Morning Edition: 29th July 2024

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00:00:00It's Monday morning, but we're dancing already, you know, raise up, raise up the music. Let's

00:00:16hear a little bit more of Ella Andel. This is Emancipation Week in Trinidad and Tobago.

00:00:21Good morning to all of you. Good energy to start the week off. All right. So a very special

00:00:32good morning Trinidad and Tobago and the rest of the world. I'm Marlon Hopkinson and welcome

00:00:35to The Morning Edition. It's Monday, July 29th. And thank you very much for joining

00:00:40us. As I said, this is Emancipation Week. So we intend to play as much of this type

00:00:47of music for you this week. It's good energy and good messages in the music. Yeah. So how

00:00:53was your weekend? Was your weekend good? I hope it was good. We didn't have some had

00:00:58some dust. Yeah. Went out to the park yesterday and took in some of the scenery, some of the

00:01:04trees and the parrots that were making a lot of noise and so on and took in the greenery.

00:01:09So it was a good weekend for me. I hope it was a very good weekend for you. But before

00:01:14we move on, we do have some breaking news for you. OK. So President Nicolás Maduro

00:01:18has won Venezuela's presidential election. Now, this is according to partial results

00:01:23announced by the Electoral Council. The head of the National Electoral Council, Elvis Amorsoro,

00:01:29who is a close ally of Mr. Maduro, said that with 80 percent of ballots counted, President

00:01:35Maduro had 51 percent of the vote compared to 44 percent for his main rival. The Venezuelan

00:01:42opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement as fraudulent and promised to challenge the

00:01:48result. It said its candidate, Edmundo González, had won with 70 percent of the votes and insisted

00:01:55he was the rightful president elect. All right. So that's the situation in Venezuela. A little

00:02:01later on this morning, we are going to have a report coming from Venezuela for you. All

00:02:07right. So look out for that. That's just going to happen just after seven o'clock this morning.

00:02:12So let's take a look at The Daily Express. The front page today. Bank employee stabbed to death

00:02:17inside home. Shattered dreams. And if you read this story, it's a very, very sad story. Killed

00:02:24in dream home. Bank employee beaten, stabbed in neck. Bank employee and mother Giselle Peters

00:02:29and her husband had sacrificed and saved for years to build a dream home for their family

00:02:34and were finally making it a reality. On Saturday, Peters, 38, was visiting the construction site of

00:02:41a home at Satiam Drive in Reform Residential Phase 2 in Gasparillo when she was ambushed by

00:02:46three men and murdered. Police said the mother of two was beaten and then stabbed in the neck by the

00:02:51men who then escaped in a vehicle out of the community. Homicide detectives said they suspect

00:02:58she was killed during an attempted robbery. Now, Peters had been an employee of Scotiabank for

00:03:04about 10 years and worked out of the premium banking division at the branch at High Street

00:03:10in San Fernando. Yeah. All right. So we're moving on to that beautiful picture to the left on the

00:03:18front page. Junior pianist, nine-year-old Egypt Thomas, a member of the Phase 2 Pan Groove Junior

00:03:23Steel Orchestra, performs yesterday at the Youth Pan Extravaganza at the Ligiasu Umuwale Village,

00:03:29Queen's Park Savannah in Porto, Spain. And of course, over the next few days, you all can visit

00:03:36the savannah. There is a lot to experience and see and even taste. And you are going to

00:03:44also have a number of performances and so on. Yeah. So make that,

00:03:48take the opportunity and visit the savannah over the next few days. All right. So we're moving on.

00:03:53Ferguson debut, 17-year-old swims in 100 back. Zuri Ferguson makes her Olympic debut at 5.16

00:04:02this morning. So the race is gone, right? Yeah, the race is gone, right? So we'll try to have

00:04:08some results concerning that race for you. All right. So the Trinidad and Tobago swimmer has

00:04:13been drawn in lane six in the second of five women's 100 meters backstrokes. Do we have an update?

00:04:20She came third in her heat. All right. So congratulations to Zuri. So is it that she,

00:04:28is it that, yeah, it depends on the time, right? And then there's a strong possibility. Let's hope

00:04:34that she moves on to the finals. All right. So again, she has come in third in her heat. All

00:04:40right. Studio is on the ball this morning. Boy, all right. All right. Let's move on. So it's time

00:04:47to remind you about Trinbago, your nice feature. Remember to participate. You can email your videos

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00:05:07All right. So you have your coffee, your tea, coming back, everybody gets something to eat.

00:05:12We do have a very interesting program today. We are going to be continuing along that vein that we

00:05:18left last week because you know that last week there was great discussion concerning the appointment

00:05:24of Mrs. Keith Scotland as a minister in the Ministry of National Security. We are going to

00:05:29continue that discussion and get other perspectives as to the impact this appointment can have on the

00:05:36police service and even on crime. We're coming back, everybody.

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00:09:11So welcome back, everyone, and a very special good morning,

00:09:40Monday morning to all of you. Of course, this is Emancipation Week. So Thursday,

00:09:45we do have a holiday. We're not going to be here on Thursday, but we'll be right back here

00:09:49on Friday morning. All right. So it's going to be a very interesting week. As I said,

00:09:54a number of things happening this week that you can go out and participate in. Of course,

00:09:59you have the Lidge Yasu Umawali Village at the Queen's Park Savannah, a number of things on show

00:10:05for you. All right. So participate if you can. All right. So first on the agenda this morning,

00:10:10the police's response to the appointment of Keith Scotland as Minister of National Security.

00:10:15Last week, Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley said Mr. Scotland will focus on five areas,

00:10:20policing, offender management, illegal immigrants, drug trafficking and money laundering. And

00:10:25speaking with the media, Mr. Scotland said he intends to meet with both the police commissioner

00:10:30and the Police, Social and Welfare Association. Well, we do have on the line this morning,

00:10:35Vice President of the Association, Acting Assistant Superintendent Ishmael Pitts.

00:10:39Officer Pitts, as always, and thank you very much for joining us this morning. Good morning.

00:10:45Pleasant morning, Marlon. Pleasant morning, Chairman DeBakey. How are you?

00:10:48Well, we're good. We're good. And we're glad that you could join us this morning. So last week,

00:10:54in speaking with the media, the minister in the Ministry of National Security, Keith Scotland,

00:10:59he singled out your organization as one of the organizations that he would like to have

00:11:06talks with. I know that the minister, he was touring the Sea Lots area this weekend,

00:11:13and he also spoke that he intends to meet with the police commissioner soon. Has he said as yet

00:11:18when he's going to meet with your organization? And have you all decided as yet, as an organization,

00:11:24as an association, as to what you would want to discuss with him?

00:11:30No, we haven't gotten a specific date, but we know the word soon was the word that was used,

00:11:36and we hope that that word was honored. And there are a number of issues that we would like

00:11:42to discuss with the minister. We have presented this in some areas.

00:11:52All right, Officer Pitts, we're having some difficulty.

00:11:55But I'm certain that there are other areas.

00:11:56Yeah, we are having some difficulty in hearing you. All right, so hopefully we have dealt with

00:12:01that. But, Officer, there is the feeling, there is the perception that with the introduction of

00:12:09this minister in the Ministry of National Security, it could somehow assist in the

00:12:15management, the greater management of the police service. Is that your

00:12:21association's position also?

00:12:23Of course. This association believes that policing in itself is a very unique and special

00:12:33discipline, profession, and it brings a lot to the landscape of Trinidad and Tobago regarding

00:12:40crime. We are the body responsible for the management of crime. And any decision that

00:12:48any decision that has been made or would be made in order to look at the police service specifically,

00:12:55we believe that it is a decision in the right direction. Having said that, we know that the

00:13:01Ministry of National Security as a bulk, it is a heavy load to carry. And we are really,

00:13:06really pleased at this point in time that the police service has been looked at for specific

00:13:11attention. What are some of the challenges? Because I think that to some of us who are

00:13:18outside the police service, we are not too akura as to what some of the challenges,

00:13:27the major challenges are. I mean, we can just look and on the surface, we believe that this

00:13:34should be done, that should be done. But what are some of the challenges affecting the police service?

