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pete wrote:
I know ya just keeping yourself in condition in anticipation of a response to the budget coming out soon.
RASC wrote:Gov't on vacation...country running on auto-pilot.
10 Gov't ministers are out having a great time.......nice
trini mk5 wrote:We'll we have to wait and see....as much i anticipate they going to assr@pe the public....i really hope the budget is comes out to benefit everyone.
This jack warner character suspect
Strauss wrote:RASC wrote:Gov't on vacation...country running on auto-pilot.
10 Gov't ministers are out having a great time.......nice
That's right... they are honeymooning. They having a ball of a time.
Let's hope this government does what NEEDS to be done. No more spending money recklessly.
If you believe the PP is suddenly responsible for the state of the economy after a few months in power, then you really taking fudge from the PNM. The government needs to react wisely and in a stern manner to the situation they encountered when assuming power.
Even if the country has money, that doesn't mean we need to spend spend spend like the typical black-man mentality. We need to cut some things or pay the price later down the road, while diverting resources to the important ones.
If you grew up in an indian home or community, you would understand this. Shame on your if you don't.
RASC wrote:
trini mk5 wrote:^^oh yuh left out how Jack not seeing eye to eye with certain members of the partnership...
trini mk5 wrote:Yea but don't expect the gov't to react wisely and in a stern manner on their own. They don't car about the people and if we dont say anything we will get nothing. We have to make sure they listen to the people's needs bcus its US they are serving...they are being paid to serve us not themselves. I hope most of you all in here have the courage of your conviction to call a spade a spade when the going gets tough.
ek4ever wrote:The funniest thing in this whole thread is PNM supporters criticizing ANY other government....it doesn't matter what UNC did in the past or what the PP could ever do....no other party has a track record for bobol, corruption and waste like the PNM....that's a fact.
Bezman wrote:breds building a 30m church on state lands with state funds, with NO approvals for ya prophetess is a bit beyond "lesser of two evils" LOL
RASC wrote:Bezman wrote:breds building a 30m church on state lands with state funds, with NO approvals for ya prophetess is a bit beyond "lesser of two evils" LOL
State lands yes, however there is no proof of the other two mentioned. You're speculating.
Your party still has to present its public with a case...we're still waiting, patiently.
i hear ya
THEY (Pensioners) FEEL CHEATED
SCORES of senior citizens yesterday expressed displeasure at how the $3,000 pension the People's Partnership promised during the general election campaign will be paid out in September.
At a well-attended Open Public Forum for Older Persons at the St Joseph's Community Centre yesterday, Anthony Alexander, 69, of St Joseph, was one of many pensioners who turned up to voice their discontent with how much will be disbursed to senior citizens as a pension.
Alexander said, "I expected to be paid an Old Age Pension of $3,000 from the State in addition to my National Insurance Scheme (NIS) entitlement. When I voted in the general election, I voted for a $3,000 pension. I did not vote for my NIS to be topped up to be called my pension."
He added, "I feel cheated."
Pensioners nearby, some sitting others standing, hummed in agreement, some noting that the $3,000 pension was one of the major promises made by the People's Partnership during election campaigning.
Many of the senior citizens then carried on their own discussions while they were being briefed on the subject by Ministry of the People and Social Development Welfare Officer Zelpha Phillips. The senior citizens were so loud in their discussions that at one stage they drowned out the voice of the speaker. At the intervention of another senior citizen, who could not hear what Phillips was saying, the moderator asked them to listen.
The senior citizens also questioned the main criteria for eligibility for the pension. The criteria includes being age 65 and over, residency and income.
Phillips said in addition to the pension, senior citizens could benefit from a number of other measures in place to help alleviate their status, but would need to qualify to benefit from these measures.
The measures include a maximum $10,000 housing assistance grant; $4,500 for household articles; $1,600 assistance for domestic help during illness for a three-month period; $500 clothing grant; $3,500 funeral expenses grant; an education grant for a grandchild where the grandparent is the legal guardian; a dietary grant for special cases, such as for diabetics; and a house rent for up to three months at a cost of $2,500.
In delivering the feature address, Minister in the Ministry of the People and Social Development, Dr Lincoln Douglas, said the ministry will be embarking on a national policy on aging. Views will be taken from the public forums and in collaboration with the private sector, civil society organisations and trade unions among others, he said.
Noting that Trinidad and Tobago's aging population was 11 per cent, Douglas said the population was expected to grow to 20 per cent by 2020, which means there would be additional challenges. He announced, too, that in addition to centres for the elderly currently in place, six more will be built in Trinidad next year and two will be built in Tobago.
The People's Partnership Government has decided to spend over three million dollars to celebrate Independence Day this year.
Local Government Minister Chandresh Sharma said yesterday that for the first time in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, there will be celebrations at every one of the 14 regional corporations throughout the country.
He was speaking at the post-Cabinet press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in St Clair.
