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Wednesday, March 13, 2024 GUARDIAN OF THE PEOPLE No 40299 guardian.co.tt Haiti crisis
Undertakers remove the skeletal
remains believed to be that of PAGE 10
18-year-old Hannah Mathura from
her family’s Valsayn South home
yesterday. PICTURE ABRAHAM DIAZ

HOUSE OF
Teen’s bones found at family’s Valsayn home after 7 years
Police probe other ‘strange’ happenings
4 siblings detained; male relative on the run PAGE 5

SSA officers PAGE 6

quizzed; PM says
be patient on probe
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The
News
Digest
Today’s stories
in capsule
OPINION
Caricom’s
Haiti moment
Despite Ariel Henry’s resigna-
tion offer—and it is provisional
upon several important pre-
requisites—Caricom delibera-
tions and action on Haiti have
still fallen short of an ultimate
solution, but so has every
other prescription from every-
one else.
The main difference, though,
is that the regional grouping is
engaging the deadly situation
fully mindful of the contagion
of chaos, the requirements of
enlightened self-interest, and
a sense of fraternal responsi-
bility.
The latter, of course, pre-
vails even though Haiti’s mem-
bership had defied even CLR
James’ notion of “nat-
ural (West Indian)
unity.” But the re-
gional movement
has long crossed
that important
and seriously diffi-
cult Rubicon.
— Wesley Gibbings
Page 12
SEA pupils told: Focus on
academics and being good
SASCHA WILSON
Senior Reporter
sascha.wilson@guardian.co.tt
Secondary Entrance Assessment
(SEA) pupils of Windermere Pri-
vate School in San Fernando were
advised to focus not only on aca-
demics but also on being good.
Presbyterian Rev Joy Abdul-Mo-
han offered the advice last week
as she prayed for their success at
the March 21 SEA exam during a
service at the school.
Noting the school’s motto Live,
Love and Learn, Abdul-Mohan
advised, “So if you get scared so
much and you let the exam rock
the boat of your life and the winds
LEAD STORY
Grisly discovery at
Valsayn horror house
The skeletal remains of an 18-year-
old girl who was not reported
missing for seven years by rela-
tives were discovered in a shallow
grave at the family home at Butu
Road, South Valsayn, yesterday.
The bones of Hannah Mathura
were reportedly exhumed from
the family’s home. Police said the
backyard of the family’s home
may have been Mathura’s final
resting place as they recovered
human bones believed to be hers.
Police said officers of the St Jo-
seph Police Station were called to
the Valsayn South ... —Page 5
A squirrel eats a nut from a tree at the
Royal Botanical Gardens, Port-of-Spain, yesterday.
PICTURE KERWIN PIERRE
and waves, you wouldn’t really be
able to live. You will forget how
to love and, oh boy, you wouldn’t
want to learn.”
She also advised them to focus
on being good. “Writing the exam
is not just about books. It’s not just
about being the best and going to
the so-called prestige schools. It’s
about being the best human being
that you can ever be, being kind,
compassionate, caring.”
She said it was also about being
a change agent. When you learn
you must be a change agent to go
out there and speak out against
injustice. Noting that Friday was
International Women’s Day, she
added, “Women are excelling in
NEWS
SSA deputy head,
‘church hires’ quizzed
Retired Brigadier Anthony
Philips-Spencer, the acting di-
rector of the Strategic Services
Agency (SSA), conducted a two-
day inquiry at the agency.
The inquiry involved officers
who are assigned to the Jerusalem
Bride ( JB church) in Arima.
However, Guardian Media un-
derstands that five officers, in-
cluding the Deputy Director of
Administration Joanne Daniel,
had their company-issued devices
and clearances revoked.
Up to last night, they remained
employees of the ... —Page 6
education in different disciplines
in careers and we’re not only
talking about the normal run-of-
the-mill careers. The mummies
at home, I call them the first en-
gineers in life, they are homemak-
ers who do the job that no other
... the schools, no one else could,
with the daddies, of course.”
She said, however, that they
also celebrate men who treat
women as equal partners in the
progressive development of T&T
and the world.
Principal Laureen Debance-Mi-
sir also advised pupils to believe
in themselves. “God always has a
plan and we just have to believe
that we can and we will,” she said.
