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03:34Welcome to Beyond the Tape. I'm your host, Mark Bassant.
03:38Welcome to our viewers across Trinidad and Tobago, and welcome to our viewers across the world.
03:43Happy Valentine's Day to all.
03:45It's Friday, and it's also day 47 of the state of emergency.
03:50And with us today is Acting Sergeant Kevin Greenidge of the Community Oriented Policing Unit, Northern Division, and also Oropun Police Youth Club.
04:01Welcome. I see you're wearing your red today, boy. Love is in the air.
04:05Good afternoon, Mark. Good afternoon, Trinidad and Tobago.
04:07I would like to share the sentiment of Happy Valentine's Day as well to all.
04:11Love is lovely.
04:13Indeed.
04:15So, what have you been up to recently?
04:21Well, speaking from a Northern Community Oriented Policing Section perspective, we started the term running hard.
04:29And we are very pleased with the results we are getting in terms of incidents of school violence.
04:36I'm certain you are observing and seeing that there has been a significant decrease in that.
04:42And it comes out of consistent engagement in the schools.
04:46The schools under our remit presently would be Johnson's Finishing School, where I would like to say good evening and Happy Valentine's Day to Miss Gulcheran,
04:55Vice Principal of the school, Bonnie High, Miss Sweet, Miss Kirk from the Iroquois Government Primary School,
05:04Miss Harewood from the Trinity East Secondary School, and Miss Seaton from the Arima North Secondary.
05:10As recent as Monday, we would have addressed the general population of the Arima North Secondary
05:18because there were minimal incidents of violence in the school itself
05:21because of the intensity of the patrols on the outside.
05:25They are now trying to do mischief within the school.
05:28So, of course, we will take our proactive policing within the walls and the confines of the school itself.
05:35So, we are reaping rewards of that as well as we are in the midst of the carnival season.
05:42So, of course, we are treating with carnival safety and sensitizing the public at large
05:47as to the do's and don'ts in terms of ensuring that they enjoy the revelry as safe as possible.
05:55You mentioned the drop in school violence, but comparatively to last year, this time, I guess you can use that as a benchmark.
06:04Yeah, we always do.
06:06And, of course, not just in your area, but how impactful has this program been across Trinidad and Tobago over the last six months?
06:11I think we are seeing results. I do not have the statistics before me now, so I won't quote statistics.
06:18But I think, generally speaking, we have seen less videos of incidents, which is a good sign.
06:27And, of course, my officers specifically, Ms. Jocelyn, Ms. Price, Ms. Graves-Ambrose and others,
06:35really, we start our morning at 6.30 a.m. and we go into the areas and ensure that the children go directly to school without loitering.
06:47This morning at Subway and Arima, we had several gentlemen from different schools bearing roses, waiting on their beloveds.
06:56And they were, unfortunately, sent to school. They could do that after school.
07:00Of course. Love can wait in some cases, right?
07:03Exactly.
07:05Day 47 of the State of Emergency, and we just want to take a quick look at the updated figures.
07:14So, Day 47, State of Emergency update.
07:18Number of operations, 2,528.
07:22Priority offenders, 2,067.
07:25Searches conducted, 16,963.
07:29Traffic operations, 2,213.
07:32Total persons arrested thus far, 1,857.
07:37Traffic offenses detected, 8,998.
07:42Firearms recovered, 85.
07:44Ammunition recovered, 1,840.
07:47Dangerous drugs seized thus far, 302,467 grams of cannabis and 1,318 grams of cocaine.
07:58Acting Sergeant Greenwich, police is relentless in their fight against the furious aliens.
08:05Yes, we are, and there is no giving up.
08:08We have our challenges, but we are very, as you rightfully said, relentless in our cause, and we will not give up the stake.
08:17The stakes are too high to do so.
08:19We are speaking of the safety and the feeling of safety of our entire nation at large.
08:24Yes, certainly.
08:25And as we talk about safety, we also have to speak about safety on the roads.
08:30Asking people to be alert.
08:32You know, every day now, we are seeing some horrific accidents.
08:35Yes.
08:37And this afternoon, there was one heading east, near the Valsane area.
08:43A nine-car smash-up, can you believe?
08:46This happened about 3.30, 5.30, 3.40 this afternoon.
08:50And it's only now people are starting to feel the lesser effects of a serious traffic,
08:57where they actually had to open the priority bus route to allow motorists to traverse the bus route.