00:13:41Well, straight out, we can speak towards resources. In some regard, we do have a resource

00:13:49challenge. And it is very important that those critical vital resources are supplied and supplied

00:13:56in a timely manner. We know that there has been some allocation and that there are decisions that

00:14:04decisions that have been made to fill those gaps, so to speak. But we believe that it

00:14:09must be done. At this point in time, what we are seeing on the crime front and as a policing

00:14:24organization, it is no different. We are also in that position where we believe that we could do

00:14:30more because a lot more is expected of us. So from that perspective, we would be

00:14:40and I would mention this, the safety of our officers in the first instance,

00:14:45it is no secret of weapons that are being used today in the carrying out of these particular

00:14:50crimes. You know, Officer Pitt, sometimes I am surprised and that may be putting it lightly

00:14:59when I hear some of the problems, some of the challenges affecting the police service. I mean,

00:15:06the lack of form sometimes, stationary, pens, pencils. You have some situations where

00:15:14police officers will tell you sometimes they have to take out money out of their own pockets

00:15:19to provide resources within the police station so that they can perform. As I said, sometimes I'm

00:15:30surprised by that. So when you have a situation that I guess the question I'm asking, not only

00:15:37about that, but how does this affect the morale of police officers? It does affect the morale of

00:15:45police officers negatively because we are being asked to perform a job. A lot is being asked of us

00:15:53in terms of accountability and our ability to manage a crime situation. And we are saying that

00:15:58that must be matched. It must be matched in terms of providing the necessary resources so that we

00:16:04can be judged fairly. You cannot judge us and not provide all that we need. In that instance,

00:16:12we will be starting at a disadvantage. And it's for that reason again, we commend the move to have

00:16:18a specific attention paid to the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. We are very, very optimistic

00:16:25that it is a move in the right direction. And you know, a few months ago, I remember a resident of

00:16:32Kareny calling me and saying to me that the police station at that time had one police vehicle

00:16:41and the vehicle was not a good working police vehicle. And I asked the question at that time,

00:16:47hopefully things have improved, but I asked the question at that time, how could you have

00:16:52a massive community such as Kareny that I suspect they have thousands and thousands of residents

00:17:00in that community and you have one police vehicle? We continue to see lots all across the country,

00:17:07parking lots, if I can call them that, with hundreds of derelict police vehicles. As we

00:17:13speak about police vehicles, what's the situation? I know that government had

00:17:19pumped some resources into that direction and the police service did get some police vehicles,

00:17:24but what's the situation concerning that aspect at this time?

00:17:29Yes. Well, we have gotten new vehicles. To see whether it is sufficient at this point in time,

00:17:36that's another discussion. So we know that police vehicles, it is always a sore point.

00:17:42We have been held to account regarding, or I should say, received some harsh scrutiny regarding

00:17:49our vehicles and the management of our vehicles. The reality is police vehicles work almost 24

00:17:55hours a day. And for that reason, it is understandable that the police vehicle,

00:18:04in terms of maintenance, would need a lot more attention than the average vehicle.

00:18:09So you hear a lot of persons comparing sometimes the age of the vehicle and the type of vehicle

00:18:14with vehicles that belong to other areas of national security or other areas within the

00:18:21government institutions. There's no comparison. Police vehicles work 24-7, I would dare say.

00:18:27So yes, that is a big area, Marlon, and you would agree with us that mobility is very,

00:18:35very important in order to create that level of presence and engagement that is necessary

00:18:40to manage the crime situation. And you know, officer, I think that you have raised a good

00:18:46point that sometimes we do not take into account in that the police service is called upon daily,

00:18:54several times a day, to be accountable. But you mentioned earlier about resources. So you're being

00:19:03asked to account, but do you have all of the resources? And we did discuss that. It would seem

00:19:08that the police service does not have all the resources that it needs. But you know, sometimes

00:19:14a perception is given that the police service has everything in place. So that's why I think

00:19:22sometimes when things happen, there's a spike in crime that members of the public are so,

00:19:31how do I say, they are so tough on the police service because the impression is given that

00:19:36all is well. So all you have to do now is go out there and do your duties, right?

00:19:42Yeah, yeah. And as I said before, it is some unfair scrutiny at times. Yes, there are times that,

00:19:50you know, the DPS, you know, as an organization, it's not perfect. So at times,

00:19:57we may drop the ball. But on numerous occasions, we may be able to support the delivery in time

00:20:07because of the resource base. So it is an area that we trust that minister would be very robust

00:20:17that he would address head on. So that

00:20:25you know, in the past, there have been concerns from police, there have been even some concerns

00:20:36from your organization. Sometimes when you hear the police as the topic, the police, the police,

00:20:44the police need to do this, the police need to do that. There's always the issue of rogue police

00:20:50officers in the police service. And you know, sometimes when, whether it is the government or

00:20:57from other organizations and other sources, that things are announced to, let's say, better the

00:21:05management of the police service, make it more effective, and so on. There's sometimes a concern

00:21:13that police officers are being attacked, or the police service is being attacked. So

00:21:22this appointment, when it comes to, when it comes to this appointment being made,

00:21:29how does the association see it?

00:21:31Well, again, we see it as a positive, as a positive one. And we trust that when minister

00:21:43involved in that, you know, there's that level of engagement and interaction,

00:21:49you would be able to have a hands on understanding as to the challenges that the DPS faces on a daily

00:21:55basis, and not be the advocate in order that those things are addressed. And you said it,

00:22:07you know, we are often criticized, the public is very critical of us.

00:22:13So as I said before, I'm in a position to be in all that you would want me to do.

00:22:35All right, Officer Pitt, Officer Pitt, I think, hold on, Officer Pitt, I think that

00:22:40that we're having some difficulty with hearing you, there are some drops happening. And I think

00:22:46it would be a disservice to you and a disservice to our viewers if they do not hear you clearly.

00:22:51All right. So we are going to try again, in having our discussion. But if it happens,

00:22:58well, then we may have to call you via the phone line. All right. So let me put this on the table

00:23:08this morning. Maybe about two weeks ago, I believe, we saw 14 or 15 murders taking place

00:23:19on the weekend. How has the well, I had the DCP of operations here, and he would have spoken about

00:23:31the police having a sustained effort in hotspot communities. He also spoke about

00:23:40these roadblocks that people that the police service has been having, I must say,

00:23:47members of the public have been have been very hard on the police service when it comes to these

00:23:52roadblocks. But how is your membership dealing with this sustained effort by the police service?

00:24:04Excellent question. And I can say straight out that, you know, every member of the

00:24:10police services is being asked to leave restricted so that we can have more

00:24:18at the ground for a sustained period of time. Regarding the roadblock activity, yes, we know

00:24:25persons were very part of it because a large portion of the what we call the low-abiding

00:24:32convenience. But not just that alone, Marlon, that is not the strategy.

00:24:39It's that persons with what up in your face. But there are a lot happening in the background

00:24:47in terms of investigations and intelligence. And we have been seeing in recent

00:24:53positives coming out of that. So again, we ask members of the public to stay with us.

00:24:59From an association perspective, we also ask our officers, you know, to understand their role and

00:25:06function. But it's a stressful job. Forgo your leave in order to be on the ground

00:25:14is not always an easy thing. But we know that considering what we are facing at times, it is

00:25:20necessary. So it's a matter of creating a balancing act. And we trust that once we have been able to

00:25:27bring things to a manageable level, that persons at that point in time would be able to take their

00:25:32leave so that they can get the necessary rest and relaxation that is important when you are

00:25:38carrying out this type of function. But have members of the public been

00:25:42warming up to the roadblocks and this sustained effort by the police?

00:25:49Well, yes, there are some persons who have been warming up and then there are some persons who

00:25:54continue to be very critical. And we understand that. You see, policing is not a popularity

00:25:59contest. At times we need to make the tough decisions. Persons would go from point A to

00:26:06point B, Marlon, with motor vehicles, heavily armed to commit crimes. And we understand that

00:26:12the roadways are being used in order to reach the areas and in order to get away from areas.