Sharma said no contracts have yet been awarded but he estimated that some $200,000 will be spent at every corporation for the festivities. This expense includes fireworks, refreshments, cultural presentations and infrastructure, he said.
The money to be spent at the Port of Spain City Corporation will be more substantial as the main celebrations take place in the capital city, he said.
Sharma said celebrations will begin from August 28 at the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation.
On August 29, celebrations will take place at Mayaro and Penal/Debe Regional Corporations. On August 30 there will be festivities at the Tunapuna/Piarco, Siparia and Princes Town Regional Corporations.
On Independence Day, August 31, celebrations will take place at Port of Spain, San Fernando, Arima and Point Fortin.
In Port of Spain, however, the Independence Day parade will return to the Queen's Park Savannah, National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy said.
Sandy said after the grand stand was demolished at the Savannah three years ago, the parade was moved to the top of the Savannah opposite President's House and then to Memorial Park, where it was turned into a street parade.
"We have decided to take it back to the Savannah to bestow upon it the type of pomp and ceremony that is required of a celebration of that nature," Sandy said.
He said President George Maxwell Richards will be able to properly inspect his troops, as he was unable to do over the past three years. Sandy urged members of the public to come out early on Independence Day to enjoy the parade.
wagonrunner wrote:http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Pensioners_angry-101136424.html
A Promise is a comfort to a fool. How many more were?THEY (Pensioners) FEEL CHEATED
SCORES of senior citizens yesterday expressed displeasure at how the $3,000 pension the People's Partnership promised during the general election campaign will be paid out in September.
At a well-attended Open Public Forum for Older Persons at the St Joseph's Community Centre yesterday, Anthony Alexander, 69, of St Joseph, was one of many pensioners who turned up to voice their discontent with how much will be disbursed to senior citizens as a pension.
Alexander said, "I expected to be paid an Old Age Pension of $3,000 from the State in addition to my National Insurance Scheme (NIS) entitlement. When I voted in the general election, I voted for a $3,000 pension. I did not vote for my NIS to be topped up to be called my pension."
He added, "I feel cheated."
Pensioners nearby, some sitting others standing, hummed in agreement, some noting that the $3,000 pension was one of the major promises made by the People's Partnership during election campaigning.
Many of the senior citizens then carried on their own discussions while they were being briefed on the subject by Ministry of the People and Social Development Welfare Officer Zelpha Phillips. The senior citizens were so loud in their discussions that at one stage they drowned out the voice of the speaker. At the intervention of another senior citizen, who could not hear what Phillips was saying, the moderator asked them to listen.
The senior citizens also questioned the main criteria for eligibility for the pension. The criteria includes being age 65 and over, residency and income.
Phillips said in addition to the pension, senior citizens could benefit from a number of other measures in place to help alleviate their status, but would need to qualify to benefit from these measures.
The measures include a maximum $10,000 housing assistance grant; $4,500 for household articles; $1,600 assistance for domestic help during illness for a three-month period; $500 clothing grant; $3,500 funeral expenses grant; an education grant for a grandchild where the grandparent is the legal guardian; a dietary grant for special cases, such as for diabetics; and a house rent for up to three months at a cost of $2,500.
In delivering the feature address, Minister in the Ministry of the People and Social Development, Dr Lincoln Douglas, said the ministry will be embarking on a national policy on aging. Views will be taken from the public forums and in collaboration with the private sector, civil society organisations and trade unions among others, he said.
Noting that Trinidad and Tobago's aging population was 11 per cent, Douglas said the population was expected to grow to 20 per cent by 2020, which means there would be additional challenges. He announced, too, that in addition to centres for the elderly currently in place, six more will be built in Trinidad next year and two will be built in Tobago.
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/_3m_for_Independence_celebrations-101136419.html
But where the money coming from? wasn't the treasury empty?
What policies / programs have been enacted to generate the funds?The People's Partnership Government has decided to spend over three million dollars to celebrate Independence Day this year.
Local Government Minister Chandresh Sharma said yesterday that for the first time in the history of Trinidad and Tobago, there will be celebrations at every one of the 14 regional corporations throughout the country.
He was speaking at the post-Cabinet press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in St Clair.
Sharma said no contracts have yet been awarded but he estimated that some $200,000 will be spent at every corporation for the festivities. This expense includes fireworks, refreshments, cultural presentations and infrastructure, he said.
The money to be spent at the Port of Spain City Corporation will be more substantial as the main celebrations take place in the capital city, he said.
Sharma said celebrations will begin from August 28 at the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation.
On August 29, celebrations will take place at Mayaro and Penal/Debe Regional Corporations. On August 30 there will be festivities at the Tunapuna/Piarco, Siparia and Princes Town Regional Corporations.
On Independence Day, August 31, celebrations will take place at Port of Spain, San Fernando, Arima and Point Fortin.
In Port of Spain, however, the Independence Day parade will return to the Queen's Park Savannah, National Security Minister Brigadier John Sandy said.
