Morning Edition: 24th June 2024

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00:00:00And a very special good morning, Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the world.

00:00:14I'm Marlon Hopkins.

00:00:15As always, welcome to The Morning Edition.

00:00:18It's Monday, yeah, and it's a lazy Monday in Trinidad and Tobago, but I can tell you

00:00:23what, not for me.

00:00:24I have to come out here with the energy, you know.

00:00:26So who wants to be lazy this morning?

00:00:28You know, good for you, yeah?

00:00:29And thank you very much for joining us this morning.

00:00:32A very special good morning to all of the early risers, of course.

00:00:35It's a rainy morning in Trinidad and Tobago, and again, you know, be careful out there,

00:00:41you know.

00:00:42It's not a day where you should be speeding.

00:00:44Take your time, leave home early, and get down to work, all right?

00:00:49Because let me tell you something, your family is expecting you back home this afternoon

00:00:53or this evening, yeah?

00:00:54Yeah?

00:00:55So how was your weekend?

00:00:56You're telling me we're not blessed in this place, boy?

00:01:01I was awakened because of the earthquake on the weekend, yeah?

00:01:06I know many of you may have been sleeping, but I was awakened by the earthquake, a 6.2

00:01:14earthquake, yeah?

00:01:16And from the reports that we got, there was no damage.

00:01:20I think I saw something on social media where someone spoke about damage, but of course

00:01:24we never saw it.

00:01:26So I don't know if that was true or not.

00:01:28But again, I think that we are very, very fortunate that there was no damage because

00:01:33of the earthquake.

00:01:35And also, it also speaks about the way that we are constructing homes and buildings and

00:01:41so on in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:01:43So congratulations to, you know, all the engineers and all of the masons, yeah, who continue

00:01:50to do work in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:01:51I think that it speaks to that, yeah?

00:01:55I saw something on social media, and it deals with one of our sportspersons.

00:02:02It's of a gentleman who has been playing basketball abroad.

00:02:08I don't want to call his name because I think that the gentleman has lived his life kind

00:02:14of so quietly over the years, and we watched him, you know, playing in the U.S. and other

00:02:21parts of the world and doing very, very well.

00:02:25And I think that he's going through some problems, and he has been doing a lot of lives when

00:02:33I'm live broadcast on social media.

00:02:37If you all know the gentleman, reach out to the gentleman and give him some help because

00:02:42I think what is happening right now, he's having a meltdown, yeah, and we don't want

00:02:47that to get from bad to worse, all right?

00:02:49So many of you who are on social media, you know what I'm speaking about.

00:02:53Reach out to the gentleman and let him know that people care about him and want to help

00:02:59him, all right?

00:03:00All right.

00:03:01Let's check out to see what's happening on the Daily Express today.

00:03:04PM Defends Award of Senior Council Status for Former AG Energy Minister.

00:03:09Faris Stewart Deserved Silk and Family Day Fund.

00:03:13Tug of War Victory.

00:03:15Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley Center Addresses Supporters at the PNM's Annual Sports and

00:03:19Family Day Yesterday at Skinner Park in San Fernando.

00:03:22At Right, Minister of Local Government Faris Al-Rawi Stares Fellow MPs to Victory During

00:03:28the Tug of War Competition Against Local Government Councillors During the People's National Movement

00:03:33Annual Sports Day.

00:03:35Let's hear what the Prime Minister had to say.

00:03:36PM Hits Roger Over Refinery.

00:03:38Well, that's one thing that he would have spoken about at this sports day.

00:03:44Defends Silk for Stewart and Faris.

00:03:46Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has defended the decision to confer senior council status

00:03:50to People's National Movement members, including former Attorney General and current Rural

00:03:54Development and Local Government Minister Faris Al-Rawi, Energy Minister Stewart Young

00:03:58and Port of Spain South MP Keith Scotland.

00:04:03So as we told you, the Prime Minister was speaking at the Family Day at Skinner Park,

00:04:08San Fernando.

00:04:09The Prime Minister said last year members of the legal profession got silk.

00:04:13Some of them were known UNC activists.

00:04:16One of them actually ran for the post of Deputy Chairman of the UNC last weekend.

00:04:21When they got silk, I didn't hear anybody accusing me of political bias.

00:04:26Referring to Al-Rawi and Young, Rowley said, but when qualified PNM members of the profession,

00:04:32one who served as AG for five years, had more law advanced to Parliament than any other

00:04:37AG, and the one and the other one who fought on his legs to bring back millions of dollars

00:04:43to this country when they were made senior council, I'm hearing political bias.

00:04:48The Prime Minister said he was not distracted and was proud of the quality of people within

00:04:54the party.

00:04:55All right, so let's move to some sport now, and this is the man, the talk of the town

00:04:59this morning, yeah, England's Chris Jordan, champs go through, Jordan hat-trick leads

00:05:06England past USA, Barbados-born England all-rounder Chris Jordan snatched a sensational hat-trick

00:05:13at the ground on which he honed his early skills as reigning champions, England stormed

00:05:19into the summer finals of the 2020 World Cup with an emphatic 10-wicket win over lackluster

00:05:26United States yesterday, all right, congratulations to him and them.

00:05:31All right, so what's happening with the West Indies?

00:05:36West Indies lost against South Africa last night, by how much wickets?

00:05:45All right, but do you all know what this means for the team now, are they out, do they move

00:05:51on, they're out, all right, so we're out, all right, okay, not very good news for the

00:05:58West Indian fans, all right, so it's time to remind you about Trinbago, your nice feature,

00:06:03remember to participate, WhatsApp your videos or features to 737-3778, what do we have for

00:06:09our viewers this morning, yeah, you know, this plant, anybody in studio had this plant

00:06:17at their home, yeah, there was a time everybody had this plant, yeah, I don't know what's

00:06:26the name of the plant, but at the time, everybody had this plant at home, all right, so thank

00:06:30you to the person who would have sent that to us this morning, we do appreciate, remember,

00:06:35put your name, we want to say a very special good morning to you, yeah, so it's a nice

00:06:39cozy morning, you have your hot cup of tea, hot cup of coffee, I guess something to eat,

00:06:45we're coming back everybody.

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00:09:12I rotate because life is precious, plus I can't afford to pay another speeding ticket.

00:09:34A message from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

00:09:42Good morning, I am Alessia Boucher with your news to the hour.

00:09:54The Pan American Health Organization has handed over its final report on its clinical review

00:09:59of the neonatal intensive care unit of the Port of Spain General Hospital following the

00:10:04deaths of several babies in April 2024.

00:10:08According to PAHO, it was delivered to Health Minister Terence Dialzing on June 21 and a

00:10:13receipt of the report was confirmed by the health ministry on Sunday.

00:10:18The ministry said its clinical and technical staff and that of the Northwest Regional Health

00:10:22Authority will conduct an internal review of the findings in keeping with established

00:10:28standard practice.

00:10:30Meanwhile, PAHO said it remains committed to providing ongoing technical support to

00:10:35the Ministry of Health as requested, including facilitating the implementation of the recommendations

00:10:42provided.

00:10:46Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has responded to a warning issued by President of the Oilfields

00:10:50Workers' Trade Union Ansel Roger to the government on Labour Day.

00:10:54Roger said the OWTU, which has made two unsuccessful bids for the Petro-Trin refinery, would not

00:11:01stand on the sidelines and allow the refinery to be sold without its involvement.

00:11:07Here's the Prime Minister's response.

00:11:09I want to tell him today, when you own your own refinery, the government wouldn't interfere

00:11:16with it.

00:11:17But the refinery that is owned by the people of Trinidad and Tobago, until you are in the

00:11:23government or the Prime Minister, go and sing your calypso to your friends elsewhere and

00:11:29stop talking stupidness.

00:11:31In one month's time, the cabinet will put in place an evaluation team to evaluate the

00:11:40offers of those who think they could run the refinery and have the means to convince us

00:11:49that they are a good fit.

00:11:51And I expect that by the end of August, the government will be able to say to you, yes,

00:11:58we have a taker, or no, we have no taker.

00:12:06It's now time for a look at your weather forecast.

00:12:09Conditions today are expected to be partly cloudy with scattered showers and a low to

00:12:13medium chance of the heaviest shower or isolated thunderstorm mainly during the morning period.

00:12:19Cloudiness and showery activity are expected to increase overnight.

00:12:23Misty winds and or street and flash flooding are likely in the vicinity of heavy downpours.

00:12:29Today's temperatures are expected to climb to 30 degrees Celsius in Trinidad, a bit cooler

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00:14:43You're coming with us.

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00:14:52You're coming with us.

00:15:14Hello, I'm Peter.

00:15:16An Englishman living in Trinidad for many, many years.

00:15:19I've come to love this country because of the warm-hearted people, a diverse culture,

00:15:24the fantastic food, and of course, the great weather.

00:15:27A few years ago, I came across Habitat, and boy, oh boy, this is what the country needs.

00:15:31At Habitat, they work alongside families and give them a better life,

00:15:35providing more opportunities for families, especially the children.

00:15:38If each one of us does the same, then all our actions will add up to create major changes.

00:15:43I work with Habitat for Humanity to make small but significant actions

00:15:46which contribute to the life I have come to love in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:15:50Help build a home, and a home means an awful lot.

00:15:53A house is not a home. A home is a home. It's where the heart is.

00:15:57So come with me, and let's make it happen.

