Morning Edition: 07th September 2023

CCNTV6

Watch Morning Edition: 07th September 2023 - CCNTV6 on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00:00 (upbeat music)

00:00:02 - And a very special good morning Trinidad and Tobago

00:00:18 and the rest of the world.

00:00:19 I'm Marlon Hopkinson and welcome to The Morning Edition.

00:00:21 It's Thursday, the 7th of September, 2023

00:00:25 and we thank you for joining us.

00:00:27 We thank you for inviting us into your homes

00:00:30 every morning, yeah?

00:00:32 We do have a special program for you today.

00:00:34 We're going to kick it off with some action,

00:00:36 but before we do that, let's check out the Daily Express.

00:00:39 On the front page today,

00:00:42 celebrating an icon, giant Tan-Tan characters

00:00:47 dressed in outfits reminiscent of those worn

00:00:49 by Denise Plummer, Bukok,

00:00:51 and set in her heyday in the Calypso world,

00:00:54 dance in the courtyard of Queens Hall, St. Anne's,

00:00:56 calling the funeral service for the former Calypso Queen

00:00:59 and gospel singer yesterday.

00:01:02 Farewell fit for a queen.

00:01:05 And Paria charges bias, calls on commission chairman

00:01:09 to recuse self.

00:01:11 Let's check out some sporting news now.

00:01:13 Blackman eyeing podium place.

00:01:16 Huge scalp, Trinbago Knight Riders,

00:01:18 Samara Ramnav, slid from left,

00:01:20 celebrates with her teammates after getting the wicket

00:01:23 of Barbados Royals kipper, Hayley Matthews,

00:01:25 during their Massey Women's Caribbean Premier League match

00:01:28 yesterday at the Queen's Park Oval in Porta Spain.

00:01:32 Champs still in it.

00:01:34 TKR beat Royals, keep WCPL final hopes alive.

00:01:39 The Trinbago Knight Riders women pulled out a performance

00:01:42 to match their desperation yesterday.

00:01:45 The defending Massey Women's Caribbean Premier League

00:01:47 champions handed the Barbados Royals

00:01:49 their first defeat of the season,

00:01:51 a 13 run loss to keep their hopes alive

00:01:54 of reaching the final.

00:01:57 Yeah.

00:01:58 So good news there in sports.

00:01:59 Some of the stories in Bay Daily Express today.

00:02:01 It's time to remind you about Trinbago, your nice feature.

00:02:03 Remember to participate.

00:02:04 All you have to do is WhatsApp your videos

00:02:07 and photographs to 737-3778.

00:02:12 Yeah.

00:02:13 We do have this image for you from Sham Sahade.

00:02:15 Good morning, Sham.

00:02:17 Yeah.

00:02:18 That's a beautiful picture there from Sham.

00:02:20 Good morning to Sham and all of the persons

00:02:23 who continue to contribute photographs

00:02:27 and videos to our program, right?

00:02:29 So today we are going to be discussing politics,

00:02:32 Tobago affairs, crime, and other issues affecting you

00:02:37 in Trinidad and Tobago, yeah?

00:02:39 So we are going to a very short break,

00:02:41 but first you have your coffee, you have your tea,

00:02:43 you have something to eat.

00:02:44 It's going to be, how do I say,

00:02:46 an interesting one and a half hours here with me.

00:02:50 And then you have James Saunders.

00:02:52 He comes in to share with you CPL action, yeah?

00:02:55 So we're coming back.

00:02:56 ♪ So let's be treated like a puppy show ♪

00:03:01 - Whatever your style,

00:03:08 Bi-Giant Semi-Permanent Hair Color

00:03:10 gives you oil-rich conditioning formulas.

00:03:13 You can relax and color on the same day.

00:03:15 So get rid of those grays or try on a little shade.

00:03:18 With Bi-Giant Semi-Permanent Hair Color,

00:03:20 it's all your style.

00:03:22 (upbeat music)

00:03:25 (upbeat music)

00:03:28 (upbeat music)

00:03:30 (upbeat music)

00:03:33 (upbeat music)

00:03:35 (upbeat music)

00:03:38 - You can now consolidate all your existing debts

00:03:40 into one affordable installment

00:03:41 with a fresh start loan from SFCCU Credit Union.

00:03:45 Get up to $300,000 in debt consolidation,

00:03:47 a competitive interest rate at 0.75%,

00:03:50 flexible payment terms, up to 10 years to repay.

00:03:53 Call us today at 657-5669-OPTION2 for more information.

00:03:58 (upbeat music)

00:03:59 - The biggest party in sport is back.

00:04:02 CPL and WCPL return with more action than ever before.

00:04:07 - Are you kidding me?

00:04:09 - Bobby!

00:04:10 - Watch the biggest names in cricket

00:04:12 battle it out in the race for glory.

00:04:14 - Nick, I'm brilliant.

00:04:16 - Let's celebrate some more.

00:04:18 - Get your tickets now at cplt20.com or at the box office.

00:04:22 Join the party.

00:04:25 Experience cricket played louder.

00:04:28 (upbeat music)

00:04:32 - This is Mary.

00:04:33 Mary has bills to pay and takes a chance

00:04:37 parking in front of the building at the no parking sign.

00:04:41 Mary returns to her car and this is what happens.

00:04:45 (phone rings)

00:04:52 Mary decides to call when she's five minutes away

00:04:55 to let her daughter know that she is close by.

00:04:58 But Mary forgot one thing.

00:05:00 - Second ticket for the day.

00:05:04 I don't know, I really don't know.

00:05:05 Well, I tell you.

00:05:07 - After two tickets,

00:05:09 Mary just isn't paying attention to her speed.

00:05:12 (speaking in foreign language)

00:05:17 (speaking in foreign language)

00:05:24 (speaking in foreign language)

00:05:27 Don't be like Mary.

00:05:29 Obey the laws of the road.

00:05:31 A message from the TTPS.

00:05:33 (upbeat music)

00:05:39 - It's about to break for you.

00:05:44 - I was in Gethsemane.

00:05:45 He dragged that tire called salvation for man.

00:05:51 - Lift my eyes unto the hills.

00:05:53 We only have one place to go for help.

00:05:57 Hallelujah.

00:05:58 So I celebrate in Jesus.

00:06:00 ♪ There's a king ♪

00:06:04 ♪ Who leads his people to victory ♪

00:06:09 ♪ We are destined to ♪

00:06:11 - Walk into your new season.

00:06:14 - You know what?

00:06:17 If I go in and give a dollar,

00:06:18 walk in and give help,

00:06:20 I had a new way going.

00:06:21 I had to see it for myself.

00:06:23 So I look around and I realize, wait now.

00:06:25 Habitat for Humanity, Trinidad and Tobago,

00:06:27 is building house for people.

00:06:29 You understand what I said?

00:06:31 And they're taking anything, you understand?

00:06:32 You could give money,

00:06:34 you could get brick,

00:06:35 bag of cement,

00:06:36 some tin sets,

00:06:37 some grout,

00:06:38 whatever you have, you understand?

00:06:39 They're taking it.

00:06:40 If I give my time and my money there,

00:06:42 not to say I have any big sets of money,

00:06:43 you understand me?

00:06:44 I could know for sure

00:06:47 that a family in this country

00:06:49 is going and get a home.

00:06:52 And that is why I say

00:06:52 Habitat for Humanity, Trinidad and Tobago,

00:06:54 is doing the kind of work that I feel

00:06:57 that I could get behind, you understand?

00:06:59 Put my money behind, my sweat behind,

00:07:00 call my friend and them and say,

00:07:01 "Come, let me go and make a line

00:07:03 and build a house for a family."

00:07:05 (gentle music)

00:07:08 ♪ No home for the family ♪

00:07:18 ♪ The title they give to me ♪

00:07:20 ♪ Has no gain financially ♪

00:07:22 ♪ The queen of Bethel Village ♪

00:07:23 ♪ Just smile she way across the stage ♪

00:07:25 ♪ She's giving a ♪

00:07:26 - And welcome back everyone.

00:07:27 So as I told you earlier,

00:07:29 we do have a lot to discuss on the program for today.

00:07:32 But first let's deal with this issue

00:07:34 of what I'm seeing in the Daily Express today.

00:07:37 Paria charges bias,

00:07:38 calls on commission chairman to recuse self.

00:07:41 So chairman accused of bias by lawyers

00:07:44 called to step down.

00:07:46 So Lynch says, "I'll carry on my job."

00:07:49 So the commission of inquiry chairman, Jerome Lynch Casey,

00:07:53 is being accused of bias

00:07:54 and is being called upon to recuse himself

00:07:56 from the inquiry into the deaths of four divers

00:07:59 who were undertaking work

00:08:01 for Pario Fuel Trading Company Limited.

00:08:04 In the face of possible court action

00:08:06 to prevent him from completing the report of the inquiry,

00:08:10 Lynch however said yesterday,

00:08:11 "He will not be deflected and continues to work."

00:08:15 Also he says that he will endeavor

00:08:20 to have the report into the Paria diving tragedy

00:08:23 ready to submit to president Christine Kangaloo

00:08:26 by the end of November, 2023.

00:08:30 So there was some controversy there after we,

00:08:35 and when I say we,

00:08:36 the citizens of this country have spent,

00:08:38 I suspect more than $15 million

00:08:42 for this commission of inquiry,

00:08:45 which was instituted to investigate the deaths

00:08:49 of the divers.

00:08:50 But you know in Trinidad and Tobago,

00:08:52 everything has to have a little bit of back and a right.

00:08:54 So that is what is happening right now.

00:08:58 There was a other interesting story I wanted to touch on

00:09:03 that I saw in the newspaper,

00:09:04 but we'll speak about the funeral of Denise Plummer,

00:09:08 which took place yesterday.

00:09:10 So praise for Plummer at funeral

00:09:12 made a pathway for all women.

00:09:14 Don't think it was dumb luck

00:09:17 after a few rolls of toilet paper

00:09:20 that she got to the top of her game.

00:09:22 She was kind, she was talented,

00:09:24 and seemingly able to connect with anyone anywhere

00:09:28 and command any room.

00:09:30 So said Jesse Bukock as he eulogized his mother,

00:09:33 former Calypso Queen and gospel singer,

00:09:37 Denise Plummer Bukock during her funeral service

00:09:40 at Queens Hall St. Anne's yesterday.

00:09:43 Now Plummer's funeral featured a mix of Calypso

00:09:46 and Soca tacit drums and mass.

00:09:48 And according to mass designer,

00:09:50 Brian McFarlane's summation,

00:09:54 I saw Denise in every aspect of this event today.

00:09:58 Now the service began at around 10 a.m.

00:10:00 with a national anthem rendered by Len Bugsy Sharp,

00:10:04 following, followed by an opening prayer

00:10:07 along with a classical performance of

00:10:10 To God Be the Glory by Wendell Constantine.

00:10:13 Now this appeared to have set the tone of Plummer's send off

00:10:17 which was skillfully woven into Trinidad's Carnival

00:10:21 and gospel culture, creating a hybrid celebration

00:10:25 which included everyone.

00:10:26 For a while an outsider stepping into Queens Hall

00:10:30 would not have known it was a funeral.

00:10:33 As gospel minister Sean Daniel and company took the stage

00:10:36 with time of praise, some people slowly at first

00:10:40 began standing up and clapping to the music.

00:10:42 Within minutes, the hall erupted into what appeared

00:10:46 to be a Fet-type atmosphere.

00:10:48 Yeah, oh my gosh, she would have loved this.

00:10:52 She would have loved this, said attendee Karen Young.

00:10:57 So yeah, one of the greats leaving us

00:11:01 and the funeral of Denise Plummer yesterday.

00:11:06 And of course that is going to create, I suspect,

00:11:09 a void in the Calypso and gospel arenas.

00:11:13 But you know, life has it that when these things happen

00:11:18 there are people who would want to step in, all right?

00:11:24 So some of the stories making the Daily Express today,

00:11:28 what we can do at this time is to go to a very short break

00:11:32 and hopefully we'll be back with our first interview.

00:11:34 We're coming back.

00:11:36 (upbeat music)

00:11:39 (upbeat music)

00:11:42 (upbeat music)

00:11:44 (upbeat music)

00:11:47 (upbeat music)

00:11:50 - SecU Credit Union, take advantage of our promotions.

00:11:53 Borrow up to five times your share value

00:11:55 and get 75,000 unsecured loan

00:11:58 or up to 100,000 on our tertiary education loans.

00:12:01 Drive your dream car with a low down payment.

00:12:04 Access our 25 year repayment mortgage loans.

00:12:07 Enroll in our medical plan

00:12:08 and receive a bonus life insurance policy and much more.

00:12:12 Business loans up to 250,000.

00:12:14 Call us at 226-SECU for more information.

00:12:19 - The letter of the day is K.

00:12:23 K is for keeper like Nicholas Puran.

00:12:26 - No, K is for cans.

00:12:28 So what the letter P is for?

00:12:29 - P is for Puran, boy.

00:12:31 P is for porn.

00:12:32 - No, no, no, no, no.

00:12:34 P is for poultry.

00:12:36 - Cans Poultry and Meats Limited.

00:12:38 Die what we talking about here?

00:12:40 What are you and Twanny doing here, boy?

00:12:41 - Check out Cans Poultry and Meats Limited

00:12:44 at their eight convenient locations nationwide

00:12:47 and look out for their weekly specials.

00:12:50 ♪ Don't call it a comeback ♪

00:12:57 - 12th Man.

00:12:58 12th Man.

00:12:59 12th Man.

00:13:00 Oh, gives you all.

00:13:02 Saves you all the time.

00:13:04 Gives you the best football in the world.

00:13:08 Passionate, impulsive, dedicated, decisive, loyal, sincere.

00:13:13 All the 12th Man attributes.

00:13:17 Join Andre Errol Batiste on TV6

00:13:20 for the 12th Man season four.

00:13:23 - Brought to you by Tiger Tanks and Coca-Cola.

00:13:30 (upbeat music)

00:13:32 (speaking in foreign language)

00:13:36 - Beyond the Tape, weekdays at 5.30 p.m.

00:14:00 (gentle music)

00:14:02 - Fellas and lords, real husbands care for their wives.

00:14:11 Real fathers are an example for their children.

