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00:39Beyond the Tape, we'll be back after these messages.
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02:01Sports in Trinidad and Tobago is facing its darkest hour.
02:06Many have actually lost hope.
02:10The fearless one, Andre Arrobatista, saying it is not in his blood, so he is not giving up on you.
02:18You the people to stand by sports and to stand tall.
02:23It can only get better if we wanted to and work together, not apart in sports in 2026.
02:32Answer that unless you want the blood of sports on your hands.
02:37It isn't in my blood.
02:39It isn't in my blood.
02:40iSports with Andre Arrobatista.
02:43Thursday, 6.25pm.
02:45It isn't in my blood.
02:47And Saturday, 6.15pm on i95.5 FM.
03:02We, like you, consider running in the upcoming elections.
03:07Me.
03:08How could you?
03:09How could you, Jermon?
03:11I didn't do this thing, Sharon.
03:14Tell me, Calvary.
03:17Are you a good lover?
03:20I feed you.
03:22And it's my religion have you alive up to today.
03:26We even went on our first days together.
03:29Oh my god, we are not going to jail together.
03:31We have to talk about this.
03:33I don't want to talk about it.
03:40That woman is having my husband's job.
03:44There are no boundaries, boundaries of color.
03:50Passion, love, and human emotions collide with absolutely no boundaries.
03:57As parents and teachers, we came together to establish the National Council of Parent-Teacher Association
04:04because we firmly believe that there is greater strength in unity.
04:08Today, our schools face real challenges.
04:12Bullying, violence, and fear.
04:15No parent should send a child to school and wonder if they will be safe.
04:20No teacher should walk into a classroom afraid of losing control.
04:25That's why we welcome the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service into our schools.
04:31They bring expertise.
04:33They bring skill.
04:34And most importantly, they bring the reassurance that learning can happen in peace.
04:40We believe in unity.
04:41Now we are stronger.
04:43We are on board with the police.
04:46The School-Oriented Policing Initiative.
04:49Securing our schools.
04:51Securing our future.
05:05This country is so fast that you can't even report crimes in line.
05:12In reality, since 2020, you can report your crimes in line.
05:17Y es rápido, fácil y seguro.
05:20Déjame mostrarte cómo hacerlo en solo unos pocos pasos sencillos.
05:25Primero, entra al www.tps.gov.t y allí encontrarás toda la información para reportar y seguir tu caso en
05:32línea.
05:35Luego, haz clic en Report a Crime ubicado en la esquina superior derecha de la página principal.
05:42Luego, escoge la opción que mejor se adapte a tu situación.
05:47Report a Crime o Report a Suspicious or Abandoned Vehicle.
05:53Luego, lee el aviso legal.
05:55Después, completa el formulario con toda la información requerida sobre el incidente.
06:01Finalmente, una vez que toda la información esté correcta, haz clic en Enviar para enviar tu reporte directamente a TTPS.
06:10Una vez enviado tu reporte, nuestro Centro de Comando de Operaciones lo revisará y lo enviará a la división, sección
06:18o rama correspondiente para su clasificación y seguimiento.
06:23Y si la policía te responderá o contactará para recabar la información necesaria, evaluará la situación y tomará la acción
06:31adecuada.
06:33Así que la próxima vez que necesites reportar un crimen o un vehículo sospechoso, ni siquiera tendrás que salir de
06:39casa.
06:40Repórtalo en línea y ayúdanos a hacer nuestras comunidades más seguras.
06:53Repórtalo en línea.
07:24Repórtalo en línea.
07:52Repórtalo en línea.
07:53Repórtalo en línea.
07:53Repórtalo en línea.
07:55Repórtalo en línea.
07:55Repórtalo en línea.
07:56Repórtalo en línea.
07:58Pero, como siempre, es un honor y honor para estar aquí, para estar aquí.
08:02Y a una vez que yo soy, para dar un placer, para estar aquí en esta plataforma.
08:05Para recibir muy positiva feedback y para estar aquí.
08:08Y para estar en la t-a-día.
08:09Es genial.
08:10Y a todos que yo quiera tomar con la t-a-da.
08:13Y señaló algo muy importante en la época de la show.
08:16So in terms of the eve of the Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago, a very significant day.
08:23And, you know, just to put some perspective on it, the recognition was really on the 1st of August 1976.
08:30But the 24th of September was given as the holiday as the first sitting of Parliament with the new Republican
08:36Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago.
08:37So I thought it was important, you know, for persons who may be listening and those who know, just to
08:43refresh the significance, you know, of this particular holiday.
08:48And I hope that we take the opportunity to really look and reflect and see whether, in fact, every single
08:53citizen is really enjoying that Republican Constitution
08:57and whether that Republican Constitution is promoting the best interests of the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
09:02So I just wanted to begin with that and, you know, wish Trinidad and Tobago, you know, many more happy
09:06ones.
09:07And I hope that as we go along, you know, we can look at possible reform as it relates to
09:11constitutional issues, you know,
09:12to ensure that we are ensuring that that Constitution is a living instrument and promote the best interests of the
09:17people.
09:18But, you know, as always, Jackie and our technical team, good evening to you.
09:22Thank you very much, you know, for yesterday evening and also on Beyond the Tape today, Wednesday,
09:27and your continued commitment, dedication for the people of Trinidad and Tobago.