09:05Because this accident, you're seeing a couple of people lying on the road where they're injured, of course.
09:11That car really got banged up there, and if you look at this from another angle,
09:17you'll see how many vehicles were involved.
09:22Some, not too badly, you know, damaged or destroyed.
09:27But rather, when you go up, you see these vehicles that are in the middle or middle lanes of the highway here.
09:34That seems to be a... and look at this other vehicle here.
09:37So, based on that accident, Sergeant Greenidge, you know,
09:42that also, this comes at a time when people are finishing work.
09:44So, rush hour, inconvenience.
09:47But that seems to be some serious speed there, with the collision I'm seeing there and the destruction.
09:54And once again, Mark, I think as we would like to sensitize the general public
10:01that the roadblocks and the road exercises we are seeing may seem to be some level of inconvenience.
10:06But situations like these shows us that it's necessary.
10:12Additionally, if you watch the statistics in terms of the amount of traffic offenses detected,
10:20it says a lot about us in terms of the lawlessness on the roadways, which can of course lead to the carnage.
10:27So, we're asking all the drivers on the road, let us abide by the road traffic laws
10:33and attempt to reach home safely.
10:35And secondly, besides reaching home safely and securely,
10:39we have to consider the inconvenience it places other persons utilizing the roadways
10:44on when there's an accident in terms of clearing the roadway and that traffic buildup.
10:48Yeah, and obviously, as we go into the weekend, acting Sergeant Greenidge,
10:53there are going to be a number of events.
10:55And I want you to implore people, do not drink and drive.
10:59Yesterday, we had ASP Russell talk about,
11:02don't think because you're a designated driver, you can drink a little bit and then you can drive.
11:08Find a designated driver who does not drink, period.
11:12Because with alcohol, it also speaks of tolerance.
11:15Your body type and mine may be different.
11:19So, you may have a better tolerance for alcohol than I do.
11:22So, the impact of two beers on me may be different to you.
11:26So, we are pleading to the designated drivers, it is best not to drink at all.
11:30Right, because you don't know what the tolerance would be like in that period.
11:35Yes, certainly. And we want to encourage, we cannot repeat this enough on this show.
11:40Please, if you're going out to an event and you're going to be drinking,
11:45get a friend that is not going to be drinking on that specific night to volunteer.
11:50If they're going to the event as well, or friends,
11:54one person designated driver not consuming any kind of alcohol,
11:57so that when he's taking you guys back home, you all can feel safe that he did not,
12:03or she did not consume any alcohol.
12:05And of course, you go to the party, have a good time and you get back home safely.
12:09So, a driver's judgment is not impaired, which is most important.
12:13Yes, certainly. Alright, we're going to take a look now at our headlines.
12:27So, some of the headlines within the last 24 hours, and we talked about, you know,
12:44the firearms being recovered on the streets.
12:47And it was so sad to see there was three people were shot and killed yesterday,
12:51and a woman was actually shot by a high-powered weapon last night in the Marabella area.
12:59You're seeing some video there of the wounded person lying on the side of the roadway, apparently shot.
13:07We don't have all the details of who, what, when, where and why,
13:11but I know the police is looking into the shooting.
13:15Yes. Again, we are asking the public to join with us in this battle.
13:22See something, see something.
13:24I think we all would know at least one officer we trust,
13:27that we could trust with the information in moving forward.
13:30We are heavily dependent.
13:32In fact, I would say that information is the lifeblood of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.
13:36And in order to bring persons to justice,
13:39we truly require getting that information so as to assist in the investigations.
13:44Yes, certainly.
13:46And I know that, I just wanted to quickly,
13:48if we had the TIDA that was intercepted yesterday on the Lady Young Road,
13:52my understanding is that the suspects who were allegedly involved in the shooting of the two men,
13:59one was shot and killed and the other was wounded,
14:02they were not apprehended.
14:04Apparently, they abandoned that vehicle and they escaped on foot.
14:08So police say they are still searching for those suspects
14:12who are involved in that fatal shooting that occurred at 7th Avenue in Malik.
14:18Alright, we are going to take a short break and we will be back. Stay with us.
14:24I have children growing up, children who are not involved in nothing,
14:28people who are not involved in nothing,
14:30and they are paying the penalty of crime in the area.
14:33Understand?
14:35But I find the police should do a little more than just wait on a call to say,
14:42right, something happened in the area, I'll let you go in the area.
