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02:42I'm your host, Mark Bussan.
02:43Welcome to our viewers across Trinidad and Tobago.
02:47And our global viewers.
02:48And not to mention our brothers and sisters in the Isle of Grenada.
02:52It's certainly a very wet Monday evening.
02:55And it's expected over the next 24 to 48 hours, Trinidad and Tobago to also have some more adverse weather.
03:03And I hope that everyone had a good weekend.
03:06Of course, there was this brazen robbery in the Piako International Airport.
03:12And the Minister of Homeland Security, Roger Alexander, saying that, obviously, with the assistance of the Commissioner of Police Acting Commissioner, Junior Benjamin,
03:23that they're expected to beef up security, especially outside the airports as well,
03:30because there is not a very visible presence of a lot of police officers outside the airports,
03:37apart from the Airports Authority security.
03:41And today, of course, standing in with us is Captain Valence Rambert of the Hunter, Sage, and Rescue Team.
03:48Welcome, sir. How are you?
03:49I'm fine. Thank you, Mark.
03:51It's a pleasure, again, to be on Beyond the TV.
03:55It was a quiet weekend.
03:57Not a quiet weekend for me, but it was one in which we had a trip planned to attend to by a hunting association.
04:04I am in my element.
04:06When I attend these things, I get a chance to put down the phone and put my hands in the soil and actually help to plant these trees.
04:15And then on Sunday, we had a snake call out at a home.
04:19So, I would have led that one to, and this is the snake there.
04:24Oh, wow.
04:26It's a bow constrictor.
04:28First, that is small.
04:31Yes.
04:31And this is one where you see, yeah, just there, getting down to hold him.
04:37I had to deal with, handle this one by myself because I was available.
04:42Right.
04:43This is him there, you know.
04:44Very gently holding the head, and I took him to the capsule forest and had it released there.
04:50So, it's a skill we possess, and we try to help the population.
04:54We want to conserve as many animals as possible.
04:57But, Mark, I read and woke up Sunday morning to the road fatalities and other news.
05:03And, you know, we really have to be careful going forward with a lot of walls taking place.
05:08Yes, surely.
05:09And I know that you were continuing your relentless search for two individuals.
05:13So, on Monday, when I was here, I did indicate to the national community that we were going down to Laraminta campus for some CCTV footage.
05:25And while we were on our way, we got to receive a call that our body was located in the Prince's Town District.
05:33Yes, it was more or less 90% completely burnt.
05:39And the reason we went there is because, based on information we were picking up, we thought that there would have been a link to the missing person, Jeremy David.
05:53Now, nothing has been confirmed, but our information link is saying to us that there's a great possibility that that is it.
06:03So, we put that search on pause.
06:05Right.
06:05And then we had...
06:07If you could just refresh us, Jeremy, David would have been, went missing when?
06:11He went missing on, he was reported missing to us on Monday.
06:16Right.
06:16Yeah.
06:17But he actually, he actually, based on CCTV footage.
06:23Right.
06:23He actually, no, right.
06:25So, this is saying Friday the 30th of May.
06:27Right.
06:27When we checked CCTV footage, he went missing on the 29th, Thursday the 29th, at about 5.30.
06:36You know, that was the last day of the work week.
06:38Yes.
06:39Friday was the holiday.
06:40Friday was the...
06:40He went on the 29th.
06:41He came home from work and left 5.30 p.m.
06:45Okay.
06:46And was never seen since.
06:48And then on Friday morning, we got a call about 7 a.m. in the morning.
06:53You know this chutney singer, Kenneth Salick, who sang this song, popular song, Radical Why You
06:59to leave and go, his son went missing.
07:02Okay.
07:02He went to work on a plantation to help a gardener, a farmer, and he went missing Wednesday morning.
07:11And when we got there at around 10 a.m. on Friday morning to assist in the search, he
07:18was located at the side of the road.
07:20He had made his way out.
07:22So, of course, Kenneth was extremely happy that Nigel was located, and he really thanked
07:31us for getting there promptly because he received a call at 7.
07:35Sandy Grandy is somewhere away.
07:37Yes.
07:37And we were there, you know, ready to assist in helping him.
07:41So, those were two of our major searches during the week, one Tuesday and one on Friday.
07:47A little bit bittersweet, but, you know, we have to take a good...
07:52Already bad at times.
07:53Yeah, yeah.
07:54So, they have to have DNA testing and stuff, and, you know, to confirm the identity of
07:59Jeremy, to find out if it is Jeremy.