Sandy said after the grand stand was demolished at the Savannah three years ago, the parade was moved to the top of the Savannah opposite President's House and then to Memorial Park, where it was turned into a street parade.
"We have decided to take it back to the Savannah to bestow upon it the type of pomp and ceremony that is required of a celebration of that nature," Sandy said.
He said President George Maxwell Richards will be able to properly inspect his troops, as he was unable to do over the past three years. Sandy urged members of the public to come out early on Independence Day to enjoy the parade.
Razkal wrote:ROFL @ the request for drastic change and improvement in one month, six days!
in the third world scheme of things, i rather wait with reason to expect improvement, than sit, tortured, in established dictatorship..patience, we had it for almost 5 years and lost all may 24th apparently
Excitement preceded Trinidad and Tobago`s first female Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar arrival for a 10-day visit to New York City last Friday. However, that enthusiasm in the Caribbean and Trinidadian American community has quickly dissipated since the PM it seems is more interested in the Indian community than West Indians.
Ahead of the visit, a meeting of Diaspora nationals was promoted in Brooklyn by a local organization there, leaving many to assume that it was the PM`s first and only official New York meeting with her nationals and friends of the Caribbean. Imagine the surprise of many when it was also announced that the PM would be rushing off to two events in southeast Queens, NY, that same evening to meet with a different section of the Trinidad and West Indian community.
In a nutshell – the Brooklyn meeting it seemed was for Afro-Trinidadians and the southeast Queens meeting for Indo-Trinidadians/Caribbeans. In a country that is not only multi-ethnic but has a history of an ethnic voting divide, this move was disturbing.
Worst of all, with five ministers of government in tow at a $380,000 burden to the taxpayers of Trinidad and Tobago, the PM`s office and her handlers have refused to speak to the Caribbean media, blatantly ignoring the fourth estate, Caribbean or mainstream.
Infact, Garvin Nicholas, who is listed as press secretary, seems to badly need a course in public relations as he has missed a major PR opportunity in this visit for both Caribbean and mainstream media publicity. Mr. Nicholas has no photographer documenting this historic visit and seems content to take the PM`s photos with his camera phone while standing aside and seeing no need to set up any real photo ops.
Most importantly, real news photographers seeking access to cover the visit are being shut down and ignored while Nicolas complains of his email not working properly.
Really now? And where is the consulate in all this? Shouldn`t they be the one guiding Mr. Nicholas on the media in NY and the community leaders? Well last we heard the sitting counsel general was trying to wrangle a flag away from a Trinidad and Tobago national on Sunday since he had none and neither did the PM until some smart Alec handed her one on the float in the Indian Day Parade.
But let`s backtrack to the PM and her itinerary. While she has made no time to speak to Caribbean media, she certainly has taken time out to be interviewed by Indian television, which begs the question: is she the Caribbean-born PM of Trinidad and Tobago or of India? Can you imagine the PM of India visiting here and giving no media interviews to his media? Can you imagine the outrage this would cause?
For those who may think this is too harsh please note that PM Persad-Bissessar not only participated in the Indian Day Parade, an unprecedented move, but she has had two fundraisers with the Indians, one in Long Island, NY and one in New Jersey. This is in addition to her exclusive meeting with the GOPIO on Monday at the New York Marriot, where she is shelling out the big bucks to stay with her entourage; and of course that Indian TV interview.
And what about Caribbean American meetings? Nothing beyond a bunch of listings for attendance at several nondescript events in the Indo-Caribbean community in Queens.
To make matters worse and to show the obvious ineptness of her PR person and handlers, the PM`s itinerary has not been provided beyond Monday. So her meeting with New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly Wednesday was truly a surprise and it certainly went undocumented by media photographers here.
A post-release issued by Nicholas said Persad-Bissessar and Kelly `discussed many strategies for preventing detecting and prosecuting criminal activity in Trinidad and Tobago.` Really now? So can we expect to see another foreigner added to the payroll of Trinidad and Tobago in its crime fight in the near future?
The fact is that the PM`s visit here is a waste of time and money and Trinidad and Tobago nationals paying for this should take her to task on it. What exactly has she achieved? Certainly there has been no real return on investment in the form of public relations? And what about meetings with real investors and diverse groups of nationals and Caribbean Americans in power in this city?
Has she met with members of the New York City Council or other city politicians to leverage power and investment opportunities? Or was this really a visit to India New York, the same Indians who hardly believe Indo-Caribbeans have any link to India and who consider many, `n1gger cool1es.` Their term not ours.
These are the questions that need to be seriously asked especially as the PM gets ready to spend more mula to return here next month for the UN. A historic moment has been squandered and the PM has left many wondering if she is the head of state of the multi-ethnic twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago or only of some of the people. What a shame, what a disappointment, what a lost opportunity!
is mostly derks nah trini mk5 wrote:Hmmmmm....no responses yet....i wonder why???
Good find wagonrunner....the beast is slowly rearing its head...
*awaits UML and the WTN cheerleaders*
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