09:32The citizenry of Trinidad and Tobago, most importantly, we know that, you know, you are listening to us.
09:37You are hearing us.
09:38And, of course, in a short while, you'll be engaging us.
09:39And thank you very much for your support as well.
09:41My law enforcement colleagues and also those in the private context as well.
09:46A lot is happening in the public domain.
09:48Yes.
09:49From a Ministry of Homeland Security, a Ministry of Defense, very significant matter.
09:54Yes.
09:55And I hope that you all are following the debates in Parliament.
09:57It's very important.
09:58And I call on the citizenry to look, listen, and learn so that, you know, you can make meaningful contributions,
10:03meaningful expressions.
10:05And the best interest of Trinidad and Tobago, and also we would have listened to the Honorable Prime Minister at
10:10United Nations,
10:10you know, when she spoke, you know, very strongly with our funds to security issues, you know, across the Caribbean.
10:16So, a lot is happening in the domain, but it's always a pleasure to be here.
10:20Let's see how best I can assist you, and hopefully you'll make it an easy afternoon for me.
10:23Well, I mean, it's an enjoyable one, informative one, most importantly.
10:26But I will say, like, I'm coming off the heels of what you said when it comes to the first
10:31sitting in Parliament.
10:32Yes.
10:32And as we speak, we see what is happening, the conversation that is happening, which is the SOB, Special Operations
10:38Bill.
10:39Yes.
10:39And I know legally, in this case, we have to wait.
10:42I know you go based on every, the information that's given, a legislation that has to be passed.
10:48Correct.
10:48Not from assumption and what we assume may happen.
10:53We, you go based on the black and white.
10:55But thus far, where are we legally when it comes to the Special Operations Bill?
11:01Well, you know, Whitney, a lot has been said, and a lot continues to be placed in the public domain.
11:06And I think you offered me an opportunity to respond in a way where I need to be very careful.
11:12Yes.
11:12And, you know, while it's been debated in the Upper House, in the Senate, you know, with the opposition senators,
11:19the government senators, and also the independent senators,
11:22that's a very sensitive area in terms of where this bill is presently grounded.
11:28I didn't have an opportunity to listen to the engagement, but, you know, it's common knowledge that it's a very
11:34highly charged, a very sensitive piece of proposed legislation.
11:39And, you know, I myself am looking forward to see exactly the outcome of it.
11:44I haven't gotten an opportunity to really drill deeply into the various provisions of the bill.
11:50I've heard it, you know, in terms of public forum.
11:52You know, but all I will say is that, going back to the Republican Constitution, the Constitution gives the Parliament,
12:00and when I speak about the Parliament, I'm talking about both houses here.
12:03Yes.
12:03And, of course, there's a certain extent giving some consideration to also the Office of the President,
12:09if there's a bill that requires the proclamation of the President, and so forth.
12:14So, Parliament has the power to make laws for the peace, order, and good governance.
12:18And that's the lower and upper house.
12:20That's correct.
12:20And I want to repeat that for Trinidad and Tobago.
12:22If there's one thing I will say in terms of lawmaking and in this particular context,
12:26the Parliament, and hear me, the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, meaning upper and lower house,
12:32and, I'll go a little bit to extend to the President, which may have a role to play in the
12:36lawmaking process,
12:40have the authority to make laws for the peace, order, and good governance.
12:46Whitney, you hear them three years?
12:47Yes.
12:47Peace, order, and good governance.
12:51And good governance.
13:02From a legally speaking context, for those who are listening, peace, order, good governance.
13:07So, any bill that is placed in the Parliament, once it satisfies any one of these, or all three, or
13:12all two,
13:12we are in line with what's happening.
13:14Majority.
13:14So, let us look at it in context, and the reason why I'm saying that,
13:18use this as the measuring stick for what you have seen before the Parliament.
13:22So, that's all I'll say.
13:23Peace, order, and good governance.
13:26And good governance.
13:27So, whatever bill you put in the Parliament,
13:29Peace, order.
13:30It can, either based on preserving the peace.
13:33Right.
13:34It can be on order, or it can be on good governance.
13:38Or it can be all three.
13:39All three.
13:39But this is the measuring stick.
13:41So, take this and put it into that bill, and see whether it's promoting peace, order, and good governance.
13:45We're learning today, boy, you're cooking.
13:48And I like that.
13:49You know, when you're calling out sometimes, you know, I'll have to respond.
13:51You know, I don't want you to be giving such confident introduction to the citizens.
13:56You have to that aren't a big one.
13:57And when you're calling me, I'm not responding.
13:58No, but I'm not worried about that at all.
14:00I am happy because we are all taking notes.
14:02We are all learning, and we are all understanding.
14:05So, moving forward, we won't be ignorant to the facts.
14:07Thank you very much.
14:08Yeah?
14:09All right.
14:09So, with that, I want to mention quickly here, what happened yesterday?
14:15What are your thoughts with that?
14:17What?
14:18The children in the road.
14:19My apologies.
14:20Whitney?
14:21What are your thoughts?
14:22I said licks.
14:23Licks, licks, licks.
14:24They said three?
14:26Mine is licks, more licks, and extreme licks.
14:30Whitney, I had the opportunity to see this just before I went on Deep Dive yesterday afternoon
14:34when you were discussing it.
14:35Yes.