00:16:09Skill, online here with this weirdo named Larry.

00:16:12I'm getting rid of him now.

00:16:19Eh eh.

00:16:25Let's take a selfie.

00:16:29It's looking good, boy. I'm posting it online.

00:16:33Hey, I thought you said you went to the beach with your parents.

00:16:37Who's you?

00:16:38It's me, Larry, from online.

00:17:03All right, it's Monday, everybody.

00:17:05And thank you very much for joining us this morning on this beautiful but wild night.

00:17:10I'll see you next time.

00:17:33Monday in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:17:34Be careful on the roads out there.

00:17:36So here's what.

00:17:37We are going to have to take your calls at this time.

00:17:39You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:17:41The extension, it's 1995.

00:17:43Now, here's what.

00:17:44We had a very interesting interview for you.

00:17:48But unfortunately, there is an emergency.

00:17:51And again, disappointingly, we do not have that interview for you at this time.

00:17:58So we'll try to see if we can have that interview for you at another time.

00:18:03All right.

00:18:04So that's the situation.

00:18:05Yeah.

00:18:06But I'm here with you.

00:18:07You're here with us.

00:18:08Right.

00:18:09So you can call us on 623-1711.

00:18:11The extension, it's 1995.

00:18:13You know, the prime minister made a very interesting statement.

00:18:19Another very interesting statement.

00:18:22I have to find it for you.

00:18:25And what it was linked to, it was linked to upcoming general elections that we expect next year.

00:18:37Let me see.

00:18:38So he said, I just had it and lost it, but I'm going to find it for you.

00:18:44All right.

00:18:45So bear with me.

00:18:46All right.

00:18:47It's a very interesting statement that he made.

00:18:53He says, no, that's not it.

00:18:56Oh, he says, I ask you to stand by.

00:18:59Wait for the call because in the middle of the night, the dawn might not be too far away.

00:19:07The politicians, boy, the politicians.

00:19:10You remember there was one of them who said that he had the date of the election in his back pocket here.

00:19:15Yeah.

00:19:16But that's a very serious issue because, you know, over the years, people have been calling for a particular date every five years for the general election.

00:19:26And I'm sure that they would also be speaking about local government elections.

00:19:31So as to give everyone and to put everyone on a level playing field.

00:19:35Of course, if you know when the election is, well, then political parties can prepare for that.

00:19:41All right.

00:19:42So we'll see how that goes.

00:19:45But, yeah, you have an election coming up next year.

00:19:48So prepare for it.

00:19:50All right.

00:19:51You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:19:52The extension is 1995.

00:19:54Caller, good morning.

00:19:56Morning, Marlon.

00:19:57Good morning to your viewers.

00:19:58Morning.

00:19:59Yes, sir.

00:20:00Mark, to the prime minister.

00:20:03Prime minister, bring it on.

00:20:05Bring it on.

00:20:06If you call it on now, we're ready to vote you out.

00:20:08Honestly speaking, we're ready to vote you and the administration out.

00:20:12And to the gentleman he talked about yesterday, about within a month's time, Petritonians will have a new owner.

00:20:17This alleged gentleman, it's alleged that this gentleman is a corrupt individual from India.

00:20:22Everybody, it's alleged.

00:20:24What you come here to buy Petritonians to do?

00:20:27It has been done for almost nine years.

00:20:30How much money are you going to cost this man to restart this refinery?

00:20:34Come and tell us the truth.

00:20:35You're bringing the gentleman to buy the thing for scrap iron because we know he's into steel.

00:20:40He comes straight to the hotel, but he comes to buy the refinery.

00:20:42We know he comes to scrap it.

00:20:44Thank you, Marlon.

00:20:45All right.

00:20:46Thank you very much.

00:20:47Well, we don't know that the gentleman is going to be given the refinery.

00:20:49We don't know the gentleman is going to come and scrap anything.

00:20:52All right.

00:20:53But I'm sure that, let's say, over the next few days, over the next few weeks, if the gentleman does, in fact, put in a bid,

00:21:01I'm sure that a lot of additional information will come out.

00:21:05All right.

00:21:06So you're calling us on 623-1711.

00:21:07The extension, it's 1995.

00:21:09Studio, just give me a little audio when our callers call, please.

00:21:12I want to hear them.

00:21:13Yeah.

00:21:14It's Monday morning.

00:21:15We need to come out there with some energy this morning.

00:21:19All right.

00:21:20In spite of the weather.

00:21:21Yeah.

00:21:22And, you know, we did have such, how do I say, a very dry, dry season.

00:21:31Yeah.

00:21:32So I'm thankful for the rain.

00:21:34All right.

00:21:35We do have another call.

00:21:36Good morning, caller.

00:21:38Caller, you there with us?

00:21:40The caller is gone.

00:21:41All right.

00:21:42You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:21:43The extension, it's 1995.

00:21:45You can please call us now.

00:21:46Trini's, thank God, 6.2 quake wasn't worse Saturday night.

00:21:51Saturday night, 6.2 magnitude earthquake that shook most of Trinidad and was felt as far as north as St. Lucia and as far south as Guyana.

00:21:59And many people think, thanking God on social media, that it could have been much worse.

00:22:05The earthquake was neither the longest nor the strongest.

00:22:08But depending on where you live, the topography of the land and even the design of one's house, it could result in one experience being different from the other.

00:22:19There were electricity outages reported in West Trinidad.

00:22:23But apart from hairline cracks to the outer wall plastering of some homes and buildings in central Trinidad, there was not much damage reported.

00:22:32So thankfully again.

00:22:33All right.

00:22:34You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:22:36The extension, it's 1995.

00:22:38So you can please call us now.

00:22:40You know, on social media on the weekend, I saw a number of things happening as it relates to crime.

00:22:46I constantly ask, what are we so angry about?

00:22:49Why is it that we can no longer speak and reason with one another?

00:22:54You know, it's a situation where everybody has an attitude, boy.

00:23:00You know, we so have an attitude now.

00:23:03You know, when people are asking you for something, they have an attitude too.

00:23:08And it's just that way.

00:23:10We are under pressure.

00:23:12A lot of us are under pressure.

00:23:15And it's something that we need to look at very, very seriously.

00:23:18All right.

00:23:19You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:23:21The extension, it's 1995.

00:23:23You can please call us now.

00:23:25Dr. Bishnu Raghunath, UNC party members, must call for healing.

00:23:29The two slates that contested the United National Congress's internal national executive elections making amends is dependent on its membership, says political analyst Dr. Bishnu Raghunath.

00:23:42I think it is the membership of the UNC will now have to call upon their leadership.

00:23:48And when I say the leadership, the leadership of the both slates to make amends and see where those gaps could be bridged.

00:23:55Again, it is really something for the membership to demand of the leadership, said Dr. Raghunath.

00:24:01All right.

00:24:02You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:24:04The extension is 1995.

00:24:07So you can please call us now.

00:24:09The health minister is denying hundreds of cases of dengue in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:24:14So health minister Terence D. Elsing has denied that there are hundreds of cases of dengue in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:24:21So last week he was responding to a question in the house from Kuva South MP Rudranath Indarsingh.

00:24:27You remember the minister was here last week to speak about the dengue situation in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:24:35So he says there has been a total of 123 cases over a five-month period.

00:24:44He also mentioned that there has been one death thus far.

00:24:48All right.

00:24:49So you're calling us on 623-1711.

00:24:51The extension, it's 1995.

00:24:53So you can please call us now.

00:24:55Caller, good morning.

00:24:57Good morning, Marlon.

00:24:59How are you today?

00:25:00I'm good, ma'am.

00:25:02All right.

00:25:03This message is for the Minister of Works.

00:25:07Please pay that Kokorit Tumpuna road.

00:25:10It's mashing up my little old car.

00:25:12I don't know when I can buy another one.

00:25:14What road again?

00:25:16Kokorit Tumpuna road in Arima.

00:25:20Oh, cool.

00:25:21Is it Tumpuna or Tunapuna?

00:25:23Tumpuna.

00:25:24Tumpuna.

00:25:25All right.

00:25:26Yeah.

00:25:27All right.

00:25:28All right, ma'am.

00:25:29Thank you very much.

00:25:30You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:25:31The extension, it's 1995.

00:25:33So you can please call us now.

00:25:35Have you ever noticed sometimes you see roads in other parts of the world,

00:25:41and they look so smooth and beautiful,

00:25:45and then you have to travel on one of the roads in Trinidad and Tobago,

00:25:50and you wonder about the quality of roads in Trinidad and Tobago?

00:25:55I have always questioned if there is some clause in the contract when it

00:26:01comes to quality.

00:26:03So what I'm saying is that someone builds a road for you,

00:26:07and in the contract you say, well,

00:26:09if something happens in less than a year or what, well, two years,

00:26:12you have to fix it.

00:26:13Let's take another call.

00:26:14Good morning, caller.

00:26:15Good morning.

00:26:17Caller, you there?

00:26:21All right.

00:26:22That caller is gone.

00:26:24All right.

00:26:25We just have a few minutes again before we take, well,

00:26:31our first interview, right?

00:26:34Our second interview is our first interview.

00:26:37All right.

00:26:38So THA budget today, Chamber 1's focus on tourism, agriculture,

00:26:42a reduction in crime, economic growth, access to financing,

00:26:46and better inter-island transport are some of the areas.

