Where were you during the 1990 Coup?

[matr1x]

Noor Hassanali was the president but Emmanuel Carter was acting at the time and gave the order.

Which president gave the amnesty?

Typical Muslim

[The_Honourable]

FILMCO member, Mariel Brown, is crowdfunding production funds to make the upcoming documentary series, "1990: before, during and after" and would appreciate your support!

If you haven't had a chance to back her campaign please take a moment to visit this link:

https://igg.me/at/1990docseries/x/417401#/ and pledge your support.

The four-part documentary is an in-depth exploration of the 1990 coup attempt in Trinidad and Tobago. Let’s bring this important story to our television screens.



FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/1990docseries/

[DMan7]

I was in pampers

[timelapse]

Empire cinema watching Police Academy City under seige.I kid you not

[l33t2]

FILMCO member, Mariel Brown, is crowdfunding production funds to make the upcoming documentary series, "1990: before, during and after" and would appreciate your support!

If you haven't had a chance to back her campaign please take a moment to visit this link:

https://igg.me/at/1990docseries/x/417401#/ and pledge your support.

The four-part documentary is an in-depth exploration of the 1990 coup attempt in Trinidad and Tobago. Let’s bring this important story to our television screens.



FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/1990docseries/

Just donated, great project. Although she catch me off guard when she said she was 16 during the coup. She looks way older than 46.

[elec2020]

^ stress?

[pugboy]

It seems she interviewing the usual suspects,
Anthony smart et al , woft should interview others

She need to interview the army guys who tried to bring about a different outcome and were resisted by the idiots
Also the legal expert clown who said the amnesty would fail

And of course she can interview all the infamous “exmuslimeen” members who went on to “great” success as religious gang leaders in various parts of the country, enterprise, carapo, rioclaro running their own criminal enterprises, illegal quarrying and ting

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

Great initiative

It seems she interviewing the usual suspects,
Anthony smart et al , woft should interview others

She need to interview the army guys who tried to bring about a different outcome and were resisted by the idiots
Also the legal expert clown who said the amnesty would fail

And of course she can interview all the infamous “exmuslimeen” members who went on to “great” success as religious gang leaders in various parts of the country, enterprise, carapo, rioclaro running their own criminal enterprises, illegal quarrying and ting

She probably will

BTW I was 14 and in the national stadium watching football when it happened

[VII]

How did I miss this thread!!

Or was my comment removed? Seem to remember commenting on a thread about 1990 here years ago..

Anyway I was 19 at the time freshly back from school in the UK ( you're welcome patch Vega Yeo and other old geezers like myself) .

Yeah so I was 19 and my dad had just gotten into a fender bender after leaving bhagwansingh in Sealots,his radiator broke so he had to get towed so he got a call to my mom and I arranged to go pick him up by traffic branch in Sealots same compound where all those stolen foreign cars etc parked up now.

So I made my way down the Eastern Main road Laventille in his other car and as I approached the flyover by the market I saw the famous smoke plume rising up in the air,I thought it was just a big fire in town as was a common occurence in those days especially on a Friday lol !!

So I reached inside the station , as he was making his report policemen began to get frantic and started saying "load weapon load weapon" and they were loading those huge SLR rifles,there was also.a GEB branch there, so they told us to leave and come back another time to complete the report. So we left thinkng it was some robbery etc and went back to our business place and home back in Laventille just off the Eastern Main Road,5 minutes away from town literally..

When we pulled up by the main gate my mom ran out and at the same time a friend of the family came and said "from tomorrow yuh have to say salaam alaikum Abubakar take over" and that's when we started to put two and two together with the smoke and the police etc,things were slower in those days and news took a little time to circulate but everything was unfolding right before our eyes and we had no clue..my mom grabbed me and made me go inside..and my dad parked up his car by another gate and came inside also..


So many things unfolded after that,some employees got damaged looting in town later that evening with gashes from breaking de people glass,another driver salesman was arrested for weed and was released when the shìit hit the fan,that coup was a great thing for him..

In the aftermath I went to so many curfew parties from Roundabout plaza to Maraval to the West,they were some of the best parties because you were locked in till the next morning lol.

I even had a fling with a nice lady living by herself with her 2 small kids,dem lil buggers was only calling mamee and knocking on the door,after I decided I couldn't stay the night by her and broke curfew and left..that was a lil drama by iitself..I drove without lights and parked up by every corner before coming out to main road to make a final dash to a place we owned not too far away..listened for the humming of those dunlop agricultural tyres all police and army jeeps had in those days,you could hear them in the distance and I did !! Two actually passed as
I was parked up, that was my cue to make a dash,I figured I would have some time before others pass,well I made it successfully and slept till 6 am in the vehicle and left and went home as if I stayed by my gf,and well she thought I was at home, I mean is coup and curfew after all,the beauty of no cell phones and instant messaging in those days, and land lines were out also so it was the perfect crime..lol..