00:26:17So it is critical of us to carry out those particular type of activities. We agree, though,

00:26:23that at times, you know, we can do it probably a bit differently in order to minimize the

00:26:27inconvenience. But we are asking the public, again, to be very, very understanding in this

00:26:33instance, to be cooperative and to be supportive. But, you know, Officer Pitt, and this is a

00:26:39question I would have asked you before, but it continues to be a concern of police officers.

00:26:47It continues to be a criticism of the police service. And I want to ask that question again.

00:26:53How do police officers do their job in a decisive way? Do their job in an analytical way? Do their

00:27:04job really in a serious way and keep their morale up when crime is, you're seeing these spikes in

00:27:13crime, but members of the public want a different sort of policing. They want the police to deal

00:27:20with the situation. The criminals are getting more and more violent. However, when something

00:27:27happens, let's say someone is killed by the police, there is always this criticism. Well,

00:27:33the police should have shot them in their toe and in their leg and so on. So how do the police deal

00:27:39with situations such as these? Yeah, excellent question again. And, you know, it's a dilemma

00:27:46that we are faced with oftentimes. Yes, we have a use of force policy, and it's no secret regarding

00:27:56the levels of criminality, violence that are being carried out by some members of our society.

00:28:04And for that reason, our officers have to defend themselves. Each and every one of our officers

00:28:13ensure that when you go out there, you act decisively and appropriately.

00:28:21It is not an easy thing to go out there and do your job and have to defend yourself. And then

00:28:27following that, persons are saying that you acted out of the law and you were wicked and you did

00:28:34something that was contrary to the rules, to the laws, to your policies. And that is the common

00:28:41pride. But again, you would ask a reasonable member of our citizenry to look at the facts.

00:28:52And it is almost logical to conclude that the encounters would be more and more towards

00:28:58those persons who are armed with firearms. Firearm retrieval is heavy, heavy, heavy on our list.

00:29:04And we have to face these persons front on. They are not always going to give up. They are not

00:29:09always going to put down their guns. They are those who would believe that they can

00:29:13engage us and thank God for our levels of training and our composure on the ground

00:29:19that we have been able to be the victors thus far. A couple of days ago, one of our officers

00:29:26had been shot. He's alive and we wish him well regarding a full recovery. But it is sad that

00:29:33it's only when these types of things happen that there are members of the public who would say,

00:29:39yes, something really occurred. So, Malan, very, very, very, very good question.

00:29:45Yeah. Mr. Pitt, it's always a pleasure speaking with you. Thank you for taking the time this

00:29:51morning to give your association's views on this appointment. Of course, we are going to be in

00:29:56touch with your association in the in the future when you all do engage in talks with the minister.

00:30:03Thank you very much again, Mr. Pitt. Thank you, Malan. Thank you. All right. Bye for now. It's

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00:32:38All right, so welcome back everybody. So on to part two now of our discussion on

00:32:55Keith Scotland's appointment as Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Attorney-at-law,

00:32:59and former member of the Police Service Commission. Martin George now joins us. Mr. George,

00:33:03Good morning, and thank you very much for joining us

00:33:13Yeah, it's always a pleasure speaking with you

00:33:16Mr. George well last week in announcing mr. Scotland's appointment prime minister dr. Keith Rowley said he mr

00:33:24Scotland will focus on five eras policing offender management

00:33:28Illegal immigrants drug trafficking and money laundering I get the impression mr. George that the prime minister believes with the appointment of mr.

00:33:37Scotland

00:33:38You are going to get improvements as it relates to policing in Trinidad and Tobago. What's your view this morning?

00:33:46Well, I mean the thing is there are at least five

00:33:50So it's not just policing that the prime minister identified from mr. Scotland

00:33:54so it's quite a heavy portfolio that is being put there for him and of course the

00:34:01Expectations will be very high on him in terms of some sort of change or turn around

00:34:08So because people have been clamoring and I mean, I think the record is there

00:34:13Speaks for itself as to what has been happening with the Ministry of National Security and in terms of you know

00:34:20the current state of lawlessness in the country, so

00:34:23With mr. Scotland's appointment, of course people are expecting that some change will come about and of course

00:34:31It's up to him to show he is going to deliver on this

00:34:35One thing I can say Marlon and I mean, I'm now putting on my Tobago business chamber hat

00:34:41Is that mr. Scotland did actually reach out to me yesterday. You know, we had quite a

00:34:48Long discussion because he says he's particularly

00:34:51concerned about

00:34:52Tobago and the crime situation in Tobago and he said he intends to have a meeting with stakeholders in Tobago

00:35:00he wants to come across because he is

00:35:03Trying to see how he can help to bring Tobago back to make it the safe

00:35:10Serene sanctuary it once was so at least you know

00:35:14I mean he has been proactive in that regard and I look forward to that meeting because we have the Tobago business chamber

00:35:21of course are very keen on any steps that could reduce crime and criminality in

00:35:27Tobago and of course in Trinidad and Tobago general

00:35:30Yeah

00:35:31And speaking about the errors that the prime minister would have spoken about policing or fender management

00:35:37illegal immigrants drug trafficking and money laundering

00:35:41There has been a level of optimism

00:35:46Read the appointment of mr. Scotland to this position. Do you share that optimism?

00:35:52Well, the thing is he does bring to the table, I mean, I'm sorry

00:35:59That way the minister brings

00:36:02To the table, you know, I mean, of course, he's a colleague

00:36:06To the table, you know a sitting skill set in terms of his interaction with people

00:36:12I saw that he went down to I think it's see lots and he was speaking there with the residents

00:36:17I know that he has been

00:36:20Interacting personally with the residents and beat them. He has staged some

00:36:25Events there, you know, and he's also of course the MP for what a Spain so

00:36:30so I think that level of

00:36:33Interpersonal

00:36:36Dealing is going to help a lot in the sense of restoring

00:36:41Some of the public's trust, of course, he has now to deliver on it

00:36:47You know, so I mean reaching out and having that rapprochement is the first step

00:36:52But of course after that you need now to deliver on it to ensure that you start putting back the building

00:37:00To restore the public's confidence not just in the police service

00:37:04But in the whole idea of national security because Marlon the reality is that right now

00:37:11We are all living in a state of national insecurity, you know, I mean

00:37:19You know how it is when you travel you go abroad you go to different countries you actually are able to relax you're able to breathe

00:37:26You actually are able to relax you're able to breathe a sigh of relief you feel more comfortable

00:37:32But then when you get back you touch down in Piacco, you know, you're driving out of the airport

00:37:38You have to be looking behind you to see if anybody's following you

00:37:40I mean look at that young lady and the worker from Scotiabank. I mean, how do you justify?

00:37:48Look at the shooting that occurred yesterday in st. Anne's. I mean, this is the news

00:37:52I was greeted with as I touched down in Piacco last night because I myself came back in last night and you know as I

00:37:59Landed, you know, these are the two main items a young mother of two

00:38:04Murdered, you know in the most gruesome manner. So, you know that there really needs to be a

00:38:12back and a

00:38:14Resetting of the clock and I'll tell you this Marlon. One of the things that I have always said is that look

00:38:21While it's easy for us to you know

00:38:24Just use a carte blanche approach and write off the entire younger generation and say well, you know, they're all you know

00:38:32Cruel sadistic beasts roaming the country, you know, you know causing murder and mayhem

00:38:38Marlon there are so many old

00:38:41talented vibrant young people and I think we need to tap into that as a resource and we need to go out there in the

00:38:48Communities meet with them treat with them, you know, let me tell you it is possible to change

00:38:55people's mindsets

00:38:57But of course it takes a long journey and it's not something that you just do for

00:39:04Political PR or you know for showmanship or gamesmanship or one-upmanship

00:39:10it has to be something that is long-term and

00:39:14Sustainable and you have to show the people that you have a genuine caring for them

00:39:18You think back Marlon to the days of persons like Morris Marshall?

