Tantie Talk
So, it lookin' like until is dey family or somebody dey know who get kidnap
or shoot, de 'Average Trini' doh really get worried. It unfortunately shows up jes
how fickle an' ready to segregate WE Trinis could be. Tings always does seem to be
happenin' to "dem", but when de mark buss an' "we", become "dem", is all hell does break
loose. Is what happen dat make Trini forget how it used to be when nearly All Man
Jack used to be if not poor, at least extremely un-rich an' happy wid it? What it is
we had longtime, instead of money an' material tings, dat we used to be able to
live happy and peaceably (fuh de most part) wid all we neighbours an' a community was
plenty more than jes a nice ideal to be attained.
Is like de more years we independent an' emancipated is de more we
dependent on de powers dat be to 'do something' 'bout almost every ting in we lives. Why
it is we reach de stage dat somebody have to organise an' orchestrate demonstrations
an' protests before anybody raise dey voice an' say dey have a problem? Why it
is allyuh was wanting Tantie to organise protest against de situation wid Marli St?
I did have mih say 'pon MY soapbox, is why yuh didn' find yuh own 'soapbox' and say
yuh piece? When yuh go an' buy something dat doh wuk as advertised what yuh do? When
yuh in de grocery an' de food long gone past de Expiry Date is what yuh does do? Or
is dat yuh never stop to check on Expiry Dates? All dem tings not supposed to be so,
an when it is yuh notice dem, is yuh right to make noise 'bout it. We doh have to
wait fuh nobody to tell we when an' where an' how we mus think an' talk...yuh want to say
something open yuh mouth an' say it. Now, dat doh mean dat ideas an' suggestions
cyant get shared, what i mean is why wait fuh somebody to organise, why not jes do it!
I kinda have a lil problem wid de current email campaign to drive wid yuh
lights on during de day to "show the Gov't what we citizens feel about crime". As far as I
concerned all dat doing is generating plenty email and not much action. Is how many cars
yuh notice in de las' week or so driving wid dey lights on besides de Volvos dat come
standard wid dat feature? If yuh seriously feel driving wid yuh lights on during de day
go do something, do it...when people stop yuh an' tell yuh yuh lights on tell dem why yuh
have dem on... after it gone on long enough people go take notice an' be talking 'bout it
all de time. De odder ting 'bout it is if yuh have a look at de email addresses dat it
pass through, yuh go notice plenty names dat looking like family and friends of de
'sender'...is how many people OUTSIDE dat circuit go see de email? Nice idea, just dat dey
went about it de wrong way. How come nobody ent start to spend de lunch hour standing
quietly in front of de Honourable Minister Shoot-Himself-in-de-Foot office? If people start
doing dat, I sure dat within a week dey go have so much people jest standing dere
traffic go clog up an' he bong to mus notice and arks himself why dem people dere.
After all is said and hopefully done, what yuh Tants trying to get across
is plain an' simple...yuh havin' problems wid what going on in yuh life, yuh job, yuh
home, yuh community an' yuh country, how yuh go solve dem? De answer real easy, EMANCIPATE
yuhself.
Doh wait fuh nobody to do tings, open yuh mouth an' say yuh say. Local
Gov't Elections jes come an gone, alyuh know who yuh representatives be? So is how yuh
feel yuh could get tings done nationally when yuh do know where to start in yuh own community?
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BACKCHAT: Issue 28
I could not have said it better, Tantie. The crime situation is really out
of hand. My husband and I are living in constant fear, not because we are rich, but
because we rent a downstairs apartment from our landlord who is wealthy. He has
already received phone threats from "would be kidnappers" and I am perpetually scared that
we get caught up in the cross fire. Mr. Manning and his cronies need pull their
heads out of the sand to do something NOW to ease this crime situation before more
innocent blood is shed!
//Trinidad
It is really disheartening to hear about all the kidnappping that is taking
place. The citizens of TnT need to march daily in fron the PMOs office and demand that
something be done. I believe the government will only take the drastic action that
needs to be taken when and only when one of their own is kidnapped.
//Trinidad
I too am an average citizen and many of my circle of friends have also
given up being on the roads after 10:00 PM for fear of being accosted by folks who want to
make a quick buck. If I could, I would probably also think of leaving the shores of the land
of my birth. At least in foreign there is a perception of the police doing their job and
serving the average citizens. When businesses like restaurants, bars, nightclubs and
cinemas realize that people are not going out late and they see the drop in their income,
perhaps they will begin to lobby government for some action.
//Trinidad
I personally feel we the citizens of T&T should shutdown for 1 day and
march into Port of Spain surround Parliment and demand action regarding kidnapping etc.. Is
writing and telling our MPs helping, because if their view is like Manning they now
feel "the average citizen is not affected". Thank you.