INTERNATIONAL
Quote of the Day
Preparations for new
leadership as Haitian
PM Ariel Henry resigns
“I can be changed
by what happens to
Politicians across Haiti are scram-
bling for power after Prime Min- me. But I refuse to be
ister Ariel Henry announced
reduced by it.”
yesterday that he would resign
once a transitional presidential
council is created. — Maya Angelou
But elbowing their way into the
race are powerful gangs that con-
trol 80 per cent of Haiti’s capital
and demand a say in the future of
the troubled country under siege.
No one mentioned the armed
108
groups as Caribbean leaders con-
—Page 14
gratulated ...
WEATHER
SUNNY & BREEZY
Mostly sunny and at times breezy
conditions despite the odd brief
shower. Fair night.
Piarco Max 33°C Min 24°C
Crown Point Max 32°C Min 25°C
YESTERDAY’S RESULTS
10.30 am: 20 (Dog)
1 pm: 5 (Parson Man)
4 pm: 21 (Mouth)
7 pm: 21 (Mouth)
10.30 am: 22, 14
1 pm: 29, 28
4 pm: 32, 5
7pm: 26, 11
10.30 am: 7, 8, 6, 4
1 pm: 3, 9, 3, 1
4 pm: 9, 3, 8, 7
7 pm: 1, 6, 6, 7
3, 5, 13, 16, 17 M: 3
Presbyterian Rev Joy Abdul-Mohan receives a token on International
Women’s Day from Zaraa-Marie Ali at Windermere Private School.
PICTURE IVAN TOOLSIE
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Grisly discovery at
Valsayn horror house
... neighbours report strange occurrences where teen’s skeletal remains found
SHANE SUPERVILLE
Senior Reporter
shane.superville@guardian.co.tt
The skeletal remains of an 18-year-
old girl, whose body was buried
seven years ago, were discovered
in a shallow grave at the family
home at Butu Road, South Val-
sayn, yesterday.
The bones of Hannah Mathura
were reportedly exhumed from
the family’s home. Police said the
backyard of the family’s home
may have been Mathura’s final
resting place as they recovered
human bones believed to be hers.
Police said officers of the St Jo-
seph Police Station were called to
the Valsayn South home on Sun-
day by a relative who reported
that Mathura’s body was buried
in a shallow grave in the yard.
However, a male relative ran
out of the house before officers
arrived and remained at large up
to yesterday evening. Four sib-
lings between the ages of 17 to 24
were found at the home. How-
ever, neighbours said that over
the years about eight children
were living at the home.
The officers, accompanied by
their colleagues from the Hom-
icide Bureau of Investigations
Region II, visited the scene on
Tuesday with an excavator from
the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional
Corporation where they made the
grisly discovery.
Mathura has been reportedly
buried since 2017.
Sources said the remains were
clad in what appeared to be a tube
top, a pair of red pants and under-
wear.
When Guardian Media visited
the scene yesterday afternoon,
one neighbour described the situ-
ation as “the plot of a Hollywood
movie,” and said while the cir-
MP shocked, traumatologist wants assessment of survivors
DAREECE POLO
Senior Reporter
dareece.polo@guardian.co.tt
MP for St Augustine Khadijah
Ameen has expressed alarm over
the discovery of a teenager’s
corpse within her constituency.
Ameen said while she did not
know all of the details surround-
ing the incident, the situation was
frightening.
“What I can tell you is that
residents of Valsayn South are
shocked and concerned about the
discovery. I hope that whoever is
responsible is brought to justice
and the other victims in the situa-
tion get suitable counselling.”
A Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation excavator is used to remove the remains of a body believed to be Hannah
Mathura’s, at Butu Road, Valsayn.
cumstances were bizarre, it was
not necessarily surprising, noting
the “eccentric behaviour” of the
family.
One neighbour who asked not
to be named said he was a “life-
long resident” of Butu Road and
was accustomed to hearing loud
arguments.
Recalling hearing a commotion
as early as Sunday, mere minutes
before the police were called, the
man said it did not arouse his sus-
picions as such arguments were
relatively common.
“Since I was growing up here
the behaviour of the people in
St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen
PICTURE VASHTI SINGH
Also reacting to the find was
the president and chief executive
officer of the Centre for Human
Development, clinical traumatol-
that house has been strange.