00:39:22We used to be able to go in any community in love until beat them because Morris was a man of the people

00:39:29You know, even on the UNC side you think of somebody like Sadiq Bash

00:39:33Sadiq was a

00:39:35Salfish a people person said he could go anywhere beat them love until because he was a man on the ground to relate to

00:39:42The people so I think if mr. Scotland at least leverages that

00:39:46Element and you know starts to go there, you know build up that

00:39:51Communication build up that level of trust and I say it has to be genuine. It cannot be political gimmickry

00:39:59Right. It has to be something that he shows that look a I know your child. I know your your situation

00:40:06I know your auntie your auntie, you know, you have a funeral

00:40:10Because I want to let you know I am there for you

00:40:13let me tell you that will go a long way to start to build back that public trust and

00:40:21Confidence and of course he then needs to see how he can leverage that to know how the TTP s

00:40:29You know piggyback on that, you know, the commissioner has to get a board with that type of initiative

00:40:35You know, you can't keep sitting in your ivory tower and you know making edicts and pronouncements from on high

00:40:41You know, you have to do things, you know, I even suggested Marla last week on another

00:40:48Station right not a glorious station like TV six, but another

00:40:56But you know the commissioner could have actually you know gained so many points by PR if she had

00:41:04Intervened spoken to the TPP and said look that situation with that maxi driver where he was

00:41:10Arrested that look having reviewed it

00:41:13They have decided they are not pursuing it because let me tell you the public is outraged because let me tell you you have murder

00:41:19you know

00:41:20Home invasion rapes robberies occurring on a daily basis

00:41:24But yet still you have resources to sit down police officers to go and look for this maxi driver arrest him

00:41:31Because he

00:41:43Yeah, but mr. George, you know you if you'd allow me

00:41:47Speaking about since since this appointment some commentators have said that this was an indictment

00:41:54against the Minister of National Security and also an

00:41:58indictment against the

00:42:00Police commissioner and her management and leadership of the police service. Do you share that view at all?

00:42:08Well, the thing is Marla

00:42:09I mean, there's no need to even share a view because we have the facts which speak for themselves

00:42:15We have the statistics and that's what I like to rely on. I like to rely on facts and statistics

00:42:20We know what is happening. And let me tell you the true measure of

00:42:26Your success in the Ministry of National Security is if citizens the average citizen has a feeling of safety and

00:42:35Security if you don't have that then, you know, there's work to be done

00:42:40So we you know, that's the simplest way to look at it, you know

00:42:44And even in terms of the police

00:42:46They must recognize that they are not doing the best possible job

00:42:50And this is where I also ask Marlon, where is the Police Service Commission, you know

00:42:55You hear nothing from them in all of this. I mean, it's like they remain numb and dumb in the circumstances

00:43:04Right you have

00:43:05Politician pronouncing on the performance of the Commissioner of Police and saying well, you know

00:43:11She has performed well

00:43:12And therefore that's why they have renewed her contract and you hear nothing from the Police Service Commission the body that is

00:43:19Constitutionally charged with

00:43:22Assessing the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners of Police. I mean, it's it's absurd

00:43:28What have they to say about it? What metrics have they put in place to say?

00:43:34Well, okay

00:43:34Look, we have measured and we have found that she's good bad and different whatever they need to come out and say something

00:43:41they need to ensure that they are

00:43:44Convincing the public that they are taking the steps to try and ensure that there's maximum productivity

00:43:51Efficiency and effectiveness within the police service. Otherwise, they themselves are failing in their jobs

00:43:58Let's look at

00:44:01another aspect of this appointment

00:44:04because of course you have central government and you have

00:44:08the TTP s which is an

00:44:11independent

00:44:13organization, right

00:44:15free of

00:44:16Political interference. Yeah, that's the that's the dream free of political interference

00:44:23So when you when you do if I put that context on the table here, mr. George, how does mr.

00:44:31Scotland maneuver

00:44:34Between the central government and the police service because

00:44:39You have a situation where you don't want him to say or do anything

00:44:44which would

00:44:46Make the TTP s feel that they are being that their independence is being trampled upon

00:44:55Yeah, but Marlon the thing is I mean with your rights come

00:45:00Responsibilities. So yes, of course

00:45:02we recognize the rights of the TTP s in that regard to be able to be an

00:45:08Autonomous body, but with that comes the responsibility

00:45:12to discharge that duty of

00:45:16ensuring public safety

00:45:18Trust and confidence and ensure that people feel safer

00:45:21So if it is that they are not doing it and there's a minister who now has specific

00:45:28Responsibility in relation to the TTP s then of course as line minister

00:45:32He's entitled to call the Commissioner for a meeting and say hey, listen, let's look at this. What is your plan for this?

00:45:38What are the you know?

00:45:40Improvements you intend to make here or there

00:45:43of course

00:45:44he's fully entitled to do so because that's the role of a government minister who has

00:45:49Authority over whatever department if you understand so

00:45:53There's no issue there

00:45:56I think where the issue would be is in terms of getting that

00:46:02Effected because having done so I mean he can't micromanage the police service

00:46:08We have to understand that and the reality is that that's where you have a police service

00:46:14Commission you have an entire commission that has been appointed to do so

00:46:17They are supposed to monitor and manage

00:46:19Let me tell you Marlon, I mean having been there remember I served as a commissioner on the PSC for nine years

00:46:26so you have to monitor and manage the how the commissioner manages the

00:46:31administration of the police service the finances of the police service the resources of the police service the crime fighting efforts the

00:46:40Crime-detection efforts so there are so many ways that you can look set targets and say listen

00:46:46We need performance improvement in these areas. Marlon, years ago

00:46:51We used to have undercover police officers who would go out, you know, go out in disguise

00:46:56They would go undercover. They will dress as ordinary citizens. They would gather information

00:47:01Now everybody is sitting in a nice air-conditioned station with cable TV and order and KFC and you know

00:47:07Pizza Hut, you know and they just relax in if you understand

00:47:12You know when you call in about a you know an issue they're telling you well look

00:47:17You can't come down to the station and make the report. We can't come out to you. We have no vehicles

00:47:21We have no this we have you know, I mean the whole culture of the organization

00:47:27Needs a shake-up Marlon and that is the reality. We can't escape that

00:47:32we cannot get away from that because we are facing a

00:47:36Crisis and it is a nation that we need to save and this cuts across political lines

00:47:42It cuts across party lines

00:47:44it cuts across you know every creed color race because crying is

00:47:48touching each and every one of us in some way or another and we have to

00:47:54Recognize that if we don't step this tide

00:47:58We are going to be left in a scenario where we are past the tipping point

00:48:04Malcolm Gladwell is

00:48:07The tipping point we are fast

00:48:10Approaching that tipping point in Trinidad and Tobago

00:48:13So we have to recognize that look the time is now and we certainly don't need the gimmickry

00:48:19Right that the political showmanship that has taken place over the years. We need

00:48:27Decisive

00:48:28sustained action

00:48:29To try and deal with this and treat with this and let me tell you the population will get on board

00:48:34You know

00:48:35They will get on board once you show them that you are serious and that you are not just about scoring political points

00:48:42and you know the

00:48:44That occurs, you know between our

00:48:47Politicians, you know with the tit-for-tat and you know

00:48:50they need falling and they you know that needs to stop when it comes to dealing and treating with pieces of crime and

00:48:58Criminality in Trinidad and Tobago because all of us will be losers in the end

00:49:03And it's going to end up being a race to the bottom in terms of our crime situation. Mr. George

00:49:09I just have one more minute and one more question really

00:49:15Is it your view that

00:49:17the police

00:49:19Government the police the THA that they are doing everything in their power to deal with the crime situation

00:49:27in Tobago in a decisive way because of course there were talks

00:49:32Recently where it was felt that we would see a great improvement

00:49:39But we have seen incidents of crime

00:49:43continue in Tobago

00:49:45So again, what's your view as it relates to how this matter is being managed and dealt with in Tobago?