08:02So, they have some agony and pain and agonizing these to go through before that is determined.
08:10Yes.
08:11All right.
08:12We're going to take a quick look now at our headlines.
08:22So, those are some of the headlines within the last 24 hours.
08:43So, now, early this morning in the Blanchise Shares area, police were called to suspect a homicide.
08:51A person was shot and killed near the Yara Beach in Blanchise Shares.
08:58There, the person was actually in this vehicle here.
09:00My understanding is they've identified him as one junior liqueue, also known as quacker.
09:09But, obviously, I don't know the circumstances surrounding the...
09:13Or even the motive as such yet for this latest homicide, which would, I think, push the number to about 170 or 171 for the year.
09:24Yeah, Mark, and I think it's in 2024 we saw some murders occurring up in the Blanchise Shares area, quite a few, one after the other.
09:34So, I hope this is in no way linked to that.
09:37It could have been somebody from outside trying to do a duty deal and would have committed this act in Blanchise Shares.
09:44Yeah, because I remember a lot of some of those homicides you spoke about in 22, 23, into 24.
09:50So, there was some kind of family, ongoing family feud over a period of time.
09:56So, there were, I think, about eight or seven or eight persons who lost their lives.
10:00Yes, over that period of time.
10:02So, I'm hoping there is not a continuation and something different at this point in time.
10:08Yeah, surely.
10:09And then we have this video caught on camera here with a cutlass wielding a man attacking some person sitting at, perhaps, I think, it's a bar of some sort or somebody's yard.
10:26So, yes, it's in the Arima area here.
10:32Seems to be armed with a cutlass.
10:35She strikes the girl with the flat side of the weapon and then he strikes the guy.
10:45I saw he swung at the other guy who was sitting at the table and then he left.
10:48So, obviously, if anybody has any kind of information about that assailant, that armed cutlass wielding assailant there, who seems to be pretty visible.
11:00And I'm certain that when the footage is slowed, that the police will be able to get a clear idea of who this person might be.
11:10Yeah?
11:10Yeah, Mark, and you can see that, well, thank God he used the flat side of the cutlass.
11:17Yeah.
11:17What we know locally is that to plan us, those who he intended to probably had some bit of argument or something with them.
11:28But, nevertheless, you come into this prison act in public, the roadway is right there, cars are passing, somebody could have run into a moving vehicle.
11:38And it's a prison act of violence, nevertheless.
11:42Yeah, so anybody with information, of course, contact the nearest police station or the Arema police station with any kind of information about that individual so that the police could quickly move to apprehend that man.
11:55And, obviously, we had several rude fatalities over the last couple of days.
12:02We had, I think, about 10.
12:04Actually, it was 8 in the last 10 days.
12:06Right, 8 in the last 10 days, yes.
12:08And, yesterday, there were at least 3.
12:12A couple died along the Valencia stretch.
12:19They were identified as this, well.
12:26Yeah, this is the vehicle in the.
12:29Right, leaving the Valencia area, sorry.
12:30Yes, so it's double bridge.
12:32My producer is scratching me.
12:33Yes.
12:33It's double bridge in Arema on the Eastern Main Road, and that leads to Valencia.
12:39It's, the dead persons have been identified as 42-year-old David Matthew and his 34-year-old wife, Jenna Haru, both from Arema Old Road.
12:51And, the sad thing about this, Captain, is that they have left at least 6 children orphaned, and I understand one of the children was actually in the vehicle with them and is in critical condition at hospital.
13:04Yeah, and I was doing some research, Mark, of course, condolences to the family, and we wish the daughters speedy recovery.
13:15Yes.
13:15And, looking at the video there, impairment is one of the causes of road fatalities.
13:22Now, it has nothing to do with your eyes, but what your eyes are able to view.
13:27Sometimes, there is vegetation, you can't see properly, sometimes it may be, you know, bad weather, and Mark, I wanted to make this point today on the program, because we have rain being predicted, forecasted, and also, we have the presence of the Saharan dust in the atmosphere, and that reduces visibility both in the day and night.
13:53And, so, drivers have to be aware, they have to be cautious during the night time.
13:59The Saharan dust is still present, and it reduces visibility.
14:04Yeah, and also yesterday, unfortunately, a motorcyclist died in the Vance River area of Point Forte after he lost control of his vehicle.
14:13I think he collided with crashing into some concrete barriers, and he was identified as Kenzie Blundell from the Laramene area.