00:14:14 Real men don't choose violence.

00:14:16 (upbeat music)

00:14:24 - All right, so welcome back, everyone.

00:14:29 So to kick off our program this morning,

00:14:31 we are speaking with political leader of the PDP,

00:14:34 Watson Duke, about his latest olive branch

00:14:37 he extended to Chief Secretary Farley Augustin.

00:14:41 Mr. Duke, good morning.

00:14:42 - Good morning, Marlon.

00:14:44 Good morning, Trinidad.

00:14:45 Good morning, Tobago.

00:14:46 - Yeah, well, Mr. Duke,

00:14:48 we know that you would have extended this olive branch,

00:14:52 as it were, on Monday of this week,

00:14:56 calling for reconciliation between you and Mr. Augustin.

00:15:00 What's the latest, sir?

00:15:01 Has he responded?

00:15:02 - He has not responded,

00:15:04 and I do not expect him to respond,

00:15:07 but I must do what needs to be done.

00:15:11 - Mr. Duke, try to, if you could,

00:15:15 try to explain that for us,

00:15:16 because if you're saying that

00:15:18 you have extended this olive branch,

00:15:21 but you do not expect him to respond,

00:15:23 that may be a bit confusing to some people.

00:15:26 - Well, it's not the first time I've written to him

00:15:31 regarding matters of concerning Tobago's interests,

00:15:36 and he does not respond.

00:15:38 That is his general conduct.

00:15:42 He's one to brush it off.

00:15:44 And so this one's a little bit different

00:15:47 in that I'm doing this one in particular

00:15:52 for the awareness of all and sundry,

00:15:56 that one, he's no match for the PNM,

00:16:02 no match whatsoever.

00:16:06 Good?

00:16:07 Secondly, if Tobago is going to progress,

00:16:11 Tobago need all of us.

00:16:14 The good, the bad, the ugly,

00:16:15 Tobago needs all of us to progress.

00:16:18 Tobago does not care about who is leading.

00:16:21 They care about what are we leading them to.

00:16:26 All right?

00:16:27 The personality is not important

00:16:30 is what we are leading them to.

00:16:32 In December 6th, we won overwhelmingly.

00:16:35 First time in history at any level

00:16:38 that the PNM got so much a strong beating.

00:16:41 And right after that,

00:16:43 while people were having great expectations,

00:16:47 the party begin to fall apart,

00:16:51 simply because after electing him,

00:16:54 he became king and is now telling the man

00:16:57 who put him in power

00:16:59 that he's going to review his portfolio

00:17:01 and if possible, leave him with nothing.

00:17:04 - So Mr. Duke--

00:17:06 - I mean, obviously, that is a mad thing, right?

00:17:08 The man who created the party,

00:17:10 the man who brought the party to existence and power,

00:17:13 you are saying to him,

00:17:14 you're going to remove his portfolio.

00:17:16 That being aside though, that's not the main issue.

00:17:17 The main issue is that you began a fight

00:17:21 against the political.

00:17:22 One guy step aside clearly and said,

00:17:24 you want to fight?

00:17:25 I'm not fighting you.

00:17:26 You go ahead and you leave.

00:17:27 I'm deeming the position of leadership.

00:17:30 For almost two years he's leading.

00:17:32 And what have we achieved

00:17:34 insofar as economic development?

00:17:37 The economic development is quite lower than low in Tobago.

00:17:41 Insofar as our cultural development,

00:17:44 the Tobago Carnival is a poor gesture

00:17:46 as to what Tobago culture is.

00:17:49 What have we achieved insofar as social development?

00:17:52 Poor again, or political development.

00:17:56 Is it better understood or political status?

00:17:59 With Trinidad, is it better understood?

00:18:01 No, it's more confusing now than ever before.

00:18:05 And my call to him is one where he should be sober

00:18:09 and recognize Tobago is an island of 60,000 people.

00:18:14 We are not at the same educational level,

00:18:16 but certainly we want the same thing.

00:18:19 We want a better relationship with Trinidad.

00:18:22 We want a better economy,

00:18:24 better social, cultural, economic development.

00:18:26 We want better politics on the island.

00:18:28 And this is what the call is about.

00:18:30 Not friendship, not about a job.

00:18:33 This is about Tobago.

00:18:35 This is about what got me excited about politics.

00:18:39 - But Mr. Duke, some people may say,

00:18:42 if you're saying these things about Mr. Augustine

00:18:44 and you have said other things

00:18:47 criticizing Mr. Augustine in the past,

00:18:49 then why would you still want to work with him?

00:18:52 - Because he needs it.

00:18:55 He needs it.

00:18:57 And let me just clarify here.

00:18:59 He has said things, I've said things, and that's life.

00:19:04 That's life.

00:19:06 Beyond those things, Tobago has said things and that's life.

00:19:10 If you're a politician,

00:19:11 you have to have the sensitivity of a butterfly,

00:19:15 but you must have the skin of a rhinoceros.

00:19:18 You have to be tough.

00:19:19 You can't be crying and every time somebody say, "Ee,"

00:19:22 you run and say they want to kill you,

00:19:23 they want to destroy you.

00:19:24 You gotta be thick.

00:19:26 Gotta be a hardback.

00:19:28 And I'm not sure if he understands that.

00:19:30 Politics is where we have the West Bank,

00:19:34 Palestine and Israel sitting down to talk.

00:19:36 Do they want to kill each other?

00:19:37 You have Iran and Iraq sitting to talk.

00:19:40 The baddest sea comes to a calm at some point in time.

00:19:43 And it's important for me that he understands

00:19:47 that two years has gone, two years remaining, if so much,

00:19:51 and how you're gonna govern with those two years.

00:19:53 Just totally abandon the people,

00:19:55 betray the people, stating he's independent.

00:19:58 Where in the world did Tobago come out

00:20:01 and vote for an independent?

00:20:03 Where did they vote for Fahli Aghastin?

00:20:05 I gave him the symbol.

00:20:06 I gave him the name.

00:20:08 I stood him up and said, "This is the man

00:20:09 "I will lead Tobago.

00:20:10 "This is a great man.

00:20:12 "He's better than me."

00:20:13 I've done all of that to elevate his status

00:20:16 in the eyes of the people to a great leader.

00:20:18 And then he came out and said, "He is not PDP.

00:20:22 "He is something else."

00:20:24 But the truth is, he is PDP.

00:20:27 There is no law in the THE Act

00:20:29 that provides for the crossing of the floor,

00:20:32 nor for an independent,

00:20:33 nor for some other party to come and lead.

00:20:35 Those things are nonsense.

00:20:37 Nonsense.

00:20:39 And the Prime Minister is only allowing it

00:20:40 because of his fear for me.

00:20:43 He doesn't want me to elevate in the politics anymore.

00:20:45 So in his mind, he's saying, "Let them fight it out."

00:20:48 I'm not fighting for him.

00:20:50 - Is this going to be your last overture

00:20:52 towards Mr. Aghastin?

00:20:54 - Well, I think it would be the last.

00:20:57 I mean, in all decency and fairness,

00:20:59 as Bob Marley said, I can't be waiting in vain.

00:21:04 I want to just quote you from earlier this week.

00:21:08 Duke added, "I am the only solution,

00:21:12 "the only man that has beaten the PNM.

00:21:16 "And it was my skill, forethought, and strategy."

00:21:21 So Mr. Duke, my question is, if you're saying that,

00:21:25 and you're saying, well, this victory

00:21:29 that you all had achieved in Tobago,

00:21:32 you're taking a lot of credit for that.

00:21:34 You even said earlier that while you were promoting

00:21:39 Mr. Aghastin, you said, "Hey, Mr. Aghastin

00:21:44 "is even better than me."

00:21:47 All right?

00:21:48 - That's what people do when they promote them.

00:21:49 - Yeah, so I'm saying, the question is then,

00:21:53 if this is your thinking, this is your position,

00:21:56 then why don't you pick up your bags, leave,

00:22:02 and also try to establish or reestablish,

00:22:07 if I can say, a more stronger footing

00:22:13 in Tobago politically at this time?

00:22:15 - Well, I think your question is upside down, man.

00:22:19 It begs a lot of answers because it's quite mixed up.

00:22:22 But let me straighten out your question first.

00:22:23 - It's a pale-out question.

00:22:25 - Yeah, it's a mixed up question.

00:22:27 (laughing)

00:22:31 You can only check a man's support based on the polls.

00:22:34 Based on the last polls, we got almost 18,000 votes

00:22:39 there about the PDP, my political organization,

00:22:43 and almost every single one I put up

00:22:45 scored and scored resoundingly.

00:22:47 Let me tell you something.

00:22:49 I have done an experiment,

00:22:50 and experiment worked tremendously.

00:22:54 I have placed, for anyone to run for the vote,

00:22:57 I must have given them permission, me expressly.

00:23:01 Right?

00:23:02 I picked a team of virgin politicians.

00:23:04 None of them are politicians any single way.

00:23:07 I even took a couple of reject politicians,

00:23:10 or wannabe politicians I would say,

00:23:12 wannabe, never got accepted,

00:23:14 and I placed them at the forefront, and I made them work.

00:23:17 I took people without no O-levels,

00:23:19 and I made them successful.

00:23:22 I knew exactly what I was doing,

00:23:24 putting people that represent the common man,

00:23:26 the common interest of Tobago Unions,

00:23:29 on that level where they can represent.

00:23:32 But these persons, they have the crowd instinct

00:23:36 as all persons, and they're not independent thinkers.

00:23:40 They do not love Tobago.

00:23:42 They are fighting for survival, fighting for house,

00:23:46 land, different things they are looking for,

00:23:49 and it places Tobago's interests on a back burner.

00:23:54 My thing is that we came in with placing Tobago first,

00:23:58 we have ensured contractors are looked after,

00:24:00 we would have ensured that our children

00:24:03 are doing better in school,

00:24:05 we would have ensured health service is second to none,

00:24:08 and instead of flying pussies out to Trinidad for surgery,

00:24:11 we would have flew doctors inside

00:24:13 to conduct surgery periodically.

00:24:16 We spoke about building an economy of its own,

00:24:19 something that could stand to,

00:24:22 sometimes the lack of funds from Trinidad,

00:24:24 or the short funding from Trinidad.

00:24:26 We spoke of a cultural development,

00:24:28 speaking of having a Tobago language properly respected,

00:24:32 that's our first language,

00:24:33 English should be our second language.

00:24:36 We speak of a new identity that got Tobago lifted.

00:24:40 Every contractor in Tobago should have been able to taste

00:24:44 from the windfall of cash coming from Trinidad.

00:24:47 We spoke of creating millionaires in the villages,

00:24:50 building houses in the villages, expanding every village,

00:24:54 even the most remote village,

00:24:56 we spoke of expanding these villages,

00:24:58 creating work on the inside for contractors

00:25:01 and wannabe contractors.

00:25:02 We spoke of a Tobago that was on par with world standards.

00:25:07 And I know tsunami got inside.

00:25:10 They begin to play, promise things and do not deliver.

00:25:15 Promise is going to reshuffle at the beginning of this year,

00:25:17 up to now no reshuffling.

00:25:19 Promising gratuity, no gratuity.

00:25:23 Promising ex-gratia payment, no ex-gratia payment.

00:25:26 Promising arrears from the increase

00:25:30 that I would have recommended for the URP, CPEP workers,

00:25:35 none.

00:25:37 - But Mr. Duke, you have not answered my question.

00:25:40 My question was,

00:25:42 excuse me, I've got an upside down question

00:25:45 and a pale out question.

00:25:46 So my question was, if Watson Duke is as great as he is.

00:25:51 We are already here.

00:25:53 We are in the numbers.

00:25:54 We have been tested, that's my point I'm saying to you.

00:25:57 We have been tested at the polls over and over again.

00:26:00 And we have proven to be successful.

00:26:04 There's no rebuilding of any single thing.

00:26:06 My people are still here.

00:26:08 I'm not sure if that thing that the city have,

00:26:11 the thing the city have, that has not been tested.

00:26:14 That's not a party.

00:26:15 Because all party must be road tested.

00:26:18 When you build a car, you have to test it.

00:26:20 That has not been road tested.

00:26:22 What they are trying to do is to assume authority

00:26:26 with the party on something that the PDP want.

00:26:29 They are simply putting on old clothes on the PDP.

00:26:33 That's not the PDP.

00:26:35 I'm saying that to you clearly.

00:26:36 The PDP is tried and tested

00:26:38 and the PDP is a Tobago based party.

00:26:42 It has its roots here.

00:26:43 We are the defender of Tobago's rights.

00:26:46 That's what it is.

00:26:46 There's no such thing as going and trying to rebuild party.

00:26:49 No, that's nonsense.

00:26:50 That's why it's an upside down question.

00:26:53 What am I rebuilding?

00:26:54 Something that's already built,

00:26:55 something that is in our faces every single day.

00:26:58 Fale is a product of the PDP, nothing else, nothing else.

00:27:01 He is a product of the PDP.

00:27:04 - So you still feel that the PDP

00:27:07 has a very strong political footing in Tobago.

00:27:11 And hold on, and let me add on something to that.

00:27:15 Let me also add on something to that.

00:27:17 And I'm also putting Watson Duke in the pot too.

00:27:20 That Watson Duke and the PDP

00:27:23 are still very much attractive in Tobago.

00:27:26 - Well, it's the only attraction, there's nothing else.

00:27:31 It's the only thing that's starring in Tobago right now,

00:27:34 Watson Duke and the PDP.

00:27:35 Whether people condemn us or not,

00:27:37 it's the only thing that journalists love to write about

00:27:39 and commentators love to comment about.

00:27:41 Because we are news, understand that.

00:27:44 If you are non-entity, nobody's commenting about that.

00:27:46 We even had Fale being a dissident,

00:27:50 trying to take the reins of the election

00:27:52 and say he won the election.

00:27:54 How could a non-entity who is not known to anybody,

00:27:56 someone I have to promote with my brand,

00:27:59 say he won the election and I won because of him?

00:28:02 How could he tell journalists, as I read in some papers,

00:28:05 that it was a TPP, some thing that won the election?

00:28:08 What nonsense is that?

00:28:10 I mean, that's nonsense.