00:49:54Well, clearly they are because you look at this scenario where Tobago is now up to I think maybe about 16

00:50:01leaders for the year

00:50:03Tobago had its first

00:50:05quadruple murder

00:50:07This year, you know, I mean in its, you know

00:50:12Existence, you know more than century a century of existence

00:50:16Tobago has never had that you had a quadruple murder in a small island of

00:50:22160,000 people. In fact at that point the

00:50:26military capital for Tobago was actually higher than Trinidad

00:50:30Think of that Marlon let that sink in the place where we are supposed to feel safe and secure and serene

00:50:37You know a sanctuary is turning into a capital

00:50:41So clearly enough is not being done and I have suggested in many ways that you know

00:50:46They can do things that are effective if you are talking about illegal guns

00:50:51There are too many illegal guns in Tobago

00:50:54The main source of that coming into the island must be through the ferry. It's not through the airport

00:51:02It's not through any, you know, numerous illegal ports of entry

00:51:07It's coming through the ferry because you have walk-in scanners

00:51:12A passenger walking on to the ferry with a knapsack, they pass you a scanner, a metal detector

00:51:18Yes, but you could drive on a whole van load of guns and there's no scanner or that

00:51:24You know, you just have the officers making a cursory inspection

00:51:28Open your trunk, let me see. Alright, poke around a little bit. Alright, okay, go on, you go too. Come on. Let's be serious

00:51:35Where else would the illegal guns be coming from? So let's attack it at its source

00:51:40Nobody manufactures guns in Tobago

00:51:43Nobody manufactures guns in Trinidad and Tobago

00:51:46So, I mean, let us treat with these problems first because you look at the murder statistics, Marlon

00:51:53The majority of murders in TNT are committed by guns. Yes, you know, look at

00:52:00Yesterday, you know, I mean, so it is touching home. This is not far from the Prime Minister's residence

00:52:07Let's understand what you're talking about

00:52:10So we have to do things and look look at what happened in the US with Donald Trump's attempted assassination

00:52:17Yes, you know, I mean at the end of the day the director of the Secret Service

00:52:21She tried to dig her heels in but they I mean the the prisons and Capitol Hill

00:52:27They ripped into her and they tore her apart and eventually she had to resign, you know

00:52:33We don't have that level of accountability here in Trinidad and Tobago in other words

00:52:38We mollycoddle, you know, the non-performers and the mediocrity. We are sinking in a mob of

00:52:45Mediocrity in Trinidad and Tobago. I know you like those types of things. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I love it. I love it. Mr. George

00:52:52We have run out of time, but it's always a pleasure and thank you very much for speaking with us this morning

00:52:56We absolutely appreciate it. Bye for now. Mr. George

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00:55:40so here's what we are going to be having a discussion on the

00:55:46Venezuelan elections right and the the results of of these elections

00:55:50But first we do have to take a very short break and we'll be right back

00:55:53So let's get started. We are going to be having a discussion on the

00:55:57The results of of these elections, but first we do have to take a very short break and we'll be right back

00:56:12Good morning. I am Melissa Boucher with your news to the hour

00:56:16The elections in Venezuela took place on Sunday between Nicolas Maduro and the leader of Venezuela's opposition party Maria

00:56:23Corina Machado a group of Venezuelans gathered outside of the embassy at Victoria Avenue in Port of Spain

00:56:30To voice their support for Machado and her coalition's candidate Edmundo González

00:56:36Those who have resident status and are registered with the embassy were allowed to vote according to human rights activist

00:56:43Yesenia González. I

00:56:45Always vote here for the past

00:56:4830-something years I vote here and

00:56:51Fortunately, we all we vote for the opposition and we all we win here

00:56:58Energy Minister Stuart Young is acting as Prime Minister while dr

00:57:02Keith Rowley is out of the country this from the office of the Prime Minister as dr

00:57:06Rowley left for Grenada on Sunday to attend the 47th Caricom summit

00:57:12Accompanying the Prime Minister is Attorney General Reginald Amor Senior Counsel and Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs

00:57:19Dr. Amory Brown while young who is a minister in the office of the Prime Minister usually acts as a G in Amos absence

00:57:26It is the first time he has been chosen to act as Prime Minister a job which usually folds the Finance Minister call member

00:57:36Finally that's the response of former UNC senators shown sobers

00:57:41Government appointing MP Keith Scotland as the minister in the Ministry of National Security

00:57:47This is what he had to say during the UNC's a Sunday press conference, I always say

00:57:56Imitation is the best form of flattery and

00:57:58the United National Congress since

00:58:022015 has been indicated and the Ministry of National Security is too large

00:58:06So many responsibilities one person under that weight will feel you need to split the ministry

00:58:12And we've been saying the same thing for the last nine going on ten years and

00:58:17finally the PNM has decided to do the very same thing because by

00:58:23interjecting Minister Scotland there

00:58:26You've now split the ministry

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01:04:40Alright so welcome back everyone. So as I told you earlier, we are going to be focusing on

01:04:45Venezuela now, right? So president Nicolas Maduro has won Venezuela's presidential election

01:04:51And that's according to partial results announced by the Electoral Council

01:04:55Now the head of the National Electoral Council Elvis Amoroso, who is a close ally of mr

01:05:01Maduro said that with 80% of ballots counted president Maduro had 51% of the vote

01:05:07compared to 44% for his main rival

01:05:10The Venezuelan opposition dismissed the CNE's announcement as fraudulent and promised to challenge the result

01:05:16It said its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez had won with 70% of the votes and insisted

01:05:22He was the rightful president-elect. Well joining us now. We do have on the line from Venezuela Chebacca Cambon

01:05:29He's the director of Caribbean Freedom Project

01:05:32And he's also an election observer and he's also a former TV6 journalist for TV6 Latin

01:05:38America today Chebacca. It's always good to speak with you. Good morning

01:05:43Good morning, Marlon

01:05:46It is indeed an interesting and exciting experience over here in Venezuela at the moment

01:05:52Yeah, well Chebacca what we are seeing on international news as is being reported by international news media

01:05:59So we're seeing where the results are now in dispute

01:06:04Well

01:06:05The results aren't the counting of the Venezuelan electoral process is something that

01:06:12According to the Jimmy Carter himself former US president

01:06:16Who there's an institute in his name Carter Institute that observes elections all over the world according to him. It's a

01:06:25Electoral process that you cannot defraud

01:06:28We've spent days now going through the process where you start with your fingerprint

01:06:33Then you you you use a computerized system

01:06:37It's a computerized system

01:06:38You get a printout of your vote after you put it to make sure it's correct

01:06:43Then you place it in a box

01:06:45Then you go and sign your name and so on

01:06:49So it's a it's a system that is foolproof really Jimmy Carter described it as the best in the world

01:06:55Not just good, but the best in the world. And so

01:06:59Any issues of fraud will be cleared up over the next few days

01:07:04So for an institution to start crying fraud before the elections or on the day of the elections

01:07:12Doesn't bode. Well

01:07:14You know in terms of a genuineness it suggests that there's something more at play

01:07:19All right

01:07:20So is it at this time Chebacca that votes are still being counted because I read a story

01:07:28and it came from the

01:07:30BBC I read it twice this morning already and what it speaks about it speaks about

01:07:39Partial results

01:07:42being announced by the

01:07:44Electoral Council and it does give President Nicolas Maduro a victory at the at the polls

01:07:52at the presidential polls

01:07:54So is it then that?