14:27Yeah.
14:27Yeah, and I believe that would have been on the new Point Forte in highway.
14:31Yes.
14:31So, again, we've seen eight losing their lives in the last 10 days, probably more than the murders in Trinidad and Tobago.
14:38So, we do not want this to continue, and we will do all on this program, we've been raising it quite a lot.
14:44I know you interviewed police officers, they've been making suggestions, they've been making the public aware of what they can do to exercise due care and attention on the roads,
14:57and all we could do, Mark, is continue to reinforce positive driving behavior in the population.
15:04And we talk about reinforcing, you know, safety, but there's also another equally important issue of school fights,
15:13and we have another video to show you here where it seems that the school fights continue, you know,
15:20and adults apparently having to intervene in this fracker here,
15:26or at least that there are actually two fights going on simultaneously here while everybody stands by and look at the other students, that is.
15:37And then there's the adult trying to intervene in one of the altercations there and another adult.
15:44So, certainly it's not a really good look to see, you know, these school fights still escalating across the country.
15:51Yeah, and Mark, not to say that we're perfect in our generation, yours and mine, we did have a bit of school fights, right?
16:01And I went to an all-boys school, so it was, but it never had the level of violence that you seek in these, in the present school fights.
16:10And then, you know, the government took a decision that once there's violence involved, the students can face expulsion,
16:20and they can also be lawfully, legally charged for their behavior and the consequence to their behavior.
16:28Yes, certainly.
16:29And I think the population welcomed that. I saw the comments.
16:32They were looking for something to put an end to the school violence.
16:36But, Mark, school violence has been rearing its ugly head since 1980.
16:42I was a senior member of the teachers' union at that point in time.
16:48That's when we used to advocate for school security and whatnot.
16:52But the level of violence in these times is disheartening.
16:56Yes, certainly.
16:57All right, we're going to take a short break, and we'll be back. Stay with us.
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18:16Well, he goes after that one.
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18:45Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
18:56I'm your host, Mark Bassan, joined today by Captain Valence Rambert of the Hunters Search and Rescue Team.
19:01And he's going to obviously take us through missing persons for the month of June and give us an update of the previous month as well.
19:08Yeah, so, Mark, we were able to, we have had eight reports of missing persons for June and thus far five were accounted for and three remains unaccounted for.
19:22And those three, as Jeremy, David, who we mentioned earlier in the program, and I said we've had to put a pause on this search and hopefully through forensic analysis and testing and investigations,
19:36we could determine, make a determination on a body that was found last Tuesday in the Prince's Town District.
19:46And then we had this unfortunate incident, Mark, where we have had Terry Hinkson.
19:53He's been missing since last week, Wednesday.
19:56And this is a gentleman from Bagatelle, Digo Martin, who was, who went to fish on the North Post Road there in Digo Martin.
20:03It's a very popular fishing destination.
20:06Right.
20:07And it appears that he was asleep on the rock just overlooking the cliff at 4 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
20:16And he may have slipped and fell into the sea.
20:21Persons who were with him tried to rescue him, but they said that in very quick time he was, he disappeared in the water.
20:31Yeah. Now, Mark, to conduct a search for Terry is extremely difficult.
20:38Yeah, that's really not cool today.
20:39Yeah. And the thing about it is because we use the current, the near onshore currents as our guide, anything that drops in that sea, in that area, we quickly move to Chagaramas.
20:50And there's a current that moves between the islands and heads straight down to either the Labrie or Cedrus area.
20:58So we're still hopeful that that Terry Hinkson, if it is that he's presumed to be drowned, that we could find something in the Labrie, Point 14, Granville, Cedrus, or Main Cedrus area in the next couple of days.
21:15But the currents there, and the currents there moves swiftly.
21:19And of course.
21:19I don't know if you had ever had the experience of traveling on the boat to Tobago.
21:23Yeah.
21:24So it's very hard to hear the grinding sound of the engines fighting the current.
21:27And when you're returning, it's an easy, smooth sailing from Tobago to Trinidad.
21:33So that's the current I'm talking about.
21:36It's a near onshore current that sweeps everything quickly past Chagaramas and down to, you know, the Cougar area, Labrie area.
21:47That's normally the destination point.
21:51So Terry is still unaccounted for.
21:53And then we have Laurel Lala.
21:56She's from Caiwall in Manzanilla.
21:59And she left home.
22:00And we're working on this case with her relatives.
22:03And hopefully we should be able to get her back soon.
