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By Sue-Ann Wayow sue-ann.wayow@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Jun 10, 2013 at 10:06 PM ECT
Story Updated: Jun 10, 2013 at 10:55 PM ECT
SAN FERNANDO Mayor Dr Navi Muradali is calling on the owners of bars and nightclubs within the city to be more responsible and ensure that patrons who are found to be intoxicated get assistance to go home.
His call comes after twin sisters Khadijah and Khertima Taylor, 18, and their friend Kafiya Gill, 19, died as a result of a vehicular accident at Cross Crossing, San Fernando around 4 a.m. Sunday.
The teenagers were returning from a night out at Metro Night Club in La Romaine.
There were six people in the Mazda 3, a vehicle registered to carry five persons.
The twins attended St Joseph’s Convent San Fernando and Gill was a past pupil.
However, part-owner of the club, Sheldon Stephen, said even though owners could put measures in place to increase patrons’ safety at the club, there was little they could do when those patrons left.
“There are a lot of people coming to our location to patronise. People can leave whenever they want to leave. We don’t have control to say sober up before you leave,” he said. “I can’t tell somebody don’t leave once they are walking out on their own. If somebody is so drunk where they cannot walk then we would try to give them something to sober them up and when they could walk, then they will be able to leave.
“We can try to do something to assist people and try to get them to reach home safely but again, when everybody leaves, we don’t know where they are going, if the person who is driving is responsible.”
He said any ideas to increase patrons’ safety on and off the club site will be appreciated and implemented.
Yesterday, Muradali expressed condolences to the families of the three crash victims and to St Joseph’s Convent principal Dinna Bainey.
He said the San Fernando City Corporation was attempting to reduce road tragedies by implementing certain measures.
These measures include “a ban on car shows in the city due to the noise and drag racing which accompanies these shows, a joint-partnership with the city and national police service and Licensing Division, to crack down on illegally-accessorised cars with greater night patrols along Cross Crossing vending areas and nightspots and increased road humps, signage, and road-crossing signs in conjunction with the Traffic Management Division”.
Muradali also urged drivers to be more responsible, for citizens to look out for each other and increase breathalyser tests on weekends and public holidays.
Muradali said the city council will meet today to address other measures to reduce road carnage, including more public and school education using groups such as Arrive Alive.
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rollingstock wrote:The guy actually makes a lot of sense, what he said is the truth. Also ban the showing of Fast and Furious, after people see that everyone becomes a racer.
SR wrote:so why not raise the age limit to selling alcohol to 21
set a restricted time for the sale of alcohol instead of that ancient license to sell anytime
oh wait...nope that can only happen in 1st world nations
instead ban the car show........was the driver of the mazda 3 coming from a car show?
hustla_ambition101 wrote:You would swear the legal drinking age down here is 15, the amount of teeny boppers in clubs and bars drinking normal. The thing is as long as the girls have a nice rack, no id required.
wagonrunner wrote:http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Nightclub-owner-We-cant--control-when-patrons-leave-210932071.htmlBy Sue-Ann Wayow sue-ann.wayow@trinidadexpress.com
Story Created: Jun 10, 2013 at 10:06 PM ECT
Story Updated: Jun 10, 2013 at 10:55 PM ECT
SAN FERNANDO Mayor Dr Navi Muradali is calling on the owners of bars and nightclubs within the city to be more responsible and ensure that patrons who are found to be intoxicated get assistance to go home.
His call comes after twin sisters Khadijah and Khertima Taylor, 18, and their friend Kafiya Gill, 19, died as a result of a vehicular accident at Cross Crossing, San Fernando around 4 a.m. Sunday.
The teenagers were returning from a night out at Metro Night Club in La Romaine.
There were six people in the Mazda 3, a vehicle registered to carry five persons.
The twins attended St Joseph’s Convent San Fernando and Gill was a past pupil.
However, part-owner of the club, Sheldon Stephen, said even though owners could put measures in place to increase patrons’ safety at the club, there was little they could do when those patrons left.
“There are a lot of people coming to our location to patronise. People can leave whenever they want to leave. We don’t have control to say sober up before you leave,” he said. “I can’t tell somebody don’t leave once they are walking out on their own. If somebody is so drunk where they cannot walk then we would try to give them something to sober them up and when they could walk, then they will be able to leave.
“We can try to do something to assist people and try to get them to reach home safely but again, when everybody leaves, we don’t know where they are going, if the person who is driving is responsible.”
He said any ideas to increase patrons’ safety on and off the club site will be appreciated and implemented.
Yesterday, Muradali expressed condolences to the families of the three crash victims and to St Joseph’s Convent principal Dinna Bainey.
He said the San Fernando City Corporation was attempting to reduce road tragedies by implementing certain measures.
These measures include “a ban on car shows in the city due to the noise and drag racing which accompanies these shows, a joint-partnership with the city and national police service and Licensing Division, to crack down on illegally-accessorised cars with greater night patrols along Cross Crossing vending areas and nightspots and increased road humps, signage, and road-crossing signs in conjunction with the Traffic Management Division”.
Muradali also urged drivers to be more responsible, for citizens to look out for each other and increase breathalyser tests on weekends and public holidays.
Muradali said the city council will meet today to address other measures to reduce road carnage, including more public and school education using groups such as Arrive Alive.
Any supporting study that associates car shows with DUI after clubbing, or just braying for the media?
Make allyuh voices heard before you lose the privilege of thinking for yourselves.
*tries not to make mention of COP*
pioneer wrote:What is de qualification to become ah mayor?
brams112 wrote:Stop selling alcohol to children,remember going to a club in Texas years ago,when was a certain time they rang a bell to announce to close out period,stopped selling at that time,closed on time,because Pasadena police outside monitoring ur ass. Do these clubs here ask for id ?Police need to do their jobs in terms of enforcing the laws.
ruff neck chicken wrote:nah i hear they going to do burnout and donuts infront kyamla house as protest.
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