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Rowley: Udecott affairs smelling
Published: 20 Oct 2009
Prime Minister Patrick Manning, right, and Attorney General John Jeremie listen to Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley in the Lower House yesterday. Photo: MaRCUS GONZALES
In a scathing attack on his political leader and Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley yesterday said the affairs of controversial State-owned Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (Udecott) “smells to the high heavens.” He said the PNM was being put on trial because of the support its political leader Manning was giving to the controversial Udecott. In an animated hour-long presentation in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon, Rowley supported the legislation to validate and protect the work of the Commission of Enquiry set up to investigate Udecott and the local construction sector. He expressed strong disapproval against actions of Udecott to condone practices that were against its own tender procedures. “The tail is not to wag the dog. The dog is to carry the tail and keep its tail behind it,” Rowley said. He also became enraged after discussing legal action by Udecott to obtain a stay on the operations of the commission.
He said: “There are those of us in the PNM, for the PNM, who support the PNM, who want no part of this. "The PNM has fundamental principles about morality and public affairs. Those principles are coming under attack and I am putting you under notice. The next election would be the Udecott election said. “(John) O’Halloran (a PNM minister who was found guilty of corruption) has receded into the background. There are other names to be called.” Rowley reminded his other PNM MPs about the stigma from the O’Halloran scandal that affected the PNM’s ability to campaign for elections in the 1980s. He said: “This country has to understand that sometimes you have to break the mould to make a new shape and I am breaking it on behalf of all of the PNM people who, in 1986, when we went to campaign in my area... they (were) slamming doors in your face in Westmoorings, in Glencoe, in Bayshore and all they (are) telling you about is O’Halloran.”
He said the Udecott fiasco looked at least ten times worse than the alleged corruption in the construction of the Piarco International Airport. He added: “That is what we are being called upon to do. And those of you, those of you who think I am being (an) obstructionist... what we are being called upon to do by a small clique of people in the country is to support wrongdoing, (to) pretend not to know and see if we can ride it out. We are not going to ride it out.” He gave several examples of discrepancies in the conduct of business at Udecott. Among these included the role of local contractor Hafeez Karamath in a multi-million dollar Valsayn land transaction with the National Union of Government and Federated Workers (NUGFW) Construction Company Limited, in which Independent Senator and Udecott director Michael Annisette was involved. “Land owned by Udecott, Karamath gets the contract with no competition. And there is bank Udecott... bank Udecott, yes, because part of that arrangement was that Karamath would be financed by Udecott.
"So Calder Hart, the (executive) chairman of Udecott goes to Calder Hart the chairman of the Home Mortgage Bank and orders $170 million and hands to the contractor (who had a contract of) $134 million,” Rowley said. He expressed annoyance that the contract was awarded to Hafeez Karamath Limited with no competition, no tender and that “Hart from Udecott, borrows from Hart from Home Mortgage Bank $170 million.” Rowley said: “Now the question is this, if the contract was awarded for $134 million, why was Udecott borrowing $170 million for the contact?” Rowley claimed that there was no truth that Karamath had joint ownership in the land. And, he added that it went from the National Housing Authority to the NUGFW to Udecott and “nowhere would it show that it is owned by Hafeez Karamath.” Rowley also dismissed Hart’s excuse that his and Sunway’s fax number were not the same. “If the technology exists for Sunway to make a computer glitch in Glencoe and generate a number in Cascade, how come then the same telephone number appeared on the rubber stamp of Sunway?” Rowley asked.
