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Tobagonians have a message for Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, they want peace and not war. In addition they would like to see a reduction in food prices, this comes as Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is set to visit Tobago from Monday. More in this Elizabeth Williams report.

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00:00and everything in the grocery change price changes every day with something else different
00:05some other price on something else and it is very tough and hard for the seniors in tobago
00:12very hard for the seniors because if they collect like 2500 from government we have to pay bills
00:19like bills water rate and all these things from this money and you cannot make any use
00:23so the war we i either i i don't believe in the war all the world need right now is peace peace
00:30and love with one another war is not for chinadana and tobago because we don't have the resources to
00:38fight war and why something does devastate the whole world devastate if i was supposed to take
00:44place in china and tobago now we will feel the brunt of it i spend over a thousand dollars and you don't
00:50have meat you don't have vegetables but you you buy what you you buy what you could afford what the
00:56money could buy and you say thank you thank you Jesus i have not been shopping for the war at all
01:03because i don't know what will go on but i'm not shopping for the war but still you're not worried
01:09yes i'm worried yes i'm worried but still the good girl above so we have to put the trust in here
01:16and he will care us to what tensions between venezuela chulina and tobago and the u.s oh i'm not
01:23really thinking much about that i i'm not really thinking much about that i used to live in the u.s
01:29but now i live in tobago i'm from tobago yes so you're not worried no i'm not worried i'm not worried
01:38everything will probably slow down at some time okay and what about your shopping have you increased
01:45in shopping not the usual month month anything the usual thing tobogonians also have a message for
01:53the prime minister camila passad besessa as she visits tobago from monday to tuesday october 4th
02:00the honorable prime minister will be in tobago from today
02:02to be today she should go all around the island in tobago to hear the views from the people in
02:08tobago because there is a lot of people in tobago who in need and things not get into their homes
02:14people need water especially water water is a issue in tobago there is a problem in tobago when you go
02:21home to wash you cannot wash you cannot cook you cannot do nothing because you have no water
02:25you have problems with water i have problems with water where you live i live at liquor too
02:31sometimes water has come on a wednesday and by time you by yourself the water gone sometimes you
02:38close down the washing machine you gotta take them out and take the water from the tank to rinse them
02:42with your hand what message do you want to send to the honorable prime minister she is in tobago from today
02:49is that so
02:53what do you want to tell her well what i want to tell camila is god bless her the people decided to put her
03:03and let her try and bring down some prices because some people not eaten what message do you have for
03:10her well i wish her the best and hope she bring some good consolation to people in tobago and let us feel good
03:19so i hope she do something good for tobago right i like her yeah i like her what do you like camila
03:28persad yes i like her you know but i have to see what she's doing you know when i see what she's doing
03:37i'll know if the better it elizabeth williams tv6 news
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