00:28:11 Everyone knows the PDP is a brand

00:28:15 that started out of Tobago.

00:28:18 Everyone knows the PDP is a resistance brand.

00:28:21 We have promised the people of Tobago a political revolution

00:28:25 and we are going to continue that mandate

00:28:28 where we change the status quo

00:28:30 and elevate the people to a pedestal.

00:28:33 - Mr. Duke, you mentioned a number of things just now.

00:28:37 You mentioned that you was the one

00:28:40 who brought these political virgins, as you said,

00:28:44 and you spoke about a number of things

00:28:46 about these individuals.

00:28:48 But by you saying that, do you have any regrets?

00:28:53 That's one.

00:28:54 And does that speak about your leadership?

00:28:58 And does it also speak about your judgment

00:29:00 of the persons that you chose?

00:29:03 - Let me answer the questions quickly.

00:29:06 One, I regret it every single day of my life,

00:29:09 I regret that moment, every single day of my life.

00:29:12 Not bringing them together, but not leading them.

00:29:15 Because maturity and experience

00:29:19 is required in leadership, Marlon.

00:29:22 And I felt to myself that the young man,

00:29:26 Father Augustine, would, having been around me

00:29:29 for like about five years thereabout,

00:29:31 and as a minority assemblyman, I was his leader,

00:29:36 that he would have understood the importance

00:29:39 of sticking together during the store,

00:29:42 whatever it is, working it out.

00:29:45 All right?

00:29:46 That's what I felt he would have understood.

00:29:48 I felt he understood the PDP brand was a PDP brand,

00:29:52 and not try to corrupt it with some old,

00:29:54 lethargic, geriatric brands that the others have used

00:29:58 in the past and today when I failed.

00:30:00 There is no party that has beaten the PNM,

00:30:04 except the party that was led by A&R Robinson.

00:30:07 And when he died, and he demitted political office,

00:30:11 so was his brand.

00:30:12 His brand came out of office, check it with me.

00:30:15 As long as Robinson was around,

00:30:17 whether he was leading the THG or not,

00:30:19 the fact that his brand was around,

00:30:20 and he was leading his brand, he was successful.

00:30:24 When he came out of office with the Pandi team

00:30:26 as president, et cetera, then we have Hortori Charles

00:30:31 trying to resuscitate his brand.

00:30:33 And he was good, but they rejected him.

00:30:36 They rejected him.

00:30:37 People become attached to leadership in life.

00:30:40 And likewise, if I am to not run at all whatsoever,

00:30:45 not run, that's it, they can't win.

00:30:48 They will not win.

00:30:49 They will be destroyed totally by the PNM.

00:30:54 Give PNM its jacket.

00:30:55 They're warriors, and I enjoy fighting with them,

00:30:59 because we both are warriors, yeah?

00:31:02 - But Mr. Duke, I don't know after your interview

00:31:05 this morning if this olive branch

00:31:09 that you would have laid out on the table earlier this week,

00:31:14 I think that the olive branch has now fallen off the table,

00:31:17 because after your interview this morning,

00:31:19 I don't know how that you all are going to reconcile now.

00:31:24 - You see, Marlon, you're looking at this thing

00:31:27 as if it's a joke.

00:31:28 We are not reconciling because we are friends.

00:31:31 We are reconciling because we need to.

00:31:33 We need to.

00:31:35 If we are gonna save Tobago, we need to reconcile.

00:31:39 Not become friends.

00:31:41 We need to respect each other.

00:31:43 Clearly he's on a path of his own, I respect that.

00:31:46 But to save Tobago, this is very serious.

00:31:51 This is not about me or him.

00:31:53 This is about Tobago.

00:31:54 I'm speaking to him as an adult, as a senior.

00:31:58 You have to respect Tobago.

00:31:59 Tobago is a bigger place than your ambitions.

00:32:03 It's a big place with adults,

00:32:05 and they are looking at what's going on.

00:32:07 Not because you are silent,

00:32:08 meaning that they don't understand or they don't have a say.

00:32:12 I'm speaking for Tobago this morning.

00:32:14 What I'm saying, the need for us to reconcile

00:32:16 is beyond friendship, is beyond party politics.

00:32:19 It's about putting Tobago first.

00:32:22 And I continue to maintain that.

00:32:24 I don't want to be involved in any tea party,

00:32:26 any wine and song.

00:32:28 I'm not in that kind of nonsense.

00:32:30 I'm not in that.

00:32:30 I'm not that type of friendly man with them.

00:32:33 But when it comes to Tobago's business,

00:32:35 I will want to stand and defend Tobago's issues

00:32:39 aside of him.

00:32:40 And obviously, I will stand aside of him

00:32:42 and defend his issues once they concern Tobago.

00:32:46 I'm saying that I will not want to attack him

00:32:50 and fight him because he's going to counter Tobago.

00:32:52 I want to say, yes, the man going good.

00:32:54 At the end of the day, once Tobago wins,

00:32:57 I would have won because I am about Tobago.

00:33:01 When I'm in Trinidad, I am about Trinidad.

00:33:04 And so therefore, when I'm in Port of Spain,

00:33:06 I want Port of Spain to win.

00:33:07 When I'm in Saba Barataria, I want Saba Barataria to win.

00:33:11 Wherever I am, I want the people to win.

00:33:14 That's the foundation of my argument.

00:33:15 And if the people lose, then politicians lose.

00:33:18 - Let's just say in the coming minutes,

00:33:21 in the coming hours, you and Mr. Augustine,

00:33:25 you have discussions and you have decided,

00:33:27 well, here's what, we can join forces again

00:33:29 and move politically into the future.

00:33:33 But what prevents you and Mr. Augustine

00:33:38 for, let's say, falling out again?

00:33:42 I mean, the history is there.

00:33:44 - Well, it's not history.

00:33:46 - You have had a long, rocky relationship,

00:33:48 if I can say that.

00:33:48 - No, no, no, no, no, no.

00:33:50 Let me tell you something.

00:33:51 Barrie Augustine was a good,

00:33:53 a good assemblyman when I was the minority leader.

00:34:02 We have differences of opinion,

00:34:03 but those were corrected quietly and respectfully.

00:34:06 When he tasted power, he became a different man.

00:34:09 Someone told him that power is a strong drink

00:34:12 and he could remove my power.

00:34:14 So he went on here talking nonsense.

00:34:16 He could remove my power.

00:34:17 That being aside, it's a bad story.

00:34:20 I want to say, I stand, I forgive him.

00:34:22 I forgive him for all those nonsense,

00:34:23 stupid things he say.

00:34:25 I ignore that.

00:34:26 That is water on duck's back.

00:34:29 Forget that.

00:34:30 Let's think about Tobago.

00:34:32 You are still chief secretary.

00:34:34 We have two years to go.

00:34:35 I want to start by your side for free.

00:34:37 I want no money.

00:34:38 I want no position, but I want to use my voice.

00:34:40 I want to use my political base,

00:34:42 which is extremely large and say, let's go forward.

00:34:46 And we will want to check off the things

00:34:47 that you are doing for Tobago.

00:34:49 Let's pay the ex-Russia payment.

00:34:50 Let's pay the arrest.

00:34:52 Let's start sorting out the issues

00:34:55 of contract workers in Tobago.

00:34:57 Let's start sorting out housing,

00:34:59 which is a lack of housing in Tobago.

00:35:00 Let's start sorting out the potholes in Tobago.

00:35:02 Let's start sorting out the persons

00:35:05 who are getting grants, social grants,

00:35:07 that doesn't need social grants,

00:35:08 but those that need are not getting.

00:35:10 Let's start sorting out the healthcare system.

00:35:12 Let's start sorting out the things

00:35:14 that Tobago voted for to be sorted out.

00:35:17 Let's start on that.

00:35:18 And I'm with that.

00:35:19 - How much time are you going to give

00:35:21 Mr. Augustine again to respond?

00:35:23 - As long as it takes.

00:35:26 As long as it takes.

00:35:28 - Mr. Dube, that's a long time, you know.

00:35:30 That could be a few months, you know.

00:35:32 That could be a few years.

00:35:34 - As long as it takes means when time is pregnant,

00:35:39 you will know that time will have to deliver something.

00:35:42 Nothing could go on forever.

00:35:43 As long as it takes, it could happen next week, next month.

00:35:46 It means that when the issue has been aerated enough,

00:35:49 has been discussed enough in the public domain,

00:35:53 and is fully seized with the issue,

00:35:55 then it's time for him to be decided.

00:35:57 - Are you optimistic that there's going to be a response?

00:36:00 - No, I don't believe there's going to be a response.

00:36:03 I understand him quite well, right?

00:36:06 Quite well, I understand him.

00:36:08 And so I don't expect a response.

00:36:09 But what I'm getting is what I expected,

00:36:11 a response from the public.

00:36:13 And that to me is what I call my period of purification.

00:36:18 Because in the public's eye,

00:36:19 I've done what I'm supposed to do.

00:36:21 But regardless of his response or not,

00:36:24 I am about to bagel and put in Tobago first.

00:36:27 Remember when there was no voice here, 12 nil,

00:36:29 I was the lone voice.

00:36:32 I was the lone voice.

00:36:34 When Hodge and Charles was silent,

00:36:36 Ashford Jack was silent, Chris Limor was silent,

00:36:39 and only most of them were silent.

00:36:41 I was the lone voice representing Tobago.

00:36:45 When there was no boats, I swam.

00:36:47 I demanded two boats and I got the two boats.

00:36:50 When they were telling us to come to Trinidad

00:36:52 to exchange the cotton money,

00:36:55 I went to Trin, I went and I said to them,

00:36:58 "No, let them come up.

00:36:59 "We're not going down with no boat,

00:37:01 "with no money and no head to change no money."

00:37:04 And they did for the first time,

00:37:06 brought Central Bank to Tobago.

00:37:07 I stood, I fold my hand,

00:37:09 and I watched my entire district,

00:37:11 Dalla Ford, Roxborough, Argyle,

00:37:13 got developed just by me being present.

00:37:15 I'm telling you, we got a brand new fire station,

00:37:18 a brand new police station,

00:37:20 a brand new administrative complex,

00:37:22 a refurbished Syd Gray complex.

00:37:25 We have gotten all our road paves.

00:37:27 We have seen things that was promised

00:37:30 for 20 years become alive,

00:37:31 not to mention the hospital,

00:37:33 the Roxborough Hospital,

00:37:34 we have gotten that all in four years time

00:37:37 because I was elected and they knew

00:37:39 that I was serious about my people's business.

00:37:42 I could tell you, even though the PNM

00:37:44 delivered all of that out of fear

00:37:47 and respect for what's in Solomon Duke,

00:37:49 they lost the election.

00:37:50 The last time I checked,

00:37:51 I beat the PNM candidate by some 600 votes

00:37:55 in my constituency.

00:37:57 So I'm a man who have been able

00:37:59 to achieve things in and off the field.

00:38:01 I don't need to be in the head to lead.

00:38:06 I lead from wherever I am.

00:38:08 Such is my leadership skills.

00:38:10 It's beyond normal comprehension.

00:38:12 So I'm not telling Farley,

00:38:14 I want to take over your position.

00:38:15 No, you are the chief secretary,

00:38:16 continue being chief secretary.

00:38:18 I don't want to be part of your executive,

00:38:20 manage your executive with those

00:38:23 that you said respect and bow and serve you.

00:38:25 But as much as they're serving you,

00:38:28 you have one duty, serve the people of Tobago.

00:38:31 - Mr. Duke--

00:38:32 - And if you continue not serving the people of Tobago,

00:38:34 then I will have a problem

00:38:35 and time would have been pregnant

00:38:38 and time would have delivered.

00:38:39 - Mr. Duke, I just want to touch on an issue.

00:38:44 I want to speak a little bit about the stability

00:38:47 of your political party,

00:38:49 because I know that on the weekend,

00:38:52 there was some posts on social media

00:38:54 speaking about the financial stability of your party

00:38:58 and that you were about to lose the headquarters

00:39:01 in Barataria, a post like that on social media.

00:39:05 What's the state, the financial state?

00:39:08 Is your party in a stable state at this time?

00:39:13 - My party is quite stable.

00:39:16 I invited one of your colleagues at CCN TV6

00:39:22 to visit my office in Scarborough.

00:39:25 I'm gonna visit the office in Scarborough.

00:39:26 It's perched on a lovely floor

00:39:28 overseeing the Atlantic Sea.

00:39:31 You can see the boats dock and you can see them take off.

00:39:34 You may, it's furnished, et cetera.

00:39:38 And everything is going good.

00:39:39 That's where the office, that's where the base is.

00:39:40 The head office is in Tobago.

00:39:42 We came to Trinidad for a particular reason.

00:39:45 We believe in unification of Trinidad and Tobago.

00:39:49 We set up our office among the people in Barataria.

00:39:52 We have fulfilled that leg of it.

00:39:54 We have therefore removed ourselves

00:39:56 from the office in Barataria

00:39:58 and we have gone to Port of Spain

00:40:00 where we have an office set up there

00:40:02 only for meeting purposes and planning purposes.

00:40:05 I was there yesterday at the Port of Spain office

00:40:08 where I met with the deputy political leader

00:40:11 and other persons.

00:40:12 And we are not out of Trinidad.

00:40:14 We are there in Trinidad, all right?

00:40:18 Even last week, the people of Lavant Hill saw me.

00:40:19 In fact, I passed by the people of Nelson Street yesterday

00:40:22 and gave a horn.

00:40:23 I gave a pop-up.

00:40:24 So am I wrong?

00:40:26 Am I wrong?

00:40:27 And much as I'm here, I'm here in Tobago now.

00:40:28 I'm going to my constituents in Roxborough

00:40:30 in a while again to be among the people.

00:40:33 So I'm always in and about.

00:40:34 I'm about the people's business.

00:40:35 I don't know what you're talking about

00:40:37 that we're in a financial crisis.

00:40:39 I don't know if you want me to show you a wallet

00:40:41 and say this is what a wallet looks like.

00:40:43 I can't do that.

00:40:44 - What's in the Salomon Duke?

00:40:47 It's always a pleasure speaking with you, sir.

00:40:49 Thank you very much.

00:40:50 - My pleasure, Mala.

00:40:51 Thank you.

