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00:00:00And a very special good morning Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the world, I'm Marlon
00:00:14Hopkins and as always welcome to The Morning Edition.
00:00:17It's June 18th, it's the day before the holiday, Labor Day, right?
00:00:22So many of you all are going to be making your way down to Faizabad tomorrow and let
00:00:26me tell you, that's a good trip.
00:00:28I've done it for a number of years and I find it so interesting, you know, it's even an
00:00:34event for the children, eh?
00:00:36Take the children and take the walk to Faizabad and I think it's an educational activity,
00:00:43a learning experience, yeah?
00:00:45Sometimes it rains, eh?
00:00:48So remember to walk with your parasols when you're going down there.
00:00:51But here's what, we do have some important breaking news for you.
00:00:55So the People's National Movement and the United National Congress have both secured
00:00:59victories in the by-election for the electoral districts of Lengua Indian Walk and Quinam
00:01:04Mon Diablo respectively.
00:01:06In the PNM's camp, there was celebration last night as the votes counted put the PNM's Otley
00:01:10Grantum ahead of the UNC's Nicole Gopal in Lengua Indian Walk.
00:01:16We lie there, Pastor Otley Grantum, victory for the PNM.
00:01:20It was a tie last night, now we have 2,083 votes.
00:01:25We are playing winners, it's been amazing.
00:01:28In the other seat, we tripled the vote.
00:01:30This is an overwhelming PNM victory.
00:01:33All respect to God Almighty, to the amazing campaign team.
00:01:37Stay tuned, you know, PNM winning everything.
00:01:46Say Otley, Pastor! Otley, Pastor! Otley, Pastor! Otley, Pastor!
00:01:54And a victory for the UNC's Sara Soupdale as she secured the Quinam Mon Diablo district.
00:02:00Tonight, in Quinam Mon Diablo, in the constituency of Separia, we declare a landslide victory
00:02:1316 boxes have come in, I think there are 6, is it? 6 outstanding.
00:02:20But the trend is clear, we go on clear, we go on clear.
00:02:23Landslide victory here tonight in Quinam Mon Diablo.
00:02:27Congratulations, Sara.
00:02:28Do you want to say anything?
00:02:30Let me, on her behalf, and she will speak.
00:02:32We want to thank all of you who have been laboring all day.
00:02:36All month.
00:02:37All month.
00:02:38For all your hard work.
00:02:40Thank you all so much.
00:02:41Give yourselves a round of applause.
00:02:43Thank you very much, UNC.
00:02:45And of course, all our voters who came out today to cast their vote.
00:02:49We have a higher turnout this election than the last one.
00:02:54And of course, we'll have more for you on this story in the TV6 News this evening.
00:02:58Alright, so it's time to take a look at the front page of the Daily Express.
00:03:02On the page this morning, 7 lawyers called for independent panel as 13 awarded senior council status.
00:03:09Stress over Silk.
00:03:11Parents want answers over toddler's death.
00:03:14And legal challenge, Auditor General Jaywanti Ramdas leaves the Hall of Justice yesterday.
00:03:19With her lead attorney, Anand Ramlogan, SC.
00:03:22Followed by her relatives and other attorneys.
00:03:24Following an appeal court ruling in a legal challenge brought by her.
00:03:29Alright.
00:03:30Let's touch on this issue of Silk, alright.
00:03:34So the head of the assembly of 7 lawyers has called for an independent committee.
00:03:38To be set up immediately to recommend attorneys for the award of senior council status.
00:03:43Also known as Silk.
00:03:45President of the ASL, Saira Lakhan said yesterday.
00:03:48Such a committee will ensure a transparent procedure is in place.
00:03:53She said this was needed so that people will not draw the conclusion that appointments were based on political patronage.
00:04:01And of course this controversy concerning Silk has been going on for years and continues today.
00:04:07And is going on and on and on and on and on.
00:04:10Alright.
00:04:11So we're moving on to some sport now.
00:04:13No hitter.
00:04:14Stingy Ferguson, now part of T20 World Cup law.
00:04:18Bowls for maidens as New Zealand beat PNG by 7 wickets.
00:04:23Locky Ferguson wrote his name into T20 World Cup history.
00:04:26With a sensational spell of 4-4-0-3.
00:04:29To set up a 7 wicket victory over Papua New Guinea.
00:04:32In their group C match at Brian Lowry Cricket Academy in Taruba yesterday.
00:04:37While the match started an hour late due to rain.
00:04:39It was worth the wait for the thousands of school children that showed up for the match.
00:04:45Alright.
00:04:46So that's what is happening in the Daily Express for you today.
00:04:51Alright.
00:04:52Get a copy.
00:04:53Alright.
00:04:54So it's time to remind you about Trinbago your nice feature.
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00:05:00What do we have for our viewers this morning?
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00:05:21My camera man is telling me some.
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00:05:33Thank you very much to you.
00:05:34And a very special good morning to you.
00:05:36Alright.
00:05:37So here's what.
00:05:38We have a lot for you on the program today.
00:05:40Have your coffee, your tea, get something to eat.
00:05:44We're preparing for Labor Day tomorrow.
00:05:46You know.
00:05:47Get your pot of paylow.
00:05:49Get your parasol.
00:05:51Get your relatives in place.
00:05:54And get you know those little chairs where you could sit down.
00:05:57Yeah.
00:05:58Sit down on the side of the road and take in the march.
00:06:00Tomorrow.
00:06:01Alright.
00:06:02We're coming back everybody.
00:06:18We'll be right back.
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00:10:40as a society, as teachers, as we begin to unravel this scourge of violence that has
00:10:47begotten our children.
00:10:49But is it not a scourge, Mr. Benjamin, that we have accepted?
00:10:54And I don't know if, over the past few weeks, you have been looking at media and even social
00:11:01media, and of course, there has been, over the past few weeks, a massive controversy
00:11:06concerning a vlogger, a Christmas list by some of the videos that he has been putting out there.
00:11:13But what strikes me in some of these videos, there's a particular one where you have young
00:11:17men walking in the streets with high-powered weapons and a group of young men and even
00:11:24children and they're playing football. And that's why I ask the question, have we become
00:11:31accustomed to this sort of life?
00:11:36Marlon, it's very interesting as you brought up that and what you have observed. And the reason
00:11:44why I started the way I started is because we have been looking at dealing with crime and
00:11:50criminality in a particular way. And I think it is very clear that the way we are looking at it
00:11:59needs to change or we need to add some new layers. And that is where I count on my colleagues
00:12:09in the academic world to begin to study and understand. Because the question is,
00:12:15I don't think that we have become accustomed to that. What I think is we are not understanding
00:12:21how crime and the criminogenic factors have changed over time. And I think we are using
00:12:30too much of the old method to solve new way of crime, the new way of thinking, the mind of our
00:12:38children, the mind of our criminals, the mind of our people has changed a long time ago. You see,
00:12:45we cannot want to be part of the global world and not understand the global nuances as it relates
00:12:53to the crime and social ills. We cannot be part of the world and afraid of the Christmas list
00:13:00and the six and seven and the songs and the people who represent the song. Because there
00:13:06seems to be a connectivity in the underground world with these people. Why there is a connectivity?
00:13:14Why are we not understanding or beginning to understand why my children who are in clinic
00:13:21here with me are saying to me, Mr. B, I understand what they are singing and it resonates with me.