//Trinidad
I am becoming increasingly bored with hearing about the Marli Street
closure. Let's look at the issue a bit closer. Under the Vienna Convention and yes, Trinidad
as an independent nation is part of this one too, Trinidad has the obligation to
protect all foreign embassies. Now, we all know that Trinidad is having a very
difficult time protecting its average citizen given the current crime wave. This makes a
place as visible as the US Embassy a particular target. The majority of employees
that work at the Embassy are Trinidadians and certainly almost all the visitors who come
for visas are Trinidadians. So who do you think make up the majority of people who
are being benefitted by this extra bit of protection? That's right, Trinidadian
citizens. It is not unusual for host governments to take extra precautions to protect
foreign embassies. While living in the Hague Netherlands, my own sidewalk was blocked off by
the Dutch police to provide extra security to the Turkish Embassy which was located
on my block. Was it a nuissance? Yes it was--but one that I could understand given the
uncertain world we live in. So, it is time to start letting this one roll off our
backs and start worrying about things that matter: poverty, drugs, HIV/AIDS, better
education and opportunities for the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.
//Trinidad
Do you know that another brain drain has already started because of the
crime situation in our country? Many people are sending their young people back to the
countries where they are studying and telling them to make their life there and not here.
//Trinidad
I had a serious stomach ache over the kidnappings in Trinidad. Are we so
stupid? Moreso, do we want to remain stupid and stand back and do nothing and blame the
Government for all that! Wake up Trinis it is your country and your safety is being violated
because you take everything passively and as jokes that will go away and leave itto the
Gov't to fix. You are each respoonsible for what happens and the extent that you allow it
to happen. Get your nenen , your tantie, brother, sister, friend and YOU most of all ..to
take an active part in demanding from your Gov't immediate strict measures to cure our
country's illness.
The future of your children is lying in your hands!!!
//Switzerland
I think your e-mails are great, I enjoyed receiving it and fwded it to all
of my co-workers, etc. Keep up the great work.
//Trinidad
I really do like this, I heard so many opinions on this issue of crime in
our country, but not once have I heard of the solution, some sort of posibility, is it that
we all really know that the solution isn't that really short in comming, and that so much
needs to be done, that is seems as if thtere is no solution. We continue to through
blame, but can we really blame the government, and say they are not doing anything, tell me
folks, what are the solutions, how do we put a stop the this problem or at least slow it down.
//Trinidad
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Jazz Artist Workshop Trinidad 2003
S.T. Jazz Inc. presents
The Sean Thomas Trio
'Jazz Artist Workshop
Trinidad 2003'
from August 11th to August 16th 2003 at The Centre for Creative and Festival Arts, Gordon Street, St. Augustine. Certificate awarded upon
completion.
Call S.T. Jazz Inc: 632-3061 / 756-6078 / 774-4799.
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Laventille Steelband Festival 2003:
Tue 29th - 8:00pm
- Tokyo Steel Orch, Spree Simon Harmonics at the Tokyo Panyard, John John
Wed 30th - 8:00pm - Courts Laventille Sound Specialists, Uni Stars, Tamboo
Bamboo Band at Sound Specialists Panyard
Thu 31st - 8:00pm - BP Renegades, Harlem Syncopators, Worldwide Steel,
Belmont 5th Dimension
at Renegades Panyard, Charlotte Street
Sun 3rd - the LSF 2003 finishes with a massive Street Parade involving all
26 bands listed in the concerts.
The street parade is on Eastern Main Road, Laventille from
McAllister Street to Leon Street
commencing 4:00pm until 12:00pm. |
Petrotrin Emancipation Activities:
Thursday 30th to Saturday 1st - at Fyzabad Petrotrin Recreation Club:
Thursday 30th - 6:00pm: March/street parade from Lum Tack Hill, Fyzabad
Friday 31st - 1:00pm: Booths, displays, crafts, creole foods on sale, steelband
Saturday 1st - 9:00am: Emancipation Jubilee from Lum Tack Hill, Fyzabad |
World Breastfeeding Week - August 1 to 7:
The following events will be held in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week:
Saturday 9th - Family walk around the Savannah commencing at 7:30am
opposite All Saints Church Hall, Queen's Park West. Afterward, breakfast in All Saints Church
Hall, Marli Street. Contribution: $12. Tickets available from the TIBS Office,
8 Rust Street, St.
Clair. Tel: 628-8234 |
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Monday 4th to Friday 29th - Learn to play the steelpan, learn the history
of the steelpan and how to make the instrument at Renegades Panyard. From Monday
to Friday -
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Call Sandra Blood: 793-8178 or
Rona Thomas: 754-6323 |
Tobago Heritage Festival Calendar:
Tuesday 29th - S.W.U.M. Wake & Bongo, Whim Hard Court. 8:30pm.
Adult: $15/Child: $5.
Wednesday 30th - Patience Hill Rec. Gr. Festival of Dance. 8:30pm.
Adult: $15/Child: $5.
Thursday 31st - Caribbean Night, Shaw Park. 8:30pm. Adult: $40/Child: $20.
Friday 1st - Heritage Emancipation Street Parade, Ole Market Car Park to
Shaw Park.
Saturday 2nd - Buccoo Day. Opening: 10:00am. Goat Races: 1:00pm.
Adult: $15/Child: $5. |
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