00:40:52 - All right, bye for now.

00:40:53 So we are going to a very short break.

00:40:55 We do have this video for you.

00:40:57 It's from Paula Gonzalez.

00:40:58 And I believe when we come back,

00:40:59 we are going to take a few of your calls, right?

00:41:02 No?

00:41:02 All right, we have other business to deal with.

00:41:04 All right, so we're coming back.

00:41:06 (upbeat music)

00:41:10 ♪ I see fruits of our ambitions ♪

00:41:12 ♪ Figments of our imagination ♪

00:41:16 ♪ And I ask myself ♪

00:41:18 ♪ When will it end ♪

00:41:20 ♪ When will it end ♪

00:41:22 - Introducing Advancis Energy Vitamins.

00:41:24 Advancis Energy Vitamins is designed

00:41:26 to give you the extra push you need

00:41:28 to power through your day.

00:41:29 It's not just any multivitamin.

00:41:31 Packed with more than 20 vitamins and minerals

00:41:33 with added ginseng and reinforced prebiotics.

00:41:36 A unique synergistic formula

00:41:38 that you will find nowhere else.

00:41:40 To help you experience more sustained energy,

00:41:43 feel more alive and alert

00:41:44 to keep you going strong all day long.

00:41:47 See the difference now with Advancis Energy Vitamins.

00:41:50 Available at leading pharmacies and Pennywise nationwide.

00:41:53 - Introducing Berberine Plus by Aja Nutrition.

00:41:56 Berberine Plus is formulated with berberine,

00:41:59 bitter melon and banana leaf to provide diabetic support,

00:42:03 lower cholesterol and support weight loss.

00:42:05 It also supports PCOS and other metabolic conditions

00:42:09 which can contribute to diabetes,

00:42:11 obesity and insulin resistance.

00:42:13 Available at Pennywise and leading pharmacies nationwide.

00:42:17 - With the highest readership,

00:42:20 largest print circulation and affordable rates,

00:42:22 the Express Classifieds is the number one place to sell.

00:42:25 Whether it's a car, real estate,

00:42:27 garage sale, tuition or pets,

00:42:29 our friendly agents provide you

00:42:31 with the most effective print, digital

00:42:33 and social media placements.

00:42:35 Plus, when you spend 400 and more,

00:42:36 get a 2023 Trinpego Knight Riders replica game shirt.

00:42:40 So don't delay, visit our Port of Spin

00:42:43 and San Fernando branches to claim your reward.

00:42:45 The Express Classifieds, consider it sold.

00:42:49 - Inspiration through song makes our souls rejoice.

00:42:52 ♪ Go out and tell the world of Jesus ♪

00:42:57 ♪ Tell of the wondrous things he does ♪

00:43:00 - Inspiration through dance is fueled by the spirit.

00:43:02 ♪ Let the gospel be heard ♪

00:43:05 - Inspiration is found in the diversity of nature.

00:43:09 ♪ Go tell the world of Jesus ♪

00:43:10 - Inspired word of God, directs the past.

00:43:13 - Join us every Monday morning at 8.30 a.m.

00:43:17 right here on TV6 for our many moments of inspiration.

00:43:21 - Food.

00:43:24 - What I found about it, it's like a Jamaican word,

00:43:26 it's very Klein.

00:43:27 - Drama.

00:43:28 - When I went in there, it was crazy.

00:43:30 - Chris had one job, cooking fish, Chris.

00:43:33 - Verdict.

00:43:34 - It could go either way.

00:43:35 - Six countries send their best chefs to plead their case.

00:43:38 Who will take home the 10,000 US dollars award?

00:43:42 All rise for the Maggie Food Court Caribbean, season three.

00:43:47 Mondays at 8.30 p.m. on TV6.

00:43:52 (upbeat music)

00:43:56 (upbeat music)

00:43:59 ♪ Let my vibes be one with you, mother earth ♪

00:44:17 ♪ Let my vibes be one with you, mother earth ♪

00:44:22 ♪ I only want to know you ♪

00:44:25 ♪ I only want to know you, mother earth ♪

00:44:28 ♪ To know you is to love you, mother earth ♪

00:44:32 ♪ Oh, mother earth ♪

00:44:32 - And welcome back everyone.

00:44:34 We are about to discuss the first

00:44:35 Caribbean Climate Gen C Conference.

00:44:39 We do have on the line Arlene Sergiou,

00:44:41 Communications Lead, the Cropper Foundation.

00:44:44 We also have Ariel Thomas, Associate Journal of CESA,

00:44:48 Curator of the Voices Podcast.

00:44:51 Good morning.

00:44:52 - Good morning, Marlon.

00:44:54 - Good morning, Ariel.

00:44:56 All right.

00:44:59 - It would be nice to see you though.

00:45:00 - All right, we'll try to organize that.

00:45:03 We're only hearing voices this morning, Arlene.

00:45:08 All right, let's begin with Ariel.

00:45:10 Ariel, please tell us a little bit

00:45:11 about the first Caribbean Climate Gen Z Conference.

00:45:15 - All right, so this conference that, you know,

00:45:19 we're very excited to host.

00:45:20 We are very excited to get people together.

00:45:22 First of its kind, as you mentioned,

00:45:24 and, you know, a question that we often get is why,

00:45:27 you know, why are we gonna focus on Gen Z?

00:45:29 And the answer to that is quite simple.

00:45:32 The young people are our future.

00:45:34 And if we would like to ensure that, you know,

00:45:37 our climate change and our sustainable development efforts

00:45:41 are not in vain, we need to invest in our young people

00:45:44 and instill in them that sense of ownership, you know,

00:45:47 of the process going forward.

00:45:48 So we felt it was important to meet these young people

00:45:52 where they're at.

00:45:53 And that is, you know, they are the ones

00:45:55 that are gonna bear the brunt of climate change impacts

00:45:58 into the future.

00:46:00 And at the same time, they feel relatively powerless

00:46:02 to influence the actual policy decisions

00:46:05 that could help us, you know,

00:46:07 mitigate the worst of the effects.

00:46:09 So we aim to empower young people

00:46:11 and equip them with the tools necessary

00:46:13 to help shape these strategies moving forward

00:46:16 to secure our sustainable development.

00:46:18 - Yeah, Arlene, let's speak about the participation

00:46:20 of the Cropper Foundation in all of this.

00:46:23 - Well, as you may know, Marlon,

00:46:25 the Cropper Foundation is a 23-year-old NGO

00:46:28 that has been focused on sustainable development

00:46:31 for as long as it's been around.

00:46:33 So it's no surprise really that we would get on board

00:46:36 an initiative like this.

00:46:37 We see the youth as an invaluable constituency

00:46:41 when we talk about climate change,

00:46:43 its impacts, adaptation, mitigation, et cetera.

00:46:47 And of course, because they're gonna be living through it

00:46:50 for much longer than we will.

00:46:51 And not just those who are Gen Zers now,

00:46:54 but certainly those to come after,

00:46:56 we think it's important to include their voice

00:46:58 as part of the whole climate justice thrust.

00:47:01 I'm sure you've heard about that.

00:47:03 You know, it's really important to create spaces

00:47:06 like Ariel mentioned to privilege those voices.

00:47:10 And if you know anything about the NGO sector,

00:47:12 you'd know that collaboration

00:47:14 is really just how we get anything done.

00:47:16 And so Journal of Caesar being one of our partner

00:47:19 organizations whose values, et cetera, we share,

00:47:24 it only made sense for us to get on board.

00:47:26 - Yeah.

00:47:27 Ariel, let's get back to the conference a little bit.

00:47:30 What are some of the main issues or concerns

00:47:35 that are going to be up for discussion?

00:47:38 - Well, you know, there's a wide range of topics

00:47:43 that we plan to cover during the event.

00:47:46 Essentially, we want to, as I said before,

00:47:48 meet young people where they're at.

00:47:50 First of all, we want to equip them

00:47:52 with a good understanding of the science

00:47:54 that underpins climate change and the things that we face.

00:47:59 So we're going to talk about climate science and you.

00:48:01 We're going to have boot camps talking about, you know,

00:48:04 climate science for the Caribbean,

00:48:06 climate policy with a Caribbean lens.

00:48:09 So really empowering young people

00:48:11 to have a solid understanding of the issues that we face.

00:48:16 And we're also going to equip them with tools

00:48:18 to how do you engage with policy makers, for example,

00:48:21 and how do you get professionals

00:48:23 or experts to listen to you?

00:48:25 So we're really looking at equipping the young people

00:48:28 to be able to walk into the future confidently

00:48:32 and know that they can shape the strategies

00:48:35 that help, you know, develop our region.

00:48:37 So those are some of the things that we have to talk about.

00:48:39 - When is the conference?

00:48:40 - It's this weekend.

00:48:43 For us, it starts tomorrow.

00:48:44 It's all online.

00:48:45 Starts tomorrow and it goes on through Sunday.

00:48:49 - Yeah.

00:48:49 And how many people are you catering for?

00:48:52 - Well, so far we're looking at a couple hundred online,

00:48:57 a couple hundred young people.

00:48:58 Now, of course, there is a sort of screening process

00:49:01 that applies here because while there are sessions

00:49:05 that are going to cater to the public,

00:49:07 so the keynote sessions, the plenary sessions

00:49:09 that start each day,

00:49:11 and anyone can join those once you're registered,

00:49:14 there are bootcamp sessions which are closed,

00:49:16 which are really for Gen Zers to drill down

00:49:20 into the meat of the matter

00:49:22 on the topics that Ariel mentioned.

00:49:24 So it's really open for anybody to sign up,

00:49:28 but we are emphasizing that the Gen Zers,

00:49:31 those people born between 1997 and 2013,

00:49:34 those are the folks who are prioritizing

00:49:36 for those closed workshops.

00:49:37 - Yeah.

00:49:38 Between 1997, I wonder if I'm eligible, boy.

00:49:41 I don't think so.

00:49:42 - Really, you're wondering?

00:49:43 (laughing)

00:49:44 - I mean, how can people register?

00:49:47 - So right now, a lot of the promotion has been done

00:49:52 and is being done through social media

00:49:54 because we know that's where Gen Zers live.

00:49:56 So on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter,

00:49:59 Journal of Caesar and Cropper Foundation,

00:50:02 that's where you can find the link to register.

00:50:05 It's very simple, straightforward,

00:50:07 and once you register,

00:50:08 you can then indicate what your areas of interest are

00:50:11 and you'll be signed up for the relevant boot camps.

00:50:14 - Yeah, Ariel, what has the response been thus far?

00:50:18 And let me put it on the table.

00:50:19 You think that young people are interested

00:50:22 in climate change and these issues

00:50:25 that you all are going to be speaking about?

00:50:27 - Yeah, I think there's been quite a bit of buzz online.

00:50:32 I've seen a lot, at least in my feeds.

00:50:35 I've seen a lot of interest in the conference.

00:50:37 And I think that even globally,

00:50:40 we see that young people are increasingly aware

00:50:45 that things are changing.

00:50:46 They're increasingly aware because they're very connected

00:50:48 and they're very plugged in.

00:50:50 And part of the problem is they don't really get a voice

00:50:55 in many spaces.

00:50:56 So I think they are definitely plugged in

00:50:59 and they are concerned because they realize

00:51:02 that they are the ones, as Aadheen said earlier,

00:51:05 they are the ones that are gonna have to live with this

00:51:07 for much longer than us.

00:51:08 And so I think there's definitely a moment in time

00:51:11 where they feel like they need to stand up,

00:51:14 they need to influence the way forward.

00:51:16 And yeah, so I think there's definitely gonna be

00:51:19 very good engagement and we are excited to see

00:51:23 all of the young people come together

00:51:25 and network across the region.

00:51:27 I think it's gonna be a catalyst

00:51:28 for this intra-regional networking

00:51:31 because we're gonna have people from all different islands

00:51:33 seeing, hey, we're all in this together.

00:51:36 So definitely a great time to get the young people together.

00:51:41 - And Malin, just as Ariel mentioned,

00:51:43 across the region, this being a real pan-Caribbean thing,

00:51:47 I want to emphasize that our speakers also represent

00:51:50 the range of Caribbean outreach

00:51:52 that we've done for this conference.

00:51:54 And so our keynote speakers are actually from St. Lucia,

00:51:59 Barbados, Jamaica, even if I think maybe one of them

00:52:03 just doesn't live in the region, but the rest of them do.

00:52:06 And some of them are also youth advocates,

00:52:10 leading revolutionaries, some of them would describe

00:52:13 themselves in their own territories.

00:52:14 We have Gabrielle Gay, for instance, from Barbados,

00:52:17 who's doing a lot in the education sector.

00:52:21 Ashley Lashley was one of our feature speakers

00:52:23 at our pre-event a couple of Saturdays ago.

00:52:26 And again, very active in the civil society space,

00:52:30 advocating on behalf of women, children, et cetera.

00:52:33 And so it's gonna be an excellent opportunity

00:52:36 to see just what the region is churning out

00:52:40 in terms of the next generation of leaders.

00:52:43 - Arlene, after these two days of talks,

00:52:45 what's the next step?

00:52:46 Is it that some document is going to be compiled

00:52:50 and then you hand it over to another organization,

00:52:53 another agency, what's the next step?

00:52:56 - Well, it's a three-day conference, right?

00:52:58 So Friday through Sunday.

00:53:00 And because the focus is really on harnessing that energy

00:53:05 toward increasing activism among our youth and advocacy

00:53:09 and privileging those voices, as we said,

00:53:12 the focus is really just gonna be on ensuring

00:53:14 that they have a space.

00:53:15 So the space itself lives on.

00:53:17 So after the conference, the idea is to set up

00:53:19 incubator programs so that they can continue to do that work

00:53:23 and find community, because we know that's a big part

00:53:26 of what is needed.

00:53:27 I mean, when you look at those youth movements,

00:53:29 for instance, that Ariel referenced earlier,

00:53:32 I mean, they're talking, you talk about young people

00:53:34 who are part of communities,

00:53:36 and that's a big part of activism and advocacy.

00:53:40 So the focus is really going to be seeing how we can support

00:53:43 or continue to support that work

00:53:45 with the help of private sector

00:53:47 and big philanthropic organizations

00:53:50 like the Open Society Foundations,

00:53:52 who is supporting this to a great degree.