00:13:27So now I am forced to listen to the song, to understand the song, to dissect the song from a
00:13:36forensic clinical pathway to understand the mind of the child so that I can help children that
00:13:44from this is my role model to I need to look at something differently. Unless we begin to dissect
00:13:52the whole notion of crime from an international perspective, understanding who are the key
00:13:59players for our young people, we are going to continue to spin. Because while I understand
00:14:05that the police and the government might be doing a lot to try to arrest the situation,
00:14:10we must begin to do a lot differently than what we are doing. Yeah. You
00:14:19made a point there. I want to touch on that. And it's of the issue of connectivity. Because
00:14:26for people at my age, we grew up on violent type music. It was a time where whether it was
00:14:38some dancehall type music or hip hop music or rock music and in some of them you would have this
00:14:47violent flavor in them. And I always ask the question, why didn't we gravitate towards that
00:14:57life being exposed to it? But why is it today that the young people in our society are so
00:15:07easily influenced by some of the messages in this type of music and what they are seeing
00:15:14in the movies and so on? And you are quite right. And very interestingly enough,
00:15:21I too as a social scientist and PhD in training is trying to understand exactly that. And what I
00:15:30have postulated, Marlon, is that while those were major factors when we were growing up,
00:15:37what we also had was a solid family background. We had the grandparents and we had the church,
00:15:46the mandi, the mosque in a more intimate way. We had foundations. And more importantly,
00:15:54we did not have the 24-hour, 365 international world revolving around us. If I needed to know
00:16:04what was happening in other parts of the world, I had to buy a newspaper on a Thursday, not yours,
00:16:10but a different newspaper on a Thursday to get the international news, right? But now, Marlon,
00:16:17we are influenced, our children are influenced by 24-hour, 365 stimulus, and it is not always
00:16:26positive. So, you know, when we were growing up, it was the church, the police, the teacher,
00:16:32and the doctor. Those were our role model and the voice of God. But we no longer hear the voice of
00:16:38God, whatever we perceive him to be. And we no longer hear the voice of reason from leadership,
00:16:45right? So what we have is a lot of racism and all these other societal ills. And so when we have
00:16:54the combination of all the stimulus and stimuli that comes to our children, when they are exposed
00:17:01to the world 24-7, when your voice as a family has been corroded, erupted, and is no longer what
00:17:11we are accustomed to, then we have what we have. Then it is very easy, and also, Marlon, also,
00:17:18and it's something I have said with you countless times, I also had the privilege of a robust
00:17:25after-school world, where after school, I could spend my time until about 5 or 6 o'clock in the
00:17:32evening in drama, in dance, in pan. I could spend time with Ms. Durgadeen Brigham,
00:17:40dance. I could spend drama, Stokes and Hill, and on a Saturday, I was engaged with Carnegie
00:17:47Library in San Fernando. And so we have those protective factors around us. But Marlon,
00:17:55our parents are working longer hours, and the power of supervision has left us because our
00:18:00grandparents are more younger, and they, too, are in the employment world. So our children are left
00:18:06to their own devices. And until we have begun to put protective factors around our children
00:18:14to change and intercede and put a wedge of cognition between what they see and is experiencing
00:18:23in the world and what we can provide for them, they will continue to choose because the adolescent
00:18:29mind is wired for risk-taking naturally. And so the adolescent gravitates to the excitement.
00:18:37So you will see young people putting up the body of the dead person where the brain is splattered,
00:18:42and they will glorify the crime, and they will glorify the people who committed the crime,
00:18:48and you will see them free this one and free that one because that is where the mind is at.
00:18:53And we are not, Marlon, as the leaders, putting protective factors in the environment and creating
00:19:02things for them to do in a positive and healthy way. And so when you marry the two,
00:19:09we have what we have today. Yeah. Haven't we, or is it your view, that some of our parents,
00:19:18I think that we can accuse them of dereliction of duty, too, because if you look at what is
00:19:26happening on social media, sometimes you have these toddlers, and you're seeing pictures with
00:19:33them, and they're making gang signs, and everyone is looking like they want to hold a gun, and they
00:19:41have been adorned with all of this jewelry and all of these nice clothes and nice shoes, expensive
00:19:51wear, and so on. So have we, as parents, somewhere dropped the ball to?
00:20:01I wouldn't say that because I don't believe that is in the main, Marlon. I don't think that that
00:20:08is, I don't think that that is the crisis. Yes. I think the crisis for me is parents need to become
00:20:15more involved in their children upbringing. You see there is a belief that I send you to school,
00:20:23I put clothes on your back, and I give you shelter, and I've done my job. But bringing a child up,
00:20:29especially in this era, requires a different level of involvement. Now the question becomes,
00:20:37do I have the time that is required to bring up my child the way the child needed to be
00:20:44brought up? Because to be quite honest with you, many of us were brought up by a group of people,
00:20:50right? We had auntie and grandma, so we don't have that group of people around us. And also,
00:20:57we have to marry that with societal challenges. For example, traffic on the road. I have to spend
00:21:03more time on the road, and I thank God, and I'm hoping to hear very soon from the government,
00:21:08the work from home policy that they are working on. Because it means that families are no longer
00:21:14spending time together, and the time that they do spend is always rush time to be preparing for
00:21:22something else. And so we need to be able to bring family back. And so the question as to
00:21:29whether family or parent is derelict of their duty is a deeper conversation as to whether society
00:21:36has or is affording them the ability to be more involved. Because I'm sure mom wants to stay at
00:21:43home to be with their children. But the question is, can they financially afford to stay at home?
00:21:50And then can they financially afford to stay at home and become the person that we want them to
00:21:56become? And if they can, how many? So it's a lot of challenges that we have to look for. But I do
00:22:04agree, there are parents who are derelict in their duty, and they should be held accountable if found
00:22:10to be in dereliction of their duty, right? But I don't think it is in the main. For example, our
00:22:17children have been going through an enormous amount of pressure during COVID, and I don't think that
00:22:22we truly understand what COVID did to our children, what it did to their development as adolescents,
00:22:29what it did to their social development, what it did to their education development,
00:22:34what it did to their spiritual development. And so we need to begin to understand the impact
00:22:41and help parents marry the two. Because what COVID did, also in the main, is push children
00:22:49100% into the online world, you see. And because they were pushed into that online world,
00:22:56it is very difficult to roll it back. And nobody's helping them to understand responsibility
00:23:02in social media, understand responsibility in phone etiquette. And so we need to begin to
00:23:08infuse that in our schools, in our churches, in our mandirs, in our mosques, where we teach children
00:23:15how to become responsible. And those are some of the factors that escapes us.
00:23:21In trying to explain this issue of crime and violence among the youth, can we also put
00:23:27drugs into the mix? Because I was shocked, I don't know about you and other people out there,
00:23:32but I was shocked recently when I heard the education minister speak about gang members
00:23:37in the school environment, and drug addicts, and the sale of drugs into the school environment.
00:23:44And sometimes we see young people, because of the fights that we're seeing on social media,
00:23:50and we try to explain what is happening there. Why is it that we're seeing so many
00:23:54fights and acts of violence in the school environment? So can we put drugs into the mix too?
00:24:03Marlon, I am not shocked, and I'm shocked that you are shocked about this situation,
00:24:07to be quite honest. No, to be honest, because we have had the infiltration of drugs in our
00:24:14school system since King Hatchet was a hammer, and probably since Jesus was slippers, right?
00:24:19This is not new, right? I have seen, growing up in my school, influences of drugs for a very long
00:24:26time. As a matter of fact, the first time I became intimate with seeing what drugs was,
00:24:31was on Block E in my school, right? I don't know what it is about Block E, but that seemed to always
00:24:37be the block. But more importantly, you would remember there was a campaign about drugs,
00:24:43and I remember David Rutherford's song, so cool to be drug-free. You can have your producer pull
00:24:49it up, we could probably exit with that, right? So cool to be drug-free, can I play that one as
00:24:55well? And so, we've always had that challenge in our school, so I'm not sure why anybody would be
00:25:02shocked. The problem is, is that we have not addressed the drug situation as a country.
00:25:10We have decriminalized marijuana to some extent, I think to 26 grams, and I could be
00:25:17corrected if I'm not corrected there. And so, we need to understand that we have open,
00:25:23in the main, drug use across the board, right? We have now created a deeper appetite, but even
00:25:31before that, drugs was in our schools. Gang was born in many of our schools. Gang was born
00:25:40in many of our schools. And also, the gang leaders who were 24 hours, 365, also recruited people
00:25:48within our school, and they would peddle drugs in the school and in the community. And therefore,
00:25:55again, it's a situation of understanding how the time has moved, and how our children have been
00:26:02interwoven in this crisis, and more so because our children have very limited afterschool or
00:26:10positive protective factors surrounding them. And we woke up at 4 p.m. every day,
00:26:16failed to understand that our gang leaders, our drug dealers, these people work 24 hours,
00:26:22they're pulling the night shift on the blocks and all kinds. So, if you want weed at 1 a.m.,
00:26:27you can get weed. If you want weed at 10 a.m. in the school, you know who,
00:26:31where, and what to get it. And so, Marlon, there's nothing to be shocked about. And when you look at
00:26:36the violence in our school, right with you and on this program with your predecessor, we have spoken
00:26:43at length about why the violence is what it is. We cannot expect a violent society and expect
00:26:50a Bible-thumping school. We cannot expect a violent society and expect a pre-Mantis child.
