00:00Minister and the Office of the Prime Minister, Nicholas Morris, says there is no need for an independent investigation into
00:05the blackout that affected state-run TTT's live coverage of the Dimash Gras show during the performance of Hilon Francis.
00:14The staff at TTT are independent. They were not hired by the UNC. They were there. We met them there.
00:19And we will not allow people to tarnish the staff at TTT firstly.
00:22So, there is no need for an independent investigation because the team at TTT, who we met there, did their
00:29investigation. They provided a report.
00:31Secondly, this is not the first time that TTT has had issues like this. I have raised before, in 2024,
00:39while the leader of the opposition was speaking at the Indigo Diwali Nagar, TTT had a breakdown.
00:44I want to also say that we respect the contribution of all Calybsonians, Hilon Francis.
00:53He apologised to viewers and fans, but says his government is not afraid of criticism.
00:59Morris said judges hooded the artists, and the audio failure did not affect his placement.
01:04Hilon Francis did nothing special by singing against the government, if people say.
01:08The UNC, historically, has received bashing from Calybsonians for over 20 to 25 years.
01:16There is no need to mute a mic so people cannot hear what he has to say.
01:21This party, and even this Prime Minister and leader, has stood up to take ridicule, to take bashing from many
01:29people in this society.
01:30And we have stood strong. We have won an election.
01:33So, there was no need to mute the mic of Hilon Francis.
01:37So, I want to put it to rest the government and no member of the government, so they need to
01:43mute the mic.
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