00:26:49The Tobago arm of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce

00:26:52and the Tobago Business Chamber want addressed in today's THA budget

00:26:56presentation.

00:26:57All right.

00:26:58Let's take another call.

00:26:59Good morning, caller.

00:27:00Pleasant morning to you, Mr. Hopkinson.

00:27:02Tabakit.

00:27:04Oh, yes.

00:27:05Happy to be alive.

00:27:06Go ahead, Tabakit.

00:27:08Okay.

00:27:10If the Prime Minister is telling us that the refinery belongs to the

00:27:15citizens of Trinidad and Tobago,

00:27:18well, then he should come to the entire country and get a consensus from the

00:27:24people before he make any decision.

00:27:27Because you can't tell us it belongs to the citizens and you're going as a

00:27:32thief in the night and sell it out.

00:27:34Tabakit out and out.

00:27:36Well, you know what is going to be the argument.

00:27:38The argument is that the government is there because the people have voted

00:27:44for the PNM administration to be there and they have to deal with the affairs of

00:27:52the citizens and of the country.

00:27:54That's why you all put them there.

00:27:56Yeah.

00:27:57You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:27:59The extension, it's 1995, so you can please call us now.

00:28:02We do have a call.

00:28:03Good morning, caller.

00:28:04Good morning, Mohamed.

00:28:06Morning.

00:28:07Love your show and everything.

00:28:10Thank you.

00:28:12I want to give the minister, Mr.

00:28:14Foster Cummings, a message.

00:28:16My name is Sarah and I am passionate about agriculture and I really want to

00:28:21get into the shade house project.

00:28:24But, Kayla, we have had so many representatives from Minister Cummings'

00:28:32ministry here.

00:28:33I suspect what you can do is check their website.

00:28:39Up until last week, they still had space for you to register.

00:28:44So check their website, okay?

00:28:46Okay, man.

00:28:47I love you guys.

00:28:48All right.

00:28:49Bye-bye.

00:28:50Yeah.

00:28:51Because up until last week, we had a conversation and they were still

00:28:55telling people that they had time to register.

00:28:58In fact, I believe they were extending the deadline.

00:29:01Yeah.

00:29:02So you do have a great opportunity there.

00:29:04You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:29:07The extension, it's 1995.

00:29:10Caller, good morning.

00:29:12Morning, Marlon.

00:29:13Morning.

00:29:14Marlon, you know what I don't seem to understand is that the labor climate

00:29:24in Canada.

00:29:25Caller, stop.

00:29:26Just change your position a little bit.

00:29:28You're breaking up and we're not hearing you.

00:29:31Yeah, hold on.

00:29:33Let me see if I can make any changes to this here right now.

00:29:37You may be sounding a little better now.

00:29:39Go ahead, caller.

00:29:41Yeah.

00:29:42Marlon, the labor climate in the country is what investors look at when

00:29:49they're coming to do business.

00:29:51And this kind of behavior that we see every day in Kaiserbaum does not

00:29:56encourage investors.

00:29:59People don't understand, Marlon, that refineries all across the world,

00:30:04all modern day refineries all across the world are not stopped by so many

00:30:08people.

00:30:09You know, so we open that refinery, Marlon, it will take about two years

00:30:16with all our environmental regulations that we have to go through to get

00:30:21that up and running.

00:30:23If a businessman is coming here to look at the refinery and he's seeing

00:30:27that we have a climate where we only want to be working for the government

00:30:31and for the state, we are not encouraging private investment.

00:30:37If that refinery was economical, Marlon, I believe that Marcy group of

00:30:46companies or some kind of group of companies might have some interest.

00:30:52So people have to understand that it's not just the refinery was closed in

00:31:00a restructuring exercise, but up and down the country, you have politicians

00:31:05that are saying that pet potting was closed down.

00:31:08Pet potting wasn't closed down because we structured, Marlon.

00:31:12But the labor climate, and the same thing that's going to happen is the

00:31:16labors with their budget.

00:31:19All right, caller.

00:31:21Caller, we do apologize, but we do get the gist as to what you were saying.

00:31:25We did have a very, very poor connection, but I still gave you the opportunity

00:31:29to say your piece.

00:31:31But again, we do understand what you were saying, all right?

00:31:35So still thank you for your call.

00:31:37You're calling us at 623-1711, the extension, it's 1995.

00:31:41So today's budget presentation will be delivered by Chief Secretary

00:31:46and Finance Secretary Farley Augustin.

00:31:49According to him, we want to put our eyes on tourism and agriculture.

00:31:53The chamber emphasizes the need to invest in tourism, agriculture,

00:31:57as these sectors are critical for Tobago's economic diversification.

00:32:01All right, you're calling us.

00:32:03Oh, we do have another call.

00:32:04Good morning, caller.

00:32:06Good morning, caller.

00:32:07Good morning, Marlon.

00:32:08How are you?

00:32:09I'm good, I'm good.

00:32:10Go ahead, caller.

00:32:13I read Monday morning, Marlon, I heard the Prime Minister say standby.

00:32:20He called in the night.

00:32:23And we know that all Prime Ministers,

00:32:26some say they have it in their back pocket, tight pocket.

00:32:29Some say they have it in their purse.

00:32:32But now the country is ready to go back to the polls in 2025 or before.

00:32:40I don't know after the budget, he might call the election in November.

00:32:44But one thing we want to watch on Tobago,

00:32:47we must look for 41 men and women with integrity.

00:32:53We cannot continue this way.

00:32:55How are we going?

00:32:57People going to support cold voting.

00:33:00People going to support the parties.

00:33:03I'm not thinking about children in Tobago.

00:33:06This is a time we must put children out first, Tobago first, before anything else.

00:33:12We must look at the men and the women that are offering themselves up to serve this country

00:33:18so that when they're going to the lower and the upper house,

00:33:22it must be people who will carry out in a high standard.

00:33:26And, Marlon, in closing, I just say PNM is the problem, UNC is not the solution.

00:33:30I offer it myself.

00:33:31I go on.

00:33:32All right.

00:33:33You're calling us on 623-1711.

00:33:35The extension is 1995.

00:33:37Economist, crime, a cost to Trinidad and Tobago.

00:33:40Economist and finance lecturer, Dr. Valmiki Arjun says crime has a multifaceted impact on the economy.

00:33:47He was speaking to The Express in an interview last Wednesday

00:33:51about the findings of the 2024 Global Peace Index released by the Australia-based think tank.

00:33:57All right.

00:33:58Let's take our last caller.

00:33:59Good morning, caller.

00:34:01Yeah, good morning, Marlon.

00:34:02Yes.

00:34:04Marlon, before I make a point, I want to say something.

00:34:06You know, I want the U.S. to win.

00:34:09But I always say the most dangerous side in this cricket is Afghanistan.

00:34:15The most dangerous side in this cricket.

00:34:18Anyway, what I want to call you to commend you for,

00:34:21Mr. Fields, on something last week, he was on your program,

00:34:27and I want to commend him for the work that he has been doing with fathers over the years.

00:34:33A great, great man.

00:34:35He needs support of the men because men are going through some problems in this country.

00:34:40I don't think even the men understand what they are going through.

00:34:42But he is doing a great, great job.

00:34:44I want to commend him, and he needs our support.

00:34:46Marlon, have a nice day.

00:34:47You too, sir.

00:34:48You too.

00:34:49And thank you very much to all of our callers this morning.

00:34:52We are going to a very short break.

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00:34:55We're coming back.

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00:39:57Welcome back everyone.

00:39:58You know, sometimes we hear and sometimes people will tell you,

00:40:03well, I'm not hearing you, it's because of water in the line.

00:40:07Water in the line is something true?

00:40:09It's not.

00:40:10Somebody said, no, no, no, it's nothing new.

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00:40:13All right, good.

00:40:15Okay, so we're moving on.

00:40:16So polygraph testing and body cameras for police officers are back in the news.

00:40:21After Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley told the Parliament last week

00:40:25that a former police commissioner initially refused to undergo a polygraph test

00:40:29because he took issue with the questions being asked.

00:40:32Dr. Rowley said the Police Service Commission is required to screen people

00:40:36to become police commissioner.

00:40:38Well, weighing in on the issues of polygraph tests and body cams

00:40:42for police officers this morning,

00:40:44is former chairman of the Police Service Commission and criminologist,

00:40:47Professor Ramesh Devasaran.

00:40:49Professor Devasaran, as always, good morning to you, sir,

00:40:52and thank you very much for joining us.

00:40:54Good morning, Marlon, good morning.

00:40:57Those are very, very important subjects, of course.

00:41:01Well, Professor, let's get right into it.

00:41:03What's your take on these body cams and polygraph tests for police officers?

00:41:13Those are specific issues, Marlon,

00:41:15and certainly they need to be discussed in the public interest.

00:41:20But we've got to look at crime,

00:41:23especially since it has been the number one issue in the politics

00:41:30and it seems to be heading as a subject matter towards the next election.

00:41:37I would like, before we delve into those specifics,

00:41:40to take an overall view,

00:41:43using, for example, the last local government election in Lengua and Mondiaburu.

00:41:52The opposition, you will see, led by Ms. Kamalaputra, etc.,

00:41:58held several, what you call, anti-crime talks.

00:42:02And they were, in terms of public reaction, rather successful,

00:42:08given an indication that that issue of crime will help the UNC in the next election.