00:26:57It is foolish of us to believe that our children are going to divorce themselves from the wider
00:27:03society who are, in fact, influencing their behavior. And so, we need to understand on one end
00:27:10the social factors in our society, and we need to understand on the other end why those social
00:27:16factors have infiltrated our children. And therefore, we need to put more programs in place
00:27:22to remove children from the negative stigmas out there and create scenarios where they can,
00:27:29in fact, begin to build a positive life. I mean, our great-grandparents coming down the line to
00:27:35us about the idle hand and the devil's workshop. And it is true. If we don't give children something
00:27:40to do that is positive, they will do anything that comes to them. And that is what we are seeing now.
00:27:46And so, we are trying to hold back the hand. And I must commend the Minister of Youth and
00:27:52Development and National Services. I think that is the ministry's name. Because there are a lot
00:27:56of programs coming out. I mean, I get the mailing, and there are a lot of programs. But as I mentioned
00:28:02before, my concern remains that having an available program does not mean having an accessible program.
00:28:09So, while the program is available, I think the ministry will do well to work on its accessibility
00:28:15to the program. How do we draw young people out of the street into the program? How do we
00:28:21infiltrate our youth in school who might not want to fall in the academic world, but in the practical
00:28:28world, and move them across seamlessly? How do we bridge the OJT program, the on-the-job training,
00:28:35with our young people, with our practical lives? And I know Joanne is doing a fantastic job at OJT
00:28:41as well. But I think the conversation has to be a wider conversation, Marlon, as to how to
00:28:47rescue. I think we need to go on a rescue mission for our young people. That is what I think we
00:28:54need to do as a government, as a people, as NGOs, as churches. We need to all sit together and come
00:29:02up with a rescue plan. Because, Marlon, this will not get better, and it will not get better anytime
00:29:07soon, unless there is a direct injection of people and capital, human, financial resources,
00:29:15to rescue our young people. Yeah, and if Benjamin, a good way to end our discussion this morning.
00:29:22Again, you have put a lot of things on the plate for us to think about this morning.
00:29:27I hope that the authorities are listening, and let's hope that something happens soon
00:29:35that is good when it comes to our youth population. Mr. Benjamin, it's always a pleasure.
00:29:41Bye for now. Have a good day tomorrow for Labor Day.
00:29:47Hey, have a blessed one. I'm working tomorrow too.
00:29:52Bye for now. All right, so it's time for a quick break. But first, we have this image for you.
00:29:57Are we taking calls after the break? All right, so after the break, we are taking your calls. 623
00:30:021711, the extension. It's 1995. A beautiful picture there.
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00:32:56Hey, I thought you say you went to the beach with your parents.
00:33:00Who's you?
00:33:01It's me, Larry from online.
00:33:32All right. Who's the DJ this morning?
00:33:37You all are preparing yourselves for tomorrow for the Labor Day celebrations. Yeah. All right.
00:33:42So you're calling us on 63-17-11, the extension. It's 1995. So according to one of the stories
00:33:47in the Daily Express today, no decision on WASA job cuts. Chairman authority must consult union.
00:33:55No decision to retrench staff has been made, said Water and Sewage Authority chairman
00:34:00Ravindra Nanga. Nanga spoke with the media yesterday at President's House in Port of Spain
00:34:04after his appointment as a senior counsel. Arima is on the line. Arima, good morning.
00:34:10Good morning. And how are you?
00:34:12I'm good. I'm good.
00:34:16Pretty face, Marlon.
00:34:20Arima, what do you want to tell us this morning?
00:34:23This morning, I want to say I've given parents full 100 blame with this kind of attitude that
00:34:31the children have because as a parent, I am finding it difficult to deal with certain things because
00:34:38other parents and other children will call up your child and find you too harsh on your child
00:34:46and you should lighten up and we can't get a handle on it if that is the attitude of other
00:34:51parents. So, I think parents have to take blame full 100.
00:34:57Yeah. Arima, thank you very much for your contribution this morning. Enjoy the holiday
00:35:01tomorrow, okay? All right. So, you're calling us on 623-1711, the extension. It's 1995. So,
00:35:07according to the chairman of WASA, he said all members of staff were assured that before any
00:35:13such exercise is undertaken by the authority, there will be a consultation between WASA and
00:35:18the union in an attempt to ease the anxiety of workers who may believe that they will lose their
00:35:24jobs. Nanga said both himself and acting chief executive officer Kelvin Romaine sent monthly
00:35:29releases to staff about their standing at the company. San Fernando is on the line. Good morning,
00:35:35San Fernando. Yes, good morning. Morning. I want to say congratulations to the people who got sick
00:35:44and there's a proposal of putting a board to do a closer selection, a better looking selection
00:36:00than what they have now. I would prefer that but I also would like the board to discipline people
00:36:08who have given themselves sick and who would have not behaved.
00:36:17All right. I think that he's speaking about the the silk issue. San Fernando, we have lost you.
00:36:24That's unfortunate, all right, because but I think that we do get the gist as to what you are saying.
00:36:29As I said this morning, this controversy concerning silk, it has been going on for too long
00:36:33and there's always this constant perception that the party in power is
00:36:42giving some sort of special treatment to people aligned with the party as it comes as it comes
00:36:50to silk. And I think in some cases we can see where the perception may be may be true. All right.
00:36:57I'm not saying it only for now. It has happened in the past. Who's on the line? Tabakit.
00:37:02Tabakit, good morning. Yes. Morning to you, Mr. Marlon. Morning. Mr. Hopkinson, in regards to
00:37:11crime and violence in young people, my perspective this morning, there is too much coffee shop
00:37:19and the problem is not in the school, not in the police station, but the problem is in the home.
00:37:26And we now have to revisit, take the police, take the teacher, take the button into the home
00:37:34with the parents. Here is where the problem is. I thank you. Tabakit, thank you very much for your
00:37:40contribution. I hope that you're making plans to head down to Faizabad tomorrow. It's not too far
00:37:46from you, you know, Tabakit. All right. You're calling us on 623-1711, the extension, it's
00:37:511995. So you can please call us now. Diego Martin, good morning. Hi, good morning. I think
00:37:59something we need to take in the equation with children. Our education system is failing
00:38:08because we will have children age 4 to 15 sitting at the ambulance. That means they will get up.
00:38:19So didn't the school realize that? And to try a different method, because they can't teach
00:38:28a child the same way, the same method, where they failed, again, makes the unexpected pass.
00:38:36So our education and the ministry, schools that can't split it in half,
00:38:42isn't the ministry seeing that as something? Because we have that. We don't really have
00:38:49children. We have the man and the woman created each other. We don't have parents. So let's
00:38:56just start putting things in place as if we're dealing with orphans. Let's use that mentality
00:39:04and put things in place, saying, well, it's up to the parents. We don't have parents.
00:39:11So I think this is a bit of a mistake. All right. Diego Martin, we did have some
00:39:16difficulty in hearing you, but I think that we do get the gist of what you're saying,
00:39:21is that the education ministry is failing in some aspects. All right. So you're calling
00:39:27us on 623-1711. The extension, it's 1995. And you know, Hanif made a good point this morning,
00:39:33where he's speaking about a number of programs that are in place, and he spoke about the
00:39:38accessibility to these programs. But I know that attempts have been made for persons to get
00:39:46greater access to these programs. Gonzales is on the line. Gonzales, good morning.
00:39:52Yeah, good morning.
00:39:53Morning.
00:39:55Yeah, I just want to let you know what Jim Jemima was saying.
00:40:00Right.
00:40:01And like the last couple of years, as he said, we need to gather everybody, churches,
00:40:12the mosques, everything, have a day, have a discussion, and a way to go. I need the teachers
00:40:23and so on to go house to house, one in the area, to tell them, look for it. I've got
00:40:29a lot of places that have youth standing, you know, in the places and so on. I have
00:40:34friends that are there with them, and so I witnessed that. And as you said, you need to
00:40:40deal with them directly. You know, you need to go with the army and so on, you know, as a form
00:40:44of protection. But it's not in Westmoreland. It's in certain areas where you know a lot of the
00:40:51gang things happening and so on.
00:40:53Gonzales, don't go as yet. I want to ask you a question. How have you all in Gonzales been
00:40:59going? Because I know that, and the country knows about what would have transpired a few
00:41:05weeks ago in Gonzales. How is the community going? Have you all been recovering well from
00:41:11that situation?
00:41:14That is something you want to ask. You want to see Gonzales, you've got to go. I can't
00:41:18talk for everybody. I live on the York side of it, between Gonzales and Appleston. But
00:41:25I'm simply born and raised there. I know, I can imagine what, you know, people are going
00:41:32through, but you know, how about they recover from Gonzales, the whole thing?