22:07And, Mark, I was reviewing the first half of the year for missing persons.
22:14And trying to sort out who is still to be accounted for.
22:18Who may, who harm may have come to.
22:20And we were able to look at, keep in mind, two persons.
22:25One is, of course, Merica Harry.
22:28She went missing on the 1st of January in 2025 from the Penile District.
22:33We've had some persons asking us for an update.
22:38And at this, up to this point in time, Merica has not been accounted for.
22:44She, the gentleman that she was last seen with.
22:48His nickname is Anse.
22:50And he's from the Palosico area.
22:54And he's a person of interest to the police service.
22:58So if you can give us some information on Merica Harry, call your nearest police station.
23:03Or call us at 799-1453.
23:07And the next person, which is of much concern to us, is Mahindra Sipasad.
23:16Now, Mahindra went missing on the 2nd of May together with his car.
23:20And neither him nor his vehicle has been located.
23:25And we suspect something would have occurred in the Valencia District.
23:29His house remains intact.
23:31The dogs are still waiting to be, you know, for him to come home.
23:35His family, they're distraught.
23:39And everything has been done to try to locate Mahindra Sipasad.
23:44We conducted a film search in this Valencia area.
23:48And we came up empty-handed.
23:50So what we did is we decided to work with the police thereafter.
23:54And, you know, share information.
23:57And understand that in some of these cases, we have to go onto private property.
24:02And so, you know, they have to do their work to get us onto these properties.
24:07If memory serves me right, you did say that in his case, Mr. Sipasad's case,
24:13he was residing in a quarry of some sort in that area.
24:17Yeah, he was residing by himself.
24:19He had a nice house.
24:20And he has been employed there for a few years.
24:24And what we've been able to pick up thus far is that somebody wanted him out of the area.
24:32Yeah, because we know that area, up in that area there, the Valencia, Tocco, Blanchichia,
24:38all these areas have had an uptick in quarrying, illegal quarrying activities over a period of time.
24:46And unfortunately, in some cases, persons have lost their lives or been threatened or attacked in some way.
24:53We have to tell the story, of course, but we know that there's nefarious elements out there operating some of these illegal quarries.
25:03And they're obviously also forcing persons from a particular area out, even if the land belongs to them.
25:11And it's a pretty dangerous area, so we want to go there with the police.
25:15But the good thing on illegal mining, quarrying operations, is I know one of the first statements issued by the current Minister of Energy and Energy Base Industries
25:26was that he's going to tackle that whole question of illegal quarrying,
25:32because that has been the base for violent crime in the Arema-Valencia area.
25:39Yeah, it's been a very challenging problem for quite a while now, not today or not five years ago, more than that.
25:47And it's just kind of, you know, basically escalated over the years.
25:52Yeah, and I know journalists have been, you know, looking at it, doing their investigative reports,
25:57and it is of concern to the national community.
26:01Yeah, because it's very far-reaching, rather, and it's not just, you know, one or two persons involved,
26:07but there are some serious players involved, and the police also have to be, you know, threatened carefully,
26:14but then there's also a large involvement of other persons outside of those persons who are running these illegal quarries.
26:20Yeah, it's a huge criminal enterprise.
26:22Yeah, yes.
26:23It's illegal, but there are criminal elements involved in the enterprise.
26:31And Richard Singh was found alive.
26:33Oh, yes, Richard Singh.
26:35Well, you remember when I left?
26:37The guy who left Felicity, yes?
26:39He left Felicity.
26:40Right.
26:40He was renting an apartment in St. James.
26:43Yes.
26:43He went to his sister's home in Felicity, and they gave him the rent money to get back to St. James to pay the rent.
26:53And, you know, we thought that, we thought, and the family, of course, thought that, you know,
26:58we knew that no harm came to him, but there's a story.
27:02Instead of going back to his relatives, he took to the streets in San Fernando,
27:07and he was found, he lived for this period of time at Harris Promenade in San Fernando,
27:15and he was getting sheltered, one of the shelters on the wharf down there.
27:20But, Mark, be on the tape is an important program because people pay attention.
27:25Someone saw the poster.
27:27Oh, wonderful.
27:28And what they did is that they called, and they said they saw Richard Singh on Harris Promenade.
27:35Now, we were unable to get our member there quickly, but the family got their first, and they got him.
27:40Right?
27:41And I spoke to them about getting medical attention to him.
27:44He's in a state of depression.