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18:22Welcome back to Beyond the Tape. I'm your host Mark Bassan, joined today by acting Sgt. Kevin
18:26Greenwich of the Community Oriented Policing Unit of the Northern Division and of course
18:30also attached to the Urupun Police Youth Club. Remember the numbers to call 623-1711,
18:37extensions 1996 and 1997. Staying with road safety and of course you never know sometimes
18:45you might see some of the darndest things while driving on the roadway, especially at night.
18:50Last night motorists encountered this burning vehicle along the Mosquito Creek. We're not
19:00too familiar with what might have happened. I don't know if there was some kind of explosion
19:06or some leak of some sort and the motorists would have abandoned the vehicle which later
19:11burst into flames. Acting Sgt. Yeah, again sometimes we have to be mindful of the
19:20persons we have servicing our vehicles as well. Yes. Right, remember vehicles is a combination
19:26of electricity and gas which could be a deadly cocktail if not treated with in the right way.
19:33Yeah. And we also had a similar incident this afternoon along the Lady Yonge Road,
19:43seeing another vehicle here engulfed in flames. Some motorists deciding to turn around maybe
19:50because of the intensity of the heat, while others would have traversed the road there and
19:56the burning. It looks like a burning SUV from this angle here. Again, the same principle applies
20:04to what I just said. Sometimes it could be a maintenance issue. Yeah, I mean it certainly
20:10would draw the attention of motorists and it's probably at a very busy time. I think that was
20:16just before three o'clock this afternoon. Yes, along the Lady Yonge Road and of course
20:22obviously some peering eyes, people as they say macro traffic, want to stop and look and that in
20:27itself. And maybe that's something you could also address because sometimes an accident is on one
20:32side of the highway and you would expect that side to have to encounter traffic, but the opposite
20:38direction you're getting the same traffic. I think it's human nature for us to want to look,
20:43especially if we may be familiar with the car number of persons who may be involved,
20:48but we also have to give consideration to other persons using the road and ensuring that the
20:53traffic flows freely without interruption. Sometimes even the build-up of traffic can
21:01affect the officers who are in fact on the road treating with the accident at the time.
21:06Yep, indeed and of course as you said you might want to slow down, but then if you slow down you
21:10might even cause an accident on your side. Exactly. So you've got to be mindful of that motorists on
21:15the roadway and of course this is another video during the night time, rather unexpected, seems to
21:23be on a highway, maybe heading south or east and then this happens. Take a quick look.
21:36I think it's dated, I think it's a bit old, but we just wanted to kind of
21:40demonstrate apart from burning vehicles that you have somebody that was actually, what,
21:45roller billing? On the middle of the highway. In the middle of the highway against the traffic.
21:52On a poorly lit road. Yeah. Right, so again, we don't know, I don't know the circumstances under
21:58which the person would have been doing that, but we are asking our young population,
22:03not every challenge we see on social media, TikTok and so on, is worth your life.
22:09Right, we see them taking some ridiculous risks to do whatever is trending challenges at that
22:16appropriate time. And you know that reminds me, acting sergeant, if you all are familiar, in Brazil
22:22there are trains that run and there are young children that stand on top of these trains and
22:27their wires running and they try to duck under these wires. It's tantamount to something like
22:33that daredevil challenge. Challenges, yeah. Some have perished after trying to do such.
22:38So there's an old saying, what is joke for school children is death for crapo.
22:42So you need to be mindful of that as well. I know you have some good news to share with us
22:50in relation to some of the personnel at the youth club. Yes, so one of the key components in terms
23:00of police youth clubs is in fact to guide our young people from as small as the tender age of
23:07five into adulthood to become productive members of society. Right, most of the clubs in Northern
23:13Division are within the 9-10 year age in terms of the age of the clubs. And this week we would
23:20have seen 11 members of clubs throughout Northern Division, including the Moropun Police Youth Club,
23:27Razzes and Rafael and others. I'm having 11 police youth club members successfully being
23:34recruited to train with the Special Reserve Police. So they would be in fact joining the
23:39ranks of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service upon successful completion of their training.
23:47Could you just explain the process, you know, being in the youth club,
23:52what it entails for them to have to attain that standard to get into the SRP?