00:41:39All right. Thank you very much for your contribution this morning. And again, enjoy
00:41:44your Labor Day tomorrow. All right. So we're taking a few more calls. You're calling us on
00:41:48623-1711, the extension. It's 1995. So you can please call us now. We just have a few minutes
00:41:55to take your calls. Justin's body found their highway. Freeport is on the line. Freeport,
00:42:00good morning.
00:42:01Good morning, sir. And I just wanted to make note of our weekend, our contributions to our
00:42:09political and democracy through elections and the way that we do, what we do in terms of
00:42:17putting in power, you know, a bit of power. And I want to come back to the country because
00:42:25we have two major factions there, and two base, two BAW. And even though one base would have shown
00:42:33the ability to remove or the displeasure over the years of our 60-something years
00:42:41of independence, the other group have shown there's a shift internally. And even though the
00:42:47shift wasn't maybe what was desired, it was a shift. And I think, I hope I've stumped you by
00:42:58that. One particular group need to show that as well, their displeasure, and a way to
00:43:04show their leadership that, you know, some sort of displeasure. And even though it was a small
00:43:11one, I think it's noted. And as a democracy, we need to grow the group, you know, and not demonize
00:43:18people if they feel like we should have a change, because the way that's been done before
00:43:23is the other way. Thank you.
00:43:26All right. You're calling us on 623-1711. The extension, it's 1995. We just have about 10
00:43:30minutes again to take some of your calls. So the body of a missing man was found in the bushes in
00:43:34Freeport near the Sir Solomon Hojoy Highway on Monday. The body of Justin Dean, 20, of Nelson
00:43:40Street on Mission Road in Freeport was discovered by his family, who had been searching for him
00:43:46since Sunday night. Police suspect that Dean was killed in a hit-and-run collision. All right.
00:43:53Gonzalez, good morning.
00:43:55President, good morning. I still live in Gonzalez, and I live in there, and it's very scary,
00:44:04because it freaks out. All right. You see the young men walking with the firearms in their hands.
00:44:14You see the elderly people, they are scared to come out. All right. And it's not nice.
00:44:22My grandmother died, and they took over the home. All right. So you can't come and leave
00:44:29because you are scared. You are scared for your life. All right. It's a very big house,
00:44:37three bedrooms upstairs and downstairs, and all of those guys are there occupying the home.
00:44:45I'm very scared, maybe for my son, because he lives next door. So I guess you don't let him leave.
00:44:56All right. So these things are taking place in Gonzalez. Gonzalez is not a very nice place.
00:45:03Okay. And it's very volatile. It could take place any time.
00:45:07Thank you. Thank you very much, Kola, for sharing your account of the situation in Gonzalez. You
00:45:14heard what the gentleman said, that his grandmother died, left the house behind,
00:45:19and now people have taken over the home, and he can't get occupation or take over the home or
00:45:27take possession of the home. Imagine that. That is what is happening in some parts of Trinidad
00:45:33and Tobago, frightening and even troubling. All right. So you're calling us on 623-1711.
00:45:39The extension, it's 1995. Gasparillo is on the line. Gasparillo, good morning.
00:45:45Good morning, Marano. Morning.
00:45:48Morning, Marano. Yes. Go ahead, sir.
00:45:50Right now, what I want to say, we're looking at crime in the country, and we also see
00:46:02in places like Haiti. Are we waiting for it to reach, like, before we take direct action?
00:46:14What I would like to say is that every policeman should be issued with a footnote
00:46:24and that put rules and regulations to make sure that it conforms to those rules and regulations.
00:46:36Because I can't go home fighting crime, and I come home after work and have nothing to defend myself.
00:46:47If something happens in the area, I can't even be of assistance except through words.
00:46:57So I am appealing to the, not to the police commissioner, because this is the way about
00:47:02this, but take risks. I am appealing to the authorities to look at that and see how it can be addressed.
00:47:14Thank you. All right. Thank you very much,
00:47:16you're calling us on 623-1711, the extension. It's 1995. S.C. Farris, I could stand on my own record.
00:47:26Two government ministers and one member of parliament are among 13 attorneys who have
00:47:33been conferred senior counsel or silk status to receive their instruments of appointment at
00:47:37President's House in St. Anne's yesterday. Minister of Rural Development and Local Government,
00:47:43Farris Alraoui, and Port of Spain South MP Keith Scotland received their
00:47:47instruments of appointment from President Christine Kangaloo. Santa Cruz, good morning.
00:47:51Hello, good morning, Marlon. I'm one of the people of Santa Cruz. I have two quick points
00:47:57I want to make with respect to delinquent children and delinquent parents. I believe
00:48:03the time has come when a special police unit to be put in place to deal with the children
00:48:10during school time who are walking about the community as such. The police are supposed to
00:48:17be moving around and inquire why it is that you are not in school. The second point is,
00:48:23with respect to silk, I think no politician should be involved in the whole question of silk.
00:48:30That should come from the chief justice and a team of people who should recognize lawyers who
00:48:35have extended in terms of cases that brought before the court and not just take up a question
00:48:42and give them silk and they never even fight a man, okay? Thank you. All right. I do think I
00:48:49would have put it that way. You're calling us on 623-1711. The extension, it's 1995. So let's say
00:48:56that you really set up a committee to look at this matter. Who are going to be the members of
00:49:01the committee? And I'm sure that someone is going to say, well, this member of the committee knows
00:49:06this attorney at law and this attorney at law has been given silk. So that's a problem that we do
00:49:12have in Trinidad and Tobago because, you know, they say Trinidad is a small place. Everybody
00:49:16know one another. Aruka is on the line. Good morning, Aruka. Good morning, Marlon. Good
00:49:22program again this morning. Thank you. Marlon, last I hear the word, where are those things?
00:49:27Where are? You go to church, you hear that, where are those things? Okay. Go ahead, I'm listening.
00:49:34From a pastor to a priest. Tomorrow, we celebrated Labor Day. Union leaders will
00:49:42be calling all their troops, their membership to go to fight about.
00:49:47Butler will be tuning in his groups tomorrow to see where the labor organization in his country
00:49:55have reached. We have one of them is 84-year-old contestant in the election coming up. I
00:50:01understand he's going to launch very soon. Good news. Another one, the court removed him as leader.
00:50:08Another one, he's not an employee in any organization, but he's president of PSA.
00:50:18Look what union, trade union in this country reached to.
00:50:24We've gone to the days where they could have said labor, but representing their workers and their
00:50:32membership. They are saying, get up with the dictatorship in this country. They lose their
00:50:43membership until they're fighting for local and fighting for labor where they have their own
00:50:50political agenda. Sorry to say this, but tomorrow, what are they going to celebrate?
00:50:58What are they going to celebrate? Don't be surprised if the invite comes up.
00:51:06Well, it's not, how do I say, it's over the years, we have seen politicians at Labor Day
00:51:15celebrations. So it's not a new thing to see a politician at Labor Day celebrations,
00:51:21but I think it is a good time for labor to reflect as to the direction it has taken,
00:51:29the relationships it has had in the past, the relationship it has now, and really look to see
00:51:37if there is a great connection between the union and its members. So it's a good time to reflect.
00:51:46So again, if you all are heading down to Labor Day celebrations tomorrow, I suspect it's going
00:51:52to be a good day. Go down and take it in. Tobago is on the line. Good morning, Tobago.
00:51:57Hi, good morning, Marlon.
00:51:59Morning.
00:52:00Yes, I want to reassure us. The broadband internet, it came on the news last night that
00:52:08areas like Lansome and Paratovia, things beside, will be given broadband and
00:52:17internet service. Now, we welcome the service, but the way it is being done
00:52:25is a total insult to Tobago. If this, why the central government don't give Tobago to
00:52:33assemble the money and let Tobago to assemble the projects. They continue to access us on this
00:52:39island as a pack of fools. They continue to rob the assembly, underfund the assembly,
00:52:46and they are now using their might and power to come into Tobago to execute projects.
00:52:53They must access us as a pack of fools here. Act 40 of 1996 says that all businesses operating
00:53:02on this island, that their taxes and revenue should be paid into the assembly fund.
00:53:07From 1996 until now, it is being paid into the consolidated fund, which is the government
00:53:13bank's account. So you are robbing to be going in. It's like a man robbing you and what he has
00:53:19stolen from you, he is now presenting it as a gift to you, for you to smile. That is when you
00:53:27really take people for fools. And we are fed up of this central government, this conman behavior.
00:53:33They need to stop it and come straight to the TAT. They need to come straight to the Ogonians.
