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02:28Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago, our international audience, and of course, our brothers and sisters in Grenada.
02:34This is Beyond the Tape, and I am Whitney Husbands.
02:37Now, last night, we saw a theatrical performance in the sky for many of us, and we were wondering what
02:43was really taking place.
02:44And if you missed it, this is what prisons were seeing, either driving or even when they were at home.
02:49But something was happening in the sky, and let's just say it looked like a threat happening.
02:54And I'm hoping that they had all their license straight in the sky as things were going, you know, because,
02:59you know, we don't have many locations to have a good time when it comes to events.
03:04So I don't know what was happening there, and I hope prisons are safe nonetheless, and we didn't have any
03:08sort of serious injuries because we were not sure exactly where it's coming from, but we saw what took place.
03:14Now, today is Tuesday, so with that being said, a gentleman who is always willing to be here to represent
03:20the TTPS every Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
03:23We have ASB Russell here. Good evening to you, sir. And how are you? Did you see the performance in
03:28the sky?
03:29Ms. Husbands, first of all, let me tell you good evening. Yes, good evening. Good evening to Ms. Jack.
03:35You know, we're not supposed to talk much in public. We cannot talk much today.
03:40We're keeping it together. Good afternoon. Good evening to the fans, the viewers in Trinidad and Tobago, the U.S.,
03:49Canada, Grenada, and all our international viewers on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners,
03:54and First and Second Division Officers of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service moving right into it because we can't
04:00be casting.
04:01You cannot stick today at all. Right again, boof. I was in the gym, and then I had some work
04:07to prepare, and I went to them and I prepared it. I heard it, but I didn't go outside to
04:13look to see what was causing it.
04:14To see what was taking place. When I'm inside, I'm inside. I kind of lock up.
04:18Well, it seems a lot of persons may have to be inside moving forward. What are your thoughts when we
04:23are hearing the age limit has now changed for alcohol consumption, tobacco, marijuana, gambling?
04:30So we know it's 21 they're looking at, and also 25 for marijuana and gambling.
04:36For marijuana. Miss Husbands, I would want to say I totally support that, especially with the decriminalization of marijuana.
04:43Even notwithstanding, it wasn't the lowest and age limit. Yes.
04:47You know, I'm happy that it's been re-emphasized and most likely would have some sort of penalty with it.
04:52I think that decision-making aspect as to whether you can drink is something that some persons are not really
05:01ready for that responsibility to make that decision because some persons may finish school at 16.
05:06Yes. Some may finish at 17. And, you know, are they really capable of making such decisions?
05:11So I am happy that that age of 21 with respect to that and even 25 with respect to the
05:17gambling and marijuana because gambling is a habit that sometimes when you get hooked into it, you have to go
05:23to therapy and rehabilitation to really be cured from that.
05:27Now, ASP, what you will say to persons who said at the age of 18 I could work, I could
05:31drive a car, I am able to vote, and I'm doing all the adult things.
05:35I no longer live with my parents, I am functioning, and when I want to take a drink, you're telling
05:40me I have to wait till 21 because that is a U.S. culture.
05:44But right here in Trinidad and Tobago, we know many of us, not saying me, but started drinking with their
05:50parents.
05:50Their parents introduced you to drinking.
05:52They're drinking at home.
05:53My parents didn't introduce me to that.
05:55My parents didn't introduce me to that.
05:55Yeah, I didn't get introduced to drinking at home at home.
05:58Deanna wasn't a drinker.
05:59But however, I hear you with that, but I could draw another scenario.
06:03You joined the TTPS at 18 years of age.
06:08Correct.
06:08And you're trained to use several firearms.
06:10Yes.
06:11But the age to obtain an FUL is what, 25.
06:14Yes, but you're still able to use a weapon that is deadly.
06:18TTPS, but you cannot obtain an FUL even though a firearm is a daily tool of trade.
06:23So I want to applaud that.
06:27I think it would go a long way in that a little more maturity is given, a little more space
06:32from some more maturity.
06:33So when you make that decision, it shouldn't be because of peer pressure,
06:38but it should be something that you would have considered all the ramifications,
06:41all the positive and negative attributes or consequences of your decision.
06:45And if you so decide, because we have 18-year-olds who are smoking marijuana.
06:49Yes.
06:50But they may want to enlist into one of the protective services,
06:52and one of the requirements may be that they are required to pass a drug test.
06:57Well, they shouldn't be using the drug either way.