Also got many looted items from my street friends around, everyone did...got cricket bat and ball sets I suppose from stollmeyer on the main road,all kinda as seen on tv kinda car stuff and nifty lil tool gadgets from the US from Rustop also on the main road..

They cleaned out dunlop on the main road also and offered my dad dozens of 14 and 16 tyres but he declined respectfully..

Because of the nature of our business the coup was a very good time for it..we were getting army escorts for our raw materials and for our sales trucks..everything sold at retail prices too and in no time...we simply parked up at the entrance of a neighborhood and people lined up and bought out 3 ton truck loads in minutes..I used to go Westmoorings with one and had fun it was like carnival..

And then Hilo etc opened back and it was the same,each branch sold out everyday...the product was sliced loaves wheat and white..

Bread is a winner as I have realized even in this pandemic although my mom scaled down from those days her business has been doing better since the pandemic hit,so I have decided to assist her to try and bring back those glory days..doesn't matter whos in power doesnt matter earthquake hurricane or coup bread sells and sells more during uncertain and difficult times,its the go to sustenance and you dont need political favoritism to succeed,hundreds of thousands of people are your customers everyday !!


Yeah but that event messed us up and changed crime dynamics, but I still have to say as a country we are different...for all the challenges we have still not reached the depths of others ...and maintain an optimistic outlook,the Trini spirit is real..

[l33t2]

How did I miss this thread!!

Or was my comment removed? Seem to remember commenting on a thread about 1990 here years ago..

Anyway I was 19 at the time freshly back from school in the UK ( you're welcome patch Vega Yeo and other old geezers like myself) .

Yeah so I was 19 and my dad had just gotten into a fender bender after leaving bhagwansingh in Sealots,his radiator broke so he had to get towed so he got a call to my mom and I arranged to go pick him up by traffic branch in Sealots same compound where all those stolen foreign cars etc parked up now.

So I made my way down the Eastern Main road Laventille in his other car and as I approached the flyover by the market I saw the famous smoke plume rising up in the air,I thought it was just a big fire in town as was a common occurence in those days especially on a Friday lol !!

So I reached inside the station , as he was making his report policemen began to get frantic and started saying "load weapon load weapon" and they were loading those huge SLR rifles,there was also.a GEB branch there, so they told us to leave and come back another time to complete the report. So we left thinkng it was some robbery etc and went back to our business place and home back in Laventille just off the Eastern Main Road,5 minutes away from town literally..

When we pulled up by the main gate my mom ran out and at the same time a friend of the family came and said "from tomorrow yuh have to say salaam alaikum Abubakar take over" and that's when we started to put two and two together with the smoke and the police etc,things were slower in those days and news took a little time to circulate but everything was unfolding right before our eyes and we had no clue..my mom grabbed me and made me go inside..and my dad parked up his car by another gate and came inside also..


So many things unfolded after that,some employees got damaged looting in town later that evening with gashes from breaking de people glass,another driver salesman was arrested for weed and was released when the shìit hit the fan,that coup was a great thing for him..

In the aftermath I went to so many curfew parties from Roundabout plaza to Maraval to the West,they were some of the best parties because you were locked in till the next morning lol.

I even had a fling with a nice lady living by herself with her 2 small kids,dem lil buggers was only calling mamee and knocking on the door,after I decided I couldn't stay the night by her and broke curfew and left..that was a lil drama by iitself..I drove without lights and parked up by every corner before coming out to main road to make a final dash to a place we owned not too far away..listened for the humming of those dunlop agricultural tyres all police and army jeeps had in those days,you could hear them in the distance and I did !! Two actually passed as
I was parked up, that was my cue to make a dash,I figured I would have some time before others pass,well I made it successfully and slept till 6 am in the vehicle and left and went home as if I stayed by my gf,and well she thought I was at home, I mean is coup and curfew after all,the beauty of no cell phones and instant messaging in those days, and land lines were out also so it was the perfect crime..lol..

Also got many looted items from my street friends around, everyone did...got cricket bat and ball sets I suppose from stollmeyer on the main road,all kinda as seen on tv kinda car stuff and nifty lil tool gadgets from the US from Rustop also on the main road..

They cleaned out dunlop on the main road also and offered my dad dozens of 14 and 16 tyres but he declined respectfully..

Because of the nature of our business the coup was a very good time for it..we were getting army escorts for our raw materials and for our sales trucks..everything sold at retail prices too and in no time...we simply parked up at the entrance of a neighborhood and people lined up and bought out 3 ton truck loads in minutes..I used to go Westmoorings with one and had fun it was like carnival..

And then Hilo etc opened back and it was the same,each branch sold out everyday...the product was sliced loaves wheat and white..

Bread is a winner as I have realized even in this pandemic although my mom scaled down from those days her business has been doing better since the pandemic hit,so I have decided to assist her to try and bring back those glory days..doesn't matter whos in power doesnt matter earthquake hurricane or coup bread sells and sells more during uncertain and difficult times,its the go to sustenance and you dont need political favoritism to succeed,hundreds of thousands of people are your customers everyday !!