14:35I think you were here with Mr. Rosso.
14:37Yes.
14:37And then, citizens from the citizenry would have called in and commented on it as well.
14:45And I raised it on Deep Dive last night as well, you know, with the interviewees.
14:52And what I will say to this here, or in fact, I'll ask the citizenry to consider, when children,
15:00or what appears to be school children, seen possible inherent risk and still want to put
15:07themselves in an area of risk, that is a very serious statement that they are making for me.
15:11Yes, yes.
15:12And I think that this supports the strong call that we all have been making to start looking at our
15:20children
15:20from a psychosocial context.
15:22This cannot be normal behavior.
15:24At all.
15:25And I think there were some very strong calls.
15:29I think a call for an all-out bulletin.
15:32Yes, to identify these children.
15:33To identify these children, and may I say, their parents.
15:36Yes.
15:36To really get an understanding of what's happening in the minds of these children.
15:39And I would really like one of these students, or all, to tell me what would have prompted them.
15:45What satisfaction, if any.
15:47What are they testing?
15:48What challenge are they giving themselves to want to go and sit in the middle of a major road?
15:53With machines.
15:54I am very interested in that.
15:56But that sends me into the direction of the need to look at it from a psychosocial context.
16:01And I think that someone also called in and talked about, could it be attributed maybe to abuse of drugs?
16:06Yes, Aliria.
16:07Affecting the state of mind and so forth.
16:08And that is why I am actually pitching it in a psychosocial context.
16:11That is not normal behavior.
16:13And I am interested to know exactly what makes these persons want to place themselves in a major highway.
16:20Is it that they are not foreseeing danger?
16:21Or are they foreseeing the danger?
16:23And basically...
16:24They are like the thrill.
16:25That is the point I am making.
16:26So, psychosocially, I am interested to hear their minds.
16:29That is really disturbing to watch again, though.
16:31Yes.
16:31And I hope that we could figure out what was the reason behind that and help them.
16:35Yes, and I think also, Whitney, and correct me, someone also called on the persons who may have been passing,
16:41seen this happening, making a call to the police, or trying to get an intervention.
16:46Yeah, I am not sure if that happened.
16:48In relation to these issues, because these are very, very serious issues.
16:51And I am saying that, you know, thankfully, nothing has happened in terms of fatal.
16:56But, the precursors...
16:58Mr. Ali, not one of them stood aside and said, no, you are not doing that, you know.
17:01Yeah, that is what I am saying.
17:02They all joined in, and that is a part of peer pressure that we are seeing also involved.
17:06And you see that, I am going back with me, I am very sure on psychosocial, because you see things
17:11like peer pressure and so forth.
17:12It might well be one of the persons saying, I am going to come now, and that other person is
17:18going to...
17:18Mr. Ali, not one of them, but one of them is shipping now.
17:19Mr. Ali, ah, that is right.
17:20So, I want to look at it in that context.
17:22And those who know those children, Whitney, I will signal this after.
17:25If you know those children, identify them to the principal of the particular school, and let us take it from
17:32a principal context and get the necessary interventions, looking at the best interests of those children.
17:37Yes.
17:39Now, speaking of operating, we see the TTPS continues to work extremely hard again, according to their media release here
17:45today.
17:46So, Professional Standards Bureau charges cops with misbehavior in public office.
17:51So, two police officers appeared before Master Whitney Franklin on the 21st of September, 2026, charged with misbehavior in public
17:59office.
18:00PC Satish Mahes and PC Akil Celestin appeared before Master Franklin, charged with misbehavior in public office.
18:08Misbehavior in public office to, with, I should say, with the larceny dwelling house charge.
18:14The officers were previously granted bail with surety by Justice of the Peace, Kawal Babu Lal, in the sums of
18:21$150,000 and $200,000, respectively.
18:25The charges stem from a report of a larceny dwelling house made by a businessman.
18:30According to the complaint, the businessman had secured the proceeds from his business in the ceiling of his home before
18:40leaving the premises.
18:41Later that day, a party of officers attached to the Southern Division arrived at the man's home and conducted a
18:48search for stolen items.
18:50During the search, both officers allegedly conducted a search of the bedroom.
18:56Upon returning home, the victim discovered that the cache was missing from the location where it had been stored.
19:02Following the report, officers attached to the Professional Standards Bureau conducted an investigation.
19:08As a result, PC Mahes and PC Celestin were arrested.
19:13And, again, the officers were being held accountable for their actions where persons believe that these officers or stakeholders in
19:22this case don't work.
19:23But we're seeing it's working.
19:25Well, Whitney, it's very unfortunate.
19:27Yes, it is.
19:28Embarrassing too.
19:28When we are trying to promote trust and confidence in the police service, that police officers will conduct themselves in
19:37the way that, you know, you have just read.
19:40On the backdrop, of course, you are still presumed innocent and proven guilty.
19:44So I want to keep a balanced position.
19:46But it may have found that a criminal charge, and I didn't hear whether, in fact, the director of public
19:51prosecutions as an independent office was engaged in order to initiate proceedings.
19:56And normally that would be the practice to ensure that there is some check and balance, so that police against
20:01police.
20:02But now you're having the DPP involved in the process.
20:04Albeit.
20:05Yes, you're correct.
20:07Assistant director of public prosecutions who advised both officers to be charged with misbehavior in public office.