01:07:56These results that we are seeing or the announcement is it a bit premature

01:08:03Well according to the Electoral Council the amount of votes that were counted so far from the computerized

01:08:09System that computerized aspect which you know, as soon as everybody's finished voting you get an immediate

01:08:15score

01:08:17According to that up to 9 30 10 o'clock last night

01:08:21The figures that you call there were the figures that were available those figures suggest

01:08:27That the ruling party is gonna rule by a large margin

01:08:31What happens now is that they are going to tip they're gonna check those figures

01:08:36against the figures in the ballot boxes and those that check is gonna be done under the supervision of both government and

01:08:43Opposition this is where the system becomes very sophisticated and sometimes in the past

01:08:48I know they've checked as many as 50-something percent of

01:08:52rechecked 50-something percent of

01:08:55Of the system and so once you get to a fair figure, you know that you are on course

01:09:01You know the two things add up because you're gonna go randomly and check those boxes

01:09:05They can check all if they like, you know, and and that's where you're going to get your final figure. So the figure is not

01:09:12Different. It's just that if there's some

01:09:15Difference between what is counted in the paper ballots and what you have on the elect the computerized system

01:09:23Then there could be an issue but right now as it stands Nicholas Maduro is indeed and I'll tell you I went to both the

01:09:31the opposition rally and the government rally here in Caracas and

01:09:36The opposition rally was huge. We got there and it looked like it was something

01:09:41Impressive but when we left that rally and went to the government rally, it was so many more times

01:09:49larger and

01:09:50and and so much more diverse that

01:09:54I mean, you know, you know at that moment we those of us who were here as observers got a sense or

01:10:01It suggested to us that the the government had reason to be optimistic because after that moment we were here in conflicting reports

01:10:08We were talking to people with different opinions and different ideas here in the city in particular

01:10:14but

01:10:15The opposition March, you know was in Las Mercedes one of the wealthier districts

01:10:20the color of the crowd

01:10:23As when I was there at TV six running Latin America today

01:10:26We used to run a split-screen the color of the crowd was a much lighter color

01:10:30with a sprinkling of working-class people and and and and I would say the darker browns the darker hues and

01:10:38Then you get to the Chavez rally and the energy was so much higher. There was a real sense of optimism and

01:10:45I think at that point people had a sense that perhaps the government could could win it and indeed they did but Chewbacca

01:10:53How are these?

01:10:55Partial results being viewed by the electorate right now

01:11:01Well, these partial results are no surprise to the people here in Venezuela because

01:11:07Indeed from the time Chavez took office back in

01:11:121998 each election after that. I'm not just talking about the

01:11:18Presidential election but each election after that

01:11:21you know, you had the same accusations of fraud that were widely spread in the international media and

01:11:28Since then we've never had any proof of fraud

01:11:31Nobody's ever come forward and said this is where the fraud was or that that's where the progress as I said

01:11:35the electoral system is almost for fraud proof and

01:11:40And so indeed if we really wanted to know if there was fraud or not

01:11:44We would just have to wait a few days for those checks and balances to be done

01:11:48and so it's not necessary to to make those kinds of

01:11:54Bizarre claims what we have to look at is what was the platform that the government ran on as opposed to the opposition

01:12:00The government had a saying Nicholas Maduro would get on stage and he would say at each rally

01:12:07Patria no se vende. Patria se defende.

01:12:11He'd say you have to defend the fatherland not to sell the fatherland

01:12:14So the platform was if you let these guys back into power

01:12:18They're going to turn around and sell this country to the highest bidder abroad. These people are waiting

01:12:25Salivating to take back the resources of Venezuela

01:12:28If you stay with us, we are building more slowly and indeed the country has been in recovery economic recovery for the last two years

01:12:36You can defend this this recovery and this country will continue to be yours

01:12:40And so people who put into a very interesting situation, you know, you talk as you talk to people on the streets

01:12:45It's a boy, you know, perhaps we are a bit tired. You know, we we have had crippling sanctions

01:12:52Our our paychecks have gone down significantly in

01:12:562020

01:12:57You know the the if you look compare the the economy in 2012 to 2020. It was

01:13:0599% lower there's only 1% of what the economy was like in in 2012

01:13:10And so you find that, you know people suffered here in Venezuela. There was a mass exodus

01:13:16but in the last couple years people are returning from abroad and

01:13:21Everybody that you meet even those in the opposition will tell you that things have gotten better in the last couple years

01:13:26But I don't think it was the recovery. That was the crux

01:13:29It was the the fact that the opposition did not have a proper

01:13:35Platform to present to the people and the government was saying listen if you give this

01:13:40This election to that those those people in opposition

01:13:43They are going to sell this country and this country something you love and it's something you have to defend and I think the government

01:13:49Platform was just stronger in the long run. Yeah, so Chewbacca. I is it safe to say then

01:13:56That you feel as an election observer

01:14:00you and your team believe that these results that we are seeing they

01:14:07Happen because of free and fair elections. That's one question. And the next question question is

01:14:14Is your work as an election observer your work and the team

01:14:19Is your work finished or what is going to happen today? And let's say over the next few days

01:14:25well, they're about 800 of us here in the country right now and

01:14:30We're gonna start to leave today and tomorrow to return to our

01:14:34Homes and last night, I think you know, everybody was up somewhere in a hotel or in a room doing

01:14:41Interviews just like this one

01:14:44and the the overwhelming opinion of

01:14:47those here is that as I said, the election is something that's fraud proof and

01:14:54You know on even those who have doubts

01:14:56are sure that they those doubts will be clarified as

01:15:00Those paper ballots and a colleague of mine just came to me an hour and a half ago

01:15:05To show me images that they had taken some colleagues from Canada

01:15:10At a polling station where the count was ongoing last night was we were outside the presidential palace. We were actually there

01:15:18outside the palace when the president took the stage and

01:15:23thousands of people

01:15:24From all over the place surrounded the palace to celebrate the victory

01:15:29So we were there for that, but there's some of our colleagues actually went to polling stations at that time to

01:15:35see what was happening and

01:15:37Send pictures first of

01:15:40Accounts taking place. All right, Chewbacca. It's always a pleasure speaking with you. Thank you very much for that update this morning

01:15:47We do appreciate it. Bye for now

01:15:50Take him I'm taking all and all the best to you and his staff there at TV six

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01:18:56All right, so welcome back everyone and thank you very much for staying with us

01:18:59We are talking about now the Amplify youth advocacy camp and we do have on the line this morning

01:19:05president of the

01:19:07Trinidad and Tobago youth advocacy network. We do have Emily and a beach and we also have Vishal

01:19:14Walters, thank you very much for joining us this morning

01:19:17Good morning, and thank you so much for the opportunity to shed light on this initiative

01:19:22Well Amplify which is an advocacy youth camp that we are launching on August 5th this year

01:19:30So as the president and director of Trinidad and Tobago youth advocacy network known as TTN

01:19:36I am extremely excited to share this incredible opportunity for the young leaders of tomorrow and

01:19:44This Amplify event that we are having, the launch itself, it aims to empower the youth

01:19:51advocates aged 15 to 25 in order to equip them with

01:19:57essential skills for effective communication, oratory, strategic planning, professionalism and social media advocacy campaigns

01:20:07So I want to just share some of the objectives of the Amplify event

01:20:11One of the objectives of the Amplify event we have is really about empowering youth advocates

01:20:17And when I say empowering them, it's actually helping them to have their voices be heard, to be amplified and being

01:20:24influential advocates for positive social change and

01:20:29Another objective that we as the executive team at TTN looked at is

01:20:34cultivating transferable skills and what we really mean by that is

01:20:39Enabling our young people to have the

01:20:46communication abilities, right? And ensuring that participants are well-prepared for

01:20:51success in their academic life and their professional life so that they can, you know, start their leadership skills and their roles in the advocacy

01:20:59context and we want to enmesh that and we want to

01:21:03marinate that so that we can have, you know, facilitating real-world advocacy experiences

01:21:09so that our young people will be equipped not just in the workplace, but everywhere that they go and

01:21:16I want to spread light on the social theory or social cognitive theory, right?

01:21:23This is something that we understand that our young people, you know,

01:21:27they are either reinforced by positive or negative influences around us. So this is what Amplify is all about. We want to

01:21:35ensure that our youths, you know, have the ability to

01:21:40understand what they can do in general and to be able to make a better place for

01:21:45themselves and for others.

01:21:48All right, let's bring in Vishal. So Vishal, the camp is on August 5th.

01:21:53What is in store at the camp

01:21:56that is set to launch on August 5th?

01:22:01Good morning, everyone. Thank you for having me once again. So this two-week camp, right?

01:22:07So it's split into two, as I say, two weeks. So the first week it focuses on

01:22:13foundation and development. This is where we try to hone our advocacy skills.

01:22:19So we're looking at oratory training, we're looking at public speaking, we're looking at

01:22:24etiquette, professionalism, skills that young persons need to develop into becoming professionals, right?

01:22:30So we're looking at also identifying local issues and planning how to go about advocating for such issues, right?

01:22:37We also look at,

01:22:39try to go about looking at it through

01:22:42simulation. So we use those skills that we teach our

01:22:46participants into certain scenarios, right? So this will be week one, right?