Yeah but that event messed us up and changed crime dynamics, but I still have to say as a country we are different...for all the challenges we have still not reached the depth of others ...and maintain an optimistic outlook,the Trini spirit is real..

This woman should interview you, cool story.

I myself was a mere child back then, all I remember though in San Juan was seeing a man walking with a refrigerator on his back (serious) and my father complaining no where selling doubles.

[VII]

Yeah bro as bad as it was and as uncertain as it was there were some real fun times in between....Trinis again..

Plenty people lost their money weeks and months after things died down trying to procure loot like vcrs microwaves fridge and stove etc..lol Trini love a deal..

"A man tote a fridge quite on top a ridge "

"And de Tv was a microwave"

Lyrics from a Shadow song about the time..forgot the name of the damn song now though..

'Tempo' ? Anyone ?

[agent007]

I was watching tv and saw the broadcast interruption. Was confused so I went in kitchen to summon mom and well after that she was like oh gosh oh gosh yuh father still in pos. She was only praying for his safe return.

[antlind]

In Trincity Mall with my wife. She was pregnant with our first child. After we saw the TV broadcast on one of the Mall TVs we buss it home. Baby boy was born in November 1990.

[VII]

In Trincity Mall with my wife. She was pregnant with our first child. After we saw the TV broadcast on one of the Mall TVs we buss it home. Baby boy was born in November 1990.

My first son was aslo born in November 1990/ the 4th ..GF was pregnant also..had to break curfew to take her to Amicus nursing home,but things were cool by that time and her condition wouldve made things self explanatory but didn't bounce up any police or army etc and stayed in the nursing home till next morning...

Like those ladies call we name around de same time boy...lol.

He turned 30 last Noveember !! I remember turning 30 just the other day and thinking I was getting old !!

[VII]

George Aboud..

[antlind]

In Trincity Mall with my wife. She was pregnant with our first child. After we saw the TV broadcast on one of the Mall TVs we buss it home. Baby boy was born in November 1990.

My first son was aslo born in November 1990/ the 4th ..GF was pregnant also..had to break curfew to take her to Amicus nursing home,but things were cool by that time and her condition wouldve made things self explanatory but didn't bounce up any police or army etc and stayed in the nursing home till next morning...

Like those ladies call we name around de same time boy...lol.

He turned 30 last Noveember !! I remember turning 30 just the other day and thinking I was getting old !!

My son Justin was born Nov 27 in Medical Associates. I think the curfew was still in effect at that time, but I really can’t remember. First kid & lots of stress at the time. And yes, that seems like just yesterday to me as well.

[KM_2NR]

Pretty sure I was conceived during the Coup , was born 1991

[eliteauto]

George Aboud..

My mom worked for him back then, he lost his hair pretty quickly after that

[The_Honourable]

Caribscope: Picking Up The Pieces - A post mortem of the 1990 insurrection in Trinidad

Date: 5th September 1990

Produced by Sharon Marshall
Caribscope Production crew
Camera - John Rollins
Sound - Stephen Rowe
Editors - Paul Greenidge, Birgit Ingeln

Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU).

[pugboy]

steups and decades of front page news of “exmuslimeen member” criminals

[bluefete]

The Visual Art videos are very good reminders of our local history.

[SkettellGod]

imagine today, we are living under similar conditions.

[ruskie]

As the seige finished, day 6, maybe, I had to go into an office on abercromby Street opposite the Hall of justice and just up from traffic branch. You could not step in the road without stepping on bullet shell casings. The slipper drain to the side was almost level with the road. You could have shovelled them out and removed them by the barrow.

[axe]

Was in orange field road looking at a twister take up a man roof and galvanise spinning in the clouds. Believe or not.
Thought it was a local play when seeing Abu on tv

[alfa]

As the seige finished, day 6, maybe, I had to go into an office on abercromby Street opposite the Hall of justice and just up from traffic branch. You could not step in the road without stepping on bullet shell casings. The slipper drain to the side was almost level with the road. You could have shovelled them out and removed them by the barrow.

All them shots fired and no one was hit

[matr1x]

And people like MaxPower calling any critique racist. People like him would have sold out people who were hiding from the muslimeen.


What was supposed to happen was man, woman and children of the group, terminated to send a clear message to any future groups trying that nonsense

[sam1978]

I was waiting to go secondary school.

[pugboy]

July 27th
All Hail the great leader and his gang of idiots who refined kidnapping, extortion and organized criminal activities
and continue to run illegal quarrying and birthed prison gangs

[Dave]

Happy coup day!

[Kickstart]

July 27th
All Hail the great leader and his gang of idiots who refined kidnapping, extortion and organized criminal activities
and continue to run illegal quarrying and birthed prison gangs

PNM community leaders