27:46But it really is his addiction to gambling that has him not been able to keep his financial resources
27:54because the gentleman was getting employed before this thing, this incident.
27:59So, it just goes to show how easily he could move from having a job to being homeless on the streets.
28:07Well, we're happy that Mr Singh is back with his family, no doubt,
28:11and we're hopeful that he will get the requisite care and attention that he needs.
28:16All right, we're going to take a short break, and we'll be back with your calls.
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30:53Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
31:06I'm your host, Mark Bassan, joined today by Captain Valence Rambarat of the Hunter's Search and Rescue Team.
31:11Going to quickly go to our segment, Voice of the People, with Stellan Arima.
31:16I'm your host, Mark Bassan, joined today by Captain Valence Rambarat of the Hunter's Search and Rescue Team.
31:46Should we blame society and how much should we blame the person for getting involved in crime?
31:50Should we blame society or the person?
31:51The person should be blamed for getting involved in crime because everybody has their own choice to make, right?
31:57Someone should choose wise whether they don't want crime and it shouldn't be crime.
32:04At what age a person should be fully responsible for their actions and what is the youngest age that a criminal should be punished as an adult?
32:11Talking about if somebody committed a crime, right, at a young age, what do you think is the age that they should be punished as an adult?
32:19Let's say a 12-year-old committed murder, do you think they should be punished as an adult or it should be a higher age?
32:26They should be punished as an adult.
32:29You should take responsibility for your own action.
32:31What do you think is a proper punishment for someone found to be driving under the influence?
32:55What would you recommend?
32:57Right now the law is a correct thing.
32:59The law is taking and suspending your license, so I find that it's a correct punishment.
33:05How can we reduce crime in this country in terms of harsher penalties or better education?
33:09To reduce crime in this country, I find that it's a better education.
33:13The government should, we blame the government, but at least focus on more school education for smaller children.
33:23So it will prevent crime in the sense that they get a better education.
33:32Voice of the people, Captain.
33:34Right, so the gentleman, Mark, to me, everybody who you speak to, that fear of crime is prevalent in each person.
33:45And I want to start with that.
33:47And the gentleman, I know you asked the question, you know, whether it's society or whether it's the individual.
33:53And he said it's the individual.
33:55And that is so correct because in Trinidad and Tobago, there is no lack of opportunities for education.
34:03Now you could blame crime if there's lack of opportunities for youth especially to progress.
34:09But there is an established free education program in Trinidad and Tobago to access, to become anything you want to be.
34:17So that point is noted.
34:20There are good opportunities, you know, out there for young people.
34:24And then the other question was, you know, at what age?
34:27And again, you're seeing where, you know, persons are coming to the realization that our youth is probably maturing earlier.
34:37They're influenced by the environment in which they live.
34:40And they start to mimic because human beings actually mimic behavior in terms of following role model behavior.
34:48And so if it is, that is what they're viewing and seeing in their homes and in their communities, that is the said habit they will begin to practice.
34:57And it becomes normal to them to do so.
35:01And so, you know, it's important that we now acknowledge the fact that the young people at a very young age, they would be in crime, they would be in violence.
35:15And so the gentleman, I mean, he did well.
35:20And, yeah, I must say that.
35:22Now, in that clip, he spoke also about drunk driving.
35:26And let me tell you, I think we need a law or we need reckless and stupid driving.
35:33And this video, that individual who thinks he has the coolest car in Trinidad and Tobago because it's a Ferrari, you're putting yourself and others in danger of losing their lives.
35:47I want you guys to look at this video here.
35:50It's on the highway.
35:51We're heading south along the Uriah Butler Highway.
35:55And we've had several accidents over the last week where people have lost their lives.
36:01And this individual decides to drive over or almost 250 kilometers.
36:08That's far greater than breakneck speed, Captain.
36:12And I want you all to look at the speedometer going from 150 something to 248 darting through traffic.
36:21Yes, so at first glance, I thought it was the Daytona track in Florida or Indiana, the Indiana race track there, Indianapolis, racing circuit in Indiana.
36:37This is certainly unacceptable.
36:39And looking at his hands, he's a young man.
36:42Yes.
36:42He's driving a very expensive vehicle.
36:45And we saw the speedometer go up to around 248.
36:53Look at it.
36:53It's right in front of everybody.
36:55I hope Mr. Batson is looking at this.
36:58And that kind of driving is not even for Wallerfield.
37:01Right.
37:01But this should be easy to track in terms of there are not many Ferraris.