01:22:52Going into week two now, right? It is basically a campaign development, right?

01:22:58So we're testing the skills again. We're also looking at social media involvement.

01:23:03So we're looking at the social media landscape, how we can use social media to now advocate for our

01:23:10youths and our local issues that we will look at in the camp.

01:23:17So it's

01:23:19the second week is just refining the skills learned in week one, as well as group engagement and

01:23:26collaborations. Yeah, Vishal, but who are some of your feature executives and speakers at the event?

01:23:34So executives would be, so as myself,

01:23:38there's Emily, right? There's our chairman, Karina Samaru. She is one of the core members.

01:23:44I recently joined the organization just last year.

01:23:48Some guest members we will be having, we have Miss Anita Haynes,

01:23:54we have Miss Hazel Manning, and we also have,

01:23:58we have one more guest and that will be

01:24:03Emily, if you could chime in for me.

01:24:05Yes, sure, that's no problem. So we also have Mikayla Panley.

01:24:09Miss Mikayla Panley is going to be there on the launch day.

01:24:12And we have a few other special guests, but we don't want to spoil the surprises on the launch day itself.

01:24:18As for the virtual aspect for our kickoff, where we are going to have virtual training sessions,

01:24:23we will have different guests and we also have

01:24:27those that are in the organizational activity and that are going to be chiming in and delivering the information and

01:24:35making interactive engagements within the workshops itself.

01:24:39So there is a planned schedule and everything that all, you know, participants will be getting on the launch day itself.

01:24:46Yeah. Emily, what's the demographic you're looking at? So I see we're talking about the youth, but from what age?

01:24:55So we're looking at from age 16 to 25.

01:24:59And seeing that that is like mostly young people, so to speak, we want to, we want really

01:25:06for persons that are, you know, born and now, you know, coming into, coming off of school and now graduating and stuff like that too.

01:25:14So we cater for like teenagers from secondary school and also from those who now just graduated and whatnot.

01:25:22All right. So you spoke about a virtual element.

01:25:27Is this going to be for the most part virtual or in-person, face-to-face?

01:25:35Right. So essentially the first day, the launch day is going to be face-to-face where we are having a ceremony.

01:25:42And this is where we are literally going to have all our, you know, guest speakers and all participants, parents, everybody

01:25:50will be incorporated on this day. And then the virtual aspect is where we're going to have all the training sessions where we're going to kick off

01:25:57the actual,

01:25:59you know, engagement of the virtual training and stuff for all the participants.

01:26:04Yeah, so we're speaking about, so it is being launched on August 5th.

01:26:10All right, I'm seeing here at the San Fernando City Hall Auditorium from 9 o'clock to 12 p.m.

01:26:17That's noon.

01:26:19Is it on that day the training begins or on the day after?

01:26:25Well, I would say that as we launch, the participants are in for something really, really good.

01:26:32I would say that the actual components of them engaging and whatnot, this would be an observer effect.

01:26:39Where they can actually see what it is like to be on stage and see, you know,

01:26:45leadership from all our

01:26:48guest speakers that are going to be there. So I would say it starts right away.

01:26:53Yeah.

01:26:54Vishal,

01:26:55any additional information that you'd like to give us? Is there still room for people to register?

01:27:02Right now, the registration is closed off.

01:27:05We could have a discussion about that within our organization if we are willing to have a late registration.

01:27:12But for now, the registration is closed off. As for

01:27:16the

01:27:17longevity of the campaign, it's more so the first day is in person, but throughout it's online.

01:27:25And we'll have a graduation at the end of it. So it's from the 5th straight down to the 8th.

01:27:31And we'll have a graduation on the 16th of August.

01:27:33Well, Emily, from what Vishal is telling us, you all sell out.

01:27:38Yeah, it's packed.

01:27:41What I would like to say is that

01:27:45it's not just an educational endeavor. So all of our viewers looking on, it is a commitment in nurturing the leaders who will have

01:27:53the ability for, you know, social progress in the region and beyond that.

01:27:59And I want to leave you all with one quote. The sky is the limit, right?

01:28:03You know that quote. But I want to say, go beyond the sky. Your galaxy is limitless and it knows no bounds.

01:28:11So, yeah.

01:28:13I can't wait for the launch of Amplify.

01:28:16Yeah, but Emily, judging from the response that you all have gotten, you may have to think about having another such event

01:28:24sometime. I can't say this year, but sometime. I don't mean to put you on the spot.

01:28:28But you all sell out, as I say.

01:28:31Yes.

01:28:32Yes, for sure. There's more coming. TTM has a lot more coming. I can guarantee you that. Yes.

01:28:38Yeah. So tell me, is it possible

01:28:42for more young people to become involved

01:28:47with your organization? And if so, if there's the opportunity, how can they do that?

01:28:53That's a good question. Richelle, you can take this one.

01:28:57Sure.

01:28:59We are always taking in members. If you want to join our organization, right, our handles are

01:29:05TTN Official, right? So, T-T-Y-A-N

01:29:10Official. So that's Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, right? So

01:29:15always send in an application. Right now, we are actually taking in members and we have a deadline set for

01:29:20the 10th of August, right? We will stay tuned to our social media

01:29:26handles to get more information. But

01:29:29our contact information is there and you can always contact us. We're always taking in members and we're always welcome

01:29:35for new faces. All right. Emily, anything else you'd like to add?

01:29:41I would just like to encourage everybody who's listening on, if you have a youth,

01:29:45this is the place for them. Let them join. There are many different departments of their interest that they can feel free to look into. There's mental health,

01:29:54environmental sustainability, gender-based violence,

01:29:58human rights. We look at a lot of different things with social issues and we want social appeal.

01:30:05And the youth is the voice for tomorrow. So,

01:30:09you know, let us continue to embrace that and to

01:30:11amplify their voices. Yes,

01:30:13Emily and Vishal, thank you very much for speaking with us this morning. We do appreciate it.

01:30:18All right. Thank you for having us. All right. Bye for now. Thank you so much.

01:30:22All right. So it's time for a very quick break. But first, we have this for you. It's an image from Mr. Singh.

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01:36:45All right, so welcome back everyone so the Saint Clement Anglican Church in conjunction with the Saint Peter's Ethiopian

01:36:52Orthodox Church, Dallas Avenue, Koke Village and the Saint Madeline Village Council will be hosting Ominira Freedom

01:36:59and Emancipation Project on the 3rd of August.

01:37:02To tell us more about the event is Yvonne De Pisa, chairperson of Ominira Agenda Committee.

01:37:08Yvonne De Pisa, a very special good morning to you.

01:37:13And to you and to the whole of Trinidad and Tobago, especially the parishioners of Saint Clement Anglican Church

01:37:20and the collaboration of the Saint Peter's Ethiopian Orthodox and the Village Council of Saint Madeline.

01:37:27Yeah, now the reason why I

01:37:30I

01:37:31introduced Yvonne this way, Yvonne and I go way back, you know, Yvonne used to be on the picket line

01:37:38and so on, you know, so it's a pleasure speaking with Yvonne this morning.

01:37:42I said to Yvonne, I say Yvonne, where you come on from girl? But Yvonne, it's always good to see you

01:37:49and speaking with you. Yvonne,

01:37:52so tell us, it's a pleasure.

01:37:55So tell us about this event that we're speaking about here. Tell us everything that you can about it.

01:38:04Well, we have noticed at Saint Clement

01:38:08that

01:38:11since the passing of the late Kwame Mulabani, which is Canon Clive Griffith,

01:38:17everybody had known Father Griffith for the work that he did in Saint Clement with the Kwanzaa celebrations.

01:38:25And I remember Marlon that you too would have

01:38:28highlighted the Kwanzaa at Saint Clement when you were at I-95.5.

01:38:34And

01:38:35you know, we realized that after COVID, the church congregation

01:38:41have been dwindling and the participation and the activities within the community too

01:38:47have been sort of lacking.

01:38:49So

01:38:50based on that, and

01:38:52emancipation is just around the corner, we have decided to collaborate

01:38:57and let us put forward

01:38:59this

01:39:00communal agenda for the community, for the church, and for the young ones at heart.