20:13Great.
20:13So I can speak with some level of confidence that an independent office, a learned office, didn't, in fact, participate
20:19in the process of advising to look at the evidence and to prefer criminal charges in the area of misbehavior
20:24in public office to with the larceny that you spoke about.
20:26From the dwelling house.
20:29As I said before, it is very unfortunate that we are trying to build trust and confidence and police officers
20:34are behaving in this way.
20:35On that backdrop, every single officer who takes an oath, and these officers would have taken an oath.
20:40One of the things that is significant is to uphold the laws of Trinidad and Tobago.
20:45And just where we are speaking, and legally speaking, to remind all officers who are on oath, not only from
20:52a law enforcement context, when you take an oath to uphold the laws of Trinidad and Tobago, that is not
20:57outward.
20:58That is also inward.
21:00So that situation, I think that it's a clear case where they have neglected part of their oath, and that's
21:05very significant for me.
21:09I hope that the citizenry have recognized that the TTPS will continue to hold officers who are intent on breaching
21:19the criminal law, or even bringing disrepute to the police service, and placing them exactly where they're supposed to be
21:24placed.
21:25And I hope, and I know callers may be calling shortly, I'm not going to prompt them, they may be
21:29asking, should we continue to prolong with these officers, or should there be a policy to invoke another process to
21:38see whether, in fact, they should even continue to exist within the police service and enjoy other benefits, notwithstanding that
21:44they are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
21:47I think that the time has come for us to be a little more sharp in terms of how we
21:50are dealing with some of these matters.
21:51Well said, right now it's time for us to take a look at what is making today's headlines.
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25:37And welcome back. It's Legally Speaking Wednesdays. Of course, we have Mr. Ali here with us, our attorney and director
25:43to guide us through this evening's show. And just some information quickly before we head to the phone lines. This
25:50is something that we all need to pay attention to because for the past few days, it is extremely hot.
25:56And let me just let you all know there's going to be a hot spell and this is a hot
26:00spell alert. A yellow level will be effect from tomorrow from 2 p.m. to Saturday.
26:06The 31st of October at 4 p.m. So you all have to really hydrate yourselves. Understand, too. I think
26:15someone brought it to my attention.
26:19Yes.
26:20Where schools are concerned and they have their assemblies in the morning and they have the children out in this
26:26piping hot, blazing hot sun. So I'm hoping that the principals of these schools when you have your assembly outside,
26:34you may need to take it indoors because it is going to be extremely hot moving forward.
26:38We have a call on hold on. We have a call on hold on. Good evening.
26:42Good evening.
26:42Hi. Good evening.
26:43Good evening, sir.
26:45Good evening, Mr. Ali. Good evening.
26:47Yes.
26:48Good evening to you, sir.
26:51I noticed that I have a daughter, a student, take her to the licensing office in Spain to practice the
27:03drive.
27:05And there is an attempt on this path.
27:11Way down to the end, it is at one side, there are some guys who are driving after, smoking marijuana
27:20all day.
27:23And they have children coming later to drive.
27:27And I still am in a tent, you know, waking up from my daughter to British passengers and so on.
27:34And I tell them, you know, when I finish in my own clothes, whenever I want, also there are a
27:43couple of guys.
27:44One in a car, one in other trolley, a blue trolley.
27:50It is an Indian down there.
27:53And in drinking, smoking marijuana.
27:58Well, this morning I went for her to practice.
28:00And I, I, I, I didn't remember that.
28:04I went and get a seat in the right office.
28:09And so long day I've written my daughter because I cannot drink the smoke.
28:12I want, I need healing.
28:15Right?
28:15And so long day, this drinking a beer, very tired, smoking marijuana.
28:20And you do it at this.
28:22Right?
28:23They, they, they do it.
28:24What is a service for the public?
28:26We have kids, men, children coming in to learn to drive.
28:32So how you hide smoking marijuana drinking a beer and taking your daughter and your wife and your children on
28:40the road to practice.
28:43Okay, I listen up to you.
28:44Thank you so much, Mr. Ali.
28:46Thank you very much, Carla.
28:47Thank you very much for reporting.
28:48Now that's a very, very serious matter.
28:49Let me give an undertaking to you and the citizenry of Trinidad and Tobago that I will immediately communicate with
28:55the respective divisional and station police.
28:59And I'm also going to have a discussion with the transport commissioner.
29:02Yes.
29:03To be able to look into that matter expeditiously.
29:06May I say as well that if there are persons who are listening, normally there's a presence of police on
29:09that compound.
29:11So we'll also allow those individuals to look into that matter and see if we can bring an end to
29:16that matter immediately.
29:17Just as a matter of education, while the cannabis, there's a decriminalization of the cannabis.
29:25It's not legalized.
29:26Well not legalized alone.
29:28Smoking.
29:28Public.
29:29In the public domain.
29:31That's an area that has the public has access in my respectful view.
29:34And that's a no-no if you're smoking in the public domain.
29:37So that's number one.
29:38Number two, the decriminalization in that particular situation.
29:43Ensure that if per chance you're not smoking in the public domain but you're in possession of your dangerous drug.
29:49Ensure that you're not over the limit because police is going to intervene.
29:52I'm giving you a notice.
29:53So sometimes prevention is better than cure.
29:55That's a very serious matter.