“And that is what I am being asked to defend and there is no way that I as a PNM MP defending that. Next week, I will be 60 years old. I am a pensioner and I am good to go. ‘Go quietly,’ as I was advised, is not on.” He said: “As I told the Prime Minister when he fired me and asked me to go quietly, it is not on. I represent the people and I have a job to do. Let the records show that when this was going on, one member of the PNM stood up and said in the name of the PNM, this must not go on. "We have seen where we have come from and we are seeing where we are going and, for me, it is the biggest issue.” Rowley called on the Prime Minister to stand up in the Parliament and dispute the truth of his statements. “That has to be wrong (Udecott’s legal challenge against the commission). No country should accept that from any Prime Minister. But as a country, I do not care who you vote for. I do not care who you worship, government in any country is damaged by that kind of behaviour and if this country cannot call to order its Prime Minister and his Cabinet and a political party to say we are not accepting that, God help us because those who are hired ought never to get bigger than the people who hired them,” Rowley said.
“But me in the Cabinet, I am dismissed from the Cabinet and slandered for misconduct but nobody could say what the misconduct is. Do me a favour Prime Minister, in this debate, get up and tell the country what I did in the Cabinet.” He added that each school child in T&T knew “there was something in this country called Udecott and its smells to the high heavens and this problem ought to dealt with by changing the board.”
Kamla is not surprised:
UNC deputy leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said last night:
“It’s not surprising the statements coming from PNM MP Keith Rowley. It is exactly what we have been saying about corruption, except this time the statements are coming from the bowels of the PNM. "It proves what we have said that the PNM is the most corrupt Government this country has ever seen.”
Dr. Rowley, thanks for
Dr. Rowley, thanks for standing up for those of us who support the PNM but not the corruption, not the arrogance, not the waste, not the mismanagement,not the dictatorship and certainly not "who's your daddy" Enill nor "where the Grenada money gone" Imbert
Agreed! Agreed! Dr Rowley
Agreed! Agreed!
Dr Rowley continues to demonstrate the type of refreshing sustainable rectitude that would hopefully transform the politics of the country from the plebian, crass, rum and roti manipulations of yesteryear into the seemingly new politics of today (Mr. Dookeran and Mr Obama's). Given Dr Rowley's powerful, balanced and statesman-like deliveries and considering his consistent utterences, his distinguished personna and persistent demonstrations of unswerving loyalty, one would think that he could readily receive the nod of the middle and upper income levels of the PNM for the leadership of his beloved party. Sadly though, without the money and the muscle to move the minds and modalities of the lower income masses, such an outcome might at best prove elusive.
Yet, beyond the shenanigans of mighty men and simple folk, the Word of God assures that those who respect the LORD will hate evil... pride... conceit and deceitful lies (Prov 8:13). Further, Romans 13:1 assures not only that "no authority exists without God's permission", but that "existing authorities have been put there by God."
As a nation, therefore, we ought to be spending much more time in prayer, and even in fasting and prayer, for those "who are in authority (over us, in order) that we may live a quiet and peaceful life with all reverence toward God and with proper conduct." (1 Timothy 1:2-2).
Thus, I am obliged to watch and pray and hope.
PEOPLE GETTING THE MESSAGE
PEOPLE GETTING THE MESSAGE -
99% of the CNC3 poll last night believed that UDECOTT corruption was worse than PIARCO.
triniman65 At Last!!!
triniman65
At Last!!! Someone with the Testicular Fortitude to stand
up and take the Bull by the horns, It gives me great
pleasure to see the look on the faces of the Emperor and
his number one puppet as I said before History will not
be kind to the Emperor and his apologists and other minions.
THANK YOU DOCTOR ROWLEY !!!!!! May the Almighty God place a
protective Shield around you as I am certain that war will
be declared on you. THANK YOU AGAIN !!!!
THE EMPEROR'S NEW
THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES...
...The emperor's not so new clothes have been revealed. Should the people behead the revelator and re-clothe the emperor, or behead the emperor and reward the revelator?
TV POLLS now!!! On
TV POLLS now!!! On CNC3!!!
HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! A Blogger's Willful Dash to Utter Lunacy!!
You serious, fella?
More power to you Dr.
More power to you Dr. Rowley. You are doing sir what you have been elected to do. You took an oath to serve your boss. You took an oath to serve the People of Trinidad & Tobago. Where you find corruption in the government, you MUST expose it! You have the backing of the people, let us hope that that is all you need.