00:53:56 And so that is really what our focus is gonna be

00:53:59 going forward, where Gen Zers are concerned.

00:54:01 - Yeah, Ariel, anything else you'd like to share with us

00:54:04 before you leave us this morning?

00:54:06 - Yeah, I mean, I think, you know,

00:54:07 Arlene summed it up really nicely.

00:54:09 We want to support, we want to use our platform

00:54:12 to give young people a voice.

00:54:15 We also have, speaking of voices,

00:54:18 we have a podcast called Seize Our Voices,

00:54:21 and we are in developing some sort of platform

00:54:25 where we can give young people the chance to connect,

00:54:28 to share their projects, to share the work

00:54:31 that they have been doing

00:54:32 and amplify their voices in the region as well.

00:54:34 So we intend to use our platforms and our access

00:54:39 to launch the youths into the future.

00:54:41 So we're looking forward.

00:54:44 - Yeah, so Arlene, people can still register

00:54:47 via your social media platforms?

00:54:49 - Yes, all day today, because it's online,

00:54:52 it's much easier to accommodate huge numbers of people,

00:54:55 though we're not really interested

00:54:57 in attracting huge numbers.

00:54:59 What we want are the people who are at least curious

00:55:02 about what this is all about and how they can contribute,

00:55:05 how they can get involved.

00:55:07 And also those who are already on the ground doing the work,

00:55:10 who are aspiring change makers, leaders.

00:55:14 Those are the people we really want.

00:55:15 So as much as it'll be great to say

00:55:18 we had 500 people attend the conference,

00:55:20 that is not the bottom line.

00:55:22 At the end of the day, it's really about attracting

00:55:24 the people who want to be there and need to be there.

00:55:26 - Yeah, Adeen, Ariel, thank you very much

00:55:28 for speaking with us this morning.

00:55:31 - Thanks a lot. - Thank you so much,

00:55:31 Marlon, for the opportunity.

00:55:33 - All right, bye for now.

00:55:34 So we are going to another break.

00:55:36 We do also have the seven o'clock news update for you.

00:55:39 Coming back.

00:55:40 (upbeat music)

00:55:45 (upbeat music)

00:55:48 (upbeat music)

00:55:57 - Good morning, and here's the news to the hour.

00:56:05 36-year-old Trevon Mitchell never stood a chance

00:56:08 against gunmen who lay in wait as he left his home

00:56:12 and opened fire on his vehicle.

00:56:14 In Claxton Bay yesterday, investigators say

00:56:18 that Mitchell had driven out of his yard

00:56:21 in his Mazda pickup truck around 6.30 p.m.

00:56:24 and shortly after proceeding along the road,

00:56:27 loud explosions were heard.

00:56:29 Police recovered over 25 spent shells from the crime scene

00:56:33 and they say they are yet to ascertain a motive

00:56:36 for the killing.

00:56:37 There was no wailing or moaning at the final farewell

00:56:42 for the late Denise Plower.

00:56:44 Instead, it was a send-off in song.

00:56:47 Family, friends, and well-wishers filled the auditorium

00:56:51 to pay their final respects to the woman

00:56:53 who will be remembered by many,

00:56:55 but perhaps none more fondly than those two souls

00:57:00 whom she brought into this world.

00:57:01 - Even before she fully gave her life to God,

00:57:04 she always had a goodness about her.

00:57:07 And I think that's what everyone loved.

00:57:09 Her brand was love.

00:57:12 It's what she represented.

00:57:14 She enjoyed making people feel special.

00:57:17 Don't think it was dumb luck after a few rolls

00:57:20 of toilet paper that got her to the top of her game.

00:57:23 She was a hard worker and she loved what she did

00:57:27 and she loved her country.

00:57:28 - Taking a look at the weather forecast

00:57:32 heading offshore today,

00:57:34 marine interests are advised to exercise a bit of caution

00:57:37 and anticipate northerly long-period swells

00:57:40 which can agitate sea conditions,

00:57:42 especially along northern coastal areas.

00:57:45 Overall, mainly hot and sunny daytime conditions prevail,

00:57:49 with a medium chance of a few cloudy patches,

00:57:52 at times accompanied by brief isolated showers.

00:57:56 And that there is your news to the hour.

00:57:59 I am Nikhil M. Romine.

00:58:01 (upbeat music)

00:58:04 - Whatever your style,

00:58:05 BiGiant Semi-Permanent Hair Color

00:58:07 gives you oil-rich conditioning formulas.

00:58:10 You can relax and color on the same day.

00:58:12 So get rid of those grays or try on a little shade.

00:58:15 With BiGiant Semi-Permanent Hair Color,

00:58:17 it's all your style.

00:58:19 (upbeat music)

00:58:25 (upbeat music)

00:58:27 (upbeat music)

00:58:31 (upbeat music)

00:58:59 - The history of our people is a great history.

00:59:01 And it's our duty to tell that story.

00:59:06 (upbeat music)

00:59:10 (upbeat music)

00:59:13 - Experience the biggest party in sport.

00:59:39 The men's and women's CPL tournaments are live

00:59:42 on Taj 92.3 FM, August 16th to September 24th.

00:59:47 CPL is on nine, two, three.

00:59:50 Tune in live on air and on the Taj app.

00:59:53 The CPL matches are live on Taj 92.3 FM.

00:59:58 The official radio rights holder

01:00:00 for all the men's and women's CPL matches in the Caribbean.

01:00:04 Taj 92.3 FM, #WSB.

01:00:08 We sound better.

01:00:10 (upbeat music)

01:00:14 - Hello everyone, I am Sharmi Noelle.

01:00:19 And welcome to the program Highway of Holiness.

01:00:22 Tune in every first Sunday on CCN TV6 at 7 a.m.

01:00:27 where you will hear the very heart and mind of God.

01:00:32 God bless you.

01:00:33 (upbeat music)

01:00:37 (upbeat music)

01:00:39 And welcome back everyone.

01:00:49 So we're going to take up the energy

01:00:51 because our next guest, you know, he's a man of energy.

01:00:54 Yeah, look, look, he already starts to move, you know.

01:00:57 Seventh day Adventist pastor

01:00:59 and former member of the police service commission,

01:01:01 Clive Doughty, he's here with us this morning.

01:01:03 Pastor, it's always good to see you.

01:01:05 - Yes, it's good to see you.

01:01:06 You know, I had global conferences in Washington

01:01:10 and I myself conducted an international program

01:01:13 for youth and families at Utica Avenue for four weeks.

01:01:16 And it turned out to be quite an interesting affair

01:01:18 because young people of different ethnic groups came in.

01:01:22 You might know there's a movement by even Caucasians

01:01:26 and whites back into Brooklyn, you know,

01:01:30 that has sent the prices of buildings

01:01:32 and apartments skyrocketing.

01:01:34 So we had a tremendous amount of responses.

01:01:38 I mean, the program, we're in a large tent.

01:01:43 I was basically, should I say sold out, you know what I mean?

01:01:47 I keep saying I'm the incurable optimist

01:01:50 when it comes to young people.

01:01:51 And if you touch where it matters most,

01:01:53 I'll give you one example.

01:01:55 We had a young man there who was homeless from the age of 15

01:01:59 and he has been living on the streets

01:02:01 and I compliment Dr. Alan Martin,

01:02:03 our public affairs director in Northeastern Conference,

01:02:06 who literally went after that guy

01:02:09 and did his best to have him housed, you know what I mean?

01:02:13 And to be in a stable environment.

01:02:15 He's still battling the cocaine, I should tell you.

01:02:17 The young man is still battling the cocaine,

01:02:19 but you have a group of individuals who are surrounding him.

01:02:23 And that to my mind, it's a major hog, you know,

01:02:28 in terms of if you want to move forward with young people.

01:02:31 And then yesterday I had two sad experiences.

01:02:34 One I heard on air because I have just started an alliance

01:02:37 with the Scrap Iron Dealers Association, Alan Ferguson,

01:02:41 who by the way comes from Kelly Village.

01:02:43 You know, we were just there two weeks ago.

01:02:45 The next stop I think is La Romaine.

01:02:47 - I know that you specifically and other people

01:02:49 have been doing a lot of work in Kelly Village.

01:02:50 - Yes, yes, with a lot of folks, ex-prisoners and stuff.

01:02:53 That has been my fourth intervention

01:02:55 with people like Samuel Sankar,

01:02:57 a senior entrepreneur and an elite

01:02:58 from the Guardian Emergency Branch,

01:03:01 a business people, an ex-prisoner

01:03:02 who is now a Pentecostal pastor.

01:03:05 We have an alliance of about 15 groups

01:03:07 in Kelly Village there, doing our best to reduce

01:03:09 and make it a model for reduction of the murder rate.

01:03:12 Okay, I always say if you have a heart for young people,

01:03:16 the young people will discover that.

01:03:18 But yesterday apart from the bad news

01:03:20 of the killing in Claxton Bay,

01:03:22 now Claxton Bay, I buried ghosts early in the year, all right,

01:03:26 he was in a life of crime and then came out, all right,

01:03:30 and set up his own car wash business

01:03:33 and was gone down in front of the car wash business.

01:03:35 I have a clip of where his last three minutes

01:03:37 where he was gasping for breath while he was bleeding.

01:03:40 So I want to tell young people who are watching

01:03:43 that a life of crime does not pay and it is painful.

01:03:46 It's painful not just to you, but it's painful,

01:03:49 you know, to the family members.

01:03:51 It's painful to the community.

01:03:54 And we have got to understand that.

01:03:56 We are always, you know, let us keep remembering

01:03:59 we are always stronger together.

01:04:01 But yesterday we buried Kyle.

01:04:03 Now, Marlon, if I have a chance just to tell you about Kyle,

01:04:07 I got involved in that case about five years ago,

01:04:10 about two years before COVID.

01:04:12 And the whole issue with Kyle started with the death,

01:04:16 the war between at that time the ISIS group

01:04:20 and the Rasta city group.

01:04:21 And that war continues.

01:04:24 Let not Trinidad and Tobago,

01:04:25 the government opposition feel that war has ended

01:04:28 or is localized in any one spot.

01:04:30 Lila Rambin from the Catholic Commission for Social Justice.

01:04:34 She keeps talking about the migratory criminal.

01:04:37 So you're in Laventier, be a killing in Narima.

01:04:39 You're in Narima, be a killing in Laramie.

01:04:41 That is important to note that.

01:04:44 But Kyle and I became like father and son for three years.

01:04:49 We would meet at the mall because, you know,

01:04:51 he was dodging the bullets for three years.

01:04:53 First he was moved from Tanapona to his sister in Mova.

01:04:57 And then he moved from there to Gonzales.

01:04:59 But the one fact in Kyle's life was pastor dotting

01:05:02 in the sense that, you know, he would come to the office,

01:05:05 especially every month, 10,

01:05:06 when he was running out of groceries and stuff.

01:05:09 And he would come.

01:05:11 He was shot and killed on the 18th, right?

01:05:14 On the 17th, 24 hours before he was gunned down

01:05:19 and he was shot right through his eyes.

01:05:20 That was a very painful experience yesterday,

01:05:22 the precious memories.

01:05:24 Home, funeral, home chapel in Five Rivers.

01:05:28 Kyle made a remark to me, he said,

01:05:29 pastor, I want to get out of this stuff completely now.

01:05:32 I've been running from the gangs.

01:05:34 I am no longer, the police wouldn't believe me,

01:05:36 but I am no longer in the gang story.

01:05:40 And I want to get out.

01:05:41 I need two things, pastor, for you to help me with.

01:05:43 Number one, I need a place to stay.

01:05:45 My landlord has virtually kicked me out.

01:05:47 I need a place to stay and I need a job

01:05:50 because I want to do it the right way.

01:05:53 When he was, listen, that was on the 17th of August.

01:05:56 He was in my office telling me what is planned for the future.

01:06:00 After three to four years of working with him,

01:06:01 and I thank the Turner Pooner Assembly Adventist Church

01:06:03 who had an interest in the Fleming family.

01:06:06 The family of 10, he had nine siblings, I tell you.

01:06:09 So he came to me on the 17th, all right?

01:06:13 After that, two days passed,

01:06:16 I was up in the material rehabilitation center

01:06:20 and I got a call from Kyle's mom,

01:06:22 but I couldn't take it any time.

01:06:23 I was in the middle of counseling the guys

01:06:24 up at the material rehabilitation center.

01:06:28 And then I saw a message,

01:06:29 Kyle was gunned down, murdered last night.

01:06:32 That shook me like nothing else could shake me

01:06:36 because that guy actually became my son.

01:06:38 - Yes.

01:06:39 - And I have been crying out to the state, all right,

01:06:42 let us have a national adoption program for young people

01:06:46 apart from national service.

01:06:49 In other words, these are two things

01:06:51 that we need to look at, all right, carefully.

01:06:54 Yes, I know the adoption program at families,

01:06:57 the family is at risk, especially of young people.

01:07:00 And so we have to rule out guidelines

01:07:02 to make sure it is a success.

01:07:05 And the receiving family does not pay a price

01:07:08 where they lose their own children too.

01:07:10 'Cause I have had experiences

01:07:11 where we have located young people in homes

01:07:15 and they begin to target the children

01:07:17 of the parents who are receiving them.

01:07:19 - So then I'm asking, so then the question is,

01:07:20 is how effective is that suggestion going to be?

01:07:25 - Well, I believe with the proper guidelines, it can work.

01:07:28 Okay, there are guidelines both for the receiving folks,

01:07:32 those folks who are doing the adopting

01:07:34 and there are guidelines, all right.

01:07:36 In other words, don't change the rules in your home.

01:07:39 All right, and those things must be explained before.

01:07:41 You can't just take a young person

01:07:43 and drop him in a home.

01:07:44 And when I say a home, a family home

01:07:46 or a residential home operated by an organization.

01:07:49 And we have several of them, the Love Until Foundation,

01:07:51 we have several of them.

01:07:52 We have a transition home.

01:07:54 We have the Rafa Home for Boys and Girls,

01:07:56 Brian Jones, Simon Jones and all of them,

01:07:58 Rachel Bing, they're in charge.