07:00So you see where it comes, but then a certain amount for use at home has been decriminalized.
07:05Yes.
07:06But, I mean, you see, as I'm saying, we have to be very careful with this legislation
07:10because it needs to be very clear because it is one where if it is passed and I'm 18 and
07:16I have to go before the court,
07:18I mean, I'm not going to give an ignorant statement here.
07:21Yeah.
07:21But you are still considered an adult, but by the law that is governed, you have by, if it is
07:27passed, 21.
07:29If you are drinking, it must be 21 years and over.
07:32Moving forward, if that happens, you are breaking the law, even though you are legally considered an adult.
07:37An adult, yeah.
07:37So we have to do some adjustments in different legislations.
07:40Let's go quickly so the public could understand how far this is going, right?
07:44So $50,000 fine for underage drinkers and smokers, people who expose children to dangerous drugs could face fines up
07:52to 5 million and 30 years in prison
07:55while selling alcohol to any underage, which is under 21 could attract sentences of up to 30 years.
08:04Young people who drink alcohol and smoke tobacco and gamble outside of the legal age can face a maximum fine
08:11of $50,000.
08:13The alcohol age raised to 21, which they said they are trying to, of course, bring forth.
08:19A person who is knowing by selling or allows another person to sell intoxicating liquor to someone under 21 could
08:30face escalating penalties.
08:32$50,000 fine and 15 years imprisonment for a first offense, $150,000 fine and 20 years imprisonment for a
08:41second offense, $300,000 fine and 30 years imprisonment for a third or subsequent offense.
08:48Another existing offense carrying a second offense would be increased to $300,000 and 30 years imprisonment and tobacco, as
09:00we said, 21 and that could carry up to $300,000 with 10 years imprisonment and that is if you
09:05have a second offense.
09:08And cannabis, that is also ranging in the tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands as well and gambling is the
09:16same thing we're looking at.
09:16So if this is passed, because it is going to pass, just know that if you're not checking IDs, just
09:25know if it is, you still want to spend to get to collect your money because it plays hard and
09:31nobody has studied in that.
09:32You have to be careful.
09:35And event promoters need to really pay attention because let's say you have an 18 or 19 year old entering
09:41an all-inclusive or a masquerader in an all-inclusive.
09:47So we have to now, with the promoters association, they now have to now start to think.
09:54The club owners, the bar owners, the sports bar owners, we now have to think differently now and start to
10:02put measures in place.
10:03It's 21 years and over.
10:05Not only that, but maybe some sort of ID may be required or you may not be required to state
10:10your age or submit your ID when you are doing your registration for mass and stuff like that.
10:15Quickly vaping.
10:15Would that be included with the tobacco as well?
10:19Most likely, I believe it will.
10:21All right, so we will have to wait and see.
10:22I told you all, we have a lot to discuss.
10:24Now, something took place earlier today and we want you all to take a look at what transpired when it
10:30comes to the narcotics and how the TTPS deals with it in Trinidad and Tobago.
10:34All right, so let's go.
11:18Today is a landmark day in the TTPS and for the law-abiding citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
11:24As to be aware of me, you would see that we are having destruction of narcotic exhibits.
11:31In total, it's about $1.68 billion worth of narcotics, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and some of the more recent ecstasy
11:41pills.
11:43It's significant at this point in time because as a TTPS, we want to show accountability and transparency to the
11:51public.
11:51You know the whole narrative, oh, there you gogitate in it.
11:55Well, it can't re-gogitate.
11:56It has been set on fire and we are destroying it for the entire world to see.
12:00It is important that we take into consideration all the different destructive elements that are out there that our children
12:10are exposed to.
12:11And the mere fact that we are able to destroy $1.68 billion worth of narcotics here for the world
12:18to see means that there's a lot of narcotics that are not making it into the hands of our children.
12:23A lot of narcotics that are not being sold to fuel gang violence against our citizens.
12:29And we want the citizenry to continue to partner with the TTPS and go enforcement in getting rid of one
12:36narcotics in love.
12:37Narcotics will always be a problem with any father, mother, brother, sister, aunt, cousin, teacher.
12:43So when you see this happening here, you will see how much millions of lives of young people.
12:52And you are looking at what's happening now.
12:53You see young people walking about the streets like almost statue robot, kind of finished like the narcotics is destroying
13:01our community.
13:03So what we did in return, we are destroying our community.
13:06The war, the reinforcement, the ministry goes with narcotics.