MR ROWLEY
MR ROWLEY -
Mr Rowley indicated that UDECOTT corruption is ten times worse than PIARCO.
Have you ever driven driven
Have you ever driven driven down a street, can't see the garbage truck, but know it had just passed because of the stink and wet trail it had left behind?? (even with the AC on).....What is UNDECOTT ...KNOHO
And Mr Rowley, so much has
And Mr Rowley, so much has been said about this matter and others and discussed in homes.bars street corners, maxitaxis, liming on the beach cooking pelau, that we bloggers can say no more than "There IS a man worth his cloth, Thank you ever so much". See we can forget party lines and ethnicity and look to fairness and ethics first, no matter who governs.
Maybe "Udecott" will go down in our local dictionary of dialects as meaning "something smells awful" thats a good name for "stink", or we can come up with "Rowley" to do a "rowley" means "to stand up and save your country", "to do a rowley" is "to hang a jack" in cards
Dr.Keith Rowley is
Dr.Keith Rowley is truthfully a patriotic citizen of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago because he has placed country above party and personal interests . Patrick Manning has chosen to side with Calder Hart against Dr. Rowley but the courts of T&T made sure that justice was done and Dr.Rowley was has prevailed . Calder Hart and his cohorts are taking down the Manning administration and the PM is pretending that all is well in "Sweet T&T" .
"Power corrupts , absolute power corrupts ; absolutely" .
Lord Acton .
ATW-Barbados .
...and the only response
...and the only response from the sitting dictator is to offer a look of pure evil and hatred. Look at his facial expression - that is what evil looks like and his henchman to the right is deep in thoughts, already plotting his revenge strategy.
Dr. Keith Rowley, you had
Dr. Keith Rowley, you had the floor all to yourself. You made good use of it and told Mr. Manning and his followers all the important stuff you needed to hand over to them. You have been a straight talker, and stood up for the rights of the people of this country, and let the chips fall where they must. This is no time to censor your words. When you address the subject of honesty you don't need a fact sheet prepared for you, as the information flows.
Mr. Manning and his gang of loyal followers have been 'misbehaving in public office' and snobbing their noses at the innocent and hard working people of this country. They have squandered our resourdes like 'drunken men on a spending spree'.
Should anyone dare to question them, they 'squish' them; get them out of the way. But this behaviour must come to an end.
Thank you Mr. Rowley.
You will live to see another day, and the sunrise!
Gardenia
A subset of Udecott, the
A subset of Udecott, the Chinese slave camps, will be the "small axe" to chop down the PMN's "big tree".
Mr. Epsomsalts, Sir, who
Mr. Epsomsalts, Sir, who ever thought that we would have these insignificant 'little Davids' come out of their 'camps' to surprise your grand 'big Goliaths'. Always be careful how you operate as 'dirty' deeds will always remain to stink up the air. Are we seeing the Empire crumbling before our very eyes, my friend?
Gardenia
Gardenia, when you said
Gardenia, when you said "Sunrise" I hope you were not referring to the UNC. ...lol
Gospelspy - I see I am being
Gospelspy - I see I am being called upon the carpet to account for my deeds!
Oh no, no, my "SUNRISE" was used in a philosophical manner.
No subliminal messages intended.
Good to see that you guys are doing your job of - checks and balaces.
Gardenia
Rowley asked Manning: "But
Rowley asked Manning: "But me in the Cabinet, I am dismissed from the Cabinet and slandered for misconduct but nobody could say what the misconduct is. Do me a favour Prime Minister, in this debate, get up and tell the country what I did in the Cabinet.”
Since Manning was so stunned, spellbound,speechless and bazodee from those body blows, and not even his minder Jeremie could come to his defence, I'll answer him for his PM:
"Et tu Rowley, my good and faithful Rottweiler, you have bitten your master? I had no choice but to fire you because you dared to ask questions about my friend and sweet Heart Calder and his Udecott. Sorry, I had to give an excuse so I was advised to say you behaving like a wajang and to ask you way the 10 million gorne.