37:06And I think this person should be held accountable.
37:10But that, you know, you always make this point that you have to drive for others.
37:15Yeah.
37:15He's driving, focusing on speed in his vehicle and driving for himself.
37:20And at that speed, the slightest of a clip to somebody's wheel or anything you come into contact with,
37:29the car is going to lose control and you're going to hit other vehicles
37:32and possibly kill you and that passenger who doesn't have any better knowledge than to firm your speed
37:41rather than tell you, slow down and observe the speed limit.
37:43And earlier when we were talking about the road conditions, our highways are not met.
37:48They have little indentations on them.
37:52And you cannot be traveling at that speed on our nation's highways.
37:56Well, I hope that young man is held accountable in some way.
38:02I hope that his parents, even, will probably perhaps put their own ban on him
38:07seeing that we can't take away his license.
38:09But at least it still can be taken away.
38:12I'm sure by now they know.
38:14I'm sure by now this video has gone viral on social media.
38:19And they would know that that is their son.
38:21And I hope, as you are, that they will take the necessary action.
38:25And you would expect your parents, even if you are allowed to borrow their vehicle,
38:30that you would exercise due care and diligence and attention by not driving.
38:36Like, that is ridiculous.
38:37That is way over the speed limit.
38:40That's double and a half over the speed limit.
38:42Yeah, totally unacceptable.
38:45It has to be crazy, as you said.
38:47As I said, I don't feel sorry for that individual, what becomes of them.
38:51But in driving that way, you can endanger the lives of several motorists.
38:56Because the road has a couple of vehicles on it, going heading south.
39:02If he's traveling at that speed, crash barriers, and these things cannot work.
39:07He will impact other vehicles, and it could be several others.
39:10And then you have injuries, maybe death, to a series of individuals.
39:16Totally unacceptable.
39:18Hopefully somebody is going to call in or somebody and give us some update on that driver.
39:22In some way, on some measure.
39:24And hopefully the police will pick up on that.
39:26All right, we're going to take a short break.
39:27And we'll be back.
39:28Stay with us.
39:29Oh, the place is too hot for this old lady.
39:43You know, long time I'm in Tobago, I can't remember the place being so hot.
39:46Cheese!
39:47Mom, just don't turn on the AC.
39:49The fans work just fine and they cost less.
39:52Honey, we cannot manage the heat like this.
39:54Now, I've done some research.
39:55We could reduce the electricity bill just by getting an integrated AC and by using it wisely.
40:00Set the AC to a moderate temperature, and we could use the fans to circulate the cool air.
40:05That sounds like a smart compromise.
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41:46Welcome back to Beyond the Tape.
41:48I'm your host, Mark Besson, joined today by Captain Valence Rambert of the Hunter's Search and Rescue Team.
41:53If you want to call us, you can call us at 623-1711, extensions 1996 and 1997.
42:03So I know you have a couple of things you want to share with us in terms of the Hunter's Search and Rescue activities
42:09over the last couple of days.
42:10Yeah, sure, Mark.
42:11And everything that we do, Mark, is really to be role models for our children.
42:18And what we encourage in the hunting fraternity is that when you have the off-season or the closed season,
42:25that you find yourselves back in the hunting areas and plant trees.
42:29Now, June is typically the month, Corpus Christi, for planting.
42:32So you can have a full rainfall until January for these plants to grow.
42:39So we joined Top Guns Hunting Association in the Catsail Forest in their base camp,
42:47where almost 500 trees were planted.
42:50We began at about 7 a.m. in the morning, and we finished at about 12.30.
42:55And then we had a beautiful experience of chatting with hunters.
43:00You know, it's a good experience, good cooking, and everything we do our life.
43:04But here it is.
43:05This is what we try to teach.
43:07Because when you look at crime, you're really trying to create memories for children
43:13so that, you know, it could help with their character formation,
43:17and they will learn to do the right things.
43:19And this is how you do it.
43:20You do it.
43:21We all learn by doing.
43:22And this video is really, really exceptional in that you see the passion of the two children.
43:29And that's an entire family.
43:31And that's two children, mommy holding the baby.
43:33The baby is looking on, and daddy is helping both his daughter and son to, you know,
43:40get a plant going in the forest.
43:42So that's shatain being planted there, by the way.
43:45And we're trying to beautify the roadway.
43:47So in some years, come you're driving on a scenic drive in Moruga,
43:50you can, you know, probably get a shatain, a mango, a kashima, you know, nice, lovely fruits
43:56just to the side of the road so it will become aesthetically pleasant to look at,
44:02and it will make an enjoyable ride as well.