00:42:18So, looking at how people think,

00:42:22and with the results of such thinking,

00:42:25the Lengua election results show something a bit opposite.

00:42:31That is, the PNM gained votes,

00:42:36moving from a tie that was there previously.

00:42:40So that is an important matter for the UNC to examine.

00:42:44And similarly, even though the UNC won the Mondiaburu election,

00:42:50the PNM gained votes.

00:42:52So, this calls on the UNC part.

00:42:55I am not an advisor to Ms. Kamalaputra, etc., or the UNC, but certainly,

00:43:01if you compare this with the anti-crime talks she has been having,

00:43:06you will realize there is a matter to be examined there in the political sense.

00:43:12Related to that matter, and I am coming to your question,

00:43:16but this is important as an overview matter,

00:43:21related to that is to look at how Dr. Rowley conducted the Lengua local government campaign.

00:43:32He was there a few years before the election took place.

00:43:37He and I think Stuart Young was there, I am sorry, Faris Alwari.

00:43:44And their thing wasn't about roads and so on, but they attacked what seems to be

00:43:52of, actually is of UNC.

00:43:56Rowley attacked corruption, and he made it appear as if UNC has some challenges to answer in that regard.

00:44:09Nothing about controls, as you mentioned, the German road conditions.

00:44:14Nothing much about water, but he anchored as he did, notably so, in 2015 and 2020,

00:44:25on the issue of corruption.

00:44:28And I am not too sure, but certainly there is a possibility that that had some effect

00:44:35in the Lengua, and maybe on the Monday of the election.

00:44:39So then, Professor Dave Saran,

00:44:41The point I make is that corruption will become an issue towards the next election.

00:44:48Yes, Marlon, sorry.

00:44:50So then, because of the results that you alluded to,

00:44:54what does that say about the population as it relates to crime?

00:44:59Marlon, if you are doing a public opinion poll now,

00:45:05one of the paramount questions to be asked is,

00:45:11if an election is held today, which party will likely win?

00:45:17The PNM or the UNC?

00:45:22One of the paramount questions.

00:45:24I have an idea about the population, randomly selected will respond.

00:45:28The PNM has gained ground in spite of the crime issue, apparently.

00:45:34Looking at a small example, the Lengua and the Monday of the election,

00:45:40if an election were held today, which party you think would likely win?

00:45:47So the UNC has some serious examination to do internally and externally,

00:45:52and especially given the internal disruption they have been experiencing.

00:45:59So, whilst crime is at the top of the agenda,

00:46:04there are some nuances that the political directorate as well as the opposition

00:46:10need to examine, all in the public interest, beyond the propaganda and the public relations.

00:46:19Professor, could we deal with the question now of these polygraph tests and body counts?

00:46:26Because you know there has been hesitation by some police officers to wear this equipment.

00:46:32Also, you remember, I believe it was the police commissioner at JSC,

00:46:38and there was talk about disciplinary action being taken against officers who failed to use the equipment?

00:46:47That has been a longstanding issue, a very longstanding issue.

00:46:51And I think the different divisions, first and second division,

00:46:56should give support to the policy of wearing body cameras,

00:47:03especially for the frontline officers who go on raids and who go on anti-gang interventions and so on,

00:47:13where there is imminent danger for both the police and the suspects.

00:47:19And I cannot understand why there is resistance, such sustained resistance in this matter,

00:47:27and disciplinary procedures should be enacted by the police leadership.

00:47:36And I find it very curious that nothing has been seriously done.

00:47:42What is happening now with the new legislation, there is room for enforcing the policy,

00:47:48much more than before, with the polygraph and the body cameras.

00:47:57So, I think the provisions are there in the law for giving the leadership room to enforce the wearing of body cameras.

00:48:09That is a disciplinary matter. It is part of the equipment.

00:48:13And I think if there is any gray area existing, I think the second division, Mr. Dixon,

00:48:19and the commissioner, and even with the intervention of the police and the national security minister,

00:48:26should get this matter straightened out.

00:48:28Because on a case-by-case basis, there have been a lot of ambiguities in the evidence

00:48:34as to who was right and who attacked first, and who had to use self-defense.

00:48:40So, to remove those intricacies in terms of mounting the proper evidence,

00:48:47to understand what really happened, I think body cameras will help,

00:48:51because it will have a visual portrayal of what really happened.

00:48:55But you know, Professor, there has been a public view expressed by some police officers

00:49:02that, again, members of law enforcement and more so police officers,

00:49:08they view this as an attack on them.

00:49:11Because they're saying, well, we are always targeted, police officers,

00:49:17but what about the regiment? What about other arms of law enforcement?

00:49:22They have even said, well, the politicians want us to be polygraphed,

00:49:28that the politicians should also undergo polygraph tests.

00:49:35Well, Marlon, we seem to be, rightly so, jumping from body cameras to the polygraph.

00:49:45But let me make one more remark to the body cameras.

00:49:48I don't think it is, I think it is not a fair comment to say, well, the defense force,

00:49:55the court, yeah, the defense force especially should wear body cameras.

00:50:01It should be worn in particular situations, but more so,

00:50:06given the law enforcement mandate for the police,

00:50:14they are primarily responsible for wearing these body cameras.

00:50:18It is not an attack on them, but I respectfully submit that it is a preventive measure

00:50:25and a protective measure to find out exactly what happened.

00:50:30And if they wear the body cameras, it will be a protection for them in terms of evidence.

00:50:36So I think they should wear them and use them.

00:50:40And it will also help prevent on the aggression and it will conform to the law,

00:50:47the use of force law. So I think, I would encourage the police to use it

00:50:53on particular occasions as far as I would go.

00:50:57But I think the leadership and the police should know what disciplinary measures to use.

00:51:03With regard to the polygraph testing, that has some gray areas in its application.

00:51:11The law that has been passed, it speaks about not only polygraph testing,

00:51:19but testing for drugs and what is generally called other biometric measures.

00:51:26So at the beginning, that looks helpful in terms of finding out who is lying,

00:51:33who is covering up evidence.

00:51:37But I must tell you, referring to the American Polygraph Association,

00:51:44the American Psychological Association, and even the British Psychological Association,

00:51:50the National Academy of Sciences, all these agencies, reputable agencies,

00:51:56have done several overviews of the efficacy of polygraph testing.

00:52:02And without discouraging anything with the new legislation,

00:52:07in a professional sense I must tell you, polygraph testing is not 100% accurate.

00:52:16The bottom line result is it is between 80 and 90%.

00:52:22So therefore it means you can use a polygraph testing,

00:52:27but it has to be corroborated with other pieces of evidence.

00:52:32Because, to be more precise, if it is used as evidence in a court,

00:52:39a lawyer will certainly question the efficacy of the test,

00:52:45how it was done, the capability of the machinery used,

00:52:50and the jury or the judge will have to listen to the cross-examination reasons.

00:52:56So we have to understand that. It has to be presented in a way.

00:53:00And if the records also show that it is used in the United States,

00:53:04but by less than 50% of the states use it.

00:53:07Not all the courts in the states use it.

00:53:10Courts in less than 50% use it.

00:53:14And when they use it, it has to be with corroborated evidence.

00:53:17So we have to tread carefully.

00:53:20The attempt by the government is welcome,

00:53:23because it's not only polygraph testing, it's testing for drugs,

00:53:26and it's testing with other biometric measures.

00:53:30You will have to, if you have a piece of hair,

00:53:33or a piece of clothing as evidence,

00:53:36that will be helpful, other than the polygraph testing.

00:53:41So while it's good, my humble advice is be very careful

00:53:46in terms of who is doing the testing, are they properly trained,

00:53:49and matters like that with the machinery.

00:53:52So let us move carefully with that one.

00:53:55Professor, if you'd allow me to take you into another direction now,

00:53:59I don't know if you would have seen, over the past few weeks,

00:54:02certain videos that have been popping up on social media,

00:54:07more so YouTube, of course, over the past maybe a few months,

00:54:11we have had a number of vloggers in Trinidad and Tobago

00:54:15really showing you men in hot spots in Trinidad and Tobago

00:54:21with these high-powered weapons, and they're giving their arguments

00:54:25as to why they are involved in criminal activities and so on.

00:54:28Professor, have you had a chance to look at these videos,

00:54:31and what's your feeling about them?

00:54:34Well, I have seen them, but not exhaustively, Marlon.

00:54:38Yes.

00:54:39Not exhaustively, but that is a very important issue

00:54:43from several points of view.

00:54:46The overall issue is that with social media in our space now,

00:54:53so aggressively and pervasively,

00:54:59social media has democratized society

00:55:04with the elements that are good, that are bad, and that are ugly.

00:55:11Democracy now through social media tells us

00:55:15you can run, but you cannot hide.

00:55:18And what the vloggers uncovered in this particular case,

00:55:23what Christmas means, it tells us those things exist.

00:55:31Those are the realities.

00:55:34And the police now should see that as a signal

00:55:38and find out why they're not doing the same thing

00:55:41that this vlogger did, find out where they are,

00:55:44who they are, and what they are doing,

00:55:47and produce and prevent a program along that discovery.

00:55:53Now, I don't blame the vlogger too much.

00:55:59I think he's doing it more because all over the world now,

00:56:03we have to look at big picture issues.

00:56:05Sometimes you get too bogged down in the details.

00:56:08You have to look at the overall issue.