"Now that I have cleared the air I hope you won't do a "Jack Warner" on me. Remember we in the PNM never wash our soiled linen in public. Reminds me of that uppity Ass Am who went round the country in 1985 telling people how he make me soil my underwear. I see you even raising the ghost of Johnny O'Hallaran. Next thing you go invoke the spirits of others like Boysie Prevatt and Ou Wai. We can't afford that. In 1986 we barely won three seats; next time it might be a total whitewash. Why don't we go dong by Smokey & Bunty like in the good old days and talk about these things? We'll invite Ken Valley for the lime. Agreed? Then after that I'll give you a tour of my Palace, but don't get any ideas. That's mine for life, a gift from Calder and his Chinese connection, and doh tell me is meh subjects who pay for it. How would you like to be my Ambasador to the Court of St James, London? You know we have an opening there and I was reserving it for you. I'll get Gordon Brown's agrement for your appointment at next month's CHOGM. That alone should be worth the half-billion dollars it costing me. Come on,kid, let's go for that drink. You must be thirsty after all that talk".
Minor blips in the affairs
Minor blips in the affairs of UDeCOTT.
So what if Sunway's fax number is the same as the Chairman?
So what if there's a high level of insider trading?
So what if the Prime Minister had given his blessings to Mr Hart to do as he wants with no accountability to anyone?
I'm pretty sure that this foreigner is no Johnny-come-lately but well seasoned as to how we Trinis do business here.
I wonder how much the difference in the labour cost is for all these mega projects that UDeCOTT has undertaken and if that savings has been passed on or pocketed?
http://www.dsaltsman.blogspot.com/
Prince, Epsom, Gardenia,
Prince, Epsom, Gardenia, hey we got them, Dr Rowley is saying the same things we are saying. PM tell us what wajang did Rowley do to be cause for firing. Are there no rules of engagement in Parliament that you can be fired without a warning notice? systems? What did Rowley do to get fired? at an instance without job secirity legal wise? he has a big mouth? dont bow to the PM? Come spill the beans PM. How come we have Hart in TT? Is he a special guest of TT? Has anyone probed his background in Canada? because of running away from there might be something to hide?,You see Hart laughing at TT citizens because we 'fraid the Canada man? What hold has he got on TT? on the PM? where the 40MM$ gone then? can't be hard to find from the deal Rowley talking bout.
Yes, Desmond. Agreed; it's
Yes, Desmond. Agreed; it's what 99.9 percent of the population is saying. But just look at the expressions on those three faces in the photo. Like Rowley hit a raw nerve and you can see the pain registered on their faces. How come Jerry not shouting "Foul, foul!!"
Desmond, I think we will ask
Desmond, I think we will ask our 2 brave men ** - Mr. Salts and The Prince - to arrange for the Canadian P.M. Harper to haul Mr. Hart in for a 'command performance' and ask him to explain what happened in Canada before he ran off to T&T. Another blogger dropped some hints a few blogs down ... scroll to it. Commonwealth Heads will be coming soon - Now. You may never know what Mr. Harper may shake out of Mr. Hart.
**(not a job for a faint-hearted female)
Gardenia
Gardenia, thank you for the
Gardenia, thank you for the confidence and trust you have in us, but I'm sure you only feign faint-heartedness to catch corbeaux alive. But I do take your point about your Doctor Epsom Salts. I believe he has the potential and potency to flush out any elements of corruption that is clogging up the system of the body politic and he could assist Mr Harper in this regard, helping Mr Hart to relieve himself of any burden he might be harbouring that is trapped inside his conscience or anywhere else..
The Prince - what are you
The Prince - what are you insinuating here young man? -That I am the "Mata Hari" of T&T? Only one stipulation - don't want to go like her. Good that we can still see the funny side of this fiasco. Chin up my boy!
