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rspann wrote:Meeting ain't even take place yet but kuchoor done start. These Indians eh. Panday wondering why the UNC MPs riled up? He too smart not to know. PNM till 2030.
pugboy wrote:when zoom ban ending ?
maj. tom wrote:i don't think this country was ready for a gay Prime Minister yet.
Maybe 2030.
COP responds to Panday’s unity call
Gail Alexander
Former Prime Minister Basdeo Panday speaks to COP leader Carolyn Seepersad before the start of the Panday’s third force plan meeting at Gaston Court, Chaguanas, yesterday.
SHASTRI BOODAN
Congress of the People (COP) political leader Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan said yesterday’s unity meeting with Basdeo Panday wasn’t simply about “removing a government,” but about plans for T&T’s future as the country is in crisis.
Speaking prior to the 6 pm meeting in Chaguanas, Seepersad-Bachan said the COP is serious about electoral and constitutional reforms and is always prepared to speak to people on this matter.
“We saw what happened in 2007 when 22 per cent of the population was disenfranchised, so our interest is putting country over party and political ambition,” she said.
Panday recently called for a meeting with small parties to form a united effort to contest upcoming general elections. He said that would be the only way to have representation of all in Parliament and for such groups to seek constitutional reform. Representatives of several small parties agreed to attend.
Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) leader David Abdulah was uncertain about attending. Neither confirming or denying attendance, he said he ha have spoken to Panday before the meeting which was planned as an open forum for attendees to air their views on how they might go forward.
“We have nothing to hide, the aim is only to unite the people who believe greater representation in Parliament,” Panday said prior to the meeting,
Panday added that the fact he called a meeting in the middle of Carnival and people agreed to attend showed the level of concern about T&T. He said many responded to his call, though several asked why he had sought a meeting in the height of Carnival since they had fetes to attend.
“We know how long the Carnival season is and the actual Carnival days are only 48 hours. But after Carnival life continues and we have a lot to deal with in Trinidad and Tobago. I only want to say I’ve tried,” he said.
Panday added that he “won’t be sidetracked with arguments and ignorance” from UNC MPs critical of his meeting, saying he was aware many might be concerned that any third force would split votes.
rspann wrote:Maj Tom was last seen in POS watching the Red House and the Prez house ,looking for some pride.
He doesn’t know the powers the prez has that he thinks she does not.
Bharath: I agreed to join government covid19 recovery team
Former UNC minister Vasant Bharath said on social media on Monday night that the Prime Minister had asked him to serve on the government's “Recovery Committee” and that he had accepted.
Dr Rowley announced the formation of a 22-member “Roadmap to Recovery” committee on April 16 to deal with the economic aftermath of the covid19 pandemic.
Bharath was not among the members named then, although Rowley told the committee at its first meeting that it was “free to co-opt as you deem necessary.”
Bharath, a former MP for St Augustine, held the portfolios of Food Production, Land and Marine Affairs and later Trade, Industry, Investment and Communications in the PP government.
In January this year he was reported as saying, “I will work with anyone to remove what is possibly the worst administration (ie the PNM) in living memory.”
On Monday night he posted on Facebook that he had “always advocated that the national interest must take precedence over personal ambition and political preference. As a result, I have never looked at matters of national importance through either a red or yellow lens.”
He said the crisis made it necessary to “take off the political gloves and work together for the benefit of ALL of our people.”
The country needed all hands on deck to formulate ways to “exit the lockdown with the least number of economic casualties and solid plans for keeping and creating new jobs.”
That, he said, was why he had accepted the PM’s call and was “humbled that my pair of hands were considered worthy.”
When the committee was set up, Bharath said he had advocated for such a team and wished it success, saying: “Our very future is tied to its success.”
In recent weeks Bharath has been vocal on the crisis caused by the pandemic, offering suggestions on restarting the economy, and supporting the government’s stay-at-home measures.
He disparaged the “back-and-forth rantings and ravings” between government and opposition and criticised both sides in the row over whether TT had sold a shipment of oil in the knowledge that it was destined for Venezuela.
The_Honourable wrote:Bharath should be the next political leader of the UNC but i guess he's too "knife and fork".
Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
De Dragon wrote:Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
I like how the young lady moving too, real front line leadership style. I hope she doesn't trip out like Navas
Kenjo wrote:De Dragon wrote:Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
I like how the young lady moving too, real front line leadership style. I hope she doesn't trip out like Navas
Oh gosh let any issues with mental health die off nah . If it was hypertension would we always bring it up ??
De Dragon wrote:Kenjo wrote:De Dragon wrote:Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
I like how the young lady moving too, real front line leadership style. I hope she doesn't trip out like Navas
Oh gosh let any issues with mental health die off nah . If it was hypertension would we always bring it up ??
Hypertension causes tripping off?
De Dragon wrote:Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
I like how the young lady moving too, real front line leadership style. I hope she doesn't trip out like Navas
Kenjo wrote:De Dragon wrote:Kenjo wrote:De Dragon wrote:Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
I like how the young lady moving too, real front line leadership style. I hope she doesn't trip out like Navas
Oh gosh let any issues with mental health die off nah . If it was hypertension would we always bring it up ??
Hypertension causes tripping off?
It has tangible health issues that people can ‘ see’ but mental illness is something people like to kyak about .hope you understand better with this explanation
elec2020 wrote:^ now more than ever... imagine everything you worked towards your whole life being dismantled virtually overnight because of covid19... my job security... my house... my kid's (or kids') education... worse yet ig i am the bread winner... dont make light of people's various mental anguish... then again is only when it hit home is when the tune does change
I like this idea but let's hope it's not a ramona, barry and khadijah like replacements for all those fossils.Rovin wrote:what unc shud do is clean house & replace every single body over d age of 50 , get some new faces in & replace all dem has beens , dead weights & d corrupted
at least chaguanas got a "new" young mayor instead of d setta woft fossils we had b4 .....
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