29:57And what concerns me, Whitney, is not only the smoking in a public place.
30:02If the caller is accurate in what he's saying, we are hearing that driving instructors are now going to take
30:09persons onto the public road who they themselves are under the influence of a dangerous drug.
30:13So what direction are they giving to a person who is on a provisional permit?
30:19That's a very serious matter.
30:20That puts the public at risk.
30:23And that's a very serious matter.
30:24So caller, thank you for finding it within yourself.
30:27You, in fact, have represented the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
30:30And that's what we require in this country.
30:32Well, what we require as well is heading back to basic, back to the rules and regulations on the nation's
30:38roads.
30:38If you missed it and you need to sharpen up your tools, it's time to go back to basic.
30:52Guys, I am number 21962 PC Nichols.
30:55Today we're doing our questionnaire about the rules and regulations on the nation's roadway.
30:58That kind of back to basics, that campaign we're running right now.
31:02So we just want to see if you are familiar with the regulations that you would have taken when you
31:06would have gotten your driver.
31:15So the question is, what is the legal limit for drinking and driving in Trinidad and Tobago?
31:22A. 35 micrograms.
31:25B. 35 milliliters per 100 micrograms of breath.
31:30C. 35 micrograms per 100 milliliters of breath.
31:35Or D. 36 milliliters per 100 milliliters of breath.
31:40The least.
31:41What is the answer?
31:43Which one is the least? 35 micrograms or 35 milliliters?
31:47The Extra release.
31:48Where is melody 2000?
31:49Do we knowir に 1964's AD.
31:51Er.
31:53I don't know.
31:545.
31:56Eight.
31:56Four.
31:57Three.
31:58Again perfect?
31:59No no no, I'll change your answer.
32:00C.
32:01No no no, I'll change your answer.
32:01I look at.
32:01C.
32:03Five.
32:03Four.
32:04Here sir.
32:10What is the answer?
32:12C.
32:13Five.
32:13Alright, they got one try, they got one try.
32:17So the goal is to get three right and we have a prize for you, right?
32:22Alright. So we have one so far. Let me move on to the next one.
32:25You are approaching a two-lane roundabout, which is the most appropriate lane when proceeding straight, right?
32:33A, left lane. B, right lane. C, left or right lane. D, doesn't matter.
32:40Five. Four. Three. We are approaching straight, right? Left. One.
32:49A. Left lane. Yes. Or left or right lane. Right. Left or right lane. Right.
33:02When turning left at a two-lane roundabout, which is the most appropriate lane
33:08And when proceeding. A, doesn't matter. B, left. C, middle. D, right.
33:13Five. Wait a minute.
33:15Four. Three. Two. One.
33:21B. B. Zero. Huh? B. B?
33:25You're sticking at B. You're sure it's B.
33:27Yeah. What's your person driving? You're sure it's B.
33:30She said B. She said B? Yeah. And she can't. She don't drive, eh?
33:35You're a winner, you're a winner.
33:37Yeeeeeeeeeey!
33:37You're a winner, you got three!
33:39Baby steps.
33:41This is from The Trading and Logistics, Tobago Ltd.
33:45And the Poli- And the Prince-Histown Police Station Council.
33:50Thank you. Enjoy the rest of your day.
33:52Yes. You too.
33:53thank you so much for your time drive safely and don't forget to brush up on the little
34:00laws and regulations and signs
34:10and that was your back to basic there mr ali's always nice to see officers and civilians or
34:15citizens i should say interacting and we will be seeing smiles and in this case we finally got all
34:21three someone who got all three well you know what every time i look at this you know um i'm
34:25seeing
34:25a lot of value a lot of benefits so you spoke about a very important one in terms of the
34:30partnership and the trust and confidence but significant here you know sometimes we take it
34:34for granted but it's like a refresher in relation to your regulations because after you do a
34:39regulation do you arrive in tests when next do you revisit that regulation exactly and then so things
34:44can happen and you know let's look at a situation where you may have things changing as you go along
34:49so you need to always you know be sharp on and fresh and um you know i i signal and
34:53i salute
34:54this and perhaps you know probably we should take this at another level you know it is an excellent
34:58start but you know you should probably take it on the next level in terms of from a policy context
35:02even from a law context where is it that the time has reached for even persons who are um in
35:08possession
35:09of their driver's permit maybe every three or five years to have a refresher course not that you're doing
35:14it to be deprived of your driver's permit but to participate in the process you know some you know
35:18we need to look at it because i think it's a it's an excellent um i think it's good approach
35:21why not
35:22to stay sharp on on the shop yeah things that's happening because it's a life or death situation
35:27once you already know you just never know that's correct so the benefit of it is important and
35:31remember guys you could continue giving us those calls at 623-1711 extension 1996 or 1997 we take that
35:39break we'll be back mommy kevin girl trouble i'm telling you you remember your bigger one that
35:47didn't send you a few years ago cohen mommy i don't know what to say again you know when kevin
35:54was in
35:54form one he was nice to bad potential like that mommy he reached form two he starts a gamble
36:02he's that of course he taxing people cheering getting into us at a wrong crowd mommy kevin
36:09you feel me i know you're selling marijuana on the school compound what trouble is that you want to
36:16end up in a ruka in golden roof you go ahead go ahead but that would not be your story
36:21sir that is
36:23not your story no matter how much the tension and how much community service i think you're getting
36:29you have to change it's time for mr kevin to flip the script flip the script is a multi-pronged
36:37campaign focusing on the 17 priority schools the initiative is led by the community relations
36:44secretariat and includes the community oriented policing unit the tdps band the police youth clubs
36:51and the mounted and canine branch the tdps working with schools families and communities to break the
37:00cycle of violence and start a new chapter in the lives of young people mommy we are going to help
37:08kevin
37:08rewrite his story and mr kevin we are going to help you flip your script
37:21if you could see what the future holds you'd see that while things change you've still got it
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38:39That's cool.