01:08:00 And they said we're going on for some time

01:08:02 and a lot of sacrifice, you know,

01:08:04 people sacrificing their own resources,

01:08:06 people like Steve Bing and they, you know,

01:08:09 and then we have groups like Shabadi

01:08:11 with the St. James Police Youth Club.

01:08:13 They just finished an exciting camp, you know, in August.

01:08:16 And every now and then, you know,

01:08:17 these groups cry out for resources.

01:08:20 I am not sure, and I could be totally wrong,

01:08:23 the governmental agencies are touching

01:08:26 the heart of the problem when it comes

01:08:29 to dealing with young people and groups

01:08:31 who have a track record, you know,

01:08:33 of being there for young people

01:08:35 and having a success rate.

01:08:37 I mean, we are talking about over 100 young people,

01:08:40 all right, some parents have given up on them

01:08:42 and they're doing well in the youth club

01:08:44 and they have a graduation program.

01:08:46 - So then what you're saying is that

01:08:48 the focus of the government or the resources

01:08:53 are being channeled in the wrong direction.

01:08:56 - I am saying that I am yet to see an evaluation tool

01:09:01 that reveals to the state, all right,

01:09:04 that this group is doing so much

01:09:06 and they need more resources.

01:09:08 And I'm not saying willy-nilly just go on, you know,

01:09:10 we live and we grow, we still are, what,

01:09:12 we're 61 years old now, and I think we could celebrate

01:09:15 that in a big way by looking at groups, all right,

01:09:19 who have a proven track record of rescuing youth.

01:09:22 So now you have one person in a group

01:09:26 who is reaching out to 50 young people

01:09:28 and they should not be left alone, all right,

01:09:31 to take on that responsibility is so stressful.

01:09:34 And I am saying we need to direct our resources

01:09:37 in a greater way, not saying it's not directed,

01:09:39 but in a greater way to the groups

01:09:41 that deserve the resources.

01:09:41 - Pastor, hold on to your thoughts

01:09:43 for a little while longer.

01:09:45 We're heading to a very short break, we're coming back.

01:09:47 (upbeat music)

01:09:51 - Jameer Dazebos offers a complete range

01:10:01 of first-class treatments, facials, waxing,

01:10:05 body therapies, body massages,

01:10:08 hand and nail treatments, and much more.

01:10:11 Check out Jameer for locations.

01:10:14 (upbeat music)

01:10:16 - My son, I am so proud of you.

01:10:19 When I first saw you, I said I knew you would be special.

01:10:24 (dramatic music)

01:10:27 - Angela.

01:10:28 - He's alive.

01:10:31 - Who is alive, Angela?

01:10:33 - Excalibur.

01:10:34 - Listen, I'll be back.

01:10:37 - That's why I have to go to VN.

01:10:40 That's the only way I'll be able to figure this out.

01:10:43 (dramatic music)

01:10:45 - How do I get to the condo?

01:10:52 - Condo, condo, condo.

01:10:53 Yeah, yeah, condo.

01:10:54 I know the place of condo.

01:10:55 I know the place of condo like the back of my hand, see?

01:10:58 - So what's your name, big man?

01:10:59 (gasps)

01:11:01 - What's up?

01:11:03 (dramatic music)

01:11:06 (dramatic music)

01:11:08 - Remember what Lucinda taught you?

01:11:35 She taught you to hold your emotions better than this.

01:11:37 - Anger is one's enemy.

01:11:42 Never let it get the better of you.

01:11:44 ♪ Do you feel it ♪

01:11:52 ♪ I can feel it ♪

01:11:54 ♪ Coming in the air ♪

01:11:56 ♪ Coming in the air ♪

01:11:58 ♪ Coming in the air ♪

01:12:03 (upbeat music)

01:12:06 ♪ No, no, no, you want me to want you ♪

01:12:31 ♪ There cannot be one ♪

01:12:35 ♪ Fall out from what scares ♪

01:12:37 ♪ Plenty agony, plenty pain ♪

01:12:41 - All right, and we do have this lovely picture for you.

01:12:43 It's from the North Coast from Ronald Daniel, yeah?

01:12:48 Pastor Doughty, you're going to have to take a trip there.

01:12:50 Look at, this is beautiful.

01:12:51 - Lovely.

01:12:52 - Yeah, but Pastor, overnight,

01:12:55 we received reports of more killings in Trinidad and Tobago.

01:12:59 I believe we have gone over 400 murders

01:13:03 for the year at this time.

01:13:07 What's your perspective as you look

01:13:09 into the coming months and into next year?

01:13:13 - Well, I must tell you,

01:13:15 I have a document I've written here

01:13:17 where I'm saying that the recruitment program of the gangs,

01:13:22 the gangs actually winning the war when it comes to crime.

01:13:26 I mean, I expect Lula Christopher to sound upbeat

01:13:28 and to be optimistic and the prime minister.

01:13:31 I appreciate that.

01:13:33 But the gangs are actually winning the war

01:13:36 and we have made them feel that way.

01:13:38 And what the gangs have done,

01:13:39 have they have penetrated significant institutions,

01:13:42 including the police and the army, you know?

01:13:44 Somebody even told me that they believe some gang leaders

01:13:47 set up young people to join those organizations

01:13:50 as part of the invasion of the sacred space of that group.

01:13:54 I want to mention one thing.

01:13:56 A young man, some young people from Laventille

01:13:58 who have their heads going right,

01:14:00 brought some children to me.

01:14:02 Those children witnessed Sandman's killing.

01:14:04 They were at the home at the time

01:14:06 when the murders took place there.

01:14:08 And I interviewed the young people

01:14:11 and asked them how they felt

01:14:12 because they were brought to me for a level of counseling

01:14:17 and for encouragement and to get them right back on the right track.

01:14:20 Oh, these are children.

01:14:22 I mean, I had a funeral yesterday

01:14:24 and I'm seeing 14 and 15-year-olds smoking

01:14:28 and you could see the impact on the eyes,

01:14:30 how they look, how they relate.

01:14:32 I mean, Kai was shot in one of his eyes apparently

01:14:35 and he had a pair of shades on

01:14:38 and a young lady come and said, "That is not him.

01:14:41 That is not him," and moved and overexposed the face.

01:14:44 You know what I mean?

01:14:46 And therefore, what is happening

01:14:48 is that we have to have a superior recruitment program

01:14:51 and be genuine about it for the young people

01:14:53 who are in a state of crisis, who are confused, you know, who...

01:14:57 You know, sometimes we make decisions in Parliament

01:15:00 but we don't think of the cost.

01:15:02 And I'll tell you what I mean by that.

01:15:03 OK, so we said you could have four plants in your yard

01:15:07 and it's decriminalized.

01:15:09 What does that really mean?

01:15:11 But at the same time,

01:15:12 you don't want every young person in the country to be smoking.

01:15:15 You don't want to have thousands of our young people,

01:15:17 some of them under 15, smoking, going to school,

01:15:20 dealing with the impact.

01:15:22 I know just recently from Harvard Medical School,

01:15:25 Dr Judy Gilman said that this marijuana thing

01:15:29 affecting a part of the brain that deals with memory and learning,

01:15:32 you know, the nucleus occumbens, that's what she said.

01:15:35 And she's no sceptic, I don't know if she's any religion.

01:15:38 She's just a researcher.

01:15:39 She's an associate professor

01:15:41 at the Centre for Addiction Studies at Harvard Medical School.

01:15:44 And she's saying that.

01:15:46 And I fault, you know, our universities

01:15:49 and I fault our state agencies

01:15:51 because what you needed to have,

01:15:53 while you decriminalized it,

01:15:55 you don't want to just send them in jail and everything else.

01:15:58 At the same time,

01:15:59 you have to have a parallel education program

01:16:02 that exposes the dangers of this thing,

01:16:04 the impact on the immune system,

01:16:05 the impact on the brain,

01:16:06 the impact upon the emotions,

01:16:09 the impact on your dreaming capacity.

01:16:11 Now, she is saying, Dr Judy,

01:16:13 she is saying that the ability to craft a dream and a vision,

01:16:17 all right, the part of the brain that deals with that

01:16:19 is being damaged and affected and penetrated.

01:16:23 - Is it your view that the decriminalization

01:16:25 of a certain amount of marijuana in Trinidad and Tobago

01:16:28 has not had the desired results?

01:16:30 - No, it has backfired tremendously.

01:16:32 Listen, let me tell you something.

01:16:34 You know, Superintendent Alexander asked me a question

01:16:37 one night I was on your program.

01:16:39 And you know what he asked me?

01:16:40 If you were in a position of power and you could reverse it,

01:16:43 would you, I said, yes, I would reverse it.

01:16:45 And what I'm saying is,

01:16:46 not that I want the young people to go into jail,

01:16:48 you know, we could give them a ticket or whatever have you

01:16:50 so we could keep all the jail story,

01:16:51 but it has backfired immensely,

01:16:54 even in terms of road accidents.

01:16:55 But the young people on the three drugs now,

01:16:57 you know, one time,

01:16:58 then the alcohol and the tobacco,

01:17:00 then the ganja,

01:17:01 and a few of them on four,

01:17:02 then the cocaine.

01:17:03 And if you watch at some funerals where gang guys

01:17:07 or guys who are used to being gangs

01:17:09 have been shot and killed and buried.

01:17:11 If you watch something,

01:17:13 you will see the age range of smokers

01:17:15 getting lower and lower.

01:17:17 And that has to have devastating consequences

01:17:21 for the youth of the country

01:17:23 and the potential leadership of the country.

01:17:25 And by the way,

01:17:26 you can have a million degrees and PhDs,

01:17:29 unless you have a heart for young people,

01:17:30 you're not going to impact upon them, you know.

01:17:32 So we must have a heart for young people.

01:17:34 And we need to have a national heart too.

01:17:36 That's why I talk about that National Adoption Program,

01:17:39 your National Service also.

01:17:41 I believe in what Louis Lee Singh says

01:17:44 in terms of that National Service Program,

01:17:46 how we craft it in a plural society,

01:17:48 will be, you know,

01:17:49 will take some effort.

01:17:51 But I'm saying we just cast it on

01:17:52 and say we can't do anything.

01:17:54 And they have opportunities,

01:17:56 my part, but they're not into them.

01:17:58 The question is why they're not into them?

01:18:00 And are we doing enough to encourage them

01:18:02 and motivate them?

01:18:03 I believe we need to put youth as a national,

01:18:06 saving youth as a national strategic issue in the country.

01:18:10 - So in your view,

01:18:11 there has to be a total review.

01:18:13 - And rethinking of how we reach out to our young people.

01:18:16 - Of all of the mechanisms that are in place.

01:18:17 - Definitely, definitely.

01:18:19 In fact, while I talk about having a grief care program too,

01:18:23 a lot, I watched Kyle's mother yesterday and the father,

01:18:26 and they would hit the coffin,

01:18:27 and they would, everybody was coming,

01:18:28 all his nine siblings come in and kiss him

01:18:30 while he's in the coffin there.

01:18:32 A sense of loss, a sense of hopelessness.

01:18:34 And that is why they're returning to that ganja thing too,

01:18:37 you know, because they feel that could kind of calm them

01:18:40 and pacify them and give them a sense

01:18:43 of a return to, you know,

01:18:45 having control over their lives.

01:18:46 And it is doing the exact opposite.

01:18:49 That is what it is.

01:18:49 - But you know, Pastor, people have been looking for,

01:18:53 and I don't want to use this word,

01:18:55 but I'm going to use it, a quick fixer.

01:18:57 - Yes, yes, you're right.

01:18:58 - Because the country has had enough,

01:18:59 citizens have had enough,

01:19:01 and all of the resources that have been pumped

01:19:04 into fighting crime,

01:19:06 I think that, I think it is safe to say

01:19:08 that we have not gotten the desired results.

01:19:11 - Sure.

01:19:12 - And that has to be done.

01:19:13 - Well, I tell you,

01:19:14 the only way I see,

01:19:17 in terms of the country going forward,

01:19:19 is that we definitely have to have,

01:19:22 at the governmental level, you know,

01:19:24 constitutional reform.

01:19:26 And I'm looking at it at the top level.

01:19:28 But secondly, we have got to have the uniting

01:19:31 of all the groups and religion at the community level.

01:19:33 Now, Sunday coming at you,

01:19:35 we will launch in a group, it's Interfaith,

01:19:37 CTA led by Shalisa Khan-Ali,

01:19:40 and a lot of educators and different professions

01:19:42 in it, and I feel that it's part of the way forward.

01:19:44 But apart from that,

01:19:46 what we have to do is unite people

01:19:47 at the level of the community.

01:19:49 We have seen some success.

01:19:50 Yes, we just had the killing of a 16 year old

01:19:52 in Kelly Village, all right?

01:19:53 And that hurt us immensely.

01:19:55 But what I'm saying is that we mustn't give up hope.

01:19:58 And we have seen a certain level of reduction

01:20:00 in that same Kelly Village.

01:20:02 But the race is not over.

01:20:03 One of the worst things you could do in community work,

01:20:05 is to think the fight is over when it's not over.

01:20:07 - Pastor, we have 30 seconds.

01:20:09 What about the role of the parent?

01:20:10 - The role of the parent is significant.

01:20:12 Parents, listen, don't give up hope.

01:20:14 That's the first thing I want to hear.

01:20:16 Chabuddy and I worked with a family in Diamondville,

01:20:19 and I saw the mom reaching,

01:20:20 she said, "Pastor, the guy's doing well, you know.

01:20:22 "He's only 15, he's doing well.

01:20:24 "He's changing around.

01:20:25 "He's getting his schoolwork done."

01:20:28 And we are seeing a big change in him.

01:20:30 That is what we want for every youth.

01:20:32 And parents, you have got to set the right example.

01:20:34 You can't be smoking marijuana, all right?

01:20:36 And telling a young man, "Don't smoke marijuana."

01:20:39 You can't be loose and coming home every time,

01:20:41 and leave the children loose and out of control.

01:20:43 Parents, let us have a sense of divine purpose.

01:20:46 And by the way, let us have God in the family too, all right?

01:20:50 Divine purpose and divine accountability.

01:20:52 Marlon, thank you very much.

01:20:53 - Pastor, as always, it's always a pleasure

01:20:55 speaking with you.

