Mr. Rousio, let's get right into the meat

01:00:51 of the matter, tell us about the conference.

01:00:53 - So let me start with Gamma.

01:00:54 Gamma is a 87-year-old organization.

01:00:58 It started many, many years ago

01:01:00 when a bunch of managers and leaders got together

01:01:03 and decided to form an organization specifically designed

01:01:08 for the development,

01:01:09 a professional development of managers.

01:01:11 We are right now about 22 chapters worldwide

01:01:14 in territories like USA, Canada, the Middle East, Asia,

01:01:19 and the recent formed chapter, Caribbean chapter,

01:01:22 and Gamma TT.

01:01:23 This is a 30-year venture for Trinidad and Tobago.

01:01:28 In 1984, some managers, local managers,

01:01:31 attended our conference and saw the benefits

01:01:34 of the organization, tried to bring it back to Trinidad.

01:01:37 They hosted an event in Den Hilton

01:01:41 with our sister organization, TIFA.

01:01:44 At that time, it was LUAT.

01:01:45 And then our second attempt was made in '20,

01:01:49 '13 with the company Pan American Life.

01:01:52 And the president at that time for Gamma Global was Chiapi.

01:01:56 I was able to deliver a presentation

01:01:58 on the benefits of Gamma.

01:02:00 But things wasn't lined up at that point in time.

01:02:03 In 2021, I visited, did a LAM conference in Las Vegas,

01:02:08 then met with Bonnie Goodsbun,

01:02:12 who is the current global president.

01:02:13 She was our master of expansion drive.

01:02:16 And that allowed us to jump on board.

01:02:18 We formed a task force in the Caribbean,

01:02:20 and then Gamma TT was launched in March of this year.

01:02:23 And here we are today.

01:02:25 - Mr. Williams, let me bring you into the conversation.

01:02:30 Who is Gamma TT for?

01:02:33 And, well, let me stop there.

01:02:37 Who is Gamma TT for?

01:02:38 - Gamma TT, well, as the name Gamma suggests,

01:02:41 is the General Agents and Managers Association.

01:02:43 So the primary audience would be agency managers

01:02:47 in the insurance industry and other managers.

01:02:50 For example, the banks right now, as you know,

01:02:52 are involved in insurance and so on.

01:02:54 So anyone who is involved in the administration

01:02:56 of sales and financial services,

01:02:58 that will be our captive market.

01:03:01 Because as you can see,

01:03:03 there's no longer these lines of demarcation

01:03:05 between banks and insurance companies

01:03:07 and investment companies.

01:03:08 The client in Trinidad and Tobago

01:03:11 expects their financial advisor to bring services to them,

01:03:13 all of financial nature.

01:03:15 The insurance agent to help them with a mortgage,

01:03:17 the banker to help them choose the right type of insurance

01:03:20 to satisfy the mortgage or collateral requirements.

01:03:23 So that would be our audience.

01:03:25 Anybody who's managing the people

01:03:27 who would serve to give this financial advice

01:03:30 or the distribution of financial services.

01:03:32 - Yeah, and those issues that you touched on

01:03:36 are some of the benefits why a person

01:03:40 should get themselves involved in Gamma.

01:03:44 - Correct.

01:03:44 - Let's talk about the LAM Conference.

01:03:46 - The LAM Conference this year

01:03:48 is the second conference held in the Caribbean.

01:03:50 The first was in Bahamas last year.

01:03:52 It's at the Hyatt on the 21st and 22nd.

01:03:57 We're expecting a number of persons

01:03:59 throughout the region, throughout the world,

01:04:01 to attend the conference.

01:04:03 We have a number of things in store.

01:04:05 Again, the conference is focused this year

01:04:08 on bringing all the financial institutions together.

01:04:11 So we'll have banks here, we'll have the credit unions

01:04:13 and obviously the insurance companies.

01:04:15 The program is set up in a way where

01:04:18 a number of major focuses came out

01:04:20 of our last study that we had.

01:04:22 One was succession planning.

01:04:24 Succession planning, you have a workshop

01:04:28 and myself and Winston are direct result

01:04:31 of the succession plan.

01:04:32 My dad was in the business.

01:04:33 I have about three generations

01:04:37 around who was in the business.

01:04:38 At one point in time, Winston,

01:04:41 we used to report to Winston.

01:04:42 Winston used to report to my dad.

01:04:44 I came down and we saw a definite need

01:04:46 for that transfer of information.

01:04:48 'Cause my dad don't pass, had he not instilled

01:04:52 in us some of the values that we now have,

01:04:53 we probably wouldn't be in the business

01:04:54 and that's a major focus.

01:04:56 Another thing is, Winston kind of alluded to it,

01:04:59 things change.

01:05:02 One change that you see in the industry

01:05:04 is through technology, through AI.

01:05:08 We have a workshop with an expert

01:05:10 on how to build a distribution system

01:05:12 using technology.