00:53:38They have not been doing that. And I am totally upset about how this is being done.
00:53:43We welcome the internet. We can't say we welcome the internet, but the central government must
00:53:50rise up and understand. It is time for them to respect Tobago. We are not a pack of fools here.
00:53:58Thank you very much. All right. Thank you very much. What have ever happened to the talks about
00:54:03Tobago that were scheduled? Did it ever happen? I can't remember. It's so many things happening
00:54:08in Trinidad and Tobago. But that's something that maybe we need to revisit, those talks
00:54:16about autonomy for Tobago and so on. All right. So thank you to all of our callers
00:54:21this morning. Again, we can't take no more calls. That's going to be it, right? But thank you to all
00:54:26of our callers. Again, if I fail to do it at the end, I'm going to do it now. Have a good Labor
00:54:33Day tomorrow. Safe Labor Day. All right. So it's time for a quick break. We do have this image.
00:54:37We're coming back.
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00:57:28Good morning. I am Ansel Gibbs with a news update. The Assembly of Southern Lawyers is calling for an
00:57:36independent panel to be set up to choose who gets the title of Senior Counsel. It comes as 13 more
00:57:42attorneys have received silk. I welcome reformation at any point in time. It has to happen with
00:57:48consultation. What I think is a little unfortunate is that many people that have negative things to
00:57:54say are themselves recipients of the same system. One would think if you're protesting that seriously
00:57:59you'd give back the instrument that you detest and the process by which you got it.
00:58:04There's a call for balance in progressing with the construction of a Marriott Hotel in Tobago.
00:58:10We think that there are ways that you can do it and do it in such a way that you still preserve
00:58:16and maintain the environment and you still are able to proceed with your development while
00:58:23showing that respect for the island and that respect for Tobago Indians in the process.
00:58:32And in the weather forecast today you can expect variably cloudy and hazy conditions
00:58:37with showers in different areas and the medium chance of heavy showers and or thunderstorms.
00:58:43Conditions should improve by early afternoon. There may be gusty winds and street or flash
00:58:49flooding near heavy showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures are expected to climb to 33 degrees
00:58:55Celsius in Trinidad and 32 in Tobago. Seas will be slight to moderate with waves from
00:59:02one to one and a half meters in open waters and below one meter in sheltered areas.
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01:02:22It's looking good boy. I'm putting it online.
01:02:28Hey I thought you said you went to the beach with your parents.
01:02:32Who's you? It's me Larry from online.
01:02:52So
01:03:16you hear music? You hear music? That's David Roderick. It's called the action is here.
01:03:20After the show YouTube it and listen to this song. Beautiful song. Good morning to David Roderick.
01:03:25All right so I'm playing that for my next guest there. Sergeant Ansel Ford is here.
01:03:31Thank you very much for coming this morning. It's the day before the holiday you know.
01:03:35Sergeant. Pleasant morning Marlon. You're getting ready to head down to Faizabad tomorrow.
01:03:39Marlon Ford you know I might be down there. Ah boy. That's the place. That's where the action is.
01:03:44Tomorrow please go. Sergeant what do you have for us today? Marlon we dealt with child labor.
01:03:51Yeah. Last week and I wanted to touch just on two areas and then we want to look at the issue
01:03:57of road safety given the fact that the rain is here. Right. So Marlon I spoke about some
01:04:05exemptions in terms of what would not be considered child labor. Right. And this is on section 105
01:04:12of the Children Act. So section 105 says
01:04:19section 106 sorry Marlon says right section 105 shall not apply to work done by a child
01:04:28in a school for general vocational or technical education or in other training institutions.
01:04:36A child at least 14 years of age in undertakings provided that the work is carried out in
01:04:43accordance with the conditions prescribed by the minister with responsibility for education
01:04:48after consultation with the organization of employers and workers concerned and the work
01:04:54is an integral part of one a course of education or training to a program of training mainly
01:05:03or entirely in an undertaking which program has been approved by the minister with responsibility
01:05:10for education ensuring a program of guidance or orientation designed to facilitate a choice of
01:05:16occupation or apprenticeship of any line of training formal or informal. So where it is the
01:05:24person who is under the age of 16 is engaged in this sort of formal or informal program that is
01:05:34under the guidance of the minister of education for the purpose of them developing let us say a
01:05:41skill or having a choice of employment right. Working towards that it is not considered to be
01:05:48child labor right. Now the issue with respect to parents and how parents can be deemed to be
01:05:56neglectful in relation to children being employed right section 110 makes it an offense and says
01:06:05that a parent guardian or person with responsibility for a child who conduces to the employment of a
01:06:13child under the age of 16 years through willful default or by habitually neglecting to exercise
01:06:20due care commits an offense and if they are liable to a fine of five thousand dollars on summary
01:06:28conviction. So you the parent who may encourage that child to work right you are in fact committing
01:06:37an offense and it is deemed to be neglectful parenting right. Marlon I spoke about the
01:06:44inspectors right this is the labor inspectors who have that power to visit an employer where they
01:06:53have information or suspect that a child is employed and when they visit the powers that
01:07:01they have under section 108 I will just read it out an inspector shall have the authority
01:07:06to require a parent guardian or person with responsibility for a child or an employer or
01:07:14any other authorized person by that employer except a person engaged in a confidential and
01:07:20professional relationship with that employer to give him information with respect to the
01:07:26remuneration paid to and the terms and conditions of service enjoyed by a person under the age of
01:07:3218 years in service of that employer and B permit him to inspect any record pay sheet or certificate
01:07:40or representation of age relating to a person under the age of 18 years and if that person if
01:07:49they fail to allow the inspector to examine or to don't present the information to the inspector
01:07:57they are committing an offense and because there are no penalties specifically prescribed
01:08:03for this offense right they would fall under section 114 where it says any person who commits
01:08:10an offense under this part referring to this part of the act where no penalty is prescribed
01:08:15is liable on summary conviction to a fine of twenty five thousand dollars and to three years
01:08:20imprisonment so if it is that you do have a labor inspector visiting you and requiring
01:08:27certain information about a child employed you are obligated to provide an information
01:08:32and it's all geared towards protecting the child yes so marlon but just before we move on
01:08:39from that point yes you are obligated but let's say the people who are being interviewed by the
01:08:48inspector yes they they want to um how do i say conceal they they're not telling you the truth
01:08:59or telling the inspector the truth is there sort of penalty for that if you tell untruths well
01:09:05marlon you would fall right within this section here because in essence you would be obstructing
01:09:11the inspector from doing what he or she is required to do by law right and this section
01:09:17places an obligation on you to provide the information requested by delivering inspector
01:09:24failing to do that you are subject to the sanction right yes so um that is more or less um what i
01:09:31wanted to cover marlon before i move on with respect to road traffic safety of course yes
01:09:36so marlon we um rainy season um is here and we welcome it um boy boy we welcome it because the
01:09:43place was really dry but with that we have the issue of um road safety simply because
01:09:51the roads are wet and as a driver you need to know let us say consider that and make every adjustment
01:10:01to ensure that you remain safe and other persons other road users are also safe whilst you are on
01:10:08the road right and if you don't do these things marlon what we will have rts or road traffic
01:10:16accidents serious ones are that fatalities all right and the whole objective is to bring that
01:10:23sense of awareness and encourage road users drivers in particular to exercise that level of
01:10:30care one let me discuss young drivers right marlon this time what we will have we'll have
01:10:39a lot of young adults right um finish in school so you have 16 17 and one of the things that
01:10:48they'll be looking forward to is getting their driver's permit right yes but then
01:10:53um whilst it is that they may be successful in obtaining a permit
01:10:58like you said age of 17 they lack the experience of controlling a vehicle of being on a road
01:11:07driving on a wet road right and if it is that nobody takes that time to guide them some of the
01:11:15things that they would fall to for instance marlon is the issue of peer pressure right so
01:11:22oftentimes you'll see a lot of young people moving around in a vehicle obviously one of them
01:11:28is a young driver right and because of their behavior be it alcohol consumption be it that
01:11:36um difference they are encouraging to to speed marlon to um road race to use illicit drugs
01:11:51to be on social media everything is to take a selfie everything is a post
01:11:57all right all of these things are distractions right and you also have the issue of days
01:12:04and challenges that your peers your partners want to put on you that you may be encouraged to
01:12:11tail end a driver so your bumper to bumper going on the road right they may even encourage you to
01:12:17do some risky maneuvers to overtake on the shoulder right all of these things as a young
01:12:23driver right we need to speak to them to understand that no these behaviors are risky and particularly
01:12:30as an inexperienced driver on a wet road you are looking for your debt and if not your daddy that
