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  • 11 months ago
The PNM's candidate for Laventille West in the upcoming General ELection held a Christmas event for the children of East Port of Spain.

Saying it is in its 11th year,, he also said such events can foster preventative measures where the fight against crime is concerned.

Juhel Browne reports.
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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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