When the children would go to
school, the car would park right
in front of the front door and a
tarp would be held up to block
the children as they went into the
vehicle.
“There is even a portion of the
house where there doesn’t seem
to be any electricity and at night
we would see lights being moved
around like flashlights.”
The neighbour said he never
had any interactions with Ma-
thura or any of the children who
lived at the house, admitting that
many residents on Butu Road
President of the Centre for Human
Development, clinical
traumatologist Hanif E A Benjamin
ogist Hanif E A Benjamin.
Benjamin, who was once chair-
man of the Children’s Authority,
PICTURE ABRAHAM DIAZ
kept to themselves.
“It’s a strange situation, really.
We know there were about eight
children at the home but when
we stopped seeing her we really
didn’t think much of it.”
Pointing to the sprawling com-
pound, he said the eccentricities
of the family were known among
residents.
“People just kept to themselves
here. Sometimes you may see one
or two of the children outside but
this was something we didn’t ex-
pect.
“This is horrible because it lit-
erally happened right under our
said the individuals who were at
the home could have easily been
lost to society if they never en-
tered the school system.
He said the children’s parents
could have easily said they were
home-schooled, which means
neighbours may not have known
what heinous activities might
have been taking place.
The traumatologist also ex-
pressed concern that they may
have suffered classic condition-
ing. He is therefore urging author-
ities to evaluate the survivors.
“You need to now look at the
survivors and what is going on
there. So, immediately, these
people should be pulled aside and
news 5
noses.”
Divisional police were still
cross-referencing reports with
the Anti-Kidnapping Squad to
determine if Mathura was ever re-
ported missing to police.
While at the scene, undertakers
were seen removing a body bag
containing the skeletal remains
in the back of their van as curious
neighbours looked on from be-
hind the walls of their homes.
Contacted for comment, the
head of the North-Central Divi-
sion Snr Supt Richard Smith said
while inquiries are ongoing, the
remains are strongly believed to
be those of Mathura.
He acknowledged the strange
circumstances surrounding the
discovery of the remains, adding
that now more than ever crimes
must be brought to light.
“This is a perfect example
of what can happen if we keep
things to ourselves and withhold
information. I’m asking the public
to be their brother’s keeper.
“We have neighbours living
next to each other and they don’t
even say hello. We have neigh-
bours living near each other and
they haven’t seen each other in
months, how can that be?”
Smith said while relatives at the
house were assisting police with
their investigation, he was reluc-
tant to confirm if anyone was ar-
rested.
Four of the siblings were in po-
lice custody at the Arouca station
yesterday where they were being
questioned.
As the sun set in the neigh-
bourhood, police continued their
inquiries by interviewing neigh-
bours as curious residents from
other streets, on hearing of the
incident, walked up to the house
to see the location.
clinical trauma assessments need
to be done to figure out their cog-
nitive functioning—where they are
at, what’s going on.”
Furthermore, Benjamin said
across T&T, children are left out
of the system which is a cause for
concern. “This is not the first sce-
nario where we see people locked
away, hidden away. There are peo-
ple living in Trinidad who have not
been part of the formal Trinidad in
terms of birth paper, registration,
school, and vaccination. Those are
the kinds of things that we use to
tie people to a country.”
Guardian Media reached out to
the Children’s Authority for a re-
sponse but was unsuccessful.
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New acting head of intelligence agency conducts two-day inquiry ...
SSA deputy director, ‘church hires’ quizzed
ASHA JAVEED
Lead Editor Investigations
asha.javeed@guardian.co.tt
Retired Brigadier Anthony
Philips-Spencer, the acting di-
rector of the Strategic Services
Agency (SSA), conducted a two-
day inquiry at the agency.
The inquiry involved officers
who are assigned to the Jerusa-
lem Bride ( JB church) in Arima.
However, Guardian Media un-
derstands that five officers, in-
cluding the Deputy Director of
Administration Joanne Daniel,
had their company-issued de-
vices and clearances revoked.
Up to last night, they remained
employees of the agency and
Daniel had her laptop and phone
returned.
However, her security clear-
ance was not.
Daniel, an active member of
the church, was the wife of Andy
Daniel, a closed-circuit television
(CCTV) contractor who was mur-
dered on the highway on Novem-
ber 11, 2023.