00:56:11You have an issue now with Thailand.

00:56:13It's called one of the nastiest countries in the world.

00:56:16You have countries, even in Chicago,

00:56:18now you're talking about social media,

00:56:21the crime rate is getting out of hand.

00:56:23Shooting.

00:56:25LA, infested with gangs.

00:56:28New York, crime rate there is still bothering.

00:56:32So, all these things cannot be hidden

00:56:36because of political, public relations,

00:56:39and everybody wants to look good.

00:56:41But you cannot look better than what reality is.

00:56:44So, we have to use social media now

00:56:47and understand what its rule is

00:56:49and how you cannot control it.

00:56:51You can control TV 5, 6, and so on to some extent,

00:56:56but social media, the internet, that satellite,

00:57:00and I don't know what law you can make to control that.

00:57:03But coming back to the issue,

00:57:05these bloggers are discovering things

00:57:07that irrelevant authorities should know perhaps before.

00:57:11And if they find out through the social media,

00:57:13they have to have some way in order to intervene

00:57:16and build their crime prevention, crime solution,

00:57:20from that discovery.

00:57:22So, I don't think you can stop the blogging.

00:57:26I think you could use the discoveries

00:57:28to help you in a particular case of the police service.

00:57:32So, I couldn't understand why they would have charged

00:57:35this particular blogger,

00:57:37because in any case, if that matter reached the court,

00:57:40well, I don't think there's any great chance

00:57:43of the authorities winning.

00:57:45Professor Dev Saran, unfortunately,

00:57:47we have run out of time,

00:57:48but Professor, it's always a pleasure speaking with you

00:57:51and thank you for the number of issues

00:57:54that you raised this morning

00:57:56and your perspectives on all of them.

00:57:58Again, Professor, thank you very much.

00:58:00Bye for now.

00:58:01But before you go,

00:58:02we must have a discussion on universal law.

00:58:06Because you have to look at that

00:58:09Okay, Marlon, thank you very much.

00:58:11Thank you very much, Professor.

00:58:12Bye for now.

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01:10:22Alright, so welcome back everyone.

01:10:24So we do have a very interesting and informative segment for you right now.

01:10:28We are now joined by representatives of Integra Procurement Services and Consulting.

01:10:34And they're here to tell us about some of their services being offered.

01:10:38So we do have Laurel Elliott, Director of Culinary Consulting, Marketing Services, North America.

01:10:45And we also have John Succo, Head of Culinary, North America.

01:10:49Good morning and thank you very much for joining us.

01:10:52Good morning. It's great to be here. Thank you.

01:10:55Of course. Well, John, let's get right to it.

01:10:58Let's talk a little bit about Integra.

01:11:01Absolutely. So Integra is a global business performance improvement company

01:11:08that focuses its core competencies in the food and beverage industry.

01:11:12One of the main things that our corporation does globally

01:11:15is improve the purchasing of restaurateurs and hotels.

01:11:20But our division, the consulting division, works closely with manufacturers

01:11:25as well as restaurateurs and hoteliers to improve their operations,

01:11:30consult with them on business performance,

01:11:33and work alongside by side with them to create a more profitable tomorrow.

01:11:38Yes. Laurel, let's continue where John left off.

01:11:42And let's talk a little bit about some of the services that Integra offers.

01:11:48So we consider ourselves to be a full scale boutique consultancy.

01:11:53And that really implies, you know, business preparedness

01:11:57across varying segments of the industry, as John mentioned,

01:12:01partnering with manufacturers, restaurateurs, hoteliers and the like,

01:12:05really preparing them for whatever is necessary to improve business performance.

01:12:10Whatever is necessary to improve business optimization.

01:12:14Or even in the early stages of the business, preparing them for the market.

01:12:19And in this particular situation, my reason for taking it back home,

01:12:24if you would, is to engage some of the business entities present

01:12:29within our business and industry landscape in Trinidad and Tobago

01:12:33and preparing some of those companies for export.

01:12:37As we all know, the current combination of 25 by 25

01:12:42has really been an impetus for a lot of businesses within the region

01:12:47to see growth and development outward, if you would,

01:12:51as well as reducing the level of imports.

01:12:54And so as a region, we've been heavily dependent on that.

01:12:58And so in this particular role, having about 18 years tenure in the industry

01:13:03at this particular juncture, I've amassed enough skill set.

01:13:08And fortunately, with this opportunity, working alongside my esteemed boss

01:13:12and backed by a company with a portfolio of approximately 36 billion dollars,

01:13:17really targeting towards growth and development within our region.

01:13:22And so that's a reason for the engagement with the Trinidad and Tobago

01:13:25Manufacturers Association and the TIC.

01:13:28Yeah. John, again, let's speak about some of the services,

01:13:33but more so the services are aimed at what group of people?

01:13:38Are we speaking about small businesses, medium sized businesses, large businesses?

01:13:45So we really don't eliminate anybody from the opportunity.

01:13:51Of course, it's important for us to recognize the diversity of businesses

01:13:57that they're all going to approach their product or their service differently.

01:14:01And we want to match our services to them.

01:14:04I think it's important to note that it's in this day and time,

01:14:08it's important to be very established.

01:14:10So we are we do find a lot of alignment with companies

01:14:16who might have began their business, might be several years old already,

01:14:20but are looking to hit that next level of success, if you will,

01:14:24as well as very established businesses that have been working

01:14:27and perfecting their craft or their product for many years.

01:14:29But they're looking for clear understanding of what's happening

01:14:33with new U.S. food laws, what's happening with import laws

01:14:37that are recurring and changing as our food streams change.

01:14:41We're all evolving and we're here to help teach that.

01:14:45We're here to help guide and consult so that people are coming to the U.S.

01:14:49with that knowledge and prepared and ready for what the U.S.

01:14:52expects of their products if they're coming.

01:14:54Yeah. Laurel, I think it is.

01:14:56Is it safe to say then that the services that you all are providing,

01:15:02it's really a one stop shopper where you get the expertise of Integra

01:15:09really providing this roadmap to businesses?

01:15:13Yes, definitely.

01:15:15I would think of it in terms of supply chain preparedness

01:15:19alongside marketing services.

01:15:22And oftentimes there are a lot of smaller business entities

01:15:26that are now starting off, as John rightly indicated previously,

01:15:31that they need a bit of guidance.

01:15:34They've gotten to a certain level, a certain care within the industry

01:15:39and they need guidance to be able to assist in a growth strategy,

01:15:42a marketing strategy.

01:15:44So that in fact makes us a one stop shop to be able to assist

01:15:49in that fashion with growth and development of their business

01:15:52planning strategies.

01:15:53Yes. But you know, John, when we hear about such services,

01:15:57businesses are usually concerned about the bottom line,

01:16:01what they do have to spend.

01:16:03Yeah. So are your services economical?

01:16:08We believe that they are.

01:16:12I brought the experience of having run a food agency for about 15 years,

01:16:19a small part of my career.

01:16:20But bringing with that, creating those services and creating

01:16:25the bottom line for the services was my day to day.

01:16:28And my goals here are really to bring the bottom line,

01:16:34bring the cost of our services to our customers at a much affordable

01:16:39rate by comparison to my competitors.

01:16:41I believe the value that we get from a longer term relationship

01:16:46that we might be saving them money so they can work with us for years

01:16:50and years to come is really the long game.

01:16:53And it's taking the long view to their longevity,

01:16:56to our longevity as a corporation as well.

01:16:58And I think to a more meaningful relationship with our business partners.

01:17:02But Laurel, how are these services and more so consulting services designed?

01:17:11Is it that an organization approaches your organization and says

01:17:16to your organization, look, this is the vision that I have for my company.

01:17:22This is the path I want to take and Integra, what it does,

01:17:27it really fashions a program as to what direction the company wants to take.

01:17:37Yes, I would say the word that I think of and comes to mind is partnership.

01:17:41So when you think of us and our consulting services,

01:17:46think of us as an external part of your business and true partnership,

01:17:51helping to align you with strategy that really fits into your business goals

01:17:56and your targets. Much of what I said before is that,

01:17:59business might have a lofty goal, lofty idea.

01:18:02We've all heard of SMART goals and formulation of SMART goals,

01:18:05but we are part of that SMART.

01:18:06We come in very tactfully, professionally,

01:18:10engaging with all different tiers of your business from marketing to operations,

01:18:15really whatever is necessary to be able to prepare you for that next step.

01:18:20Like I said before, you might be in the initial stages,

01:18:24early first two to five years of your business,

01:18:27or you might be in currently existing business within the landscape,

01:18:31but seeking to diversify the opportunity within the markets for yourself.

01:18:34What does that look like?

01:18:36We tap heavily into a great deal of research and data and trends as well

01:18:43that really help guide us to be able to advise our clients

01:18:47regarding the next steps possible in their growth strategy and development.

01:18:51Yeah. John, so...

01:18:54I think if I can... Of course.

01:18:56Yeah, let me add, I'll add a quick point just in that,

01:18:59as these services were created, Laurel, myself,

01:19:02the rest of our team here in the U.S.,

01:19:06we come from businesses that needed these services.

01:19:11Potentially the services weren't around when we were in operations ourselves.

01:19:16So we've curated the services around what we,

01:19:20as manufacturers or food service operators,

01:19:23wish that we had at our fingertips,

01:19:25that we know that would have really helped us before we became consultants.