38:41It's this.
39:11It's accountability, the undisputed number one program in Trinidad and Tobago, delivering
39:15the hard-hitting investigations you rely on.
39:18The TV6 News, revealing facts, provoking opinions.
39:36And welcome back.
39:37It's Legally Speaking, Renzi's.
39:38We have a call on the line.
39:39Caller, good evening.
39:42Hello.
39:43Hello, good evening.
39:44Hi.
39:45Good evening, ma'am.
39:45How are you?
39:46Yes.
39:48Officer.
39:49Good evening to you, ma'am.
39:51Yes, good evening.
39:52Something has to be done with these people who use criminals as police officers.
39:57Some people don't like to make all the remarks about police officers.
40:01These criminals come in and put it.
40:03Where are they getting these things to use in such a way that they're making people feel
40:07police officers when they do what they want, and then they go on, and people feel as police
40:11officers when they're not police officers.
40:12They have to do something about that quickly, deal with them, so that when you get them
40:17using things that is not belonging to them, and as police officers think, they need to
40:22be dealing with quickly, quickly, quickly.
40:24That's the first one.
40:25My second point is I want to really congratulate the conventional police.
40:28I really love him, you know.
40:29And you know, I mean, he said something which, you know, I know that is very, very important.
40:35He said that he is responsible for all areas.
40:41He didn't do like someone to say, well, ask the pigeon here, and if they don't want
40:46it, whatever, whatever.
40:47And I know that he is really, very, very serious.
40:50And, you know, the law has helped to continue with all of them.
40:53I look at another program officer, and I saw where they were trying to use the taser.
40:59It seems as though those tasers sometimes get in trouble, and the police are telling you
41:03something else now, because the taser wasn't working properly.
41:06They need to get those tasers working properly, do something about them, because it makes people
41:10feel like they use accepted force, and sometimes they're not using accepted force.
41:15Peace, order, good governance, I remember that.
41:18And congratulations to you, officer, continuing the youth that you are continuing with us.
41:24You'll have a safe holiday tomorrow, Republic Day.
41:28All of you, be safe.
41:29God bless all of you.
41:30Thank you very, very much.
41:31Thank you so much, ma'am.
41:32Sally.
41:33Kola, thank you very much.
41:34You made me smile this afternoon.
41:36I'm sure you made Whitney smile as well, because Whitney, she labored on the point.
41:41Tell me again.
41:42Peace, order, good governance.
41:45It's chilling.
41:46It reached one of the minds.
41:48Yeah.
41:48Thank you very much, Kola, and also the issues that you raised, duly noted.
41:52Mm-hmm.
41:52And I'm sure that the hierarchy of the police service, as it relates to the equipment, ensuring
41:57that is serviceable, ensuring that the persons who are caught with items that may be property
42:05of the police service, they are dealt with expeditiously, and perhaps maybe a legislative
42:09intervention to ensure that the penalties associated with impersonating a police officer
42:13with possession of those items, significant, and will cause a deterrent.
42:17So, you know, those matters are duly noted, and thank you very much for your kind feedback
42:22and feedback in terms of our work with reference to the nation vulnerable youths, you know,
42:29you know, both from our Ministry of Homeland Security Policy and Community Support Office
42:32and also the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service initiatives, you know, geared towards the
42:36young people in Trinidad and Tobago.
42:37So, thank you very much for that.
42:38All right, guys.
42:39We need to take that short break.
42:40When we come back, we'll take your calls and more.
42:42We'll be back.
42:42As a teacher teaching how much he is, I never see if I'm a subject called bullying
42:49on a timetable yet.
42:51But all them children want to beat up at our children instead of beating the buck.
42:57And to me, that is a big, big failure.
43:01I promise to do my part to stop the bullying in the people and them school.
43:07But you see parents, you see uncles, you see grannies, you see aunties, you see nenens all of them and
43:14all of you. All you have to help out too. All you have to teach them the right way boy.
43:20They have to choose peace, not physical and verbal violence. Teach them to be a body, not a bully. Tell
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45:14That's what 90 minutes each night gives us.
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45:45And we are back.
45:46We're going to make you give us a call at 623-1711, extension 1996.
45:51Or 1997.
45:52We have a caller.
45:53Caller.
45:53Good evening.
45:56Hello.
45:57Yes.
45:58Hello.
45:59Hi.
45:59Good evening.
46:01Legal, legal Wednesday.
46:03Yes.
46:03Could I make two suggestions, please?
46:06I'd like to toast these, you know.
46:09I saw the youngsters sitting in the road.
46:15And that's one of the five levels of foolishness among young children.
46:21Look at the boys, looking for excitement.
46:24At the peak of the time, and they have been breaking rules and laws and regulations.