01:20:56 Thank you very much for the education as always.

01:20:58 Thank you very much. - God bless.

01:20:59 - Yeah, so we are going to another break,

01:21:01 but that's gonna be it for me on Morning Edition for today.

01:21:05 I'll see you right back here tomorrow.

01:21:06 James Saunders comes up next,

01:21:08 but I have this for you, this image from Chakramas.

01:21:11 It's a sunrise and it comes from Gerard Beckles.

01:21:14 Good morning, Gerard.

01:21:15 Thank you very much.

01:21:16 ♪ Everywhere is cold and sunlight ♪

01:21:18 ♪ But still ♪

01:21:21 ♪ Most nights with hotels are crowded ♪

01:21:24 ♪ There are days with dark clouds are shrouded ♪

01:21:27 ♪ They don't smile and they never will ♪

01:21:30 ♪ Only vultures get the fill and ♪

01:21:32 (train horn blaring)

01:21:37 ♪ In the CPL we're all in ♪

01:21:39 ♪ CPL we're all in ♪

01:21:40 ♪ CPL we're all in ♪

01:21:42 ♪ Man, woman, girl and boy ♪

01:21:43 ♪ Feel the CPL joy ♪

01:21:45 ♪ From every nation ♪

01:21:46 ♪ In the Caribbean ♪

01:21:47 ♪ Legend and life ♪

01:21:48 ♪ We're with the legends in this Caribbean nation ♪

01:21:51 ♪ We're all in ♪

01:21:53 ♪ It's CPL time ♪

01:21:54 ♪ We're all in ♪

01:21:56 - Public Bank, title sponsor and official bank

01:21:59 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.

01:22:01 - No matter where the game is played,

01:22:05 there's some things you always need.

01:22:08 A bat,

01:22:09 ball,

01:22:11 a wicket,

01:22:12 and plenty of ice cold refreshment.

01:22:16 Enjoy the cricket with Angus Tour Chill,

01:22:19 the official refreshment partner

01:22:21 of the Republic Bank CPL T20.

01:22:25 Angus Tour Chill.

01:22:26 Chill, play, lime.

01:22:32 Trinidad and Tobago, since we first met,

01:22:36 you knew it was love at first sight.

01:22:38 We've grown your trust by ensuring you're always connected.

01:22:42 From TNT's first fiber to the home network

01:22:45 to true 4G LTE connectivity.

01:22:48 No matter how far you roam,

01:22:50 no matter how you choose to be connected,

01:22:52 Digicel is always close by

01:22:55 and we've always invested in you.

01:22:58 That's why our greatest achievement will always be you.

01:23:02 Digicel, we're better together.

01:23:04 - Cars, sports, careers, food.

01:23:09 We men always talk about these things,

01:23:11 but not about our health.

01:23:13 Did you know that testosterone is responsible

01:23:16 for muscle mass, strength, deep voice,

01:23:18 healthy hair growth, and the sex drive?

01:23:20 With low testosterone, we may not achieve our potential.

01:23:24 The good news is that Jamerson Power For Men

01:23:26 is an excellent testosterone support.

01:23:29 Take Jamerson Power For Men

01:23:31 and perform to your max.

01:23:32 Jamerson, here for your health.

01:23:35 ♪ J-Y-E-M-E-R ♪

01:23:39 ♪ Unleash the energy ♪

01:23:41 ♪ Catch the vibe where you like ♪

01:23:43 ♪ Yeah, come on and pick on me ♪

01:23:45 ♪ Six rounds of the race and let's go ♪

01:23:46 ♪ Welcome to the lights and tempo ♪

01:23:48 ♪ Bring one low and we all take that road ♪

01:23:50 ♪ Drink something everybody knows ♪

01:23:52 ♪ Show me the air, boy ♪

01:23:54 ♪ Raise it high ♪

01:23:56 ♪ Catch the game, go from blue skies ♪

01:24:00 ♪ The way we play our name in lights ♪

01:24:03 ♪ We are the greatest of all time ♪

01:24:06 ♪ Carib, feel our Carib air ♪

01:24:09 - Carib, drink responsibly.

01:24:12 (dramatic music)

01:24:27 - Oh my goodness.

01:24:29 - Hit litter for six, reduce, reuse and recycle.

01:24:33 No matter your age or gender,

01:24:35 everyone can be an Earth Defender.

01:24:38 Get into green with SwimCall, CPL and TKR.

01:24:41 - Anytime you leave your keys in the ignition

01:24:53 when you pull up to your driveway,

01:24:55 you make yourself an easy target for theft and robbery.

01:24:59 Make it tough for criminals.

01:25:01 Don't give them a chance.

01:25:03 Switch off your engine, remove your keys and stay alert.

01:25:08 - A message from the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service.

01:25:12 - Hola, my name is Elena.

01:25:16 It's actually not my real name.

01:25:20 You don't really care, do you?

01:25:23 All you care about is once you pay your money to my boss

01:25:27 that I look pretty, smell nice, smile for you

01:25:32 and let you have good time,

01:25:34 enjoying yourself and doing to me

01:25:36 whatever you want to do for the money you pay.

01:25:38 What you don't see or know is that

01:25:42 I don't get any part of the money you pay.

01:25:45 My boss takes all of it.

01:25:47 I am forced to work,

01:25:50 taking as many clients as my boss tells me to.

01:25:53 I am beaten, made to take drugs

01:25:57 and I cannot leave this kind of work on my own.

01:26:01 I am a victim of human trafficking.

01:26:05 Please, por favor, help me.

01:26:09 - This segment is brought to you by Republic Bank,

01:26:18 title sponsor and official bank

01:26:20 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.

01:26:22 (upbeat music)

01:26:25 (train horn blaring)

01:26:28 (upbeat music)

01:26:33 (upbeat music)

01:26:35 (upbeat music)

01:26:38 (upbeat music)

01:26:40 (upbeat music)

01:26:43 (upbeat music)

01:26:46 (upbeat music)

01:26:48 (upbeat music)

01:26:51 (upbeat music)

01:26:53 (upbeat music)

01:26:56 (upbeat music)

01:26:59 (upbeat music)

01:27:01 (upbeat music)

01:27:04 - We're all in.

01:27:05 Republic Bank, title sponsor and official bank

01:27:06 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.

01:27:09 (upbeat music)

01:27:14 (upbeat music)

01:27:17 (upbeat music)

01:27:19 (upbeat music)

01:27:22 (upbeat music)

01:27:24 (crowd cheering)

01:27:26 - No, no, it's already started.

01:27:29 A nightmare, come on.

01:27:32 The 100 net final.

01:27:35 - Nicky P on the night shift.

01:27:39 - It is the most welcome 100 for Nicky P.

01:27:44 (crowd cheering)

01:27:47 His second CPL and second overall in T20s.

01:27:54 (upbeat music)

01:27:58 (upbeat music)

01:28:01 - Bang, bang, bang, boom.

01:28:04 What a way to get started this morning

01:28:06 on the "Bowl Them Out" cricket show.

01:28:07 I'm your host James Saunders

01:28:09 and today we've got a good one for you

01:28:11 as we saw Nicky P getting 100.

01:28:13 Wow.

01:28:14 Well, that's because they're back on the winning train

01:28:16 as the Chumbago Knight Riders men and women.

01:28:19 Well, they won their matches at the Queen's Park Oval.

01:28:21 I think many of us,

01:28:22 oh, you might've left our voices there as well.

01:28:25 We look back at the highlights,

01:28:26 check out some of the sites and the songs

01:28:28 and catch up with a classic legend.

01:28:30 It's all coming up on the "Bowl Them Out" cricket show.

01:28:34 (horn honking)

01:28:37 (upbeat music)

01:28:40 All right, it's time to get the party started

01:28:51 as the Chumbago Knight Riders earned a valuable win

01:28:54 as they defeated the Barbados Royals

01:28:56 by 42 runs in the CPL last evening.

01:28:59 While the Royals won the tour,

01:29:00 San chose the field first.

01:29:01 However, Nicholas Puran, as you saw,

01:29:03 scored a fantastic century

01:29:05 as the Knight Riders posted a sizable 208 for six

01:29:09 after their 20 overs.

01:29:10 While the Royals were unable to chase down the total,

01:29:13 despite a value of 70 from Kyle Mayers

01:29:15 as the spin bowling of Waka Salamkeel and Aki Hussain

01:29:19 played a crucial role in restricting the Royals

01:29:21 to 166 for seven after 20 overs.

01:29:25 Offside.

01:29:32 Classic from Martin Guptill.

01:29:33 Oh, big, big and bigger.

01:29:39 Republic Bank maximum of notes.

01:29:43 Oh, some confusion here, oh dear.

01:29:49 It's a run out.

01:29:51 Nicholas Puran and Kieran Pollard, no communication.

01:30:00 Has he hit it? Yes, he has.

01:30:02 It is the most welcome hundred for Nicky B.

01:30:09 Over the head of Nicholas Puran,

01:30:14 gets enough of it, boundary.

01:30:16 In there, take on.

01:30:20 Aki Hussain makes the adjustment.

01:30:27 Got his man, he'll have his man twice for the season.

01:30:30 Salamkeel has Roman Powell.

01:30:32 And there it is.

01:30:36 Full toss, not the Yorker to deal the victory.

01:30:40 Knight Riders, well, they come back like a boomerang.

01:30:47 Oh, was it Beanie Man that said

01:30:50 memories don't live like people do?

01:30:51 Tell you what, lots of memories.

01:30:53 We're gonna take a pause and when we come back,

01:30:55 we dig deep, get inside all of the action right here

01:30:58 on the Boulder World Cricket Show.

01:31:00 # We stop the world on the bus

01:31:02 # The other teams can't touch me

01:31:04 # 'Cause we're Boulders, we're Boulders

01:31:05 # That's why we're Boulders. #

01:31:07 # CPL, we're all in

01:31:17 # CPL, we're all in

01:31:18 # CPL, we're all in

01:31:20 # Man, woman, girl and boy

01:31:22 # Feel the CPL joy from every nation

01:31:24 # In the Caribbean, that's what we're like

01:31:26 # We're winning legends in this Caribbean nation

01:31:29 # We're all in

01:31:31 # It's CPL time

01:31:32 # We're all in. #

01:31:34 Republic Bank, title sponsor and official bank

01:31:37 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.

01:31:39 # Now more than ever

01:31:43 # We must remember

01:31:45 # ETSC

01:31:46 # We're driven by pride

01:31:48 # Keeping our nation's people safe inside

01:31:52 # ETSC

01:31:54 # Better each day

01:31:55 # Improving in each and every way

01:31:58 # ETSC

01:32:00 # Always showing the way

01:32:02 # Hey!

01:32:03 # ETSC

01:32:05 # Every day

01:32:06 # Moving people forward. #

01:32:08 # Just so good

01:32:16 # Cheesy is the taste

01:32:18 # It's just so good

01:32:19 # Cheesy's are the one and only

01:32:21 # So cheesy, crunchy, give me one, please

01:32:23 # Sunshine snacks, cheesies

01:32:24 # It's just so good

01:32:25 # The world call us a cheesy

01:32:27 # So cheesy

01:32:28 # Just so good

01:32:29 # Yes, fella, can you feel me?

01:32:30 # Sunshine snacks, just so good

01:32:31 # Number one taste in the whole place, I say

01:32:33 # Just so good

01:32:34 # Cheesy is the taste

01:32:35 # It's just so good

01:32:36 # Cheesy's are the one and only

01:32:38 # So cheesy, crunchy, give me one, please

01:32:40 # Sunshine snacks, cheesies

01:32:42 # It's just so good. #

01:32:43 Cars, sports, careers, food -

01:32:49 we men always talk about these things,

01:32:52 but not about our health.

01:32:54 Did you know that testosterone is responsible for muscle mass,

01:32:57 strength, deep voice, healthy hair growth and a sex drive?

01:33:00 With low testosterone, we may not achieve our potential.

01:33:04 The good news is that Jameson Power For Men

01:33:07 is an excellent testosterone support.

01:33:10 Take Jameson Power For Men and perform to your max.

01:33:13 Jameson - here for your health.

01:33:15 We exposed five strangers to KFC's delicious chicken

01:33:21 to see if any time could be KFC time.

01:33:24 And at the first bite, the party began.

01:33:27 We repeated the experiment during the day,

01:33:30 during business hours,

01:33:32 on weekends,

01:33:33 with sunshine,

01:33:35 with rain.

01:33:36 And it's confirmed -

01:33:38 KFC's flavour mix any time, KFC time.

01:33:42 KFC - it's finger-lickin' good.

01:33:45 # Now more than ever

01:33:49 # We must remember

01:33:51 # PTSD

01:33:52 # We're driven by pride

01:33:54 # Keeping our nation's people safe inside

01:33:58 # PTSD

01:34:00 # Better each day

01:34:01 # Improving in each and every way

01:34:04 # PTSD

01:34:05 # Always showing the way

01:34:08 # Hey! #

01:34:09 # PTSD

01:34:11 # Every day

01:34:12 # Moving people forward. #

01:34:15 BUZZER

01:34:17 # We stop them all on their way

01:34:21 # Everything's got to change because we're bolder, we're bolder, we're bolder. #

01:34:27 MUSIC PLAYS

01:34:32 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

01:34:34 MUSIC PLAYS

01:34:38 Go, go, go, go!

01:34:40 MUSIC PLAYS

01:34:43 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

01:34:46 MUSIC PLAYS

01:34:50 Hey, hey, hey!

01:34:52 MUSIC PLAYS

01:34:55 Hey!

01:34:56 MUSIC PLAYS

01:34:59 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

01:35:02 MUSIC PLAYS

01:35:05 CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

01:35:08 MUSIC STOPS

01:35:10 Oh, boy, our resident analyst, Marcus Daniel, in all of the celebration.

01:35:14 Let's take a look at the table now, and look at that, look at that.

01:35:18 Well, hot air rises to the top, and the very hot Chimbego Knight Riders

01:35:22 rising to second on the table, just behind the guy in the Amazon Warriors.

01:35:26 What's important to note, though, the Amazon Warriors,

01:35:29 well, they've played less than the Chimbego Knight Riders.

01:35:33 St Lucia Kings are in third at the moment.