01:19:28We were almost all operators or in manufacturing and so on.

01:19:33So that's the other important point to bring,

01:19:36is just that we truly understand what these needs are

01:19:39because we were the operator,

01:19:41much like the people we want to approach there in Trinidad and Tobago.

01:19:44Yeah. Excuse me.

01:19:46So, Laurel, I know that Integra is going to be

01:19:51at the TTMA's convention that is coming up.

01:19:56What are you all bringing to the convention?

01:20:01What's the message?

01:20:03Well, I think we're adding a different layer,

01:20:05a different layer of strategy and alignment as a team

01:20:10coming to the table with a global perspective.

01:20:13I know Trinidad is well known for a great deal of assets

01:20:18and a wealth of mind and intellectual engagement.

01:20:22And I think whatever we can do in that capacity,

01:20:24like I mentioned,

01:20:26through partnership to facilitate growth and development

01:20:29through strategic consulting partnerships,

01:20:33that's really what we're bringing to the table.

01:20:36Specifically, myself being a Trinidad and Tobago national,

01:20:40having now that wealth of experience,

01:20:4318 years of industry experience,

01:20:45John, numerous years as well,

01:20:48I believe well over 25 heading into 30, maybe more.

01:20:52And as a team, collectively,

01:20:55we almost have 100 years of tenured experience

01:20:58within the industry across different segments.

01:21:02So we're bringing that to the table,

01:21:04that wealth of knowledge to be in alignment

01:21:07with a lot of the manufacturers and business partners

01:21:10in Trinidad and Tobago,

01:21:12looking to help them grow outward as well as inward,

01:21:15if necessary.

01:21:17I'm looking not only at external international markets,

01:21:20but also regional markets as well.

01:21:22Because there is a wealth of opportunity that exists there.

01:21:25Yeah.

01:21:27And John, we did speak a little bit about the small businesses,

01:21:31medium businesses, bigger businesses,

01:21:34but what type of businesses do you wish to engage with

01:21:39when you arrive here in Trinidad and Tobago?

01:21:44Of course, we all have aspirations, right?

01:21:47That's an excellent question.

01:21:48I think I would aspire to engage a large group,

01:21:53hoteliers, restaurant chains,

01:21:56food manufacturers, exporters,

01:21:59and really, which I've already grown to appreciate,

01:22:04companies who take a lot of pride in what they do.

01:22:07You want to stand alongside of a winner.

01:22:09And I can really see the passion

01:22:13in some of the folks that I've had the pleasure of meeting

01:22:15from that region who brought products,

01:22:18let's say, to the American restaurant show.

01:22:21And I had the pleasure of meeting them there.

01:22:23There's such a personal pride in what they've created,

01:22:26and it's very innovative and forward-thinking.

01:22:28And those are the kind of folks that I'm excited to meet

01:22:31and hopefully endeavor to do business with as well.

01:22:34Yeah. Laurel, it's the first time

01:22:36that you all are going to be in Trinidad and Tobago?

01:22:39Well, yes, as a company, collectively, yes.

01:22:42And I believe this is John's first visit as well.

01:22:45So definitely looking forward to sharing

01:22:48a bit of the culture as well with him too.

01:22:51Yeah. Do you all have a booth number

01:22:53and what hall are you all going to be located in?

01:22:57We will be located in booth number 244,

01:23:01244 DeBergenville Hall

01:23:03at the Trade Investment Conference

01:23:06during the period of the 11th through the 13th of July.

01:23:10Yeah. John, before you leave us this morning,

01:23:13I want to deal a little bit more

01:23:16as it relates to some of the benefits

01:23:19of your services and consultancy.

01:23:24What would be the biggest takeaway, you think,

01:23:28for companies that engage in discussions with you?

01:23:33What do you think that you would want to stick with them?

01:23:38I think the desire to come to the U.S. as an importer,

01:23:44I know, is very high for manufacturers

01:23:47as well as food establishments in the Caribbean

01:23:52who, obviously, they're engaging in American companies.

01:23:56So they want that intel.

01:23:58And having meaningful dialogue, I think, is very important.

01:24:01We're very genuine.

01:24:03We're going to speak our heart

01:24:04and really give as much advice as we can

01:24:07to folks who want to talk to us.

01:24:09But I think two big takeaways, I would say,

01:24:12particularly, I would say, both in the food service

01:24:16as well as manufacturing, is listen to the consumer.

01:24:20That's one of the things

01:24:22or one of the many services we offer

01:24:24is the ability to dissect

01:24:26what does the American consumer want

01:24:28and provide focus groups.

01:24:30So I always let folks know

01:24:31it's really important

01:24:33that the chairman believes in the flavor of the sauce,

01:24:37that the VP of sales is excited about it,

01:24:40but are you listening to your consumer?

01:24:42That's the most important thing here in the States

01:24:45that we work on a lot,

01:24:47is really keeping the restaurateur

01:24:50and the food manufacturers' ears tuned

01:24:53to the song that the consumer sings,

01:24:55not just the chorus, inside of their own halls.

01:24:58If that's resonating, I hope it does,

01:24:59but it's just one of those messages

01:25:01that I've adopted this last 20 years or so of my career

01:25:05is the consumer's king.

01:25:07We have to give them what they're asking for,

01:25:09not just what we like to do.

01:25:11So there's a happy marriage there,

01:25:13and we really work with people to perfect their product

01:25:15to match that need.

01:25:17Yeah. Laurel, before you leave us this morning,

01:25:19is there anything you'd like to add?

01:25:21Because, Laurel, I can tell you what I'm hearing.

01:25:24It's opportunities, opportunities,

01:25:26and more opportunities for business.

01:25:27Yes.

01:25:29Yes, all I can say is opportunities abound.

01:25:33Right now, it's prime time for engagement

01:25:36within the Caribbean region.

01:25:38I've been tracking growth and development

01:25:40of Caribbean flavors as well as brands,

01:25:43and within the next five years from now,

01:25:46trending forward, Caribbean flavors

01:25:48are going to be in demand.

01:25:50And, you know, with that in mind,

01:25:52I know we have a wealth of what's considered

01:25:55to be clean label products.

01:25:57I.e. limited additives in the formulations of them

01:26:02within the Caribbean region,

01:26:04specifically Trinidad.

01:26:06And I would love to see that, you know,

01:26:08proliferate through the global landscape

01:26:10a little bit more.

01:26:12And that's something we would love to partner with

01:26:14a lot of those companies to be able to engage

01:26:17within the TTMA as well as non-members too,

01:26:21to be able to help grow and strategize

01:26:23about the development of their concepts.

01:26:24So clean label products are in high demand,

01:26:27and there is a wealth of that

01:26:29within Trinidad and Tobago as a whole.

01:26:32One that comes to mind is Savor the Isle,

01:26:34I believe, the gentleman that John

01:26:37was just referencing.

01:26:39We met him at the NRA as well,

01:26:41really working closely

01:26:43with the Tobago House of Assembly.

01:26:45He attended on his own because, you know,

01:26:47there is that need, you know,

01:26:49constantly searching to do better

01:26:51for ourselves and our country as a whole,

01:26:53you know, for Trinidad and Tobago

01:26:55and Trinbagonians.

01:26:57And so we would like to do whatever we can

01:26:59in true partnership to be able to enable that.

01:27:02All right.

01:27:04Well, Laurel and John,

01:27:06we do have up your very important

01:27:08contact information.

01:27:10Thank you very much for sharing

01:27:12the information this morning with us.

01:27:14We do appreciate it.

01:27:16Bye for now.

01:27:18Thank you for your time.

01:27:20Appreciate you as well.

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01:30:29So welcome back.

01:30:30Neighborhood of Effective Communication.

01:30:33Well, if you haven't, that's what we are going to be speaking about now.

01:30:36And we do have Liesel Douglas, Founder and Chief Communicator of Pros & Coms Limited.

01:30:43Good morning and thank you very much for coming.

01:30:45Good morning. Thank you for having me.

01:30:46All right. Well, let me tell you, Liesel,

01:30:49I want to know about this Neighborhood of Effective Communication.

01:30:53Please tell us what it is about.

01:30:55So the Neighborhood of Effective Communication is the theme that we have for our first conference community.

01:31:00Community is a platform for communicators,

01:31:03both those of us who are established and practicing in the field,

01:31:06as well as aspiring communicators,

01:31:09in addition to those auxiliary services that feed into communication to help us produce a final product for our clients.

01:31:17So the Neighborhood of Effective Communication is the theme of the conference community,

01:31:21which we're having on July 2nd at the Movietown Banquet and Conference Center.

01:31:26Yeah. Why now for this conference?

01:31:28I think it's a perfect time for the conference.

01:31:30I think there is a space and there is a need in the industry as well,

01:31:34both to educate persons as to what communication is,

01:31:38what communicators do and how important we are.

01:31:40And you should call us at the beginning and not at the end,

01:31:43but also to create a space, a safe space for persons to come and share ideas and their experience and their knowledge

01:31:50and really create that community that can propel us forward.

01:31:53Because no man is an island. And in the field of communications, we all need each other.

01:31:58So we're just building that space together.

01:32:00Yeah. But who is it for, the conference?

01:32:03It's for aspiring communicators, as I mentioned,

01:32:05but also it's for persons who understand the importance of effective communication

01:32:11in that the message that I send is interpreted in the way in which it is received in communication.