Gardenia
Gardenia, with which aspect
Gardenia, with which aspect of Mata Hari's life do you identify yourself? The exotic dancing or the esponiage?
Bit of both!
Bit of both!
How come Manning and Jeremie
How come Manning and Jeremie sit down so quiet, that so strange. Leh we see if dey go send Rowley to the Privileges Committee.
I like the look on Manning face though...priceless and evil.
How come Mr Rowley can smell
How come Mr Rowley can smell it while his erstwhile PNM colleagues can't? Is it a case of corbeau not smelling the stench of the La Basse?
Rik Hansel
Desmond...!...John Calder
Desmond...!...John Calder Hart was the Chairman of the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation...SHC...when he was "hauled" into a "Parliamentary Committee" in 1986 to answer for the funding operations related to the SHC..."the question was put to him...MONEY is dissappearing faster than the sinking Titanic but we don't have any HOUSES to show for it...could you explain..."...he went to Trinidad...! ...he' been there ever since...!
...check the website...!
...Saskatchewan may be just waiting for his return...???
...any bets anyone...???
Goodluck...!
Trini.t.o.o
Do we have an extradition
Do we have an extradition treaty with Canada? Maybe not pre-1985, that's why we couldn't bring back O'Hallaran? Maybe the AG could look into this matter to see whether the 1985 Extradition law covers Canada as a declared Commonwealth country.
Is this John Calder Hart the one and the same Calder Hart, aka Caulder as christened by my friend Gardenia?
The Prince, see you are
The Prince, see you are making good use of your soap box today.
I believe that we do have an extradition .. with Canada.
I don't think that O'Hallaran was ever hiding in Canada though ... was he not in one of those Caribbean islands where he could not be touched. The country's money had been traced to a mega building in Toronto.
He looks like a culder to me - right out of the cauldron - the boiling pot! He was way ahead of my christening ... covering his tracks?
We now need a 'shake down'. Get A.G. to start working on extradition .. He has become a thorn in the side of the P.M. of T&T.
Gardenia
Gardenia, I've lost track of
Gardenia, I've lost track of the whereabouts of those felons. I thought one went to Canada, another to Costa Rica and a third to Panama. Last I heard they went down to hell and were having a hell of a party with Jacob from Panama, dancing back to back, belly to belly, they don't care a damn, they dead done aready. Anyhow, they couldn't take the money where they eventually landed up. But we can encourage the AG to do some forward planning and start drafting the extradition papers. But if he is part of the problem, can he be part of the solution? Just wondering....Why not ask your friend Rowley to prod him?
QUOTES FROM PANDAY
QUOTES FROM PANDAY -
Panday quotes you do not hear,
1) If you put PNM in power the Crime and Corruption will get worse.
2) COP will not win a seat.
3) Unity is necessary for the opposition to govern.
4) If a teacher abandons his classroom, he is behaving like a criminal. Not the propaganda version designed to discredit him "Teachers are criminals".
5) Changing the name from Government Pension to a Grant would work against the pensioners. A pension you can’t take away at any time.
6) You can pass as many laws as you want but if the government does not have the will to fight crime nothing will change.
7) The attack on Sat Sharma is an attack on the judiciary, and an attempt to control them
8) Political Interference in the Judiciary makes us wary of giving up the Privy Council. There should be a wide consultation and a referendum before any change.
9) we will leave no child behind, it will only add to the crime problem
oh confused one, this post
oh confused one, this post belongs in the Panday Brown Nose Thread
Bless you Mr Rowley Sir
Bless you Mr Rowley Sir
Now that you have issued this challenge to Prime Minister Manning, let us see who else within the PNM will continue to follow blindly. A lot of us (Joe and Jane Public) are seeing "the tail wagging the dog" which is not restricted to Udecott, but, I can take that as a start - and more people within the 'system' have to start shaking the tree. Let us take the pain, the licks, our dose of epsom salts, but let us bring an end to this shocking waste of our 'common wealth', now.