01:05:13 Not to fear it, but use it to adapt

01:05:17 to help in the financial services sector

01:05:20 to better promote financial products

01:05:21 for the protection of the future family members.

01:05:24 - Yeah, so at the LAMP Conference,

01:05:27 you mentioned two issues, AI, technology,

01:05:30 and you also mentioned the issue

01:05:32 of succession planning.

01:05:34 What are some of the other components

01:05:36 of the conference?

01:05:37 - Well, we'll talk about the real benefits

01:05:40 of GAMA, it's not merely just about succession,

01:05:43 it's about mentorship, it's about

01:05:45 corporate social responsibility.

01:05:47 It's about creating a platform for training

01:05:49 and development of people within the financial services.

01:05:52 So when we go to the conference,

01:05:54 we're gonna let people know about all the benefits

01:05:57 and sell it as an idea that we need

01:05:59 to come together for the greater good of society.

01:06:03 And that platform that we are creating

01:06:07 for training and development is gonna be lifelong

01:06:09 because we have to keep developing our skills

01:06:12 as we go along, and if we can have

01:06:14 a common platform that we all go to,

01:06:16 we can tend to levelize to some extent

01:06:19 the dissemination of information,

01:06:22 no matter the source from which it comes.

01:06:24 - Yeah, let's get back to the conference.

01:06:27 How is this going to play out on September 20th?

01:06:30 - Well, day one will be main platform,

01:06:33 have some main platform motivations because,

01:06:36 and then the latter part, we're gonna have some workshops.

01:06:39 And day two, we'll have an award ceremony

01:06:43 to recognize those persons who pioneered this thing

01:06:45 many, many years ago, and then we'll also have

01:06:48 awards based on performance of all the institutions.

01:06:52 All between, they say, there's a saying,

01:06:54 a network is a netwood, and a real benefit

01:06:59 of attending the conference is to be able to mingle

01:07:01 some of the experts in the industry from recruiting,

01:07:04 development, training, supervision, at any managerial level.

01:07:08 You get to meet them and have that one-on-one

01:07:11 exchange and ideas, networking.

01:07:13 That, I think, is one of the major benefits

01:07:14 of attending this conference.

01:07:15 - Yeah, but not only networking, but it also,

01:07:20 Mr. Williams, doesn't it give also an opportunity

01:07:24 for the stakeholders who are there,

01:07:27 not only to network, but to also prepare themselves

01:07:33 for what is to come in the future,

01:07:36 locally and more so internationally?

01:07:38 - Absolutely, and because GAMA is an international

01:07:41 organization, and as Amy mentioned earlier,

01:07:44 involved in many parts of the world,

01:07:46 the financial trends, so it kind of,

01:07:50 they will present what's happening in Australia,

01:07:52 what's happening in New Zealand,

01:07:53 what's happening in the UK, et cetera.

01:07:56 So when they bring that information to us,

01:07:58 it kind of sets up the stage to say,

01:08:00 hey, listen, if it's there, it's coming here.

01:08:03 The whole idea of financial contagion,

01:08:05 we have seen the good side and the bad side

01:08:07 of financial contagion, you know?

01:08:09 So when we have these conferences,

01:08:11 it puts all the decision makers together

01:08:14 and said, hey, how is this likely to impact us?

01:08:17 The whole idea of AI, we talked about it,

01:08:19 cryptocurrency, the whole platform,

01:08:25 in terms of cryptocurrency and the management of data,

01:08:28 how is that going to impact the insurance industry,

01:08:30 both on a distribution side and both from

01:08:32 the manufacturer of financial products and services,

01:08:35 and delivery, you know?

01:08:36 So it's an excellent idea for us

01:08:39 to get together more often.

01:08:41 We travel every year to the US destination normally

01:08:45 for the annual LAMP meeting there,

01:08:47 and now we're bringing it home also.

01:08:49 - Yeah.

01:08:50 This is not the first time that the LAMP conference

01:08:53 is being held, as you alluded to the fact earlier, right?

01:08:55 - This is the second conference in the Caribbean,

01:08:58 first time for China and Tobago.

01:09:00 It is also interesting to note that the LAMP conference

01:09:04 is designed and has one of the mandates

01:09:06 or the objective of Gama TTS,

01:09:07 to really bring the financial services together,

01:09:10 the banks, the credit unions, and the insurance companies.

01:09:14 It benefits on a holistic stage,

01:09:16 it benefits the country as a whole.

01:09:18 For instance, the financial services sector

01:09:21 being exposed through the in-depth research

01:09:25 from Gama Global, creating a platform

01:09:29 that all leaders have access to,

01:09:31 through the different trends, the different technologies,

01:09:35 that could be used at any given point in time.