01:32:17I know when we think of communication, sometimes we just stick to corporate communications.

01:32:21But now, as we see how the world has progressed with the advancement of social media,

01:32:26it is really for anybody and anything. You understand?

01:32:29It's for your personal brand. It's for your corporate image.

01:32:32It's for if you want to do an event and ensure that the objectives of your event are realized.

01:32:38So it's a broad target demographic. We certainly do want communicators who are already established.

01:32:45We want those persons who are thinking about it as an area of study,

01:32:48maybe just coming out of it as an area of study. And we want those persons who support us.

01:32:52So the graphic artists, the event coordinators, the content creators, the photographers,

01:32:58the videographers, you name it, this is for you.

01:33:00I want to speak a little bit about some of the components of the conference.

01:33:05What are some of the topics that you all are going to be targeting?

01:33:09As I said, communication is such a wide scope.

01:33:12So it's interesting to have to narrow it down for a first-time event.

01:33:17But we did that and we're starting off with the psychology of communication

01:33:20because we feel it's important for us to understand our own individual biases

01:33:24when we start to create these communication campaigns, etc.

01:33:28We're going to be having our Community Connect segments, which is fireside chats.

01:33:32We're talking about hosting and using events as a strategy to achieve your communication goals.

01:33:38We're talking about protocol and we're putting them under fire a little bit.

01:33:41And of course, style, which is maybe a topic that you wouldn't expect to see in a communication conference,

01:33:47but your personal branding and your image, how you show up and represent yourself time and place

01:33:52without compromising your own personal style is important.

01:33:56And we're going to show you how to do that as well on July 2nd.

01:33:58Yeah, Liselle has put me under pressure here, you know.

01:34:01Liselle is speaking to me and I'm thinking about the things that she's saying

01:34:04and I'm wondering if I'm doing the right things.

01:34:06But, Liselle, is it that what we have seen over the years too,

01:34:11it's just this explosion of what is happening in communication.

01:34:17And I think, is it that, well, I suspect because you're having the conference,

01:34:23you feel that it could be done in a better way.

01:34:26Yeah, because you do have some people, I think that they have literally been dropped into the ocean

01:34:34and say to them, you know, swim.

01:34:36And if you swim, you swim. If you don't, well, you drown and we move on to someone else.

01:34:40So, there's a lot of, how do I say, tips and advice that people in communication, they still need.

01:34:50Yes, I think that the field has become more in demand, as I mentioned,

01:34:54because we see technology and the advancement of social media.

01:34:57And I think that maybe we have lost sight of some of the tenets of communication

01:35:02that we definitely want to bring back to the fore in this conference.

01:35:05But also communication is a very dynamic field, you know,

01:35:08and you have to keep up to date as to how you can communicate better and more effectively.

01:35:14And that's really what we want to highlight at this conference.

01:35:18What I love about it is that I am doing this conference with my own community.

01:35:22So, everybody who is gracing the stage at the conference to do a presentation are people who I know personally,

01:35:28who I've worked with, who I can vouch for.

01:35:30And they are all experts in their respective fields.

01:35:33So, we're not just talking the talk, we're walking the walk by putting ourselves up on that stage.

01:35:38And it's not a conference that you would normally come to where you, you know,

01:35:42you're walking with a pen and a paper and you sit at a table and you take notes

01:35:45and you look at a screen and you look at PowerPoint presentations.

01:35:48We are engaging with the audience because as much as we are here to share what we know,

01:35:53there is also a lot of value in getting feedback and having a discourse right there and then.

01:35:59So, don't come expecting it to be just another sit down, take notes, leave,

01:36:03and then maybe have a networking session at the end. No. This is engagement from top to finish.

01:36:08Let's go through the program on that day.

01:36:11Of course, we would have seen some of the topics that you all would be focusing on.

01:36:15But let's go through the program on that day from the time that it begins to when it ends.

01:36:20So, from the time that it begins to when it ends,

01:36:23you're going to be in for an incredible surprise and an incredible amount of value.

01:36:28But in addition to the conference experience, when we talk about the content of it,

01:36:33each of these topics has been chosen because we see a need in the space now

01:36:38and we see that we can help persons to better themselves in these areas.

01:36:42So, for example, the psychology of communication.

01:36:45I was very passionate and very certain about this topic because I don't think we realize

01:36:50how sometimes our own biases or own experiences can kind of sway the trajectory

01:36:55of what we offer to our clients even when we develop a communication campaign.

01:37:00Protocol, I'm sure you very well have witnessed already.

01:37:03Some of the blunders that we all make when it comes to protocol

01:37:06and it seems to be something that is happening more and more frequently.

01:37:10So we're going to be addressing the most common protocol mistakes

01:37:13and giving you the solutions immediately on the day.

01:37:16So you walk away knowing what to do. In terms of hosting,

01:37:20as communicators, we have all been called upon at some point or the other to step up

01:37:25and take charge leading an event. What do you do? What don't you do?

01:37:28How do you show up as your best self as a host?

01:37:31And of course that feeds into the style element of it in terms of casual business.

01:37:35Casually, you know, you get invitations and you see all these dress codes.

01:37:38How do I conform that to my style and still show up in a time and place appropriate manner?

01:37:44So events as a communication strategy, especially for small and medium enterprises.

01:37:50This is something that we want to explore with you guys

01:37:53and we're going to be talking about that plus, you know, content.

01:37:57Because if we're talking about social media, we're talking about websites

01:38:00and of course we know the popular phrase content is king.

01:38:04Yes, but how do you make content that is authentic to you

01:38:07and still provides value to your target demographic?

01:38:11These are some of the things that we're going to be going through.

01:38:13It sounds like a total package. It is. It must be an incredible value for money.

01:38:20So you should secure your seat sooner rather than later and meet us in the community.

01:38:25Yeah, where can people register?

01:38:27Sure. It's at www.proseandcoms.co slash community top right hand corner.

01:38:33You can purchase tickets.

01:38:34And if for some reason you're unable to purchase tickets online,

01:38:37if you don't have a credit card or whatever means, feel free to send us an email.

01:38:41The email address is also on the website.

01:38:43It's community at proseandcoms.co. Send us a DM on LinkedIn or Instagram or Facebook

01:38:48and we'll organize to get you in the room.

01:38:50Yeah. Is there a particular number that you are catering for?

01:38:55We're catering for as many people as we can hold.

01:38:58So yes, there is a number, but I don't want to limit myself

01:39:01and I don't want to limit these speakers to that.

01:39:03So if we have room and the interest is there,

01:39:06we've been getting a lot of questions about if we can make this as well a hybrid event

01:39:10to offer a virtual offering.

01:39:13At this time, we're not doing that because we want the community to meet in person in the room.

01:39:18So as long as there are tickets, we're going to be selling and then some,

01:39:22my event coordinator is probably going to be not pleased about that statement,

01:39:26neither my chef, but we're going to make it happen

01:39:29because we want as many people as possible to benefit from this incredible value that we're offering.

01:39:34Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about the conference before you leave us this morning?

01:39:38Yes, I would like to thank before I leave our sponsors

01:39:40who have come on board readily to support us in this endeavor.

01:39:43And that would be Media Insight as well as Alrighty.

01:39:46And we are very excited.

01:39:47We had a sponsor meetup yesterday so that, you know,

01:39:49our own community is strong before we take the stage.

01:39:52We're very excited.

01:39:54And guys, trust me when I tell you the value is priceless.

01:39:58You don't want to be on the other side of this saying,

01:40:01I wish I should have, I could have.

01:40:03Secure your seat and join us in the community.

01:40:08Welcome to the Neighborhood of Effective Communication on July 2nd

01:40:11at the Movietown Banquet and Conference Center.

01:40:13Yeah, well, thank you very much, Liselle.

01:40:16Thank you.

01:40:16I can feel a little bit relieved now because I feel that Liselle was testing me, you know.

01:40:23Yeah, but Liselle, it was a pleasure speaking with you this morning

01:40:27and we wish you all the best for your conference.

01:40:29Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

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01:44:20So the Keys Foundation is an NGO that focuses on the positive upliftment and education of youth.

01:44:25To tell us more about the NGO and their upcoming event,

01:44:29we do have Darian Campbell, Director of Marketing,

01:44:32and Jenna Roxburgh, President of the Keys Foundation.

01:44:35Ladies, thank you very much for joining us this morning.

01:44:37Thank you for having us.

01:44:39All right, well, let's get right into it.

01:44:41Jenna, let's speak a little bit about the Keys Foundation

01:44:43for persons who are not familiar about it.

01:44:46Let's speak about the main objective of the Keys Foundation.

01:44:50Okay, so the Keys Foundation is a non-profit organization

01:44:55that was actually founded by Darren Sandy,

01:44:58spoken with Champion,

01:45:00and it's geared to ensuring that positive messages

01:45:03through the performing talents can be conveyed to our communities,

01:45:07wherever we may go.

01:45:09So what we do is we use our young people.

01:45:11We see them as a vessel that can impart these positive messages

01:45:15through the performing arts, spoken word, theater, and those sort of things.

01:45:20You mentioned young people.

01:45:22From what ages are we speaking about?

01:45:24From as early as three, five, going up.

01:45:28We have multiple groups where we focus on age-range activities.

01:45:33So we have our young children.

01:45:35They are called I Am Christian Theater Junior.