01:12:37of someone else yeah but you know as you speak there i'm thinking about the maturity of the
01:12:41driver a young person at that age is that person mature enough not only do they lack um experience
01:12:50but are they are they mature enough so should we be looking now at some sort of um like like how you
01:13:00have these uh psychometric tests tests maybe we need to look at that now to see if if one is is
01:13:08fit and mature enough as it relates to to getting a driver's permit well marlon you're making a good
01:13:14point there now maturity is relative right yeah and um you may have children who are very mature
01:13:21of course right and they understand the responsibility but then um there are some
01:13:26persons who need that form of coaching or that form of training right now one of the things that
01:13:34is available is defensive driving courses right that teaches that young driver how to be
01:13:42um let us say give them that confidence to drive safely understanding road rules
01:13:50traffic signs the traffic regulations right and road awareness in terms of what are the things
01:13:59that you ought to practice as a driver to be safe right so we would encourage that um parents seek
01:14:07to have their young child who um is looking to become a driver having them undergo some
01:14:13defensive driving course now well um once on a road even as a young driver given the
01:14:22the reins in particular one of the things you are likely to encounter is a road traffic accident
01:14:29right and as a driver you have certain responsibilities regardless of your age
01:14:34right and one of the things that you are required to do is to immediately stop
01:14:41render aid to the to the person and give your driving particulars to that other person right
01:14:50so we need to sensitize the young driver as well as what is your responsibility
01:14:55am i obligated to do that yes you are to hand over my god or give the other person my information the
01:15:03information by law you are required to do so okay right and if you don't marlon you are committing
01:15:08an offense yes so marlon with respect to these sort of emergencies rts um we want um the young
01:15:18drivers to know what they have to do you may have a mechanical issue with your vehicle right parents
01:15:23adults need to assist these young persons understand how do you exercise these things safely
01:15:29so um for instance marlon you get a flat you're on the road right the flat is on the traffic side
01:15:36how do you stop your vehicle get to the side and safely um change your tire one could you
01:15:43change your tire right so they need to be taught these are basic things right safety so you pull
01:15:50to the extreme left of the road if even if you have to go on the grass right wherever it is you
01:15:56can be away from that passing traffic because oftentimes your back is still traffic right and
01:16:01whether it is it would be wise to um put um an item an obstacle somewhere to the i want to say
01:16:10front of your vehicle yes where the traffic is going to meet so they wouldn't know that i
01:16:15they need to just give you a little room to maneuver around as opposed to cutting close to
01:16:20you right some little basic things but maybe we need to put that on the plate of the driving
01:16:25instructor too um to teach people how to change tires and so on that's very important
01:16:33i don't think the driving instructor really has that responsibility
01:16:39the criteria for getting this driver's permit well i understand the point
01:16:44yes so um marlon um as a young driver the tolerance level i want to say
01:16:52is less compared to an experienced driver right for instance based on the um the merit
01:16:59point system the scheme as a young driver the threshold where your permit can be disqualified
01:17:07is is less for instance it's seven points as a young driver and i'm talking about this
01:17:12somebody who has been driving for um less than a year right and um if you um commit offenses
01:17:20and you accumulate 70 merit points your driver's permit is subject to disqualification as opposed
01:17:26to an experienced driver who has um 10 points that he can accumulate so to advise the young
01:17:33drivers as well you need to be mindful of the traffic laws regulations and try to stay
01:17:39in conformity with it yes so marlon um let's speak in general you are the driver of a motor vehicle
01:17:47um you need to look at the issue pertaining to the wet roads in particular we're talking about
01:17:53rain marlon you cannot drive even at the recommended speed limit if the road is wet
01:18:02so 100 kilometers 100 kilometers the but as i said not all a road has the same speed limit yes
01:18:09you're right so even if it is 100 even if it's 50 even if it's 65 all right kilometers per hour
01:18:15you need to be cognizant of the condition of the road all right and reduce your speed
01:18:23to ensure that you can get um to your point safely right the persons who has to ensure
01:18:30that the vehicle is road worthy is the driver be it young or old so you want to ensure that your
01:18:38tires are intact that you're not running on canvas all right metal not sticking out
01:18:45from the tire because it is unsafe you want to ensure that your braking mechanism is serviced
01:18:54and functioning properly that when you need to apply brakes that you will get brakes and that
01:18:59you will stop one of the basic requirements marlon as a driver is that you maintain at least
01:19:07three car lengths away from the vehicle in front of you right and this is simply to allow you to
01:19:15be able to stop safely and if everybody maintains that average of about three car lengths so marlon
01:19:22stops i'm behind marlon i could stop any person behind me could stop as well without causing an
01:19:27accident right but given that the road is a wet marlon more so you need to try and maintain that
01:19:35that's spacing all right yes your wipers marlon the rain is falling you need to see what is in
01:19:42front of you look at your wipers recognize that they need to change change them your air
01:19:48condition unit marlon why is it that it is convenient notice it being cool um air it also
01:19:55helps because when rain is falling and the air condition is not functioning and you have to keep
01:20:00the windows up your glass becomes foggy yes you cannot see what is in front of you have to wipe it
01:20:06now you have to wipe it right so some of these things are things that you can manage and it
01:20:12allows you to get to your point safer right marlon let's look at the issue in terms of your horn
01:20:21your lights oftentimes we would say if it is that the weather um it's the place is overcast
01:20:27rain is falling let me say i can't see in front of you white rain that you put on your
01:20:34hazard light or you put on your your light to allow the driver in front and the driver the rear
01:20:41view to see your vehicle by way of seeing the light all right if it is that these things are
01:20:46not functional then you would not be able to use it in a case where it is you you you need it right
01:20:52so marlon let's look at the issue in terms of sergeant we just have about one minute again
01:20:58sure all right you are driving along the road rain is falling you would observe that because
01:21:07of wear and tear where vehicles would normally travel along the road it tends to sink yes right
01:21:15and as rainfall you would recognize that there's a sort of line that holds water yes right an
01:21:24experienced driver would know i am not to drive along that line because the likelihood is i can
01:21:31pick up a skid right so you need to bridge and come off of that line where the where the water
01:21:37is settling and drive more or less on an area of the road where it is you know it doesn't have
01:21:44that water accumulating and if i had marsh bricks i would most likely get traction to stop yeah right
01:21:51so marlon time is running well this is trinidad we like to drive in the water but go ahead
01:21:56well more water we want to drive let's go let's hope marlon that um you know we would recognize
01:22:01that there are certain things that we can do um and it's important that we do it simply to ensure
01:22:07that we um reduce the chance of an accident happening reduce the chance of somebody being
01:22:13injured reduce the chance of somebody dying yes due to a road traffic accident yeah so marlon we
01:22:18would continue the discussion of course sergeant enjoy the holiday you're welcome all right see
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01:24:55all right everybody so welcome back so celebrating the universal language of music
01:24:59la fête de la musique or world music day takes place in over 120 countries around the world
01:25:06originating in france it has been celebrated in trinidad and tobago for 30 years to tell us about
01:25:11uh more about the event is his excellency ambassador to trinidad and tobago didier
01:25:17shabbat and his worship alderman and the mayor of port of spain chinois alain gentlemen thank
01:25:24you very much for coming this morning yeah thank you for inviting us yes and good good morning to
01:25:30trinidad and tobago yes well mayor let's get right into it tell us about the event also we are
01:25:35celebrating this year the 110th anniversary of the city of port of spain uh so we're celebrating
01:25:42that all through the month of june uh and on friday we begin the day with our interfaith service at
01:25:48all saints anglican church that begins at 9 00 a.m that's followed by our military parade uh that
01:25:53will begin at 10 30 down frederick street and and the parade will end at the home of democracy in
01:25:58port of spain which is woodford square uh and on friday evening we are collaborating very closely
01:26:04with the embassy of the french republic i want to say a special thank you to his excellency
01:26:09and all of the diplomatic staff at the embassy that have been collaborating with us and we will
01:26:13be joining them in hosting federal music uh that is going to be taking place at adam smith square
01:26:19on friday evening it's free to the public it's a celebration of music it's a celebration of art
01:26:24it's a celebration of culture uh and we when the opportunity came uh for us to be able to
01:26:31collaborate with the french embassy on on this initiative we we didn't hesitate uh it's something
01:26:37that i've known about that has been happening in the city with our layout process uh and i'm really
01:26:42happy to be able to work very closely with the embassy on this initiative yeah mr ambassador