13:12So we are asking the parents out to take that same initiative and if they find it home, destroy the
13:19same people.
13:20And we also have the marijuana itself being processed into domains and terms that are being used by these young
13:25persons at the schools.
13:53Transparency is key and we saw that today ASP.
13:56Could you tell us something?
13:58Yes, transparency and accountability.
13:59As the commissioner said, we want to show accountability and transparency to the public and to the world.
14:04The commissioner said with the destruction, it meant that fewer narcotics are reaching the young people.
14:10So it's really $1.68 billion worth of drugs at 8.3 tons of illegal narcotics with an estimated street
14:19value of $1.68 billion.
14:21The drugs were seized in multiple operations and arrested by the Southern, Eastern, Northeastern Divisions and Special Investigations Unit, some
14:32dating as far back as 2005.
14:353.08 tons of cocaine valued at approximately $1.431 billion.
14:425.22 tons of marijuana valued at approximately $156 million.
14:48And 4.87 kilograms of ecstasy and heroin valued at approximately $13 million.
14:56So, Ms. Husbands, it is clear that the steps that the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service that we are taking
15:02to show the public to be accountable, to be transparent with the operations of the TTPS.
15:07You know, some persons wonder what happens to the drugs when a matter is dismissed.
15:11And I'm saying there wouldn't be only police officers and the minister that also have persons on the Ministry of
15:17Health and stuff like that to oversee.
15:18So there's all there are also civilians there to make sure that it is destroyed within the confines of strict
15:25health and safety regulations as well.
15:28And I know that because at my days in the organized crime and narcotics, fire and plural, I went on
15:35one of those already.
15:36So you know how it's done.
15:37So I know exactly how it's done.
15:38I mean, transparency, accountability is key and I'm happy to see that from the TTPS.
15:43But this morning was mayhem for many, frustration for a lot of persons.
15:48And I'm sure a lot of people burned some gas because the traffic was horrendous.
15:53And let's just say, I don't know how persons were able to function because coming out of south, there was
16:00a four-car smash-up.
16:02And early this morning when I was working, I mean, we were receiving reports of where these accidents took place.
16:09And this was the cause of it.
16:11It took me back a bit.
16:12But remember when y'all seemingly went on, you know, we couldn't, y'all had a lot of roadblocks.
16:20Y'all had a lot of roadblocks.
16:21You remember that?
16:22I have no idea.
16:23You can't recall that?
16:24Ms. Husband, I told you not to discuss that on here.
16:27And this was also earlier today in the El Securo area.
16:30We have to, oh, this is Gasparillo here.
16:32I know we're moving on to El Securo.
16:34Because you want to poke fun of the police.
16:36Yeah, this is, this is, this is what caused the buildup of traffic that we saw.
16:44You know, I wondered if we got so comfortable with the El Nino and the heat spells that, you know,
16:51we forgot how to drive when the rain was falling or we forgot that we are actually in the rainy
16:56or the wet season.
16:58Because, I mean, the rain was actually started falling.
17:02But look at the amount of accidents that we are seeing.
17:06But you remember I told you the cars with all these techie things that, you know, many persons still not
17:15familiar with.
17:16And at that time in the morning, people are still not fully alleter, to be honest.
17:22Yes, and that is it.
17:23Once you undertake to operate any machinery, especially a motor vehicle, I would want you to have a certain level
17:32of alertness, you know, put the phones down, pay attention, drive within the speed limit, and even reduce it when
17:38the road is wet because you're stopping distances a lot more.
17:41Yes.
17:41And Ms. Husband, Trinidad and Tobago, why we are on that.
17:45You see, I've started to smile.
17:46Yes.
17:47Consultation has started with the relevant authorities, the licensed authorities, Mr. Brent Battson from the DTPS, Minister Zakur.
17:58Yes.
17:59With respect to putting regulations in place that will govern these e-bikes that we have on the streets.
18:07What I understand is that popular that took the bull by surprise, so like in the U.K. and stuff,
18:12they had to introduce a new class of motorcycles.
18:15Yes.
18:15So the consultant, the consultation has started.
18:18The thing about it, until it has been going through the stages and has been assented to by the president,
18:26if you are involved in an accident, you may have to look at a civil course of action.
18:33Wow. That's crazy. Inconvenience in individuals.
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20:45What the hell is going on?
20:47Trouble in the place.
20:49Now parry my ball.
20:51The comedy is pace.
20:52Man loses watch.
20:53Man loses pants.