01:09:37 For all the stakeholders from the employees,

01:09:41 the salespeople, and the general population,

01:09:45 that information be transcended down

01:09:48 to ensure persons are given proper financial advice

01:09:53 to help protect their families.

01:09:56 In addition, the exchange of foreign currency,

01:09:59 a benefit for China that, by hosting the conference,

01:10:02 here you're exposing 22,000 members worldwide

01:10:07 to China and Tobago culture.

01:10:09 The airlines will benefit, the hotels will benefit,

01:10:12 small business, the food industry will benefit,

01:10:14 tourism in itself will benefit.

01:10:17 And there's a major push on our Gama TT board

01:10:21 to expose our talent, our culture,

01:10:24 but our talent on the international stage,

01:10:27 and demonstrate the ability.

01:10:30 We too have gems like my good friend Winston Williams,

01:10:35 to be able to expose them on the international stage.

01:10:37 Here's what, let's take a look at China.

01:10:39 Last year we were able to have three Caribbean persons,

01:10:42 one Trinidadian, a Jamaican, I think a Bijan,

01:10:45 for the first time on the international forum,

01:10:47 and we tend to be pushing the agenda.

01:10:49 - Yeah, so Mr. Williams,

01:10:51 it's really an opportunity to connect.

01:10:52 Is there still time to register?

01:10:55 - Yeah, we allow register up until next week.

01:10:58 The conference, as you know, is the 21st to 22nd,

01:11:01 we're allowing registration until the 16th, I believe.

01:11:05 We're trying to get as many people to come, you know,

01:11:07 so even though we have a hard set,

01:11:09 so to speak, on the 15th or 16th,

01:11:11 we will welcome people who really want to make,

01:11:14 to attend the conference, some leeway to get on board.

01:11:18 - Yeah.

01:11:20 Also, anything else you'd like to add

01:11:23 before you leave us this morning?

01:11:24 - I want to say to the viewers,

01:11:27 there is a real, real opportunity for not only leaders,

01:11:30 and most people identify this with the insurance business,

01:11:33 but the financial services sector.

01:11:34 We have a responsibility.

01:11:35 The distribution system of financial services

01:11:39 is changing, it's changing rapidly.

01:11:41 And there's a forum we can get together,

01:11:43 learn new ideas, learn new techniques

01:11:45 to continue the good work our industry

01:11:48 has been performing for over the years.

01:11:50 - Mr. Williams, there's a cost to this?

01:11:52 - It costs us about 950 TT.

01:11:54 It's, well, if you're staying in,

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01:16:18 - Yes, it is Monday, September 11th.

01:16:32 Thank you very much for joining us this morning.

01:16:34 We just entered the dying minutes of Morning Edition

01:16:37 for today, at least on my side.

01:16:39 James Saunders comes up at 7.30 this morning

01:16:42 to give you all the details concerning CPL

01:16:44 and what transpired at the Brian Lauer Cricket Academy

01:16:48 on the weekend.

01:16:49 But in the meantime, we can take some of your calls.

01:16:51 You can call us on 623-1711.

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01:16:56 We just have about nine minutes.

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01:17:05 you can please call us now on 623-1711.

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01:17:12 Two quakes rattled TNT, an earthquake with a magnitude

01:17:16 of 5.1 rocked several parts of Trinidad and Tobago yesterday

01:17:20 but there were no reports of injuries or damage.

01:17:25 And there was a second quake that was on Sunday,

01:17:30 nothing or noting that 2.13,

01:17:33 but it was recorded at 2.13 a.m.

01:17:37 Tremor with a magnitude of 3.5 on the Richter scale.

01:17:43 All right, we getting ready to take in James Saunders?

01:17:49 Yeah, we are?

01:17:50 Well, that's gonna be it for me.

01:17:51 We're taking one call.

01:17:54 Good morning, caller.

01:17:56 - Good morning.

01:17:57 - Morning.

01:17:58 - I'm calling to make a contribution on Marlon's show.

01:18:01 - Go ahead, sir.

01:18:02 Marlon is listening and the world is listening.

01:18:04 Go ahead, sir.

01:18:05 - Good morning, Trinidad and Tobago.

01:18:08 Yeah, pretty soon we are going to have a budget.

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01:18:22 - I did that.

01:18:23 - All right, go ahead.

01:18:24 - So good morning.

01:18:26 I would like to comment a little bit

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01:18:30 - All right, go ahead.

01:18:32 - I would like to see that the government,

01:18:34 I'd like to see that the government bring a balanced budget.

01:18:41 A balanced budget means that they have to come

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01:18:51 We have been borrowing money for too long.

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01:19:03 All our infrastructure, health, roads, electricity, plumbing,

01:19:09 everything is falling apart.

01:19:13 - All right, thank you very much to our caller.

01:19:17 That's gonna be it for me on The Morning Edition for today.

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01:23:09 - All right, good morning.

01:23:20 Welcome to the Ball of the Mound Cricket Show.