46:30And that's all that's daring.
46:33Thought about daring one another.
46:36It's a little foolishness.
46:38Right?
46:38But it must be taught thinking for a change and reason and reputation.
46:44Right?
46:44To understand the consequences of foolish behavior.
46:48Right?
46:48And on the other hand, this might be something if you think through the rebellion program.
46:57Corporal, in addition to that, you have to speak with your children about citizenship.
47:05What do you do?
47:07And for you to speak about good citizen-like fairness and goodliness and honesty and courage
47:14Right?
47:15And you check the teeth.
47:16Right?
47:17Follow that from part of the resilience.
47:19So, I want to show these teeth and I didn't call focus.
47:23Smoke on them.
47:24This is three glasses that's going to happen.
47:25Have a nice day.
47:26Thank you so much, Kola.
47:28Thank you very much.
47:29Thank you very much, Kola.
47:30I love when you remind me of the word resilience.
47:33With the resilient youth.
47:34I'm very passionate about that.
47:36Whitney.
47:37We were just speaking.
47:38We were just speaking about that off here, you know.
47:39I know you're aware of that resilient youth.
47:41And we spoke about it last night on another platform.
47:44That resilient youth is a very significant and Kola would have indicated words like integrity
47:48and other very important words.
47:50Going back to the basics.
47:52The pillars.
47:53Exactly.
47:53And sometimes, you know, we overlook the importance of that.
47:56So, the citizenry of Trinidad and Tobago, it's important for us to invest.
48:00And you know, you know, just connecting.
48:03On Monday, we celebrated International Peace Day.
48:07United Nations International Peace Day.
48:09And one of the words that they used, the theme, was invest.
48:13And I made the point that invest should be actionable.
48:16So, every single citizen of Trinidad and Tobago, let us invest in peace.
48:21Simplicity.
48:22And whether even, let's go even beyond the human beings.
48:25Even looking at peace as it relates to our environment.
48:28How we handle the animals.
48:29How we handle the environment in this general context.
48:32Where you live.
48:32Very, very significant.
48:34And, you know, Kola, you couldn't be more accurate in terms of ensuring that we invest
48:38to ensure that our nation's youth, they are resilient in relation to these circumstances.
48:42So, for example, the point you made, Whitney.
48:44If you are among three persons and they are telling us, go and sit in the middle of the road,
48:48you should have it, Whitney.
48:49So, no.
48:50I'm not going to do that.
48:51Yes.
48:51And also assist in correcting them and say, listen, we can do something better.
48:55That's the level of thinking that we need.
48:56So, thank you, Kola.
48:57We have another Kola.
48:58Kola, good evening.
49:00Hello, good evening.
49:01Hi, good evening.
49:02How are you?
49:03Good evening to you, sir.
49:04Hi.
49:05Hello, good evening, Miss Whitney and Mr. Ali.
49:09I always watch it.
49:10You all have a great program.
49:13I call in the past and I get assisted and so on from your life.
49:17You know, keep up the good work and retard.
49:20And then, like, I have a next problem now.
49:23So, I call.
49:24I call about a year.
49:25It's over here now.
49:26And when we sleep in the night, just be, my brothers be burning stuff.
49:31Whole night till next morning.
49:33And when the houses be smoky.
49:36Yeah, that's crazy.
49:37We wake us up and we be coughing and so on a lot.
49:41So, what area is this?
49:42I don't put the windows on for years.
49:44What area?
49:45St. James.
49:46St. James.
49:47Oh.
49:48Wow.
49:49So, so I talked to a fire service already and I talked to the police.
49:53Mm-hmm.
49:54And there was a time the police come and out the fire.
49:56It was going to get bad.
49:58And they came and out it's about a morning.
50:01And then another time the police came and spoke to them at night when the burn stuff cold
50:08and they started back.
50:11But when you dry season, they have a permit for burning stuff, but not in the wet season.
50:16And apparently they have no law for, like, putting stuff in your night.
50:20So, I don't know if Mr. Ali, with his expertise, yes.
50:25The expertise, yes.
50:37So that I can communicate with you subsequently, you know, to try and intervene in that situation
50:42as well.
50:42But thank you very much for bringing it to us.
50:43We'll look at it and see, you know, whether there needs to be some intervention from a
50:47legislative policy.
50:48But also, under the Ministry of Homeland Security, I will speak with the chief fire officer
50:52and also the divisional police that are responsible for that area.
50:55Those things cannot continue.
50:56Of course.
50:57In a residential area.
50:59And even apart from looking at it from a criminal context, let's look at the context of health.
51:03Yes.
51:04And that's the importance.
51:05Smoking on people, even mosquitoes.
51:06That's correct.
51:06Even from a Ministry of Health context, regional cooperation, these are entities that should
51:10be engaging to deal with matters of this nature.
51:13Yes.
51:13But thank you very much, again, for alerting us.
51:15And please leave your number if you're listening so we can communicate with you.
51:18And I'm sure you'll gather some sort of information because even in a residential,
51:21even in a commercial space.
51:23You can't just light up whatever you decide to burn and you're smoking on persons in the
51:28night into the morning.
51:29That's crazy.
51:30We have another call.
51:31Call a good evening.
51:33Hello?
51:34Hi.
51:35Hi.
51:35Good evening, ma'am.