44:06And then also we had, we saw a little brief thing earlier where we had the catch and release.
44:15Now, I want to explain catch and release and what we do.
44:17We do a lot of wildlife rescues together with forestry division.
44:21Mark, it's an excellent partnership.
44:24Well, when we cannot go, they will go.
44:27When they're going, they're more experts at handling caemans and sitting wildlife.
44:32We've mastered the snake, how to catch them and release them.
44:37Some caemans and other types as well.
44:39Now, again, character formation in the youth.
44:43We want to encourage hunters and the wider population.
44:47They have to understand that there will always be conflict with wild animals and human habitation in the areas in which they live.
44:56And when you see it, there's no need to pelt it or to chop it or to kill it.
45:02You have an option.
45:04Just call us.
45:05So I want to relate what happened on Sunday.
45:09Sunday, the police was driving in the Rio Claro area and saw some people with cut glasses in their hands on that Julie mango tree at the side of the road.
45:19The police stopped.
45:21They inquired what was going on and they pointed to a medium-sized bow constrictor on the mango tree, right?
45:29And what they did was they took up the phone and they called us.
45:33I was available to go.
45:34And we went there and we were able to catch the snake.
45:39And it was released into an environment where it would have a longer life.
45:44But this conflict will come out.
45:46And you see, we're talking about rainfall.
45:47Now, we're expecting adverse rainfall starting tomorrow or from tonight, sorry.
45:54Tonight, yeah.
45:55And what it does is that any wildlife is uncomfortable with the rain, just like us humans.
46:03And once their hose begin to fill with water, they will begin the movement to get drier ground.
46:09And sometimes there's no drier ground behind a washing machine, under your car, in your gallery, in your porch, in your ceiling.
46:17And so they will come out and there will be these encounters.
46:21What we're providing now is an option.
46:23Call us.
46:24We will come, we will take the animal, and we will relocate it in the environment for it to survive.
46:31And so in Rio Claro, the snake was caught and it was released into the forest as well.
46:40And, Mark, we have an activity coming up in this Saturday.
46:45So, what it is, is eco-titans.
46:49This is a forestry group down in Penal-Queenham area.
46:53And the initiative seeks to plant 2,500 native trees in one morning.
47:03And they're asking all fathers on the day before Father's Day to register and try and come and support this initiative.
47:132,500 native trees, there's a lot to plant.
47:17They've cleared the area.
47:19They've dug the holes.
47:20And all you need to do is bring your children with you as a father, and you grab two, three plants.
47:26You know you walk probably 500, 600 feet until they guide you to which area you should plant those plants.
47:33It's simple.
47:34You remove the plastic in which the plant was planted, and you just mold.
47:43So, teach your children the importance of planning, and there will also be some health screening.
47:51But really, it's a family bonding initiative, and we want to encourage persons to please register and find your way down to Penal-Queenham.
48:02Now, this is not necessarily Queenham on the beach.
48:05There's a road linked in Penal to Queenham, and it's more on the Penal side.
48:10So, we want to encourage people.
48:12The road has a lot of thick trees on it, yeah?
48:13Yeah, a lot of thick trees on it, yeah.
48:15And it's a beautiful part of Trinidad, one of the pristine areas.
48:20And Mark, so as hunters, we will continue to promote conservation.
48:26Grow fruit trees, they provide food, not only for human beings, but for the wildlife population as well.
48:32Yeah, that's certainly a really admirable venture there.
48:35Yeah.
48:36I see you have other fun activities for the family as well.
48:40Yes.
48:41Apart from the hike and so on.
48:43And persons, it will be a nice bonding for family, you know, families are expected to walk with the food.
48:51Even if you don't walk with it, you will get from somebody.
48:55So, like hunters search and rescue team.
48:57When we're preparing for our team, it's not only for our team, but we will bond with people and offer them meals.
49:03And, you know, ensure that the activity is fun.
49:07I am hoping that the rain doesn't come on that day.
49:11But June is always the month for planting.
49:15And if it is that, you know, you have seeds and you have an empty Clorox bottle, you know, fill it with some soil, plant it.
49:22And someday you may be able to pass it on to us.
49:25And maybe next year, June, and see hunters take this out, plant it for us.
49:29We will pick it up and get it out to an area where it is needed.
49:34Yeah.
49:35And they said June is the month.