01:23:21 Let's start with some action from the very first ball.

01:23:24 - Three with a bang on the edge, you name it.

01:23:30 They tried the Yorker, down and dusted.

01:23:32 What a lovely way to finish things off

01:23:35 but salute to the crowd.

01:23:38 Dre Ross tried the Yorker right at the end there

01:23:41 to El-Sari Joseph.

01:23:43 And he was awake to it.

01:23:47 And seeing the cricket ball like a beach ball

01:23:50 is Andre Russell.

01:23:52 (air horn blaring)

01:23:57 - I had to use this to get everybody up in the air

01:24:02 feel just like Drew Ross did last evening

01:24:04 that last shot of the penultimate over

01:24:08 to win the game for the Trinbago Knight Riders.

01:24:10 Welcome to the Ball of the Mound Cricket Show.

01:24:11 My name is James Saunders.

01:24:12 I am very surprised that I've still got my voice

01:24:15 after all that cricket action this weekend.

01:24:17 If you were at the Branagh Cricket Academy,

01:24:20 well, good for you.

01:24:21 Certainly would have enjoyed a treat.

01:24:22 On today's show, of course,

01:24:24 we look back at the highlights,

01:24:25 the last win against the St. Lucia Kings

01:24:27 that helps Trinidad and Tobago Knight Riders

01:24:29 go to the top of the standings.

01:24:31 And we check out some trick bowling

01:24:33 and we go behind the scenes.

01:24:34 We've got a very good show for you this morning.

01:24:36 Keep it right here.

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01:25:27 - Well, welcome back to the Ball of the Mound Cricket Show

01:25:28 where we start with lots of action.

01:25:30 I just saw Dre Ross hitting that shot

01:25:32 to get Chumbago Knight Riders back

01:25:34 to the top of the Republic Bank CPL

01:25:37 with a win against the St. Lucia Kings.

01:25:39 Good for you if you were at the Oval.

01:25:41 Lots of action took place there this weekend.

01:25:43 Of course, also had the women's final.

01:25:45 TKL women, of course, missing out on the finals

01:25:48 or for that competition.

01:25:50 But Chumbago Knight Riders, what a performance by them,

01:25:52 particularly last night where Dirt Dung,

01:25:55 well, can almost say to the wire

01:25:57 until Dre Ross and the hurricane that he is

01:26:00 came to the wicket.

01:26:02 - It's fun.

01:26:03 Quite passionate.

01:26:04 - Holes everywhere!

01:26:07 What a return on your birthday!

01:26:09 That's not bad.

01:26:12 Got enough on it?

01:26:14 Republic Bank Sixer.

01:26:16 Worked onside.

01:26:20 This is very good from Colin Munro.

01:26:23 Oh, that's handsome through extra.

01:26:27 Sean Williams.

01:26:29 Is that Pearson?

01:26:30 Pearson, Yorker length.

01:26:32 And it will be four.

01:26:35 - Oh my goodness!

01:26:37 Rocketed square!

01:26:39 Oh!

01:26:44 Not only does he close it out,

01:26:46 he gets the most valuable wicket.

01:26:48 - Keeping things tied down.

01:26:50 That's not.

01:26:52 Mark Dale set this crowd on fire here.

01:26:54 And again.

01:26:58 One bounce into the boundary line.

01:27:00 And that's his 50, the first this season for Mark Dale.

01:27:04 Oh, sweet, sweet sound from Dre Ross.

01:27:11 Up, up, up.

01:27:14 There it is!

01:27:15 There's the strapple!

01:27:17 And it's gone all the way for Sixer.

01:27:20 You name it.

01:27:21 They tried the Yorker.

01:27:23 Down and dusted.

01:27:24 What a lovely way to finish things off

01:27:27 and salute to the crowd.

01:27:29 Dre Ross tried the Yorker right at the end there

01:27:33 to Elzari Joseph.

01:27:35 And he was awake to it.

01:27:38 And see the cricket ball like a beach ball.

01:27:42 - Not many people certainly got their cardie wing

01:27:49 last evening with that win.

01:27:51 Mark Dale setting things up.

01:27:53 Nicholas Pruer not really contributing much

01:27:55 to the score yesterday evening

01:27:56 after a very good,

01:27:59 a true down leg of the competition.

01:28:00 But Dre Ross coming to the party

01:28:02 and doing exactly what he does.

01:28:05 Let's take a pause when we come back.

01:28:06 We've got more action.

01:28:07 Keep it right here.

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01:30:56 - Well, lots of action at the Brand Now Cricket Academy.

01:31:05 Let's roll out the billboard.

01:31:06 Let's see what's up in terms of the standings.

01:31:09 And look at that, the Trinbago Knight Riders

01:31:11 after a bountiful weekend,

01:31:14 they're back to the top of the standings,

01:31:15 13 points above everybody else.

