00:00Acting Attorney General Stuart Young, the Minister of Energy, extended congratulations
00:05on Facebook on Sunday to the PNM's candidate for Laventille West, Karim Marcel, for hosting
00:10his children's Christmas Treat 2024 in Beetham Gardens.
00:15The Acting AG's Facebook post was also accompanied by photos showing his attendance.
00:20Mr Marcel spoke with the media before Minister Young's arrival at the event, which took place
00:25on Saturday, and responded to a question about the murder toll in Trinidad and Tobago
00:30surpassing the 600 mark in 2024.
00:55And Mr Marcel pointed out that his children's Christmas Treat is not a new event.
01:08So this is an annual event, it's actually our 11th year doing this, and this year of
01:14course we have gone to a bigger scale because we are of course catering for children of
01:21the entire East Coast of Spain, right, and we have over, we expect in excess of 3,000
01:30children here today, and of course their parents and even young adults who, you know, come
01:35and take part in the event.
01:37He said this year's event is not like the others before it.
01:40We have Coney Islands, we have obstacle courses, bouncy castles, face painting, horseback riding,
01:47then we have toys for all the children, 10 and under, and then we are going to have some
01:52performances from big soccer artists like Irfan Alves and Ding Dong, we expect a contingent
01:58of government officials and ministers coming here.
02:02Mr Marcel said the rain on Saturday caused the delay, but did not stop those from East
02:07Port of Spain who arrived to attend the event.
02:10Jule Brown, TV6 News.
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