23:56The being in a police youth club does not guarantee or isn't that mandatory. Right,
24:03that's why I ask. Right, but some of those who may have been desirous to become police officers,
24:10having been mentored by police officers and literally have been raised by police officers
24:15more or less, do share the desire to become police officers themselves. And as such,
24:21once the opportunity arrives, some of them would have been playing even football with the police
24:25youth team from nine, ten years old. Some of them are still in the Super League teams,
24:29they're in the pro team. So they now have the opportunity to apply and go through the same
24:35prerequisite as anybody else, the same procedures, right, the same medical background check,
24:43everything as everybody else. And we are really happy that 11 members of Northern Division
24:49were selected to move on into the training. I imagine part of that benchmark to get selected
24:54would be obviously part of it would be how they have done in terms of discipline. Yes. While at
24:59the youth club. Most important. And of course how they interact with others, how they treat
25:05with certain situations for them to get to that juncture. So everything that speaks of
25:11positive character and integrity would be tested and of course checked to ensure that they do have
25:18what it takes to become productive, positive police officers that would not bring the service
25:23into disrepute. Yes. Now I want to laugh at a few of them today because they would always make fun
25:29of my bald head, right, but to go and train, they too have been. Even, so we've seen the Pope,
25:36Kevin Greenidge Jr., they are all have bald heads now. Right. It's my turn to laugh.
25:43And I imagine it's a rather proud moment for you acting Sergeant Greenidge and other officers
25:50who are part and parcel of seeing that journey of these young men coming into the youth club and
25:56building themselves, their character, the way they interact with people because you obviously
26:02have to break down some barriers as an individual coming in. If you don't like to speak to people,
26:06you have to learn to interact and treat others with that same respect that you would
26:11like to be also treated. Exactly. So most of the youth clubs really, really focus on character
26:16building and ensuring that they understand what is positive socialization. We have a generation
26:22now that it is challenging to get them to socialize. Social media, gaming, all these things have
26:30taken over. Yes. From going outside and playing with friends, talking. So it is very, so what we
26:37tend to encourage is that physical socialization, right, how you manage conflict, how you treat
26:43issues. You can't learn that from a bedroom in front of a game by yourself, right. So we are very,
26:48very proud. I know Miss Lewis, Miss Grace from the Maloney Youth Club, Miss Jocelyn from Brazzers
26:55San Rafael, myself, Miss Roach, Constable Perry, and others, Miss Ross are very, very proud of
27:02these young individuals and we hope that at least one of them could go on to become the best recruit.
27:08Yes. And I want to extend my congratulations to those 11 young men that. One lady. What, sorry,
27:1610, 10, 10 young men and one young lady. Actually the young lady, Moesha Smith, she started off playing
27:23football with police. She played basketball on a national level and she's now the under 19
27:30captain for the Trans-American rugby team. She also plays rugby with police as well,
27:35right, and she started with the club when she was like about six years old. So we certainly want to
27:38congratulate one and all and maybe one day they'll be standing here talking just like you about
27:45somebody or some young people that they also assisted. That will become my proudest moment.
27:49Yes, indeed. All right, we're going to take a short break and we'll be back. Stay with us.
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31:06Welcome to Beyond the Tape. I'm your host Mark Bassan joined today by acting Sergeant Kevin
31:20Greenwich of the Community Oriented Policing Unit of the Northern Division and also attached to the
31:25Iroquoian Police Youth Club. We're continuing our series Voice of the People in a Northeastern
31:31Settlement in Sanguigandi. Let's take a look.
31:40How long have you been living in this area Jacob Settlement? Over 21 years.
32:03How would you describe this area 20 years ago before it became one of those areas described
32:09as a hotspot? It was a peaceful community where everybody was one with no flicker crime and
32:19thing was going on in the area at that point of time. So now I wouldn't say it have a flicker
32:25crime going on but in every community it have crimes. But in this community it's a peaceful
32:33nice community where we find it's just starting from the homes and then like a parenting.
32:43Plenty youths on the streets. Plenty youths can't get work. Plenty youths finish in school
32:48but they get gray and think and they have to be home at the same time. Going and learn trade and
32:53think and still they're home because they've been getting work. So I believe it start from home.
33:01Understand? Like a parenting. Understand? In community it have ups and downs. It have
33:10it have people they say well some place might sell drugs and they must say it's a block.
33:15Understand? That's a form of surviving in the community. Not everybody could go out and get
33:21work but everybody family have to get feed at the end of the day. Do you believe that this community
33:26is doing enough to mitigate crime and I talk about the entire community not just your area
33:34in terms of minimizing crime and getting it down to an executable level? No I don't believe so.