01:35:36 They play on the weekend, Saturday and Sunday.

01:35:39 Barbados Royals, well, they've slipped and slid just a bit down to fourth.

01:35:43 The Tallawahs, well, they're down in fifth,

01:35:45 while the Sillikets and Nevis Patriots, still without a win,

01:35:49 and having played the most amount of matches.

01:35:52 That is very, very important to note.

01:35:55 All right, let's take a pause and go behind the scenes

01:35:58 to see some of the action behind what you might have missed.

01:36:01 MUSIC PLAYS

01:36:08 MUSIC FADES

01:36:11 MUSIC PLAYS

01:36:17 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:36:20 MUSIC FADES

01:36:39 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:36:42 MUSIC FADES

01:36:49 MUSIC PLAYS

01:36:54 You can check out moments on our TV6 app,

01:36:56 where you can watch live CPL matches,

01:36:58 chat with CPL fans, that's one of the best features of the app.

01:37:01 Stay up to date on CPL news,

01:37:03 get notification of CPL match times in the Apple Play Store,

01:37:08 the Google Play Store, download it and get it now, the TV6 app.

01:37:13 All right, so we're going to take a pause and when we come back,

01:37:17 we've got a lot more here on the Bold 'Em Out cricket show.

01:37:20 MUSIC PLAYS

01:37:24 MUSIC FADES

01:37:36 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:37:40 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:38:06 MUSIC FADES

01:38:10 MUSIC FADES

01:38:13 MUSIC FADES

01:38:16 MUSIC PLAYS

01:38:40 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:39:06 MUSIC FADES

01:39:09 MUSIC FADES

01:39:37 COUGHS

01:39:41 Cold or flu? Take Panadol Multi-Symptoms.

01:39:44 Relief in minutes.

01:39:46 Seven cold and flu symptoms.

01:39:48 Panadol Release starts here.

01:39:51 MUSIC PLAYS

01:39:56 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:40:22 MUSIC FADES

01:40:25 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:40:29 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:40:51 MUSIC FADES

01:40:54 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:40:57 MUSIC FADES

01:41:01 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:04 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:07 MUSIC FADES

01:41:10 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:13 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:16 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:19 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:22 MUSIC CONTINUES

01:41:51 MUSIC FADES

01:41:54 MUSIC PLAYS

01:42:06 HONKING

01:42:17 Of course, lots of celebration is still happening here in Chiltern Island

01:42:20 Tobago, where the Chiltern Baygo Knight Riders getting a win

01:42:23 against the Barbados Royals.

01:42:25 Well, it's not just the men who are celebrating because the women

01:42:28 earlier in the day, they got to a 13-run win over the Barbados Royals women.

01:42:33 DeAndre Dutton showed a rich beam of form, scoring 47 runs as the TKR team.

01:42:38 Well, they scored 155, and despite a blitz from Haley Matthews and Gabby Lewis,

01:42:44 well, they were able to withstand that and get the victory.

01:42:48 MUSIC FADES

01:42:51 Looked onside in the gap. This is good gap finding.

01:42:59 Yeah, no question she was going to attack her. Will it be saved? No.

01:43:05 Yes, she can.

01:43:08 Magnificent shot.

01:43:14 Lofted into the onside with consummate ease.

01:43:18 Chipped down and a lovely stroke.

01:43:23 Some pride from all of the villagers in the air.

01:43:28 Well taken. Brilliant catch. Wicket in her first game, the 15-year-old Samara Ramnath.

01:43:36 Here it is. Last ball of the innings.

01:43:39 And she will take a wicket. Icing on the cake, so to speak.

01:43:44 A W for the Trinbago Knight Riders.

01:43:47 Lots of excitement right there. Well, the excitement for the Trinbago Knight Riders

01:43:53 at least that they get some points on the board. Their first points level with the Ghana Amazon Warriors.

01:43:58 However, the Amazon Warriors' better net run rate remain in second.

01:44:02 And look at that, the Barbados Royals unfeezed at the top.

01:44:05 They sit pretty with their six points in the competition, almost assured of getting to the finals.

01:44:11 Well, I tell you what, to analyse and to break down all of the action that we saw yesterday,

01:44:16 I've got a very good friend of mine, Barry Wilkinson, one of the regional voices in cricket,

01:44:21 to talk about what took place yesterday. Good morning, Barry.

01:44:24 Good morning to you, James, and good morning to your many viewers.

01:44:28 Well, Barry, you will on hand first time to witness all of the action that took place yesterday.

01:44:33 Let's start with the men and then we'll talk about the women in just a bit.

01:44:37 Summarise in your words what you saw yesterday in that match as TKR took on the Royals.

01:44:43 Well, Nico Skoran has been a fast act all year.

01:44:47 When you look at how he is being consistently scoring runs, what happened last night was no surprise.

01:44:53 And I think that mix up with the run out actually spurred him on to get that century and bat so well.

01:45:01 He took the game away from Barbados. They were left breathless.

01:45:04 And when they went to bat, you saw that they certainly did not have a plan.

01:45:08 And it was quite unfortunate for them.

01:45:10 And I didn't see it going any other way, basically, after how well Skoran and Russell

01:45:15 just took the game away from Barbados when they batted.

01:45:18 So once you're going to have that kind of momentum coming out onto the field,

01:45:22 it's going to be difficult. And Barbados just were not able.

01:45:24 They didn't have the depth to catch up and get the runs scored on.

01:45:29 A pretty good pitch, I wish I must tell you, at the Queen's Park Oval.

01:45:32 Yeah, let's talk about that surface at the Queen's Park Oval.

01:45:35 Very surprising. We did commentary together last evening against a guy in the Amazon Warriors.

01:45:40 We didn't know what type of pitch to expect.

01:45:42 And over 200 plus runs were scored on that pitch yesterday by the Tunbago Knight Riders.

01:45:49 What do you make of the surface at the Queen's Park Oval?

01:45:51 Was that a surprise for you to see how it played?

01:45:53 I was not surprised how the surface played because if you look at the way that they were rolling it,

01:45:58 that heavy roller was on that surface for quite some time.

01:46:02 So it was a good batting pitch and it has been a good batting pitch for the entire day.

01:46:07 Don't forget the women would have played earlier and we also saw a very competitive game from them.

01:46:12 The Queen's Park Oval pitch has had some criticism in terms of how it has been played uneven.

01:46:18 And I believe that the curator and the ground staff decided we are going to make this as batting friendly as possible

01:46:25 to give the fans something to watch that will be exciting and that's just what happened.

01:46:31 So the surface played through the form. It also had a bit of spin. It also had some turn.

01:46:35 I thought it was one of the fairest pitches I've seen at the Oval in quite some time.

01:46:39 And I can't be too critical of it.

01:46:41 When you look at the fact that we also had Ali Kan bowling with great pace, it shows that it was even.

01:46:48 So there was nothing uneven about that pitch. It was a good cricket wicket.

01:46:52 It was just that Trinidad and Tobago Knight Riders, their experience and their depth was just too good for Barbados.

01:46:57 How good was Nicolas Puran? Nicolas Puran getting the third century in the meal version of the tournament.

01:47:02 How good was that innings?

01:47:04 I think he's in a good place right now. I remember him saying a couple of weeks ago that he's enjoying his cricket.

01:47:10 And that is always important. Mentally if you're going to be enjoying your cricket you've got to get those kind of results.

01:47:16 Puran has always been a bit of a favourite of mine because of his natural talent.

01:47:21 I just think that he's set himself some goals so therefore he's hungry to reach those goals and attain those goals.

01:47:28 And that's why we've seen that level of success.

01:47:30 I think that if he continues in this particular vein it speaks well for TKR going forward in this season.

01:47:36 And you look at the experience of Trinidad and Tobago team, they really shouldn't be losing any matches.

01:47:41 When you look at the experience that they have.

01:47:43 Kieran Pollard, even though he's in his mid-thirties, is still very good enough to play and get runs.

01:47:50 And to lead the side, which he's been doing quite well.

01:47:53 So if Puran is going to be coming in at number three, battling like that, it spells trouble for everyone else that TKR is going to play this season.

01:48:00 His consistency is frightening.

01:48:02 And like I said, this has now started. It has happened at every level he's played.

01:48:06 It's happened for his franchise in IPL. It's happened for the West Indies.

01:48:10 Even though the West Indies were lost in the World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands.

01:48:14 Look how well he's scored a hundred.

01:48:16 And even in other matches previous to that, Puran has just been brilliant this year.

01:48:20 And that form is just continuing.

01:48:22 Yeah, we've got about 20 seconds remaining in the segment, Brary.

01:48:25 Kyle Mayer's finally getting some form as well.

01:48:28 He got some luck. He might have been given out, but the review said he was pitching outside leg.

01:48:34 I think he needs to settle down. He's just not settled and that's why he's not seen the success of perhaps Puran.

01:48:40 He also needs to set himself some goals.

01:48:42 Get some targets because he came back to get enough as well, but he needs to settle and that's what he's not doing.

01:48:47 All right. Thank you so much, Barry Wilkinson with us.

01:48:50 Correspondent from Barbados.

01:48:52 It's time to head to a Sunshine Moment now and take a look.

01:48:55 Take a look.

01:48:57 [Music]

01:49:04 [Music]

01:49:25 He's actually been to every single one of the women's and the men's matches this season.

01:49:29 Passionately supporting them.

01:49:31 And he still has brilliant interactions with Jason Holder and various others of our players, especially those from Barbados.

01:49:37 [Music]

01:49:39 [Music]

01:49:46 [Music]

01:50:12 Certainly a moment that deserves a toot.

01:50:14 Sir Garfield Sobers, perhaps the only man more famous than Barry Wilkinson and Barbados.

01:50:18 We take a pause and when we come back, we've got a lot more.

01:50:21 [Music]

01:50:33 [Cough]

01:50:34 [Cough]

01:50:35 [Cough]

01:50:37 Cold or flu? Take Panadol Multi-Symptoms. Relief in minutes.

01:50:42 Seven cold and flu symptoms. Panadol. Release starts here.

01:50:47 [Music]

01:51:16 [Music]

01:51:21 Carib. Drink responsibly.

01:51:24 The excitement. The pride. The celebration.

01:51:34 [Music]

01:51:46 When we come together for sport, we do it like no one else.

01:51:50 [Music]

01:51:58 Angostura White Oak Rum.

01:52:00 I love when Mommy takes us to JTA.

01:52:02 Everyone here is so friendly.

01:52:04 Mom says JTA has everything we need.

01:52:07 Great quality, plenty of variety, plus the freshest fruits and vegetables.

01:52:12 I get to choose more treats because Mommy says JTA's prices are really good.

01:52:17 Plus, Mom says we get free groceries when she uses her points from her JTA thank you card.

01:52:23 And, when it's time to pay, Mom has the biggest smile.

01:52:27 That's why Mommy prepares the best meals for our family.

01:52:30 Your total bill always costs less at JTA.

01:52:34 Cars, sports, careers, food.

01:52:38 We men always talk about these things, but not about our health.

01:52:42 Did you know that testosterone is responsible for muscle mass, strength, deep voice, healthy hair growth, and a sex drive?

01:52:49 With low testosterone, we may not achieve our potential.

01:52:53 The good news is that Jameson Power for Men is an excellent testosterone support.

01:52:58 Take Jameson Power for Men and perform to your max.

01:53:02 Jameson. Here for your health.

01:53:06 [beatboxing]

01:53:10 [beatboxing]

01:53:15 [beatboxing]

01:53:20 [beatboxing]

01:53:25 [beatboxing]

01:53:30 [beatboxing]

01:53:35 [beatboxing]

01:53:39 [air horn]

01:53:42 Well guys, I have that song. It's very exciting.

01:53:45 It's because we've got some winners with us this morning and yesterday on our show, we drew winners for Grand Final in Guyana.

01:53:52 We're going AFA Tickets Accommodation and we've got them here this morning with us.

01:53:57 Steve Mohammed and Tarell Samuel. Good morning guys.

01:54:01 Steve, I'll start with Steve. Steve, you're our winner this morning. How does it feel, man?

01:54:06 Good morning, good morning. Very excited, man. Very, very excited.

01:54:10 Now, you took part in the promotion, you won a trip to Guyana.

01:54:14 Tell me, describe what do you feel and what do you expect when you head across there?

01:54:19 It's unreal because the day before I won, I was talking to my nephew, Owen, and told him that we were planning to go next year.

01:54:27 But it just so happened that next morning, I'm hearing this good news. So I'm very, very excited.

01:54:33 I'm carrying a super fan of ECPL, my wife, with me.

01:54:37 I thought I might have been the passenger.

01:54:41 No, boy. I'll get a divorce if I come back. If I do that.

01:54:46 Well, that's good stuff. Now, you've been looking at the CPL. What is your feeling so far in terms of all the action that took place?

01:54:53 Boy, I am supporting TKR all the way. But after TKR, it has always been Warriors.

01:54:58 I mean, I like how the Royals and so on are battling.

01:55:02 But we support all the teams regardless of who's at bat. But TKR is always the number one support from us.

01:55:10 All right. Thank you so much, Steve. Do enjoy it. And remember, it's curry chicken. All right?

01:55:14 All right. Let's check out this weekend's upcoming matches in the CPL.

01:55:20 And, you know, looking forward to the weekend. It starts on Saturday.

01:55:24 And there we go. The Patriots take on the Kings in the first match.

01:55:28 Remember, it is a triple header. And the Amazon Warriors, a revenge match as they take on the Knight Riders yet again.

01:55:35 Both teams, of course, vying for a place in the final. The Barbados Royals, they're already there.

01:55:39 They're looking for a contender. Let's see who will move forward from there.

01:55:42 And then the Knight Riders take on the Talawans. Oh, yeah. That is a juicy one.

01:55:48 That's all that we've got time for on the Bold and Bold Cricket Show.

01:55:50 We thank you for viewing with us. And we thank you to our winners, Tyrell Samuel and Steve Mohammed.

01:55:55 Got to go. Got to run. I've got to run. All right. Catch you later. Until then.

01:56:00 [Music]

01:56:28 [Music]

01:56:41 This segment was brought to you by Republic Bank, title sponsor and official bank of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.

01:56:53 [Cheering]

Category

Transcript

Recommended