01:31:18 It is quite interesting to note as well

01:31:20 that the Barbados Royals and the Syndicates

01:31:23 and the Nevis Patriots are the only teams

01:31:25 that have played more matches

01:31:27 than the Trinbago Knight Riders.

01:31:28 However, they virtually secured themselves a playoff spot.

01:31:33 Ghana Amazon Warriors still with many matches to come

01:31:36 in their home country will remain in second

01:31:39 while the St. Lucia Kings who lost last evening are in third.

01:31:42 That's how they line up at the moment.

01:31:45 Jamaica Tala has lots of work for them to do.

01:31:47 And well, they're still shooting in the dark,

01:31:49 trying to get to the top of the standings.

01:31:52 I've got a good friend of mine, Barry Wilkinson,

01:31:54 one of the top voices coming out of Barbados.

01:31:58 Barry, we've got so much to talk about.

01:32:00 We did a commentary of course last evening

01:32:02 for the match against the St. Lucia Kings

01:32:04 and on Saturday as well.

01:32:06 Firstly, how good was this weekend

01:32:08 for the home team Trinbago Knight Riders?

01:32:10 - Well, hello to you James and to your many viewers.

01:32:14 I think it was good all round from the crowd

01:32:17 down to the support, down to the high level of cricket.

01:32:21 When you look first of all at the crowd support

01:32:23 at the Brantley Arc Cricket Academy, it was A-class.

01:32:26 The crowd came out in their red

01:32:29 and I must think that the Trinidad and Tobago team

01:32:31 felt that there was a 12th man there,

01:32:33 giving them that much needed assistance.

01:32:36 Now you look at the cricket,

01:32:37 the TKR showed that their experience counts for a lot.

01:32:41 We've been saying all the time that it's gonna be hard

01:32:44 to beat a team that hasn't Nicholas Perrin,

01:32:46 hasn't Andre Russell, hasn't Captain Kieron Pollard.

01:32:50 And also you have the massive advantage of Dwayne Bravo

01:32:53 on the sidelines, still marshalling things.

01:32:57 You can't really beat that experience,

01:32:58 you can't buy that experience.

01:33:00 But what was good is that it was blended with players

01:33:03 like Mark Dale last night, who came good.

01:33:06 So if you're gonna have players who are fringe players,

01:33:09 who are being part of that youth and experience doing well,

01:33:12 it all goes so good for TKR.

01:33:14 And I think that if going forward, they continue this vein,

01:33:17 they're gonna be really hard to beat,

01:33:19 even if they gan Amazon Awards

01:33:21 or still play as the best team in the tournament.

01:33:23 So all around the cricket was very good,

01:33:24 the support, the experience at the Bernal Air Stadium.

01:33:28 All round, it was excellent things for the TKR

01:33:30 and for Trinidad and Tobago's environment altogether.

01:33:34 - Of course, we had the fans coming out in large numbers,

01:33:36 as you mentioned, had multiple players

01:33:39 doing good performances.

01:33:41 What do you think was the top thing

01:33:43 about this Knight Riders team this weekend

01:33:45 that you noticed playing at home?

01:33:48 - That they are finishing.

01:33:49 They're finishing clinically.

01:33:52 Andrew Russell comes in at,

01:33:54 he came in at the right time in both matches

01:33:57 on Saturday and Sunday.

01:33:59 And even though there seemed to be a little bit of a panic,

01:34:02 he finished the game.

01:34:03 And if you're gonna have Andrew Russell,

01:34:05 someone like him coming at six, sometimes seven,

01:34:09 finish it for you, then you can create,

01:34:12 you can get over a bit of a wobble that you might have

01:34:15 in the middle of the innings,

01:34:17 which does not tend to be a major problem.

01:34:19 Nicholas Puran, like we saw at the Queen's Park Oval,

01:34:22 is a class act, but he's not gonna come good every time.

01:34:26 You're gonna need sometimes to have someone to back him up.

01:34:28 And I thought that Mark Dial last night showed

01:34:31 that, look, even if Nicholas doesn't come good,

01:34:34 I'm a left-hander that's suitably able to pick up the slack.

01:34:38 So this is why I'm saying that the youth and the experience,

01:34:41 along with the French players, are all bubbling.

01:34:44 And once they continue to put something

01:34:46 and put their numbers, make them match them,

01:34:48 then I think TKR will be hard to beat.

01:34:49 So for me, the finishing of Andrew Russell

01:34:52 was one of the things that was standing out.

01:34:54 Mark Dial coming good.

01:34:56 And even if you saw the captaincy of Kieron Pollard,

01:35:00 his experience there still counts for a hell of a lot.

01:35:03 So I think those are the three things

01:35:04 that would stand out where TKR are concerned.

01:35:06 - Well, besides jumping fans and balls disappearing

01:35:09 into the pavilion, we also noticed that some teams

01:35:12 are falling afoul of the new rules in terms of time.