33:41I don't believe the community do anything sir to decrease crime in the area. I don't believe so.
33:48And why is that? Because I see it going on.
33:51The police might do the work and the police can't call it have a crime in the area they come.
33:57You understand? That is their work. But the people in the area are not coming together to say
34:03hey listen this man is the man who break the shop here. Let me give the police this man.
34:09This is the man who knock and you understand the situation in the community we don't have that.
34:15So you talk about police officers doing work right? Yeah. How are you as a community you
34:21think you could help bridge the gap between the distrust of the police and the community
34:26coming together with the police to help them minimize crime in the area? How I think about
34:32that? What I think about that? Yes. I think well it could happen and I find it should happen
34:39some because they're going to have children growing up children who nothing involved with
34:43nothing people do nothing involved with nothing and they're paying the penalty of crime in the
34:47area. You understand? But I find the police should do a little more than just waiting on a call to
34:57say right something happened in the area. I'll let you go in the area. I find you should have
35:01police youth club and thing where you're coming and going to house oh hey your child your son
35:05not in school your son not in trade what he doing? You understand? Where is he about for the day?
35:12You understand? And this is the kind of push parents and family needs. You understand? Because plenty
35:18parents can't sit by their children. They can't talk to their children. You understand? They need the hands of the police
35:23and guardians to help. Now we don't want to put everything on the police right? And
35:29we know that we have a responsibility as citizens of the country and in whatever community that we
35:34live to also play our part and making the change happen right? Correct. And in your
35:42opinion what would be some of the things you would like to see change and how would you make
35:46that change and that turnaround for your community? Plenty sports program, plenty youth program, work
35:56you understand? This is the kind of thing they start to help to release pressure off our people
36:01even young youths. You understand? This is the kind of thing because when our youth have a work and you have
36:06and thing you know go and study crime. You understand? Because you have something to
36:11to to reflect on. You understand? But if you have nothing to reflect on the first thing is your entire
36:17youth mind is sell drugs, rob because they need they need things. We're humans. You understand? We all need things.
36:27What do you tell a young man who comes and asks for to do something illegal? What would you tell
36:32him? I'll tell them that this is not the first priority. That all kind of program, all kind of
36:40youth program and sport program and thing first. This is the last priority.
36:46And what would you your closing message to our youngsters and the whole across
36:51Trinidad and Tobago? Well boy, crime don't pay.
36:56Trust me, crime don't pay. I've been through it. Still going through it. Crime don't pay. If I had a chance I'd take
37:02myself out but crime don't pay. So all youths are cautioned in Trinidad and Tobago. Try your best
37:09to achieve something in life and crime is the last priority.
37:15Crime don't pay. Lack of parenting. He spoke about youth clubs, the necessity for things like that in those areas.
37:25He also spoke about some of the underlying causes of crime. Neglect, poverty,
37:33lack of community youth engagement. He speak about young people being in survival mode
37:44because of whatever their economic bracket is. They have a sense of hopelessness and of course
37:50they believe that crime is the only option available. The message to the end is a very
37:58serious one in terms of crime does not pay. The Trinidad and Tobago police service
38:08through the community-oriented policing section which is now spearheaded by Superintendent Ram
38:13Samaru have been doing our part in terms of engaging the community and really trying to
38:22engender and foster that community public trust for the police. So the question was asked
38:29by engaging the young people, engaging the schools, educating them in terms of
38:35options available. Ideally children learn what they see and of course he made a very salient point
38:43that they are seeing graduates who are unemployed and people in crime who are financially
38:51stable. So there's a lot more to be done to change our narrative to give our young
38:57people some sense of hope. He spoke about community engagements. I'll give you an example.
39:05The Housing Development Corporation build houses, they build estates, they build developments.
39:12The onus is on us as the residents to build a community and that can only happen with
39:18positive engagements, having a vision of what you want your community to become and of course
39:24everyone sharing that same objective and that same vision in terms of building our community
39:29what we want it to be. So he made some very excellent points. I appreciate the work you're
39:36doing in that aspect because it is of course highlighting and showcasing the underlying
39:42causes of crime. Most certainly. I really want to thank all those who contributed, who spoke to us
39:49at Northeastern Settlement and you know there's a stigma about these areas but there are really
39:54some very intelligent persons there. Definitely. They know the area, they know what is needed.