Intelligence sources identified
the killing of Andy Daniel as a
possible reason for the shake-up
taking place at the SSA right now.
On March 2, in a Facebook
post, the Office of the Prime Min-
ister issued a statement which
said that the director of the SSA,
Major Roger Best was sent on ad-
ministrative leave and that T&T
Ambassador to the US, Anthony
Philips-Spencer was appointed
acting director.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Row-
ley said Best was sent on leave
based on troubling information
PM asks for ‘a little patience’ as SSA probe proceeds
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley addressing the gathering at the sod turning
ceremony at Citrus Close Housing Development, Laventille, yesterday.
PICTURE VASHTI SINGH
Retired Brigadier and
former Ambassador
Anthony Phillips-Spencer
provided to the National Secu-
rity Council (NSC) by the Trini-
dad and Tobago Police Service
(TTPS).
The information, he said, war-
ranted drastic intervention.
Pastor Ian Albert Ezekiel
Brown, has come forward to
claim he is a spy at the SSA be-
cause his cover was blown when
police raided his church on
March 9.
However, Guardian Media was
told by intelligence sources that
Brown is actually a consultant to
Best at the agency.
Best is one of nine elders in
Brown’s church.
Brown told Guardian Media
SSA SHAKEUP
Former SSA director
Major Roger Best
PICTURE LINKEDIN
yesterday that if he had made
himself public in the media, the
members of his church who are
officers would have been fired.
One of the people who he
claimed is on the firing line is his
son, who he said was employed
at the agency before him.
He said he was “keeping watch”
over how the matters were han-
dled and depending on the out-
come, would determine his next
course of action.
He said, as it stands, he was not
asked to be part of the inquiry
and still has his company-issued
phone and laptop, as well as his
firearm which was issued to him
from the SSA.
JESSE RAMDEO
Senior reporter
jess.ramdeo@cnc3.co.tt
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley
has asked the public to be “pa-
tient” as an investigation into the
Strategic Services Agency takes
place.
Following the sod-turning cer-
emony for the Citrus Close Hous-
ing Development yesterday, the
Prime Minister was questioned
about the latest developments
regarding the SSA, the country’s
top intelligence agency.
On March 2, the Office of the
Prime Minister announced that
“the National Security Council
has recommended to the Cabinet
that the head of the SSA be re-
placed immediately and that new
leadership and management be
installed with despatch.”
Yesterday, the Prime Minister
assured, “Action is being taken to
right the ship.”
Since the shake-up at the
SSA, there have been calls for
an explanation with Opposition
Brown said, in his view, he is
still an employee of the SSA and
does not believe he had breached
the SSA Act.
Section 5 (2) of the Act said that:
“Every employee of the Agency
shall, at the commencement of
his duties with the Agency, take
the oath of allegiance and secrecy
stated in the Schedule.”
Meanwhile, Section 8 (3) said:
“Any person who contravenes
subsection (1) is guilty of an of-
fence and is liable on conviction
on indictment to a fine of one
hundred thousand dollars and to
imprisonment for ten years.”
Brown worried about his life
When he spoke to Guardian
Media by telephone yesterday,
Brown said he was on a hill in
central Trinidad.
He said that now that his iden-
tity was public, he was a target.
Brown, who said he hosted a
one-hour special on Issac 98.1,
did an interview with Power 102
yesterday morning in which he
recounted his relationships with
former and present commission-
ers of police as well as the former
head of the disbanded Special
Anti-Crime Unit of T&T, Brigadier
Peter Joseph.
He said that his relationship
with the intelligence world began
with Joseph.
The self-described “very
skilled” 70-year-old said that he
was a contractor and a pastor and
this allowed him to get informa-
tion on gangs which was useful to
the country’s intelligence arms.
“I am a threat,” he stated.
His logic is his publicity pre-
members demanding answers.
Oropouche East MP Dr Roodal
Moonilal posed questions to the
Prime Minister about it in Parlia-
ment.
There have also been startling
claims made by Pastor Ian Brown
about his role as a spy at the SSA
and other allegations. Guardian
Media was told by intelligence
sources that their recollection of
Brown at the agency was as an ad-
viser to Major Best. Sources said
he was commonly called Best’s
“prophetic adviser”. Brown was
also made an SRP.