01:35:16 That is something that we've seen more than ever.

01:35:18 Of course, Kieron Pollard getting the first red card

01:35:20 in the competition.

01:35:21 We saw Pollard again and TKR being penalized on Saturday.

01:35:25 We saw Teams Jamaica as well falling afoul of the laws.

01:35:29 Is this something that we've got to get accustomed to

01:35:32 in cricket?

01:35:33 What are your views in terms of how has it affected the games?

01:35:36 - I'm not quite clear that all the rules

01:35:40 are well-identified.

01:35:42 Yes, it all redounds to the fielding team

01:35:46 and they take a massive bit of the penalization.

01:35:49 But however, you must, and umpires,

01:35:51 must look at the amount of time that batters take

01:35:54 to come to the crease.

01:35:55 Sometimes when they're not ready,

01:35:57 when a player's out, and also when there's reviews.

01:36:01 There was a review last night that took eight minutes

01:36:04 to finalize.

01:36:06 These things have to come into account.

01:36:09 That review where the catch on the boundary was concerned

01:36:12 it took eight minutes.

01:36:13 In fact, the player was almost off of the field.

01:36:16 I'm talking about Martin Gutzel,

01:36:18 when he realized that his review was missing.

01:36:22 So, you know, I am saying to you that you have to look

01:36:26 very carefully at, you know, how things are concerned

01:36:31 when you come into the penalization of that particular

01:36:36 decision.

01:36:37 Then the catch, the catch of course was critical.

01:36:42 That catch that we were watching was critical.

01:36:45 The catch that was just outside of the line

01:36:49 also took some time for many people to review,

01:36:53 for the third umpire to have a look and say,

01:36:55 "Yes, this is out, no, this is not."

01:36:57 So these things come into account.

01:37:00 I think that the rules need to be better identified

01:37:03 so that the playing side can know,

01:37:05 I am responsible for my bowlers and my fielders

01:37:08 and my charges, but what I'm not responsible for,

01:37:11 that time cannot come into the allocation

01:37:13 of me getting the red card.

01:37:14 Better rules need to be defined

01:37:15 where that red card is concerned.

01:37:17 And I think, yes, it is going to be something going forward

01:37:19 for international cricket,

01:37:20 but the ICC are going to take up that mantle

01:37:23 and take up that responsibility.

01:37:25 They can't come with half rules for teams and officials.

01:37:29 They have to be better spelt out.

01:37:30 - Yeah, something that certainly we will be talking about,

01:37:33 I'm sure, in many matches to come.

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01:42:26 Welcome back to the Boulder Mountain Cricket Show,

01:42:28 and we spoke about lots of action happening this weekend.

01:42:31 Of course, the Massey Women's CPL title

01:42:33 was wrapped up this weekend with Hailey Matthews

01:42:36 and the Barbados Royals women taking a dramatic eight-run win

01:42:41 over the Ghana Amazon Warriors in Sunday's match.

01:42:44 We take a look back at that, hear from Hailey Matthews,

01:42:46 and come back and discuss all of the possibilities.

01:42:49 - There is that short ball.

01:42:54 Now, Matthews and Lewis with three foursies.

01:42:58 - Matthews, that should be a 50,

01:43:02 and is caressed backward a point.

01:43:05 Into the pits, and she will get a wicket possibly.

01:43:10 Straight away, the little swivel,

01:43:16 so characteristic of Sophie Devine,

01:43:18 opens her account in the Warriors.

01:43:24 She's got a hand to it.

01:43:26 Will it stop the boundaries, the question.

01:43:28 Oh, she's cleaned her up, first ball.

01:43:33 And that's it, that's it for the Barbados Royals.

01:43:41 Celebration and all around for Hailey Matthews

01:43:48 and her ladies.

01:43:49 They have defied the odds.

01:43:52 (crowd cheering)

01:43:55 Oh, the wasting champion there, Hailey Matthews,

01:44:08 and the Barbados Royals getting a big win,

01:44:11 an eight-run win over the Ghana Amazon Warriors

01:44:14 to be crowned the Massey CPL Women's Champion.

01:44:17 I'm gonna bring Barry back in on this.

01:44:19 Apart from the fact, Barry,

01:44:20 that they totally wasted good champion,

01:44:22 what a match, it turned out to be more nail-biting

01:44:25 than we expected.

01:44:26 - Yeah, well, that champion wasting happens

01:44:29 at every level of every sport, so you gotta appreciate it.

01:44:32 Look, the Barbados Royals women from the very first match

01:44:35 showed that they were going to be a massive force

01:44:37 to be reckoned with.

01:44:39 In the game when you had the Royals play against the Warriors

01:44:43 which was a repeated a final,

01:44:44 you had a situation where Irvine scored 100 and still lost.

01:44:49 And I think that was because you look at the Barbados team

01:44:51 and they're a very good all-around team with some depth.