01:39:07Give them, bring back the

01:39:09community spirit.

01:39:12So I'm seeing we're speaking about a day of cultural activities. Give us some more information, Yvonne.

01:39:22Well,

01:39:23because we collaborated with the Ethiopian Orthodox,

01:39:26the activities will actually start

01:39:29from Dallas Avenue, Saint Peter's Ethiopian Orthodox Church,

01:39:34where we will congregate and we will have a

01:39:36just a short thanksgiving service to bless the day.

01:39:41And then we are going to leave from Dallas Avenue to proceed to Saint Clement via procession

01:39:49with music and dramology.

01:39:51And

01:39:52we are going to go into the Saint Clement Anglican Church, where there is the only African Holocaust Memorial site

01:40:00located at Saint Clement,

01:40:02where we will do some libations. We will give thanks to the ancestors.

01:40:07We'll break out for lunch and then we will have

01:40:10cultural activities.

01:40:13From people just around the area, people who are in the arts, the dramology, the dancing.

01:40:19Yeah, so

01:40:22Yeah, go ahead. Yeah, so is there is there a cost to all of this or can people just come?

01:40:30No, people can just come because it is for the community. It is for the youth. It is for the community

01:40:36and the environs.

01:40:39Border in Kokie, you have Monrepoe, you have Presenville,

01:40:43you know, and Saint Magdalene, you have

01:40:46Charles

01:40:48St. John Village, Princess Don Palmyra, you know, so it is for the community and it's also for the

01:40:54the members of the Anglican Church.

01:40:57Not only Saint Clement, but the other Anglican Church.

01:41:02Come and see what Saint Clement has to do, is doing.

01:41:05All right, so

01:41:07So it's an entire program. Yeah, all and sundry. All right. What time do the proceedings begin?

01:41:18The proceedings begin at 10 a.m at the Saint Peter's Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Dallas Avenue.

01:41:25We will probably stay there for about an hour at 11 o'clock

01:41:28and then we will proceed

01:41:31along the Napoleon Monroe Road

01:41:34into Saint Magdalene

01:41:36and Saint Clement around lunch time.

01:41:41All right, so just to tell people again,

01:41:46our viewers that the Freedom Procession is on August 3rd.

01:41:50The procession will begin at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church at 10 a.m

01:41:54and then proceed at 11 a.m to the Napoleon Monroe Road ending

01:42:00at the African Holocaust Memorial

01:42:03Park. Now

01:42:05Yvonne, any additional information that you'd like to share with us before you leave us this morning?

01:42:12Oh, yes. Homage will be paid to

01:42:15Canon Kwame Muslabani

01:42:18and

01:42:19Kess Garnett Abraham Springer.

01:42:21Kess Garnett Abraham Springer was the pioneer and the founder of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

01:42:28in Trinidad and Tobago

01:42:30and the Caribbean

01:42:32and the Village Council is also going to pay homage to Juan Metzeli Keris who is noteworthy

01:42:39for doing activities

01:42:42within the community.

01:42:44So we are going to pay homage to those

01:42:46special people.

01:42:48Yeah, Yvonne, it sounds like a

01:42:50wholesome family day of activities, right?

01:42:54It is, it is, it is.

01:42:57It is. So we are asking the community to come out. We are asking the Anglican Churches and even the Ethiopian Orthodox Church

01:43:05please come out in your numbers, come out and enjoy the day with the St. Clement, the St. Peter's Parish

01:43:13and the Village Council at St. Clement Anglican Church here at the Ominara Agenda.

01:43:19Yes, Yvonne Depiza,

01:43:21it was a pleasure speaking with you this morning.

01:43:24It takes me back to the picket line, you know, and the protest.

01:43:42Thank you for the energy this morning, thank you for the information and we wish you

01:43:47all the best, right, on August

01:43:503rd again.

01:43:53All right, so it's August 3rd. Yvonne, bye for now. Take care. It was good speaking with you.

01:44:00All right, so it's time for a very quick break, everybody. We're coming back. Oh, listen, Yvonne Depiza.

01:44:06Yeah, boy, she bring back, she has brought back a lot of memories. All right, so we can take some calls after the break.

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01:48:09Listen, this is a very sad story here. I saw

01:48:13Pictures on social media yesterday. We have to do something. We need to curb that level of activity when you're putting up

01:48:20Dismembered bodies and so on on social media. Sometimes the relatives don't know

01:48:25and then you have

01:48:27on social media, they they are

01:48:30informed of their relatives passing via social media showing a dismembered body, you know

01:48:36Let me use some sense now, please and some sensitivity so good samaritan prison officer dies on highway

01:48:43Prison officer was struck and killed by a van on the solomon hochoy highway while going to help another motorist early yesterday morning

01:48:50He is mahindra ramdial 27. He was walking to a vehicle on the highway median

01:48:57When he was hit by the van

01:48:59And thrown approximately 200

01:49:02Meters before he landed in bushes where he died

01:49:06All right

01:49:07So ramdial was returning to his cuva home after working a night shift when he stopped his mitsubishi gallon car on the shoulder

01:49:15of the southbound lane of the highway at around

01:49:19550 am. Yeah, so condolences to

01:49:23mahindra's

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01:49:44Sleepy monday morning for for some of you, but we have to get up right mova is on the line mova. Good morning

01:49:50Good morning. Yes

01:49:52Good morning

01:50:22But there's a powerful powerful force or powerful group of people who are quite happy with the time

01:50:33Because it is never difficult to deal with but somehow no one seems to have an idea

01:50:39how to address

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01:50:45We just have a few more minutes again. Heinz vows to clean up streets young kids on drugs

01:50:51The government is committed to removing drugs from the streets of trinidad and tobago as it is believed to be a foundation

01:50:58Or a foundational pillar of criminal activities

01:51:01So said minister of national security Fitzgerald hines during an interview on i-95.5 fm yesterday now

01:51:08Heinz praised the efforts of the ttps counter trafficking unit and various units of the ttps noting that their efforts had led to

01:51:15Several successes over the last few years the most recent being tnt's upgrade to tier two in the united states

01:51:23department

01:51:252024 trafficking in persons report. However, heinz noted that there was still a ways to go

01:51:31Part of the path he contended was to treat with the use of illegal drugs. All right, so

01:51:38Time is ticking. You know, you may have just time for one more call if you can call us now on two nine nine zero zero

01:51:45four seven young acts for rowley

01:51:48Prime minister heads off to grenada

01:51:50So minister of energy and energy industry stewart young has been appointed to act as prime minister following prime minister

01:51:57Dr. Keith rowley's departure to grenada yesterday. It is the first time young has been asked to act as prime minister

01:52:03You know somebody said to me some time ago. So if somebody acting as prime minister, do they get paid as prime minister?

01:52:10I don't know

01:52:12But it's a good question it's not a bad question it's a good question right belmont is on the line belmont good morning

01:52:21Belmont tune down tune down your volume on your television set so we can hear you

01:52:27All right belmont you're back with us i'm in the remote good morning and how are you today sir? I'm good. I'm good

01:52:33Wonderful. Um, i'm going to say something. I gave you the green

01:52:37Especially on so many crime in the country there is crime in country. Yes, but it's still a beautiful country

01:52:45really beautiful

01:52:46All right, I can still walk outside

01:52:49And do as I choose most of the time

01:52:52Right and i'm not eating something badly or murdered around because it's far and between from where I am

01:52:59Yes, the government's trying to do something

01:53:03but it is

01:53:07Internationally and the people who committed these murders

01:53:11I must say

01:53:13I'm having a good time because they know

01:53:16That the persons in charge, okay

01:53:19Have no idea about

01:53:22It in place unless we do like other countries and they sweep the gangs off the street. Yes, things wouldn't get better

01:53:30All right, okay

01:53:32Thank you very much, sir, and that's going to be it for our program for today

01:53:35All right, so we leave we leave you with this image, uh from our very own shellyanne vialva. Yeah, that's a beautiful picture there

01:53:42She celebrated a birthday last week, you know, I will not tell her I will not tell you all her age

01:53:47But see you all tomorrow everybody. Bye for now

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