49:37Well, I mean, the rainy season started last week in May, but officially it starts on June 1.
49:43Right.
49:44So, and, you know, they talk about the moon and whatnot.
49:47So, now generally the moon is good.
49:50So, you know, it's a great time for your family to get involved in planting at home as well.
49:56All right.
49:56So, we look forward to that.
49:57I'm sure a lot of people, you'll probably attract a lot of persons to that particular activity.
50:03Yeah.
50:03Again, on Saturday, it's at Mendez Village, Sipari, the Queen Am Road.
50:08If you want to go down there, what time?
50:10From what time?
50:11From 7 a.m.
50:12From 7 a.m.
50:13And we hope to finish by lunchtime.
50:14But, Mark, you know the area well.
50:16Once you call Mendez, you know the area well.
50:18Yeah.
50:18I saw where.
50:19I traverse many places around.
50:21That's great to know.
50:22That's great to know.
50:23But it's in the Mendez Village area.
50:25All right.
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52:59I'm your host, Mark Bassan.
53:00I'm joined today by Captain Balance Rambrath of the Hunter's Search and Rescue Team.
53:04We have just a couple minutes left, of course.
53:06And I know you just wanted to kind of wrap up.
53:08Yeah, but there's one thing.
53:10On my way up, I saw a video going viral on social media.
53:13And that is, I'm not sure if you saw it, but it was an Australian journalist who was shot by a rubber bullet while doing a live interview with respect to the migrants protesting in Los Angeles.
53:30Okay.
53:30I didn't see it, but I know of this story.
53:32Yes, so there was a, while she was doing it live, she was shot by one of the bullets.
53:37But, and the link I want to make to that is, remember the first video you showed with the cutlass?
53:43Yes.
53:44And it seemed to be an attack on Venezuelans.
53:48And so this whole question of crime and criminality and the migration of human beings is interlinked.
53:56And that is making the news in the United States, as you are aware.
54:01And then it has an impact for us in Trinidad and Tobago because I understand in listening to the last post-cabinet meeting, I heard that a migration policy is being minted.
54:18So all these things are important because the migration impacts on crime.
54:23But when I saw the video, I thought about you, especially, you know, covering, covering these scenes and being accidentally, I don't know, deliberately being shot at while covering the news.
54:35And I don't know if you had any experience.
54:37Interesting perspective.
54:38I think a bit of Venezuela, I spent a week there covering various issues when the situation was very tense there in 2018, 19.
54:48And I think what matches close to that for me, at least, is going on the borderline, Esikibo, in Guyana last year.
54:59Right.
55:00Where I spent approximately a week.
55:02And, you know, it's very uneven because, you know, going down that river, the actual river, there was a shooting there a couple, like, a week before.
55:10And then on that said river, there's a borderline where actually there's a police station.
55:14And literally two blocks, in terms of distance, I'm giving you a picture here, there is a Venezuelan army base, train guns.
55:26So imagine you cross that line where the police station is there, you cross the line just midway between the base, you'll be shot.
55:34You'll be shot out, yeah.
55:35So I say, you know, we're thankful in Trinidad and Tobago.
55:38The one journalists are recognized by the police and maybe law enforcement.
55:45And also, you know, that here is really different.
55:49What could make it not different, really, is how migrants impact on our behavior and try to change that pattern.
56:00So I wanted to raise that because there is concern with respect to crime and criminality and migrant behavior in Trinidad and Tobago.
56:11You know, the Jamaicans are here.
56:14We know the Caribbean Islanders are here.
56:17But, you know, we're seeing it in videos posted on social media with the Venezuelans, especially.
56:24Yeah, and I don't like to use the word illegal, but I prefer to use the word undocumented migrants.
56:32No, I'm fully supported.
56:32And I know that the counter-trafficking unit have been working round the clock over the last week or two, where several persons were rounded up along the east-west corridor.
56:42And then we had an incident in Mayaru.
56:43In Mayaru, yes.
56:44Where they intercepted a vessel with about 28 migrants.
56:49Migrants, yeah.
56:50So certainly, it's food for thought how we treat it, and it's a very, you know, important issue.
56:55So they have their rights as migrants, but I think when you come into a different country, you've got to learn about the country and its behavior and its habits.
57:07Yes, certainly.
57:08All right, we're out of time.
57:10Thanks so much, Captain, for your contribution today.
57:13Remember, repeat tonight at 11.30.
57:16We're running tomorrow at 11 a.m.
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