51:36How are you?
51:37Good evening, Ms. Hartman.
51:39You're looking so beautiful in a new attire.
51:42Oh, thank you.
51:42You all know.
51:43Good evening to you, Mr. Ali.
51:46Good evening.
51:46Good evening to you, ma'am.
51:47Good evening to you, Mr. Ali.
51:49There is a concern that I have where a father has been paying maintenance for his two children
51:56through the court order.
51:59And the money has been spent only on the woman.
52:02We have evidence to show where the woman has taken purchases for herself.
52:07And I would like to know if the court is monitoring these witnesses to say that the children have
52:14been robbed of the money that has been paid to maintain them.
52:19This father works for multiple jobs and he has his children one time for the week.
52:26And that one day for the week, he always sends up his parents, even providing clothes for the
52:32children and small things as well.
52:35Right?
52:36This is unfair that nobody is going to monitor what is happening.
52:41And these children have been robbed of these things.
52:45Could somebody look into this and pay attention to what is happening?
52:49Because the father is so careful and so caring and hard working towards these two children.
52:56And the Lord didn't recognize the way he cared for his children and left the child in the care of
53:03the mother.
53:04Right?
53:04And this mother is a delinquent person.
53:07She goes and she spends money on her new relationship.
53:11Multiple relationships all over the place.
53:13Leave the children by neighbor's house instead of leaving us with the father that the court
53:18is assigned the father.
53:20It is unfair that a father have to go through these kind of things in this country.
53:24In this day and age, there is somebody to monitor this.
53:28I am very, very concerned that these things are happening to children in this country.
53:32Please, somebody look up in place.
53:36All right, ma'am.
53:36Thank you so much.
53:37Thank you so much.
53:38About this evening.
53:39You too, Masali.
53:40Thank you very much, Kola.
53:41Kola, I don't have the parties in this matter.
53:44You know, perhaps you could probably leave your number and you could probably share the parties
53:47and I deal with it in a professional context, you know, and, you know, link you with the proper authorities
53:50to be able to intervene.
53:51But what I would say from a general context, if there's an application before the court
53:54and the court issues an order in relation to maintenance, that money should be used for the upkeep of that
53:58particular child.
53:59If that is not happening, my simple advice would be for that particular person to go back before that court,
54:07file that application and state his or her case very clearly that they are paying a particular amount of money
54:13for the upkeep of a child
54:14or the well-being of the child.
54:16This has not been applied to the child for the evidence of the child suffering.
54:19And also, you may also want a larger complaint with the Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago to help bolster
54:24your application
54:25so that you can force the party that is the beneficiary of the monies to be applied for the child
54:31so that that could be regulated, it could be closely supervised, and perhaps what you may have is now forcing
54:36the party
54:36who has the responsibility for the child to be reporting to the court probably on a monthly, on a weekly
54:41basis
54:41exactly how that money is being applied for the upkeep of that particular child.
54:44But a very significant matter, once a child is concerned with me, that's a very serious matter.
54:49So, in summary, the party who is agreed, go back before that court whether you are going to instruct your
54:54attorneys
54:55or whether you are filing an application through another process, but petition that court again
54:59and bring that matter very clearly to the court and indicate the evidence that you have in relation to that
55:05money
55:05not being applied for the best interest of that child.
55:07I don't know whether maybe a situation of the child should be acquiring books and you're not getting the books
55:13and you know, you want to be able to in fact say in like the teachers, the principals and so
55:17forth.
55:17Or food. We have a final caller this time. Caller, good evening.
55:20Good evening, good time, good everything.
55:23Whitney, Ms. Ali.
55:25Good evening to you, sir.
55:27Yes, this is your second.
55:28Okay, so let me make it fast.
55:30Ms. Ali, I would like to get...
55:33I would like to get...
55:36...SOE, do so.
55:38I'd like to get a police force right next to my house.
55:41I would not have to have any bloody alcohol.
55:43Sally, is it serious thing coming, you know what, these water parks and then get skis and skis?
55:49I said, yes, you know.
55:50I told some law and just put up a fertilizer.
55:53All the drivers, all the drivers, with water and skis,
55:57they put up a fertilizer after they make it, and take down people.
56:02all right thank you so much we have a few seconds mr. Ali well thank you very much
56:06call I always got to hear you but what I'll say is that you know you know I'll
56:10be very humorous at you as well you know we're asking for a police force close to
56:14our house we cannot afford every one of police close close to the house but I
56:16always said we have the oath officers and the non-hote officers so you sir
56:21Robert Peele said that you are police officer as well so technically your home
56:24should be a police so that you can be able to report crime detect crime and
56:28bring it to the necessary authority I like to sleep you like to sleep yeah so I
56:32need a goose well I would of course you know I can fall the citizen asking for
56:36it but I'm just saying that you your house and you your police you may not be
56:40on oath but your police yes all right but my salad you like to thank you so much
56:44thank you very much being here with us and giving us the information broadening
56:50our minds when it comes to the laws and governance yeah we go in there for sure
56:54so we all say it together we say peace order and good governance and that is the
57:01order let's try to get all three if not to watch us please not too bad we get
57:05ready for news up next TNT at seven o'clock and remember have an enjoyable
57:08Republic Day remember what it means to be a Republic of Trinidad and Tobago God
57:13God bless see you on Friday we're out