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Habit7 wrote:Rowley under pressure on visit to Debe market
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012
Radhica Sookraj
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley tries his hands at cutting up green mangoes during his visit to the Debe market yesterday afternoon. PHOTO: RISHI RAGOONATH
Two UNC supporters tried in vain to chase off Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley from touring the Debe market late yesterday as he visited a UNC stronghold. As the Diego Martin West MP arrived at the market shortly after 5.30 pm one man shouted: “Rowley you bring the rain.”
Another vendor tried to sell Rowley watermelon at $5 a pound instead of the regular $3. However, many other shoppers greeted Rowley warmly, shaking his hands and complaining of poor infrastructure, overcrowding and victimisation at the hands of the People’s Partnership. During the discussion, Ajit Ramcharan, of Debe, walked up to Rowley saying:
“Why you come here? This highway designed by the PNM and now you saying you don’t want the highway. Leave here. We don’t want you in Debe.” Anton Singh added: “The PNM neglected us for years. What you now coming here for? However, Rowley said: “It is my duty to find out the concerns that people have and I don’t need anybody’s permission to go any part of this country.”
He then walked away. A few pro-highway activists confronted Rowley, accusing him of “politricking”. However, he said the PNM had taken no position of not supporting the highway. He added: “We were careful not to get involved in any ‘kankatang’. This highway was started under the PNM, the engineers designed the route and it was up to this Government to execute the project.
“Don’t let it be said for one second the PNM does not support the highway because that is clearly not so.” He added that a decision to review the highway could bring some benefit. Asked to comment on recent statements by Point Fortin MP Paula Gopee-Scoon she did not want the highway, Rowley said he did not know anything about that.
He said some people wanted the highway to start on both ends but its construction was left up to the Government. He also said the Government was steeped in corruption and that was evident in the recent Transparency International Corruption Index which ranked T&T as 80.
http://guardian.co.tt/news/2012-12-07/r ... ebe-market
S_2NR wrote:rfari wrote:Ajit ramcharan of debe should be feeling like a dummy now. These unc monday night meetings really theefin some people head yes
not surprised. bush indians will always be bush indians.
always vote on race.
kurpal_v2 wrote:S_2NR wrote:rfari wrote:Ajit ramcharan of debe should be feeling like a dummy now. These unc monday night meetings really theefin some people head yes
not surprised. bush indians will always be bush indians.
always vote on race.
You really that clueless
WetR wrote:oh larse was d highway designed by PNM??????? LOL
farq! ty ty kubs! review d fq outta dah highway oui. design criteria muzbe was to buss tru all temple and hindu school.
in all seriousness though, lets not give pnm any credit for technical design and build of anything. professionals are consulted to make all those big decisions.
zoom rader wrote:kurpal_v2 wrote:S_2NR wrote:rfari wrote:Ajit ramcharan of debe should be feeling like a dummy now. These unc monday night meetings really theefin some people head yes
not surprised. bush indians will always be bush indians.
always vote on race.
You really that clueless
Yup i agree , why would they vote for a PNM party when one of the PNM MP stands up in Parliament and says "what so special about Penal and Debe". Not knowing that these people born here and pay taxes.
zoom rader wrote:kurpal_v2 wrote:S_2NR wrote:rfari wrote:Ajit ramcharan of debe should be feeling like a dummy now. These unc monday night meetings really theefin some people head yes
not surprised. bush indians will always be bush indians.
always vote on race.
You really that clueless
Yup i agree , why would they vote for a PNM party when one of the PNM MP stands up in Parliament and says "what so special about Penal and Debe". Not knowing that these people born here and pay taxes.
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pyung99 wrote:i like how rowley is careful not to not not to not to not have a stance on this matter.
but open d eyes and ears to pnm abroad and all d pnm talk shows etc. all part of d machinery and ppl lil bit briter nowadays
Ray Laks wrote:T&T
Ray Laks wrote:rfari, so getting attention is more important than helping many people? In time to come people will realize that all who supported him were take for a ride. He was just an attention grabber and played gallery to the media. After all, like Bas, he is an actor
Ray Laks wrote:I was surprised with the amount of persons who were concerned about the life of Wayne Clownlalsing. This character choose to embark on his alleged hunger strike. Yet this well off family had a private doctor, private ambulance and private hospital at his disposal. There are maybe hundreds of persons in this country who cannot afford a simple meal when the day comes, yet no thought or consideration are given to these fellow human beings. It would have been more appropriate if some of the sympathy and financial resources could have been extended to some of these poor families
Redman wrote:Ray Laks wrote:I was surprised with the amount of persons who were concerned about the life of Wayne Clownlalsing. This character choose to embark on his alleged hunger strike. Yet this well off family had a private doctor, private ambulance and private hospital at his disposal. There are maybe hundreds of persons in this country who cannot afford a simple meal when the day comes, yet no thought or consideration are given to these fellow human beings. It would have been more appropriate if some of the sympathy and financial resources could have been extended to some of these poor families
By that logic there will always be other things that could be done.
For example, instead of being here you could sell the computer and feed one of the people you think Kublalsingh should have helped.
The man exercised his right to protest a nd harness what resources he has to achieve his goal.
It's easy to take potshots anonymously and from the safety a keyboard offers.
I don't give a rats ass if he was actually fasting starving or sneaking a 3 piece with fries.He got an arrogant run away govt to come to the table and answer.
What I care about is that we have begun a proccess that may lead to more transparency-if we continue in the right way.
Instead of bringing down the man worry bout the 7 fakin beeliyon that these people looking to spend.
Ray Laks wrote:Redman, you don't know any thing about me, so kindly reserve your comments. I sense a lot of anger in your words and I have no intention of communicating with so one so inclined. I never wrangle with a pig because both of us would get dirty... but the pig would enjoy it. Take win.
cacasplat3 wrote:i agree with some of this, but imo the problem he created while getting the govt to show accountability for spending and its operations is that he has set a precedence where if u want something, all u have to do is go and throw a tantrum and demand things and it gets done, no matter if its a worthy cause or not, some ppl will take it as a stepping stone.....
what will happen if the entire prison population decides to go on a hunger strike for better conditions?
point i'm making is that he went about it the wrong way.......something so trivial should never require such drastic action?Redman wrote:Ray Laks wrote:I was surprised with the amount of persons who were concerned about the life of Wayne Clownlalsing. This character choose to embark on his alleged hunger strike. Yet this well off family had a private doctor, private ambulance and private hospital at his disposal. There are maybe hundreds of persons in this country who cannot afford a simple meal when the day comes, yet no thought or consideration are given to these fellow human beings. It would have been more appropriate if some of the sympathy and financial resources could have been extended to some of these poor families
By that logic there will always be other things that could be done.
For example, instead of being here you could sell the computer and feed one of the people you think Kublalsingh should have helped.
The man exercised his right to protest a nd harness what resources he has to achieve his goal.
It's easy to take potshots anonymously and from the safety a keyboard offers.
I don't give a rats ass if he was actually fasting starving or sneaking a 3 piece with fries.He got an arrogant run away govt to come to the table and answer.
What I care about is that we have begun a proccess that may lead to more transparency-if we continue in the right way.
Instead of bringing down the man worry bout the 7 fakin beeliyon that these people looking to spend.
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