01:26:47um for people who would want to attend the event what is going to be in store for them it will be
01:26:54as the mayor said in the center of a port of spain and we are very proud as that alliance
01:27:01francaise and the french embassy could collaborate to the 110th anniversary of the municipality of
01:27:08port of spain it's something very important for us and federal music it's not a french celebration
01:27:15it's a worldwide celebration of music you know federal music in french has two meaning
01:27:20two meanings one is celebration of music but one is let you music so the idea to have the music in
01:27:28the streets of port of spain is to allow many musicians to come to play for the public to play
01:27:35for free and we hope that from 5 p.m till the night there will be a constant flow of different
01:27:42music in the streets of port of spain we will have classical guitar music we will have steel pan we
01:27:48will have jazz we will have very different type of music because the music is in the blood of the
01:27:56people of port of spain and we hope that this celebration of music the 21 will be a sort of
01:28:05opening of music to all the people who love music and in trinidad i think all people love music so
01:28:12go in adam smith go and repeat on 21 of of june and you will enjoy music you will enjoy a flow of
01:28:22music and different kinds of music so it's free it's for you and it's also the way to pay tribute
01:28:30to all the musicians which will be here and to give them the joy to play for the public for the
01:28:39people of port of spain this is something and i'm very thankful to the mayor something absolutely
01:28:45new because for 30 years we organized federal music in in port of spain but it was mainly
01:28:54centered around the alliance francaise and now we will have a real music celebration day which
01:29:00will be a trinidadian one and this is new and this is thanks to the municipality and the mayor
01:29:07that we can for the first time organize such a big event so it's free it's for you
01:29:14it will be on aria pita it will be adam smith square the 21 come come with children and simply
01:29:22enjoy the music this day yeah well um mr ambassador now that you have put it that way we have no
01:29:28choice but attend right um but i want to speak a little bit about the the the um the french flavor
01:29:36into this celebration so is it that can we expect a delegation from france that they're going to be
01:29:44here and performing is that what we are also going to experience we have been in contact
01:29:50especially with martinique to see if we can organize a visit of musicians from martinique
01:29:55and guadeloupe for the next time i hope that we will be able to have groups coming from
01:30:02from france also participating but this time we have been very much focused on
01:30:09port of spain of the local musicians because federal music must first of all be the celebration
01:30:17of the local musician you know in paris everyone who knows to play an instrument on 21 of of may
01:30:25is in the street to play for his neighbor for his family so the main objective of the music
01:30:34celebration is first of all to celebrate the music and the musicians of trinidad and of port of spain
01:30:41yeah mr mayor yeah i think the his excellency really hit the nail on the head as you would
01:30:47know marlon port of spain i like to call port of spain the capital of culture in trinidad and
01:30:52tobago yeah we have so much of our indigenous art forms that were born in port of spain
01:30:58so much of our culture happens coming out of the city so that when the opportunity presented
01:31:03itself to collaborate with the french embassy on something to celebrate the city celebrate culture
01:31:10celebrate positivity celebrate music and and bring a gift to the people of port of spain for our 110th
01:31:17anniversary of the city it really was a no-brainer for us to collaborate on this initiative uh and i'm
01:31:24i'm actually really looking forward to it we we have a very long day on friday and like i said we
01:31:28start with our interfaith service in the morning uh we have our parade uh down frederick street
01:31:35that's a lot of formal work you know during the day so that when 5 p.m comes i'm looking forward
01:31:41to pulling up my beach chair and you know walk with your chairs walk with your blanket walk with
01:31:45the picnic basket yeah and i'm looking forward to sitting down in david smith square and just
01:31:49enjoying the music yeah do you have a list at all of some of the artists who are going to be
01:31:54performing at the event we have several up-and-coming artists you have some some popular
01:32:00musicians as well that you know so that how how the the activity has worked in the past and it
01:32:06works this year is that we we ask artists to come and support right um there are some work that the
01:32:13french embassy has been doing with several artists over the years and and so they have that
01:32:19collaboration so you're going to see some some big names uh that are going to be there and some
01:32:25surprises the mayor doesn't want to say some surprises everybody but but you're also going
01:32:30to be able to see some of the new talent that's coming out of the city and and part of the
01:32:35initiative for us is to be able to create that space so that we could identify new talent and
01:32:41we can give talent opportunity and connect them with opportunities to develop their craft and and
01:32:46their own business but i suspect earlier in the day there are going to be some some traffic um
01:32:52new traffic arrangements that have to be put in place so there are traffic arrangements for the
01:32:57parade yes specifically and those traffic arrangements the commission of police will
01:33:02put out the order but they should kick in at what time that will that will be in the morning that
01:33:06so that that would not be for for for this for this activity they wouldn't have any traffic
01:33:12restrictions um it's an announcement square it's on arpita avenue yeah uh so that there's lots of
01:33:18space for everybody to come like i said bring your beach chair bring your blanket and just come and
01:33:23sit on any square and let me have a good time some music yeah so you would have said mayor that we
01:33:30are celebrating in port of spain uh it's 110th anniversary that's right um and we spoke about
01:33:38these celebrations but is there anything else being planned that you can tell us about for these um
01:33:45for these celebrations um for the 110th anniversary so we've been celebrating for an entire month
01:33:51right we we started the celebration of with desperado steel orchestra special good morning
01:33:57uh on june 1st we had first job uh and for the theme part of the theme of our approach in the
01:34:04council not just for this celebration but but generally it's a collaborate we're collaborating
01:34:10with the french embassy on federal music we collaborate with desperado steel orchestra on
01:34:15first jam uh we had a 6k so we made sure that we had some sort of sporting activity uh we're doing
01:34:22our interdepartment cricket that competition ended on friday uh transport and cleansing
01:34:27department was successful so congratulations to them this afternoon we kick off our interdepartment
01:34:33football competition um yesterday we had our city quiz so we got the the primary school children
01:34:40involved they had to answer uh questions about the city of port of spain and about trinidad and
01:34:46tobago the competition was very fierce uh but bethlehem boys came out successful so special
01:34:52good morning and congratulations to them as well and as we go on through the month we have all of
01:34:58the activities of this coming friday next wednesday we have our civic reception where we award and
01:35:05recognize people who are from port of spain or who have made a contribution to the city of port of
01:35:10spain we recognize them next wednesday and on the 28th we have our interdepartment cooking
01:35:16competition and our football finals yeah the the football all of that takes place at nelson
01:35:21mandela park uh federal music this friday starting at 5 p.m at adam smith square so
01:35:27joint activity between the city of port of spain the embassy of the french republic
01:35:31and all of the people of port of spain and trinidad and tobago yeah so we want to remind
01:35:35everybody to come out and support miss ambassador anything else you'd like to tell us before you
01:35:39leave us this morning sir no just uh once again uh enjoy the music yeah yes enjoy the music
01:35:50mr mayor anything else you'd like to uh put on the table here this morning i just want to let
01:35:55the people of trinidad and tobago know the the i've gone to some music events uh and i've seen
01:36:03the french ambassador there and so that i i want you to know that this this activity my sense of
01:36:09it is this is a really important activity for him personally as well yeah he's a great lover of
01:36:14culture um just before we came into the the the uh the interview we're having a conversation and
01:36:21he was asked what's his uh what's his favorite part of carnival right what's your favorite part
01:36:27of carnival expected but we're looking forward to have a great time so and we again thank you so
01:36:37much to the ambassador and his team for for collaborating with us yeah all right so mr
01:36:41mayor just uh repeat for us um date time again so federal music on friday june 21st this friday
01:36:505 p.m adam smith square on rp avenue it's free to the public bring your beach chair bring your
01:36:56blanket bring bring your picnic basket bring out the entire family come let's enjoy a night of
01:37:01music yeah gentlemen it was a pleasure speaking with you all this morning we wish you all the
01:37:06best for your event thanks again thanks to you thanks to the all the people of trinidad and
01:37:12tobago thank you very much bye for now gentlemen all right so we are going to a very quick break
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01:40:17all right so welcome back everyone apparently our dj has left us all right so we do have two
01:40:24who delegates uh from uh miss world they are with us here in studio this morning we do have
01:40:30uh jordan steel and we also have kirsten blaisdell all right ladies thank you very much for coming
01:40:36this morning thank you for having us we're so happy to be here yeah so ladies i understand
01:40:41that you all have been involved in this in the preparations for the big competition all right
01:40:47for the past 10 weeks yes how has that experience been for you it's been absolutely transformative