However, Rowley called for
composure as the investigation
unfolded, “All I ask for is a little
patience as the investigations
proceed and the requisite actions
are taken.”
He also issued a warning to
members of the Opposition
against peddling misleading in-
formation as it relates to the
incident which resulted in the
sudden replacement of the head
of the agency, Major Roger Best,
with Ambassador (Retired) Brig-
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vents anything from happening
to him although he is prepared
for all eventualities now that he
has come forward.
Asked whether he had tenta-
cles in other arms of the coun-
try’s national security apparatus,
he admitted to knowing officers
throughout given his long associ-
ation with different agencies.
However, he said it was Best
and Daniel, who attend his
church, who have supported him
the most because he “just don’t
trust the police.”
As for Andy Daniel’s murder,
Brown claimed he spoke to him
weeks before on his safety.
“He didn’t know where his wife
was working, he just knew Na-
tional Security. But we sat down
a few weeks before and warned
him, that the way he was doing
business was putting his life in
jeopardy,” he claimed.
Brown said that Andy Daniel
was installing CCTV cameras for
politicians (who he identified)
and members of a religious or-
ganisation and would retain the
admin rights.
Asked how this could relate to
the SSA shake-up, he said that
Andy and Joanne were members
of his church.
Guardian Media asked Brown
whether there was a hit squad in
the SSA.
“That is far from the truth,” he
said.
Guardian Media reported that
while employed at the agency,
Brown was not vetted for the job
but earned a monthly consulting
fee from the agency estimated to
be $25,000 a month.
adier Anthony Phillips-Spencer.
On Monday, Moonilal con-
demned the decision of the Joint
Select Committee into National
Security not to look into the SSA
matter.
JSC Chairman Keith Scotland
stated that the move to convene
a meeting was premature.
Rowley noted that the matter
was in the hands of police and
took Moonilal to task for sug-
gesting that no inquiry had com-
menced.
“It is quite mischievous for a
member of Parliament to come
out and say no investigation is
taking place and therefore the
Parliament should investigate
what they are attempting to pre-
tend. They know better, is that
the Government could come and
go to the Parliament and start
talking about the innards of a po-
lice investigation and in the event
that any person is held accounta-
ble the person can have all kinds
of misconduct on the path of the
government and prime minister,”
he said.
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Kamla, Moonilal want
answers on pastor’s claims
GAIL ALEXANDER
Senior Political Reporter
UNC Political Leader and Opposition
Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has de-
manded answers on who is the alleged
minister with so-called “underworld
links”. She also called for the Gov-
ernment to halt the property tax and
revert to the 2009 land and building
taxes.
“People can tolerate a slight increase
against those 2009 rates, but these
property tax valuations are wicked
and unfair,” Persad-Bissessar added at
UNC’s Monday night cottage meeting
at Pointe-a-Pierre.
Following Pastor Ian Brown’s claim
that he was a spy with the Strategic
Services Agency (SSA), Persad-Bisses-
sar demanded answers on the iden-
tity of the government official whom
Brown alleged has “underwork links”.
Persad-Bissessar said, “This man is
brave and bold to say so—who is this
government ‘official’?
“Did the Government send TTPS to
raid the pastor’s house because they’re
afraid the pastor may have information
on alleged criminal activities related to
this Government? Who are the ‘two
ministers’ the SSA was ‘surveilling’?
“They have the TTPS wildly search-
ing buildings for this information. But
this information may already be in
some people’s mailboxes.”
Persad-Bissessar slammed it as a
frightening, dangerous sign that the
SSA now has what she called a “hand-
picked” person as its head. “Don’t fall
for the smoke and mirrors—the big dis-
traction and narrative that there was
a significant national security threat,”
she added.
Retired Brigadier and former ambas-
sador Anthony Phillips-Spencer was
appointed as acting director of the SSA
after Major Roger Best, the agency’s
director, was sent on administrative
leave.
Meanwhile, UNC deputy political
leader Dr Roodal Moonilal said the
country needs a credible explanation
on the expanding issues concerning
the Strategic Services Agency includ-
ing the three-year employment of Pas-
tor Brown.
He said explanations are also needed
on whether Police Commissioner Erla
SSA SHAKE-UP
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-
Bissessar, speaks during the UNC
Cottage Meeting at the Macaulay
Community Centre on Monday night.