20:55San Fernando, we coming.
20:58Catfish, everybody eating something fishy.
21:00Tickets everywhere.
21:02Something fishy.
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21:06Something fishy.
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22:05As a teacher teaching how much he is, I never see if I have a subject called bullying
22:12on a timetable yet, but all them children want to beat up other children instead of
22:18beating their book.
22:19And to me, that is big, big failure.
22:23I promise to do my part to stop the bullying in the people and them school.
22:29But you see parents, you see uncles, you see grannies, you see aunties, you see nenens,
22:35all of them.
22:36And all of you, all you have to help out too.
22:39All you have to teach them the right way, boy.
22:42They have to choose peace, not physical and verbal violence.
22:47Teacher, teach them to be a body, not a bully.
22:53Tell somebody.
23:00And we are back.
23:01Be a body, not a bully at all.
23:03And of course, we have ASP Russell here with us.
23:05And speaking of those things, some persons feel like, you know, when it comes to the relationship
23:10with the TTPS and the citizens is always a struggle, but in this case, the public satisfaction survey, right?
23:19Well, the TTPS, we are asking the public to do something simple.
23:23What's that?
23:24Tell us, please.
23:25We want the public of Trinidad and Tobago, ages 16 years and over, to partake and full
23:33out and complete the survey.
23:34Our public satisfaction survey 2026, it runs for a period of six weeks.
23:40It commends on the 22nd of September.
23:43It runs until the 2nd of November.
23:46People may want to know why are we asking that.
23:49Policing depends on public trust.
23:51And when people trust the police, they report crimes, they come to court as witnesses,
23:57and they partner with the police service in communities to help make our communities safe.
24:03What we want from you is your honest opinion.
24:05We don't want opinions based on what is trending, but we want to hear of your personal experience.
24:12So how this can really help the police then?
24:14Well, that's a very good question because it helps us because it tells us what we did good
24:21and where we would have fallen short.
24:23So we can take your information, analyze your information, and put systems in place
24:31to make Trinidad and Tobago police service a better police service going forward.
24:37We want your honest opinion.
24:39Who you want to hear from?
24:40Is there a specific age group?
24:43Yes, that is it.
24:44Who needs to respond?
24:4416 years and above.
24:46Yeah.
24:4616 years and above.
24:48And I want all communities, because each community have a different police in need.
24:52So I want all communities to partake, send it to your friends, your neighbors, your cousins,
24:57your aunts, your uncle, before you're lying.
24:59Yes.
24:59Full of thought.
25:00And I want it to be honest.
25:02Where we did good, let us know where we did good, so that we could reward the officers who did
25:06good.
25:06Where we fell short, we want to know where we would have fallen short so we could put the right
25:11corrective measures in place going forward.
25:15I want to mention this quickly.
25:18When it comes to social media and the police, it is a love-hate relationship.
25:21And where you all, because there's some bias, and when anything is recorded, when it comes to you all, it's
25:28always negative.
25:29In three seconds, everything could change.
25:32Of course, in three seconds, everything could change.
25:34And, you know, we as the DTPS, we always want to tell our side of the story.
25:40Sometimes there are things we could say and things we cannot say at the point in time.
25:43But at the end of the day, this is where the trust and confidence comes in, that, you know, you
25:48allow us to tell our part.
25:50You allow us.
25:50And you give us your feedback as to our performance, you know.
25:54And that's what we say.
25:55We don't want, because a lot of persons will sit at home and form opinions and ideas based on a
25:59three-second video, not knowing what will happen before, what led up to this situation here.
26:05We always see when the police are about to lock up the man or something like that.
26:08But, you know, it is fair that you judge us fairly.
26:11Yes.
26:12And honestly, and this is what we are asking of in the survey as well, your honest, not what your
26:18friend tell you, but your honest experience with the DTPS.
26:23Now, what happens with the information that you gather from the survey?
26:26Well, the information is analyzed and filed.
26:28It's anonymous, of course.
26:29It's analyzed and then filed away.
26:32And what we do with it, when we are doing our next strategic and operational plan, we look at our,
26:37which consists of where we want to take the service, short-term, medium-term, and long-term.
26:42Based on your responses, like let's say we still realize that 80% of the surveys mention our customer service,
26:50then it means that we need to reevaluate our customer service policy or pump more resources, maybe financially, maybe training,
26:57maybe mentoring, otherwise, to ensure that that customer service is at a standard where the public is comfortable with it.
27:05So this is what it does.
27:07It helps us to build a better future, not just by the way we perform, but in a manner that
27:14we can better serve you.
27:15How can you access it?
27:16That's the next thing they would want to know.
27:18So you could visit the website, ttps.gov.tt, scan the QR code.
27:23It only takes five minutes.
27:24Or you would see somebody fly us in the police station.
27:27You can scan it as well, and it comes up on your phone.
27:31Five minutes is all that it takes, and I wanted to leave the public with this.
27:36When I came into the services, I was saying that what don't get measured, don't get done.
27:41But I want to take it a step further.
27:43You can't improve what you don't measure.
27:47Help us build the service you want to see.
27:51So I thank you for your cooperation, and I want you to know that your voice makes a difference.
27:56So this is a tool we're using to measure our performance and to get a true reflection of how you
28:01and the members of the public really view us, the members of the TTPS.
28:06I also noticed that there's a deadline date, which is November 2nd, that is there.
28:10So please make sure that you fill out that survey before November 2nd, so we can help the TTPS.
28:17And we want as much as possible.
28:19We want a minimum of 3,500.
28:20I'm asking for something like about 10,000 or 20,000, really, really phatic, because when you look at sample
28:27size and you're doing scientific surveys and you're looking at numbers and graphs, we don't want information to be skewed.
28:34We don't want persons who've only had bad experiences.
28:36We want those who have good experiences.
28:37We want those who have had in-between experiences as well, so we want to hear from as much persons
28:42as possible.
28:43So I'm asking kindly.
28:46We are looking at a minimum of 3,500 responses.
28:48I am hoping that you all could do math if I'm going to get to at least 10,000, please.
28:53Well, let's see, fingers crossed.
28:55At least 10,000.
28:56Now, switching gears a bit, ASP, I saw over the weekend, which many of us saw over the weekend.
29:01It was some fender benders that took place, and one in particular at a popular grocery, and this was in
29:06the Sentence area.
29:08And, I mean, I don't know if you have any information what caused, you know.
29:13So, thank God, you know, no one was seriously injured, and no one was parked there, because it would have,
29:22yeah.
29:24Well, I don't have any information, but I'm hoping a cell phone was not involved.
29:30You think so?
29:31I said, I am hoping a cell phone had most of them involved.
29:34You know what that gave to me?
29:38Sometimes persons, and don't say as women, because I know sometimes you'll feel it's a woman.
29:43It's a husband.
29:43Where the car is in reverse, and you think it's in drive.
29:48Why are you laughing?
29:50I laugh and I smile.
29:50I can't smile.
29:51I don't know why would you smile for that.
29:54And you think that it's in drive, and you march on the gas, and it reverses instead of going forward.
30:01You ever saw the ads that we do for road safety?
30:06Yes.
30:06Which one of the above?
30:08Back to basics.
30:09Which one of the above is risky?
30:12Driving with things on your mind.
30:13Driving while it's operating the radio.
30:15Driving while it's operating your cell phone.
30:18Yes.
30:18All of the above.
30:19Driving while it's taking on a family problem.
30:21All of the above.
30:22All of the above.
30:23And with that being said, we take that break.
30:25We have your calls on more when we're written.
30:27Too ugly.
30:29Too fat.
30:32Too dark.
30:34Too skinny.
30:36Too quiet.
30:38Too weird.
30:40We all know that not only fists, but wounds can beat you down.
30:46You don't have to believe what the police say you are.
30:49You can become whoever you choose to be.
30:51Never allow lies and the cells to stop you from shining.
30:55It's time to make a change.
30:57Be a body.
30:58Not a bully.
31:00Tell someone.
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35:04And we're back.
35:05And remember, you can give us a call at 623-1711, extension 1996 or 1997.
35:10We have a caller.
35:11Caller, good evening.
35:14Hello.
35:15Yeah.
35:16Hi, good evening, ma'am.
35:17Good evening, caller.
35:18Good evening, hi.
35:21Officer, good evening.
35:23Good evening, ma'am.
35:24I have a matter that has a night to shut up like that.
35:31Now, what happened is that since 2024,
35:37we have a container for a container of private property.
35:43And we tried to take one of the containers and put one of the other.
35:51Ma'am, could you repeat that?
35:53Could you?
35:53We wanted, we wanted, we wanted, we wanted a container of private property on our property,
35:59which is private property.
36:01Ma'am, and we needed, the officer needed to repeat, he said, since 2024?
36:07Yes, 2024.
36:09There was a, what was placed?
36:13A container?
36:15Someone.
36:17Someone placed a container.
36:19Okay.
36:22Since 2024 on private property.
36:25All right.
36:26Ask her to leave a number.
36:27We tried to get that.
36:29All right.
36:30So, ma'am, we will take your information.
36:32All right.
36:33So, we could, um, at least, yes.
36:36Leave a number, ma'am.
36:37I would call you and I would speak to you further and get the appropriate information.
36:43Yes.
36:44Because, you know, sometimes with information like that, even though they're trying to seek help,
36:48we, on national television, and we want to make sure that persons are safe.
36:55Definitely.
36:55They're moving forward.
36:56All right.
36:56Because I would have to know where the property is located.
36:59Yes.
36:59Yes, yes, yes.
36:59That somebody may recognize the lady's voice.
37:02Yes.
37:03Yes.
37:03And they're listening or they're watching the show.
37:06So, just for safety.
37:06So, we gather the information.
37:07We head back to the phone lines.
37:09And remember, you can give us a call at 623-1711, extension 1996-0997.
37:16We head back to the phone lines.
37:18Caller, good evening.
37:20Hello.
37:22Hello.
37:23Good evening.
37:24Hi.
37:25Hi.
37:25Good evening, caller.
37:26Good evening.
37:29The subject at hand, in terms of the supposed, um, yes, good evening.
37:36Come here, BN.
37:37Um, how do you have policies to try to resist young people communities by one hand or other
37:45and the like, right?
37:46That's when we have big, big, big issues.
37:49And I will tell you why.
37:51Right?
37:51Um, we have already had laws that have decriminalized it.
37:56Right?
37:57Um, people are allowed to great for plants, right?
38:01In their laws, habits are difficult to break.
38:07Right?
38:08If you look at the mental and child, if you look at the prison, it's a bunch of stuff.
38:13And if you're working out, you will see the number of young people under 25.
38:19Now, the United Nations suggests that a youth is 25 but under.
38:23Right?
38:24What I want to suggest is that you start building some music, justice, ethics, because you never
38:32have a lot of young people who have ended up because you already have a big deal or have
38:36a big deal.
38:38But for those who are not using, it's going to be all right, all the, um, institutions of
38:44all authority, right?
38:52And self-control to prevent those who haven't started, right, to smoke, to vape, to use alcohol.
39:04Right?
39:04Because of that habit.
39:06And I know if we decide that there was a arrest and we told that law, our privilege.
39:13Right?
39:14You know, juveniles, uh, as well, because they're like flooded and crowded in the YCCC and I'm
39:22about to have a prison.
39:23And I'm not trying to be funny, right, or be suspicious.
39:27That is the reality.
39:29Right?
39:29I listen up here.
39:30And I know the police service, again, is going to be more burdened.
39:34So, um, that's in eight weeks of a week, you have to start teaching education and character
39:41with intentionality.
39:42Self-control, very good report, and self-mastery.
39:46Right?
39:46Free the attitude of humanity.
39:49All right.
39:50Thank you so much, Polo, ASP.
39:52Yes, and Nicola has a good point there because, I mean, and even the parents have a serious
39:57responsibility.
39:58Because when you, let's say you are 19, you haven't attained the age of the 25 yet and
40:06you are caught smoking, you know, somebody finds that $50,000.
40:09Some of, some persons may not even have had a job as yet.
40:12Where am I getting this $50,000 from, you know?
40:15So there's a lot of things that we may even have to go back to the legislation that decriminalized
40:20the marijuana and see what ages are there, whether it's 18 or 21 or 25 to see what ages
40:25because I guess at that point in time, by 18 you're an adult.
40:28So even there, some amendments may be needed.
40:31So there would be a whirlwind, a sweeping change of...
40:35It can't just be this alone because it's going to affect.
40:38It cannot be looked at in isolation, but we have to look at the other laws that would
40:43be impacted by the passing of this one.
40:45So I know the law law, some of them are listening and they are very intelligent and they would
40:51really do the comparison and see where the editing and the amendments are needed.
40:56You know, a lot of persons will be divided with this and persons may or may not be receiving
41:03records that they never had in their life, they never had to face the law.
41:06And if we don't pay attention and we're ignorant to the fact ASP, we could get ourselves in some
41:11serious problems, including our children, if we don't adhere to the laws of the land moving
41:18forward.
41:18And that's the reality of it.
41:19Like it or hate it, that could be a reality for us, all right?
41:24So we will take more of your calls.
41:25Remember, you can give us a call at 623-1711, extension 1996 or 1997.
41:31We need to take that break and we'll be back.
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45:53Pull the protocol.
45:53Good evening.
45:54Good evening, ma'am.
45:58Good evening, ma'am.
45:59I'm good.
46:00Hello.
46:01Okay.
46:02Are you talking earlier about the stuff?
46:05Yes.
46:08Yes.
46:15I do believe that what happens when you have this regulation, especially for people who
46:21don't, they binge when the age actually comes along.
46:25And I do believe that the administrative education needs to get involved and they need to start
46:31putting civics back onto our curriculum.
46:35And I do promise just that because we need to learn how to respect these things before
46:42we know why and understand why it's so dangerous.
46:47Thank you so much.
46:48Thank you so much to you ASP.
46:51We need to learn the laws of the land in school.
46:54Yes, the Cannabis Control Act 10 of 2022.
46:56I would advise persons to take a look at that as well.
47:00I think that was one of the acts that once the bill is passed, they may have to go back
47:06and take a look at.
47:06What's the age?
47:08That's what I'm trying to look at here.
47:09But I believe it would be 18 because at the point in time we did not foresee this bill.
47:14It was happening.
47:14And, you know, the law is 18, at the age of 18 you are an adult.
47:18Yes.
47:19So it would necessarily would have spoken to being at the age of 18.
47:24With respect to the caller's views of teaching physics, I think it's physics and chemistry and biology.
47:30Physics never left.
47:30Persons need to understand how these things affect their bodies so they can really make an informed decision,
47:38not by the person on YouTube or on the social media who is saying it's school, etc.
47:44You know, so we really need to really start educating the younger ones so that when they make a decision,
47:50when they attain the age to make that decision, they are making an informed decision.
47:57And I have to also show them the reality of things and, you know, the major question that is asked,
48:01I'm not going to lie, is if it is, let's speak of marijuana in this case, and the...
48:07Oh, we have a call.
48:08So let me not let the caller be on hold.
48:11My apologies.
48:11Caller, good evening.
48:14Hello?
48:15Yes, let's see you.
48:17Good evening.
48:17Sorry about that caller.
48:18Good evening caller.
48:19That's okay.
48:20That's fine.
48:21That's good.
48:21Let's see you.
48:22Sir Rashlo.
48:24No.
48:25Sir Rashlo, this is directly to you, the police survey.
48:27Right now, the police survey, such eight, or such 10, and are open.
48:33If they have more common and especially in traffic.
48:37No.
48:38Listen, Sir Rashlo, every time I have a fatal accident, right?
48:44What?
48:45It's a minor accident and sat in the room.
48:47Listen, Sir Rashlo, the police are always going to be here.
48:50When they don't come to your hall after, people want to go to work, one of the problems, the child
48:57is sleeping, they only want to go for a fatal accident, and you have a paid pause, the emergency lane
49:04on the left part of the highway, which you're supposed to use if you break down, or if you cannot
49:10go anywhere, you'll use that lane.
49:12If there's a fatal accident yesterday, the police, of course, it has a money to go without police, and it's
49:18hard to wait, wait for the family, DMO, and there's a prison, a backlog of traffic, which is going to
49:25work in my laws at zero, I suppose that area is very offensive, and the police service in the traffic
49:32bank, I think it's up here today, you know, because the police service in the traffic bank, during a lot
49:36of hard work, and they have a less fatal accident, but attacking the city,
49:43police service in the traffic bank, they take a lot of pain, or there's a serious accident, or there's a
49:50minor accident, they take a lot of harm to appear to be safe, and if you go, if you go,
49:54if you go, then you come, that's it.
49:59You can do better than that.
50:00Bless you sir.
50:01Alright, thank you so much sir.
50:03Sir, I hear you, and I agree with you, and the survey that we are asking you to follow, could
50:10help us in that direction.
50:12I was speaking about it this morning in the gym, and I am of the opinion that we do take
50:17quite some time.
50:19Now, the thing about it is, when you are looking through your regulations, and it's a minor accident, you are
50:24asked to mark the spot, and if the vehicles could move, remove them from the roadway, and put them on
50:29the sides.
50:30However, the society that we are in now, everybody wants the police to come and see how it happened.
50:38Sometimes the police respond to something else, they're on another report, sometimes we do take a little while.
50:43When there's a serious accident, we have to not just make sure persons get the medical attention.
50:48We are not authorized or trained to move an injured person from a vehicle, because if we move that person
50:54and cause them further injury, we could be sued.
50:57So we have to wait on the ambulance and the paramedics to come from wherever they are, the fire service
51:04to come to use the jaws of life from wherever they are.
51:07Now, chances are, they are caught up in the same traffic by the persons who are slowing down to look
51:13as to what happened.
51:15So there's a series of things.
51:16Then, if it's a fatal, we have to call the DMO.
51:19The DMO may be on duty, let's say, mayoral.
51:22So we had to look at the options if you could send a vehicle to give him or her an
51:26escort, or if he or she could reach down there at a reasonable time.
51:30If the DMO is involved in an operation or probably seeing patients, of course, he or she would complete the
51:37operation or seeing their patients before they come to the scene of the accident.
51:41So maybe we could have when a DMO is on standby for the day he's at a location where it's
51:47close to that centralize.
51:50But we could look at some things to tweak it, but there are a lot of different scenarios and different
51:55factors that cause the traffic and the delay in getting the roadways cleared.
52:00Now, we have a caller, on-hold caller, good evening.
52:03Hi, good evening, how are you going?
52:05I'm all right.
52:06I'm good caller, good evening.
52:07How are you?
52:08Nice, I'm not so good.
52:09Why?
52:10And I know I'm Mr. Owe Russell.
52:12When he hears about this, please, I'm begging you, please, do not call my name, because you're going to know
52:16who it is by the matter of the world.
52:19But, this is year three, almost into year four.
52:25And I need an explanation once more.
52:27Now, I understand you all are doing your best when it comes to year three.
52:30Service and, you know, service in the public and these things.
52:33But, this incident is far too long and it's not going anywhere.
52:40So, once more, the situation where I was, well, I was attempting robbery to place.
52:51I used what was given to me by the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service, the firearm division in particular, to
53:00protect myself.
53:01The case went on for about six months.
53:07The person was tried.
53:09They were guilty.
53:11They spent 18 months in jail, hard labor.
53:14And, basically, asking for środow, all protocols of followmets, submitting if I am, going for forensics and everything.
53:24And three years, going on four, later, I still cannot receive my five arms.
53:32Honestly, I have lost all, all confidence in CPS.
53:40Because every person I've spoken to, I've spoken to you, Mr Russell, I've spoken to Mr Ali, I've even spoken
53:46to Mr Benjamin.
53:48And every single one of you all have given me a promise that I would look into it and have
53:55your fire returned to you, I'm a businessman.
53:58And these fellows who tried to run me have been around till the day.
54:04If they try me again, I cannot protect myself, won't get my family.
54:09This is the final time I'm actually going to call.
54:11So, Kola, do me a favor, just leave your number again and I would call you in the morning, God's
54:17willing.
54:18Alright.
54:19So, I'm sure you will deal with that, you have two matters, you need to deal with a property issue.
54:26Already that we need to call the container one.
54:29And now you have this fire, we have a few seconds.
54:32Well, let me just take this opportunity to wish one of our viewers all the way in Canada, Mr Anil,
54:39Happy 60th birthday to you.
54:41May you live to see many, many, many, many more.
54:44May God keep you and continue to bless you.
54:46Happy birthday.
54:47Thank you for taking in the show all the way out there, we appreciate that.
54:53People, Trinidad and Tobago, please, we, what cannot get measured cannot get done.
54:58We want you all to partake in the service so that we can be measured and make the necessary adjustments
55:04so that we can better serve you, the members of the public.
55:07We are all about service.
55:09Where we did good, tell us where we did good.
55:11Where we fell short, let us know where we would have fallen short so we can put the corrective measures
55:16in place.
55:17I thank you.
55:18I'll be here with you all tomorrow.
55:19God's willing, I'm holding on for Mr Ali, but I'll not be here Thursday.
55:23So I'll be here tomorrow and Friday.
55:25All right.
55:26Thank you so much.
55:28And don't forget, we get ready for deep dive at 8.30.
55:31And just so you know, with Mr Ali, we'll be looking at, um, some of his guests will be joining
55:36him.
55:37Pastor Clive Jotting and psychologist, Mr. Cooper Lani, who will be there as well.
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55:47God bless.
55:47We'll be back tomorrow.
55:48Same time, same place.
55:49We're out.
56:00We'll be back tomorrow.
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