01:40:53i think uh the public narrative thinks that it's just about glitz and glamour all right there's a
01:40:58lot of work there's a lot of transformations mentally physically and also emotionally for
01:41:02all of us and it's been absolutely transcendent yeah definitely as kirsten said it i mean these
01:41:08pageants require a lot of hard work dedication commitment it's been a great journey overall
01:41:13i'm so glad i decided to take the leap of faith and be here yeah because you know you know how
01:41:18we are in trinidad and tobago we just feel or that has been the perception well here's what we
01:41:24it's a it's a you just put some um swimsuits on some ladies and some high heels and have them
01:41:32strut the stage and that's not what it is about right it's not that actually on the international
01:41:38pageant there's no swimsuit segment anymore they've removed it completely because they wanted
01:41:42the focus to be on advocacy and the real beauty with the purpose of the heart and soul of the
01:41:48pageant yeah all right so i understand that there is a finale coming up yes i think jordan can tell
01:41:56us all right so the finale is on june 23rd that's this sunday it starts at 6 p.m so you get to see
01:42:02all 17 of us all 17 delegates they're vying for their chance for the crown so yeah tune in yes
01:42:09tickets are available at all sasha cosmetics image centers as well as as well as napa and
01:42:15all of the delegates as well so it's going to be at napa yes at what time again 6 p.m 6 p.m
01:42:22so we have general tickets which are 300 and vip tickets which are 500 and you do have access to
01:42:28the after party if you purchase a vip ticket and you get an up close and personal seating yes so
01:42:34closer to the delegates you can after party with the with the delegates yes you can wow all right
01:42:39so here's what um because i know that there may be some young women who are looking at you all this
01:42:47morning and sometimes i think that we need to really try to get people to understand
01:42:56why someone would want to enter a competition such as this right so i think the new franchise
01:43:03chari we love you very much um she's done an excellent job at producing young women that are
01:43:10resilient in heart and in mind and i think coming into this space i also had that warped
01:43:17perception that you know this is a pageant space and it's a beauty competition but i think the new
01:43:21franchise holder and the entire team have really done a great job at at dismantling that entire
01:43:27narrative yeah i think not many people underestimate the power of this platform i mean
01:43:32you're exposed to so many influential people you get a platform to use your voice to advocate for
01:43:37causes close to your heart so it's a great opportunity for all girls yeah and i think
01:43:42that you have taken that question out of my head because i know that delegates usually have
01:43:47particular causes we do yeah so my project is called project safe haven and it's really centered
01:43:52on the holistic well-being and protection of our youth our youth and in my community so far
01:43:58i've piloted a safe space and that has been in tribute of amara rose and the children have
01:44:04received it so well they've been so excited to have a space that's dedicated to them and their
01:44:10well-being and their nurturing and i know jordan would be very excited to tell you about her
01:44:14project as well yeah so my project is called the helping hands initiative it revolves around
01:44:18promoting awareness acceptance and inclusion towards the special needs community of trinidad
01:44:22and tobago so i pursued a degree in linguistics and speech language pathology and i've always
01:44:27been very empathetic and i think that this guided my educational career towards this path
01:44:33so i launched a barefoot sensory path at gulby's play park so it's basically a pathway with
01:44:38different textures that stimulates different senses it's also great for balance coordination
01:44:43muscle development as well as it has calming properties i've also launched a children's book
01:44:49which explores themes of curiosity accessibility and the celebration of differences
01:44:54so i'm really excited about it yeah let's talk about that that safe space because i think that
01:45:00we live in a society where there aren't many safe spaces and i think that we we do have a
01:45:10trinidad and tobago where we like to keep things inside yes right because we feel if we say
01:45:16something it is going to end up somewhere out there on social media or people are going to
01:45:21speak about us and so on speak to that for me that safe space so in the safe space i'm really trying
01:45:28to uh at the core of it there's a lot of advocacy and awareness for the child maltreatments and
01:45:34abuse so i'm really trying to help them understand the different types of abuse and how to safely
01:45:38and properly report those different types of abuse whether they're experiencing it themselves
01:45:42or they have a friend or they know a friend that's experiencing that and as you talked about the
01:45:46destigmatizing of mental health i'm trying to really destigmatize it from as early as five
01:45:51yeah and really get them to understand and value their own emotions because once they are in touch
01:45:56with their emotions we're really able to understand where they are mentally and also how to curate
01:46:02interventions around where they are mentally and of course in that space as well i'm utilizing
01:46:06creative expression through the arts through music and dance because as adults we understand
01:46:11that sometimes words really sometimes we're not in the space to use words and so we have to use
01:46:17another means of communication so i'm using the arts as a an alternative language of communication
01:46:21yeah and jordan you spoke about special needs correct yeah um and you did touch on it a little
01:46:27bit but why you could have chosen a number of other things right let's get a little deeper into
01:46:33into that segment and that niche there of special needs sure so in 2016 i volunteered at support
01:46:40autism tts first family funding and basically that was a turning point for me you know here
01:46:46in these struggles that these parents of children who have autism that they face in toronto the lack
01:46:50of opportunities the lack of accessibility so i just knew from that point i wanted a fulfilling
01:46:55career i wanted to do something where i can make a difference i wanted to be that catalyst for the
01:46:59change that i wanted to see so that's why i decided to pursue this path yeah so you see
01:47:04the amount of questions i asked the ladies this morning so they are well prepared for
01:47:10yeah that was that was just the beginning of things um but here's what let's um um i don't
01:47:16know if you know but i'm still going to ask uh speaking about this finale how does it roll out
01:47:22what's what's the program right so we have an exciting show in store for all of everyone
01:47:27that's attending and we're going to have a live but it's you know it's always better to experience
01:47:31it in person um so we have our swimsuit segment of course and we've been in practice with richard
01:47:37um our amazing amazing pageant coach and we've just been young yes yeah richard young is like
01:47:45salty though he's in everything and he's really been trying to not just prepare us um physically
01:47:51but also mentally to just you go there and you you have to be present to really celebrate the
01:47:56entire journey definitely yeah yeah and talking about being present how how are you all expected
01:48:03to deal with that crowd that cheering crowd yeah you all have come to terms with that as yet i'm
01:48:11excited i mean i feel like we feed off of their energy yeah so it's great yeah we love we love
01:48:181200 people wow have you all been in front of 1200 people
01:48:26you know and i'm not talking being in a in a carnival band and people behind you right
01:48:31but um ladies we wish you all the best is there anything else you'd like to tell us before you
01:48:36leave us here this morning i think we said everything that we needed to say yeah um
01:48:41but to the next cohort um use this opportunity everything that is offered to you
01:48:49and so utilize it soak it up absorb it it is so it is such a fantastic space to be a part of
01:48:56such a fantastic space i agree yeah yeah all right before you all leave let's um get back to
01:49:04when the finale is being held what time tickets and so on venue so june 23rd what time at 6 p.m
01:49:13tickets are 300 general 500 vip yes and you have access to the after party once you purchase the
01:49:19vip ticket yeah ladies thank you very much for coming this morning together it's only working
01:49:24together yeah um we wish you all the best thank you very much you all the best in your in your
01:49:29future endeavors thank you thank you all right so we are going to a very short break we're coming
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01:52:42and welcome back we do have this news update for you the people's national movement and the united
01:52:47national congress have both secured victories in the by-election for the electoral districts of
01:52:51lingua indian walk and queen am mondiablo respectively in the pnm's camp there was
01:52:58celebration last night as the votes counted but the pnm's oughtly grantume ahead of the
01:53:03unc's nicole gopal in lingua indian walk
01:53:18it's been amazing
01:53:27amazing
01:53:45and the victory for the unc's sara soup day where she secured the queen am mondiablo district
01:53:51good night and queen am mondiablo and the constituency of saparia
01:54:01we declare a landslide victory
01:54:0716 boxes have come in i think there are six is it six outstanding but the trend is clear we go on
01:54:14we go on
01:54:20you want to say anything let me on her behalf and she will speak we want to thank all of you
01:54:26who have been laboring all day all months for all your hard work thank you all so much give
01:54:33yourselves a round of applause thank you very much unc and of course to all our voters who
01:54:39came out today to cast their vote we have a higher turnout this election than the last one
01:54:45all right and of course we are going to have more for you on this story in the tv6 news
01:54:49this evening so that's going to be our report and our program for today all right we do have
01:54:55this for you this image have a good day tomorrow for the holiday see you right back here on thursday
01:55:02bye for now everybody
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