PICTURE INNIS FRANCIS
Harewood-Christopher is aware of the
“senior police official” with whom
Brown allegedly met.
Moonilal made the call via a state-
ment yesterday after Brown’s recent
claims on the SSA issue. The SSA’s di-
rector Major Roger Best was sent on
administrative leave two weeks ago
and an audit has been launched by the
new acting director retired Brigadier
Anthony Phillips-Spencer. Prime Min-
ister Dr Keith Rowley said the decision
to remove Best was based on troubling
information provided to the National
Security Council (NSC) by the TTPS.
Police recently raided the home of
Brown who claimed to have been a
“SSA spy” and SR officer who “worked
closely with past and present police
commissioners.”
Brown also alleged to have informa-
tion on “government official” and “un-
derworld ties”.
Moonilal said, “The country needs a
credible explanation for the three-year
employment of Pastor Brown, includ-
ing his bona-fide accreditation as a
Special Reserve Policeman. Commis-
sioner Harewood-Christopher must
respond to his stunning spying disclo-
sures and indicate the nature and ex-
tent of his duties.
“The current and former senior
police officials identified by Pastor
Brown must tell the country all they
know about the bizarre sequence of
developments leading to the shocking
implosion of the SSA.
“Police Commissioner Hare-
wood-Christopher must state whether
she is aware of the senior police offi-
cial with whom Pastor Brown regularly
met in surreptitious Watergate-style to
discuss highly confidential intelligence
material.”
Moonilal added, “The Commis-
sioner has a responsibility to indicate
whether she knew of the investigation
by the intelligence organisation into
two alleged prominent government
ministers for alleged ties to the under-
world and widespread corruption.
“The country deserves to know
whether the unprecedented midnight
raid of SSA offices and the pre-dawn
search of Pastor Brown’s home by
some 100 police officers were aimed
at seizing documents pertinent to the
sensitive probe.”
Moonilal alleged “evidence sug-
gests” that the crackdown last week-
end, “was meant to destroy relevant
evidence and get rid of and persecute
the investigators.”
He added, “This matter is extremely
troubling and reveals an appalling
abuse of power by the authoritarian
Rowley administration and the out-
rageous undermining of critical inde-
pendent institution.”
Moonilal said the Joint Select Com-
mittee ( JSC) on National Security failed
the country by its refusal to investigate
the matter and ascertain the facts.
Moonilal said T&T was still awaiting
disclosure on Best’s removal and the
return of Phillips-Spencer to run the
SSA.
Hinds: Not taking
‘lady’ seriously
National Security Minister Fitzger-
ald Hinds responded to calls from
Guardian Media regarding the call for
answers by the UNC and Opposition
Leader.
Hinds said he does not take Per-
sad-Bissessar seriously.
“I don’t take that lady seriously!
She’s nothing more than an unsober,
unsteady, unprincipled, unwanted
loser. She dwells in the “un”! The Op-
position Leader was the single prime
minister, who lead the most corrupt
government this country has ever
known! You just have to watch and
recall her choices, her friends and her
government of 2010, to see the real un-
derworld. A murky world in which she
reigns supreme,” Hinds said.
news 7
The incomplete Eden Restored Church of pastor Ian Brown at
Caratal, Cumuto. The church was one of three places searched
by police last Saturday.
PICTURE ABRAHAM DIAZ
Cumuto residents say
Brown’s church members
cordial but private
JENSEN LA VENDE bours to build a house and
Senior Reporter
they even bought citrus from
jensen.lavende@guardian.co.tt
us as well,” said one resident.
A couple said they were in-
Residents of Sin Verguenza
vited to the church once but
Road, Caratal, Cumuto,
never attended.
where pastor Ian Brown
Brown was appointed a
built a church four years
special reserve police of-
ago, said he and his mem-
ficer in 2021 by then police
bers kept to themselves
commissioner Gary Griffith
mainly whenever they vis-
and immediately assigned to
ited the area.
the Strategic Service Agency
They said since the raid
(SSA) under the leadership
over the weekend, they are
of its director Major Roger
no longer seeing church
Best. Best was sent on ad-
members coming or going
ministrative leave on the
from the compound.
advice of Prime Minister Dr
Those who spoke with
Keith Rowley on March 2.
Guardian Media did not
Residents spoke in hushed
want to be identified. