Kevaughn Medine has won the first ever Corporate King of Kings.Medine, an employee of National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB), with his selection, titled Can Somebody Tell Me What We Are Fighting For, beat a field of 17 competitors at the competition at the National Academy for Performing Arts, Port-of-Spain, on Sunday.Dressed in military uniform Medine put on mini skits depicting different ways persons were killed in T&T.The answer to his question was that society was really rotting at the core.A total of 18 contestants had been billed to perform. However, Lyndersay Hay, who was supposed to represent Republic Bank, decided not to compete.No explanation was given for his non-appearance.Kicking off the competition was Claire Williams, representing the Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs.
Second place winner, Damian Torres, brought out a fancy sailor, a cricketer and a few other props to bring his point across.He believed T&T's problems were many and were not secluded to politics.Khadja Antoine, third place winner, received the most crowd response during her rendition, titledIs We, which highlighted the point that she did not understand what all the celebrations in the country were about.She believed that celebrations were premature because murders, teenage pregnancy, vagrancy and many more ills were still prevalent in the society.
Guardian Media Limited was represented by Sports Editor Valentino Singh, who touched on the sensitive subject of racial issues.In his selection,The Race Myth, Singh gave examples of reasons why there were no true racial complications in the country.He said emphatically all "we have to do is look around and see how many douglas there are among us."The first place winner received $25,000 and a challenge trophy while both second and third place winners received $15,000 and $10,000 respectively.All other contestants received a $500 appearance fee.