40:00So some of those ideas channeled in with the assistance of the police and other
40:04NGO organizations can certainly make a difference. Speaking of NGO organizations,
40:10one of the avenues we try to get all young people involved in is that of entrepreneurship
40:16and having their own businesses. We have a gentleman by the name of Inshan Salamat.
40:22Let's talk about him when we get back. All right, no problem. All right, we're going to
40:25take a short break and we'll be back. Stay with us. Nice.
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44:04Welcome back to Beyond the Tape. I'm your host, Mark Bassan, joined today by acting
44:07Sergeant Kevin Greenidge from the Community Oriented Policing Unit of the Northern Division
44:12and also Oropun Police Youth Club. And before the break, we were talking about Better Business
44:19TT. Right, so Better Business TT, Mark, is a platform that was founded by Mr. Inshan Salamat,
44:26right, who saw the need when he observed, one, the amount of home invasions were taking place
44:34throughout the country as well as the amount of civil matters there were in terms of people not
44:40acquiring value for money when they hire people for services. So what he does really is he provides
44:48a platform, BBTT, where you can select persons who are checked and scrutinized to perform services
44:59for you. So if you need an air conditioner repair at your home and you're very skeptical about who
45:04you'll allow in your bedroom to do the repairs, you can, in fact, go to the site and there are
45:09people that would have done background checks and so on that they can approve and say, well,
45:14this person would be safe in your home. Right, they go even further that if there's any discrepancy
45:19or mismanagement, whatever the case may be, they would call both parties in for mediation or if it
45:27even leads to the police, they will treat with it as well. I think it's a brilliant concept,
45:32especially with what we've seen. Yes. We have seen taking place in terms of home invasions,
45:36in terms of other issues. He even encourages young entrepreneurs to get their business on
45:42the platform so that they can acquire more sustainability in the form of clients.
45:50Right, so once you're given a clean bill of health, your small business is placed on the site
45:58and, of course, people can now go there and safely engage you. So it's better business. BBTT,
46:04betterbusiness.com. I think once you Google it, it will come up automatically. So better business
46:10TT. Yeah. How long has that been in existence? For some time, I really don't know how long,
46:19but what would have taken place is he would have come to the community policing. Right. And he was
46:25you know, insensitizing us on it and we thought it was an excellent concept
46:32to ensure that even it is good for business for the police. Yes. Because once we have approved
46:38persons who with a background check, who we know who they are providing services,
46:43should something happen, we have a point in which to start for investigations.
46:46Yeah, that's what that would have been my next question. I guess there must be some
46:50cooperation or some assistance from the police side to do the proper background checks. You know,
46:57it's like getting a certificate of character as well. Actually, he has his own investigators.
47:02Right. Right. And what he indicated is they do traditional investigation boots on the ground.
47:09So they'll go to neighbors and whoever. That's like recruiting. Right. And get the information
47:15compile it, put it together and decide, well, all right, now this this person will be risky
47:20or this one is approved to go on the platform to provide service to the public. Have you ever used
47:24the service? Not just yet, but I intend to. And from reports of persons who might have used the
47:30service and maybe you would have interacted with them at some point. They have an excellent track
47:36record. Really? I mean, I visited the site, I did research and I am very impressed with what I saw.
47:42Yes. As you said, you know, home invasions are pretty critical. You know, it's been
47:47growing in number over the last year across Trinidad and Tobago. And, you know, there's
47:52also that issue where you have people posing to be TNT workers or other types of workers,
47:59cable and so on. So, I mean, even if you schedule a repair, but you're not sure of the person,
48:05definitely this is a site that will definitely assist you. And identify. And identify making
48:12the right decision because, as you said, the background checks are extremely important. Yes.
48:17When it comes to ensuring you feel safe and secure, allowing somebody into your home.