01:45:38And then we have our teenagers, early adults,

01:45:41that start from about 18, I Am Christian Theater.

01:45:44So from as early as three, as long as they have that talent

01:45:48and they want to get involved, we invite them to be a part of us.

01:45:51Yeah.

01:45:53Before we move to Darian,

01:45:56let's speak a little bit about the sort of training

01:45:59that you give at the Keys Foundation.

01:46:01So you say acting.

01:46:02Yes.

01:46:03Singing.

01:46:04Yes.

01:46:05Yeah, what again?

01:46:06So we tap into multiple talents.

01:46:08So if someone is more inclined to spoken word,

01:46:11if you're more inclined to acting, theater, and the arts,

01:46:14if you're more inclined to musical instruments,

01:46:17if you're more inclined to singing,

01:46:19we have a wide variety of talents within the Keys Foundation,

01:46:22and they all play a significant role when we have our initiatives,

01:46:26our events, and those sort of things.

01:46:28All right, so let's go to Darian now.

01:46:30Darian, I understand that you all have a very important event

01:46:33that is coming up.

01:46:36Yes, we do.

01:46:38So every year we have our annual production that we put on.

01:46:43Last year it would have been at Central Bank,

01:46:46and this year, after a while, we are back at Queen's Hall.

01:46:51And for our annual production,

01:46:54basically the revenue that we gain from this

01:46:57usually helps us to go forth in our community development

01:47:01and outreach different activities.

01:47:05So that kind of helps carry us throughout the upcoming year.

01:47:10And for this, what we have happening this year is Mechanics II, the Refix.

01:47:16So we would have done a production a few years ago, around 2015,

01:47:22called The Mechanic, and this show was a sold-out show.

01:47:26It was and is one of the most memorable production performances

01:47:32that we have done for our NGO.

01:47:36And we thought, what is a great way, like,

01:47:39what's something we can do this year?

01:47:41And the thought was to do a kind of reimagination of it, right?

01:47:45So this show, it has some robotics in it, you know, humans, robots,

01:47:53maybe a little rapping if you even look close enough.

01:47:57And it's something specific to life right now in 2024.

01:48:02It's a bit more relatable to the time post-COVID,

01:48:06the connection of people, right?

01:48:08Because with robots, robots don't have souls.

01:48:11They can't feel and think like human beings.

01:48:15So in a way, you might have to think, is this a human?

01:48:18Is this a robot?

01:48:22With the show itself, again, we have things for all ages.

01:48:25So with our show, there's no specific age range.

01:48:29And we are currently pushing that, our main production.

01:48:33We also, as she said, we have IAC Junior.

01:48:36So we currently have a camp coming up in July very soon, right, for persons.

01:48:44And for that, the registration fee is the cost.

01:48:49I know it's crazy of $75, but it is, it's something that we want to make sure

01:48:56that children are able to have fun at a cost-effective way.

01:49:00And for our production, we currently have three prices that are available.

01:49:05It's kind of like the early bird, the medium bird.

01:49:09And then you just write on time.

01:49:11So for June, we have the cost of $120 for the early tickets.

01:49:18For the rest of June, for July, it's at a cost of $160.

01:49:23And for August, flat $200.

01:49:26Anywhere, everywhere.

01:49:28So currently, you can check out the box office for available tickets.

01:49:34You can also check out the foundation members.

01:49:37And we do also have a few numbers that you can contact.

01:49:41So on our main flyer, we do have two numbers there.

01:49:45One of them is mine, right, for contacts to reach out for tickets,

01:49:50as well as an additional list for persons,

01:49:56depending on what part of the country you are in.

01:50:00You can call or message via WhatsApp or direct message those numbers

01:50:05for your tickets.

01:50:07Yeah.

01:50:08Darian, I've never heard medium bird before, but we'll take it.

01:50:16So is it, Jenna, that the funds that are raised,

01:50:21they go towards funding the projects, the training for participants, right?

01:50:28Yes.

01:50:29So we have three major projects that we engage in every year,

01:50:32one being the camps.

01:50:34Of course, the funds will go to assist with the camps because we aim to have

01:50:37as much children as possible.

01:50:39They engage in a multitude of activities, outdoors, indoors,

01:50:43holistic development skills.

01:50:45And then we have our annual book drive where we try to give as many

01:50:50back-to-school hampers as possible.

01:50:52We have even gone to 400, 500.

01:50:55So we use those funds to gather the resources that is needed to give back

01:51:00to our community, to give back to our children, our teenagers,

01:51:04and those who would be in need within the Maloney Five Rivers

01:51:07and surrounding environment.

01:51:09And then we have the annual play where that is the main source

01:51:13of generating income to offset all the other initiatives

01:51:16under the Keys Foundation.

01:51:18So the question is, these initiatives for the children,

01:51:23they are free?

01:51:25Yes.

01:51:26Well, apart from the registration fee for the camp, everything else is free.

01:51:30Yeah.

01:51:31So persons would usually pay to come to the play,

01:51:34and then we give back everything else free.

01:51:37Yeah.

01:51:38So we know that.

01:51:39So we need to pay for the play, and we have to pay for the camp.

01:51:44Just the registration fee, yes.

01:51:46But the other services that you all are providing,

01:51:50the training and the acting and singing and so on, that's free?

01:51:54That's free.

01:51:55So we have our tutors that meet every Friday for the different age ranges,

01:52:00and they offer their services to teach them any one of the arts,

01:52:04of course, holistic development skills, and those sort of things,

01:52:08free of charge.

01:52:09Anyone can attend as long as they reach out to us.

01:52:11These courses are conducted throughout the year,

01:52:14or is it a particular time?

01:52:16Yes, throughout the year, throughout the year.

01:52:19Mostly on Fridays and any other time that we may need to increase the days,

01:52:24but it's throughout the year, every year.

01:52:27Yeah, this is amazing.

01:52:29I thought that it would just be for the holiday period.

01:52:32No, no, every year.

01:52:34So is it then an opportunity for members of the public

01:52:39to make contributions to your organization?

01:52:42Yes, of course we would welcome contributions.

01:52:46Of course we would always welcome contributions

01:52:48because as a nonprofit organization, we depend on these activities

01:52:53to ensure that we meet the needs of society,

01:52:56ensure that we influence children, adults, teenagers, everyone,

01:53:01to make a positive impact on society.

01:53:04So the more contributions we get, the more we are able to give back.

01:53:08Yeah.

01:53:09But is there a cutoff point, or is it?

01:53:13I'm asking about numbers.

01:53:15So is it that you have a particular number?

01:53:19If it comes to acting, you say, well, we can allow 20 persons in the class.

01:53:25How do you do it?

01:53:27So what happens is that a number of persons can come and get the information.

01:53:32They can get the training.

01:53:34But when it's time to actually do the production, what happens is

01:53:38based on those who would have advanced to the level of being ready

01:53:42to portray the script and to do the acting,

01:53:45then those would be the ones chosen.

01:53:47However, there's always something for everyone to do.

01:53:50So even if you may not be a part of the stage play this year,

01:53:54you might be a part of the background staff, the stage management crew,

01:53:57the props, and those sort of things.

01:54:00Yeah.

01:54:01Is the medium bird, Darian, still there with us?

01:54:05Darian, are you still there with us?

01:54:07Yes, I am.

01:54:08Is there anything else you'd like to add before you leave us this morning?

01:54:13I would say, you know, definitely try to connect with our social media.

01:54:19I know that recently I would have connected with someone

01:54:22who was astonished that I was a part of this program.

01:54:26And the thing is, information is out there,

01:54:30and I am here to assist in getting our information out there for more people.

01:54:35So for persons who are even not maybe interested in acting,

01:54:39but they want to assist, they want to volunteer, you can.

01:54:43You can check us out on Instagram, on Facebook, on our website,

01:54:47and shoot us a message on our Instagram.

01:54:50We do have a form in our bio that you can fill out

01:54:56if you are interested in volunteering,

01:54:58because we are always happy to grow our Little Keys family

01:55:02in any way possible, whether it's through actors and performance

01:55:06and also for volunteers.

01:55:09Jenna, I give you the final comment.

01:55:12Thank you so much for having us this morning.

01:55:15We do appreciate all the love and support to the Keys Foundation.

01:55:18The Keys Foundation is a beautiful organization.

01:55:21And as we said, we believe that our youth, our people,

01:55:25can be a vessel, a positive vessel, that wherever they go,

01:55:29they can deposit positive cargo in the Keys that they engage in.

01:55:34So thank you so much for having us, and we look forward to the continued support.

01:55:38Ladies, thank you very much for speaking with us this morning.

01:55:41We do appreciate it.

01:55:43And thank you for the good work that you all continue to do in the community.

01:55:46Thank you very much again.

01:55:48All right, so we are going to have a very quick break,

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01:58:14All right, so welcome back, everyone.

01:58:16So the Pan American Health Organization team has submitted its report to the health ministry

01:58:21following its investigation of newborn deaths

01:58:25at the neonatal intensive care unit of the Port of Spain General Hospital.

01:58:30Now, the health ministry issued a release yesterday stating it received the report last Friday on June 21st.

01:58:38All right, so that's going to be it for our program for today.

01:58:41Thank you to all of the persons who would have called in to the program today

01:58:46and all of those who would have appeared.

01:58:48We thank you for your viewership.

01:58:49We'll do it right back here tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock.

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