01:44:55 And that showed throughout all of the matches,

01:44:57 they lost one game in between,

01:44:59 but I'm not surprised that they were able

01:45:00 to hold their nerve and win yesterday,

01:45:02 even if I thought that Hailey Matthews made a couple

01:45:05 of technical errors that could have gone against them

01:45:08 in the dying stages of the match.

01:45:10 It was a fantastic final.

01:45:12 Ghana also have lots of depth in their side.

01:45:14 Natasha McLean showed that she should perhaps

01:45:17 have been batting a bit earlier in the lineup.

01:45:19 And I think Hailey Matthews continues to show

01:45:22 why she's improving as a captain.

01:45:24 Like I said, she made one error

01:45:25 which could have been critical in the last over

01:45:27 where the long off should have been implemented

01:45:30 and not the mid off.

01:45:31 But generally speaking, it was a good performance from her.

01:45:34 She led her troops from the front.

01:45:35 She's to me the best Caribbean regional woman's batter

01:45:40 at this stage and her consistency underlines that

01:45:43 and shows that.

01:45:44 If I was concerned about anything, it's the continuation

01:45:47 of the declining form of the former captain

01:45:50 who I believe, Stephanie Taylor, who I believe

01:45:53 needs to have a careful look at why she's not as dominant

01:45:56 as she used to be back in 2015, '16

01:45:59 when she'd led the team to the World Cup.

01:46:01 These are things I think that are concerning for her

01:46:04 and was concerning for the Ghana-Amazon Warriors.

01:46:06 They depended too much on their overseas talent

01:46:09 and Campbell came good in the final,

01:46:11 but overall the consistency of the local players

01:46:14 in the tournament was not good enough

01:46:16 or where it should be.

01:46:17 But I think that the Royals are deserving winners.

01:46:19 They showed that from the very first game.

01:46:20 And once Hayley Matthews is gonna come good

01:46:22 with bat and ball, they're always gonna be hard to beat.

01:46:25 - Now you're looking at this game,

01:46:26 lots of exciting things happen.

01:46:27 First off, of course, Matthews getting to 82,

01:46:30 which is a significant score on a big stage

01:46:32 in the final.

01:46:34 Royals getting to 169, a good score

01:46:37 and a large crowd, perhaps one of the largest

01:46:39 that we've seen for a women's game happening in the region.

01:46:42 What was the most impressive part about the win yesterday

01:46:45 and the entire experience, you would say?

01:46:47 - I would say that the fact that the game

01:46:51 was a doubleheader and twinned and tied

01:46:54 with the fact that you had the game

01:46:57 that was after that was going to be the big one.

01:47:00 So you got two for the price of one

01:47:02 and that was a very smart marketing ploy

01:47:05 by the CPL to have that women's encounter come before

01:47:11 the men's and you're almost guaranteed a big crowd

01:47:16 and the finish was such that it was so captivating

01:47:20 that it led to that atmosphere being so well exemplified

01:47:24 as it was.

01:47:25 So kudos to the marketing team, kudos to all concerned

01:47:30 and I think that when I look back at what would have happened

01:47:34 for women's cricket previously, we're now beginning

01:47:37 to see the fruits of some labor and some hard work

01:47:40 being shown why women's cricket is indeed on the rise.

01:47:43 If we can market these women a bit more,

01:47:45 you are going to get them having a bigger fan base

01:47:48 and soon from now, you will not have to depend

01:47:51 having a men's class for them to come and wait

01:47:55 till the game is over for a man's class to be taken part.

01:47:58 So these are all things that I think are all part and parcel

01:48:02 of why it was such a success over the weekend.

01:48:05 - Well, we've seen the end of another Massey Women's CPL,

01:48:08 good success in terms of many stuff happening

01:48:10 as we just mentioned.

01:48:12 What lessons have we learned and moving forward,

01:48:15 what can still be done to help improve this game?

01:48:17 You spoke about marketing, but what lessons have we learned

01:48:20 from this tournament?

01:48:21 - The lessons that we've learned is that women's cricket

01:48:24 in the region needs serious development, serious development

01:48:29 and I say that with every respect because again,

01:48:32 I turn back to the fact that the overseas players dominated,

01:48:36 Ismael, Irvine, yes, Matthews, she did quite well,

01:48:40 but she's a known entity, she's not new.

01:48:43 McLean, she's not new.

01:48:47 Campbell, she's not new.

01:48:48 Where were the new players in women's cricket

01:48:51 who showed that they can put their hands up and say,

01:48:54 we are ready for the regional or international stage?

01:48:57 I didn't see that and that is a major concern.

01:49:00 I was looking at least at having three or four

01:49:04 young cricketers put their hands up and look like

01:49:07 if they are ready to take their cricket to another level.

01:49:10 That I did not see.