48:23Exactly. And if you look at it along the line of our vulnerable in society, our hearing impaired,
48:29our blind, we really need people that are trustworthy and who we can depend on to go
48:34into their homes and not, no pun intended, rub them blind. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's really a
48:42good, I didn't even know something like that existed to me. So, it is certainly something
48:47that it's called Better Business TT. I guess if you Google it as acting Sergeant Greenidge
48:53indicated, you will be able to find it. And then I think you said there's a plethora of
48:59professional assistance. Small businesses, small services, landscapers, air conditioning,
49:06repairs, plumbers, and so on, I think, and have safely in the home because and with the comfort
49:11that they were vetted prior. Okay. So, certainly we encourage anybody who's looking for technician
49:19or air conditioning person or even a gardener or some sort, check out the site. All right,
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52:18Welcome back to Beyond the Tape. I'm your host, Mark Massan, joined today by acting
52:43Sgt. Kevin Greenidge of the Community Policing, Oriented Policing Unit of the Northern Division
52:49and also the Rupun Police Youth Club. And I know you have some important information
52:54as it pertains to Carnival. Yes, so as I indicated, we are in fact in the middle of our
53:03most wonderful time of the year, the biggest show on earth, and of course we are asking persons to
53:10um your safety primarily is your first responsibility, right? So to our young
53:16ladies, we're asking you all to ensure that if you're going to fetch, you're going out with
53:21traveling groups, responsible groups that is. You don't want any friend who would go missing
53:26in the middle of the party and leave you stranded, right? We're asking you all to be mindful of your
53:32drinks, right? Recently a colleague of mine indicated that there is a trending thing on TikTok
53:40product. It's like a woogie, like a wristband, right? And you can use it to place it on
53:46the drink to cover it and secure it from persons placing things in it. Okay, right,
53:52it's an interesting travel cover, right? Ensure that of course you have proper transport to and
53:59from whatever venue you're going to and manage your alcohol intake, right? I want to show that
54:08the public understands that we do have life after Carnival and we don't want to do anything that
54:14would cost us a lifetime of regret after having enjoyed ourselves, right? For our children,
54:21we usually ensure that they have name tags in case they are lost. Ensure that supervision is of course
54:28constant. Coach them in being able to be interviewed with regards to their name, their
54:34address and so on. If they are to use public utilities, they ought to be able to do so
54:41in the company of a responsible adult as well, right? As I said before, there is life after
54:47Carnival and we want to ensure that we enjoy our lives after the Carnival season. Yeah and of course
54:54you know, we also have to be mindful, you know, sometimes you go to FETS and you see people that
55:00I don't know if they are underage but they are in effect and they are consuming alcohol. Yes.
55:04You also have to be mindful of that. So and again, it is in fact unlawful. The sale of alcohol, tobacco
55:12and other to minors is an offense and I'm certain that the entire Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
55:18will be out there in defense of our young people and ensuring that they do enjoy themselves in a
55:24legal manner within their age group. The time will come for alcohol, the time will come for these
55:30things. There is no need to rush life at this time. Yes, certainly and of course we also not
55:37to advertise where you're going on social media. Yes, we love to do that. Leave your homes vulnerable
55:43and persons if you leave your mother, your father, God forbid elderly people and you also
55:48leave and go out, we leave them at the mercy of criminals. Again, home invasions, right? Additionally,
55:55it constitutes an offense leaving children unattended at home to go and party. It is
56:00grossly irresponsible and of course you can in fact have a question and answer before courts
56:07if it is discovered that you are doing so. Yeah, another thing, you know, there's also safety concerns
56:12because, you know, they've been in the past where fires have broken out and children have lost their
56:18lives. In the past, in the last couple of years, I recall there was a couple of incidents like that
56:23where parents would have left these children unattended during the carnival or even during
56:29the August holidays or Easter holidays and things like this could happen. So what we need to
56:36understand, there would be other parties, there would be other carnivals by the grace of God.
56:40It makes no sense we put our children or vulnerable or sick at risk to enjoy a few hours
56:46of fun. Yeah, certainly and of course, one of the other most important things is road safety.
56:54We cannot repeat that enough on this program. Acting Sergeant Greenwich, please be careful. We're
57:00going into the weekend onwards. We would certainly not like to see any kind of accidents come Monday
57:06on the show. Don't drink and drive. Please don't drink and drive. Have a designated driver, a
57:12responsible designated driver to take you to and from your venue safely. Yeah, and I hope that
57:19persons out there are listening and today is Friday. It's also the end of the week but also
57:25Valentine's Day. Anybody want to send out a sentiment to a sentiments? I want to send out
57:32sentiments to all the parents, all everybody that are involved in coming here, all our female officers,
57:40my daughter, everyone else who are involved, all persons who, happy Valentine's Day.
57:48You took the words out of my mouth man. Happy Valentine's Day Trinidad and Tobago and of course to my
57:54family and that special miss DR. You know who you are and you know of course we're going to see
58:03you back here on Monday no doubt. Remember we run tonight at 11 30. No repeat tomorrow
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