“Now the question is this, if the contract was awarded for $134 million, why was Udecott borrowing $170 million for the contact?”
Hmmmm. If you round up $170 to the nearest hundred million, we get $200 million. This 'magical' figure of $200 million keeps cropping up. Anyone has any ideas why? Any amateur numerologists out there who could educate me on this 'magical', 'mystical' number of $200 million?
La Diva
Trini t.o.o You made my day,
Trini t.o.o You made my day, I know these situations, I have travelled over 80 countries in the world, been to some former CIS countries, met the CIS Mafias face to face as a TRini colour helps you, and i saw foreigners there to make money. THey dont belong but the locals were wary bout them, How come Hart walked into TT without anyone being wise? We are so stupid in Govt, So send Hart Home then? is the cry as they waiting for him? We will get him in TT though but only with Dr Rowley as the Prime mInister. I like this Dr Rowley guy. I think I could click here. Please get Dr Rowley i/c of TT.
PNM MOST CORRUPT GOVT EVER
PNM MOST CORRUPT GOVT EVER -
PNM is the most corrupt government that T&T ever had, from O'Halloran and Prevatt to UDECOTT and Hart. PNM correcting corruption is like Satan correcting sin. PNM is more corrupt than all other governments put together.
Yes, one can imagine the
Yes, one can imagine the hurt you must feel as half a million people believe that your false god is a much worse option than the corrupt PNM. But why you complaining? YOU have the PNM there, keep supporting the only politician ever to be convicted of a crime and together with his unemployed wife with several more court cases pending for corruption and misbehaviour in public office. Them make the PNM look like choir boys. You like it so, stop complaining!
IF YOU DISAGREE
IF YOU DISAGREE -
If you disagree with Rowley, why don't you just come out and say so instead of beating about the bush.
I made my agreement with Dr.
I made my agreement with Dr. Rowley plain to see... on this very thread.
If you choose to be blind, that is your own affair. Seek religion. You like it so, stop complaining!
...yep, but we've only just
...yep, but we've only just begun, there is more, much more to come!!!...the legal birds are coming home to roost....just wait...
It's great to see many
It's great to see many coming forward and applauding Dr. Rowley for his stance in this Udecott affair. Initially, many thought he had gone down the wrong road (we know he says it as it is) and the treatment he received was justified. Now that the horse has bolted, we are as convinced as we could ever be that someone has to be made to answer for the wrongdoings we have heard about which took place and probably is still taking place at Udecott. The entire country should be thanking Dr. Rowley for allowing himself to be the sacrificial lamb. I feel sorry for the PM. What a shame!! Everyone is seeing and smelling the rottenness which has been exposed except the PM and his minions. Shame on Emily Dick-Forde for her stance in the matter. It's too late now for the lame excuses and attempts to justify Udecott's operations...we have seen for ourselves. Way to go Dr.Rowley.
PNM DISTRACTIONS/PROPAGANDA
PNM DISTRACTIONS/PROPAGANDA -
To change the topic when thing are not looking good. PNM tries to distract us by changing the topic with,
1) Who we go put.
2) They thief more.
3) They are fighting.
4) He has cases before court.
5) We have the treasury.
6) Is we people
7) They did give up on crime
8)Collateral Damage
9) It does happen all over the world.
10) Its a blip
Desmond & The
Desmond & The Prince...!
...John Calder Hart is the one and same Calder Hart of UdeCOTT fame...and the same one as referred to by Gardenia as "Caulder Hart"...!
...if I am not mistaken, I believe he went to Dalhousie University in Halifax...with one ANDRE MONTEIL...of the PNM Party's fame (either Chairman or Secretary???)and also PATRICK'S one time buddy and side-kick...and financial guru...remember the $110 million dollar Andre Monteil fiasco just before the last election in 2007....no enquiry into that yet either...???