01:49:12 We saw the little 15 year old,

01:49:13 but she needs so much work and development.

01:49:15 Good to have her come out on this stage,

01:49:18 but I don't think she's ready yet for playing

01:49:20 at a higher level or international level.

01:49:23 I expected a bit more from Zeta James,

01:49:26 who I think showed last season that she can play

01:49:29 with the big girls, but did we get that performance

01:49:32 from Zeta James that said, I am ready for this level

01:49:36 of cricket to perform at high level?

01:49:39 No, we didn't.

01:49:40 So the same names came back

01:49:42 and that was a bit of a disappointment.

01:49:44 The international players, I thought, shone and helped

01:49:47 the cricket and the standard of cricket look much better.

01:49:49 We need development for women's cricket in the Caribbean.

01:49:52 Somebody needs to have a chat with Cricket West Indies

01:49:55 and say, we need to invest some serious money

01:49:58 getting these girls developed so they can stand

01:50:00 on their own two feet.

01:50:01 At the moment, had it not been

01:50:03 for the international talent,

01:50:04 they would not have been able to stand on their own two feet

01:50:06 and have such a competitive tournament.

01:50:08 - Yeah, Barry Wilkinson, of course,

01:50:09 providing us with valuable insight.

01:50:11 Now Barry, we've got 20 seconds.

01:50:12 Let's rate that catch from Hatsa Glue to take Mark Dial.

01:50:16 What a catch.

01:50:17 I say hands down, it's one of the best catches

01:50:19 I've ever seen.

01:50:20 - Hands down, literally, because I thought

01:50:23 his hands were down.

01:50:26 I thought that it was a very unfair decision in the end.

01:50:31 And I say that with every great respect to the catch.

01:50:33 It was a very good catch, but I don't think

01:50:36 that the umpire was convinced.

01:50:38 That was one of the longest replays I've ever seen.

01:50:43 And I believe that TV umpires also now need

01:50:46 to have a timer on how long they take

01:50:49 to also make decisions.

01:50:50 You can't tell me that after eight minutes

01:50:54 of checking every angle, that he was no conclusive

01:50:59 that it was out.

01:51:00 I think the reason he made so many checks

01:51:02 is because he was not sure.

01:51:03 And I left not being sure myself

01:51:05 after seeing it so many times.

01:51:07 Look, it was very smart.

01:51:10 It was very smart by Hatsa Glue to do what he did,

01:51:14 but I'm not so sure that it was indeed a clean catch.

01:51:17 And I don't think the TV umpire himself

01:51:19 might've been as sure, and that's why it took so long.

01:51:21 So we need to also have a look at how long TV umpires

01:51:25 are taking to make decisions.

01:51:28 We had a situation last night where one of the batsmen

01:51:31 in Martin Guttel was actually walking off of the field

01:51:35 because he thought he was out plump,

01:51:36 only to show after about 10 times that it was missing.

01:51:40 And then he ran back onto the field.

01:51:42 It looked silly.

01:51:43 So TV umpires with all the technology,

01:51:46 they need to get it right sharper.

01:51:47 And if they don't have it right sharper,

01:51:50 then they cannot give the batsman out.

01:51:53 And I'm a little disappointed by that aspect, if anything.

01:51:56 - Thank you so much, Barry Wilkinson.

01:51:58 All right, we can head to our Sunshine Moment,

01:51:59 and that's it for Barry for now.

01:52:01 You go take a rest.

01:52:03 He was up quite late yesterday.

01:52:04 We go to our Sunshine Moment, and we come back with more.

01:52:07 - It's that time again.

01:52:18 The biggest party of sports is back.

01:52:20 The defending champion is back.

01:52:23 TK, are you ready?

01:52:27 East, West, we the champions.

01:52:29 North, South, we the champions.

01:52:31 All gold, we the champions.

01:52:32 So we don't let this be said.

01:52:34 East, West, we the champions.

01:52:36 North, South, we the champions.

01:52:38 All gold, we the champions.

01:52:40 Yes, we stop them all on my watch.

01:52:43 The other teams can't touch me 'cause we're gold every month.

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01:55:45 Well, the action shifts to Guyana.

01:55:52 They get all the good stuff starting this Wednesday

01:55:55 as the Amazon Warriors take on the Jamaica Taloas.

01:55:58 That's how the action will resume here in the Republic Bank CPL,

01:56:03 the playoffs, and then the finals, which, of course,

01:56:06 will be on September 28th.

01:56:08 So that's how the cookie crumbles.

01:56:10 As we leave, we thank you once again for viewing.

01:56:13 We thank Barry Wilkinson for joining us this morning

01:56:15 to break down all of the action.

01:56:17 And we leave you with the new Massey Women's CPL champions,

01:56:22 the Barbados Royals.

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01:56:26 And that's it.

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01:56:33 Celebration on all around for Hailey Mathews and her ladies.

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