...wonder why now..???...put Calder Hart, Andre Monteil and Patrick in the same room...and see what you get..."leh we fire Rowley...right..?..he know too much, and he getting too darn close"...some "wajank behaviour..eh..???...boy the shoe pinching..!!
Goodluck...!
Trini.t.o.o
Trini.t.o.o. - thanks for
Trini.t.o.o. - thanks for connecting the dots for us ... read some of this somewhere before - was well documented .. the reason for his move from Canada to T&T and his friend Monteil, etc.
My friend, there are too many questionable items on the agenda that some gets shoved to the back of the line. Too much for the average person to have to deal with?
Gardenia
Poor Patrick Manning. I
Poor Patrick Manning. I sincerely hope that he retires after this turn in office, and let T&T get what they wish for - a change of government. And I wish him a long and peaceful retirement - I really do. But will we stop complaining? No - after the initial witchhunt and accusations are over, within one year we'll be even more disgruntled than we are today. Will we ever be a happy, contented people? I say NO. We have become a mauvais langue people, criticising our leaders - whether it's Manning, or Panday, Robinson or Richards - we pass our mouths relentlessly on our leaders - and each other. And don't say no, for in the early days of the 1990 coup when telephone lines were crossed my phone was crossed with someone who identified herself as being in Newtown, and in the few lines of conversation I overheard, they were laughing and were so happy that ABU Bakr had Robinson imprisoned in Parliament, and literally wished that they would 'shoot he tail". That's our people Trinidad, and if anyone thinks they can lead this nation and get a kinder reception --- wake up -- u gotta be dreaming.
I cannot agree with
I cannot agree with mariannette that we criticize our leaders and pass our mouths on them as though they are singled out for such attacks. The truth is any and everyone who finds themselves on the wrong side of the fence is scolded by the public, prince or pauper. I don't know that our leaders should be dealt with differently. As a matter of fact, they should be exemplars and strive to walk the straight and narrow road. If this nation is to be healed then it must begin at the head.
MARIANNETTE WHAT WE DID WE
MARIANNETTE WHAT WE DID WE DO WITH UNC -
We fired UNC and Panday is before the courts. How come yuh sorry for Manning now? You are behaving like our leaders are above the fray is only the people doing it to them. They doing it to one another to a greater degree and the people suffering. They must do we what they want and thief out the money and we must keep quiet. We is some kind ah bobolee. No where except in a banana republic do people accept such total corruption and incompetence.
Marianette - You say "Poor
Marianette - You say "Poor Patrick Manning".
But, where is your empathy for the people of this country who are suffering under his watch. He is living the disgraceful life of utter luxury and distanced himself from the people he is supposed to serve. He serves a different master now - UDeCOTT and Mr. Mart, and his delusions of grandeur. As citizens of T&T we have to call upon him to account for his version of governance. Mr. Manning sitting as P.M. is not a RIGHT but a privilege we gave to him when we voted him into office..
In his personal life he can conduct himself in any way he desires - He can worship the devil or join a cult, live in a nudist colony, have a harem, smoke his joint, sleep all day, or live a life of laziness, etc. That will be none of our business, and we should not stick our noses into his 'personal' affairs.
Unfortunately, for you apparently, he is the Prime Minister of T&T and his governance is our business, as he is our employee and he must account to us. So you see Marianette, we are being professional in our dealing with this P.M. and his Administration.
We put him in office and he has to answer to us. Remember T&T is still a democracy, and not yet a dictarship?
If you look at Mr. Manning and feel sorry for him; you are free to do so.
When we call his governance into question, we have the right to do so, and we do not appreciate anyone, you included Marianette, attempting to chastise us for exercising our freedom of free speech in this our own country, one that is still a democracy.
Have a nice day and enjoy the freedoms we still have.
Gadenia
Mata Hari!! Poor Marianette!
Mata Hari!! Poor Marianette! Poor Patrick Manning! I almost feel sorry for them. But I suppose they asked for it. But what lingual acid spewing eruptions!! Was broken bottle on today's lunch menu?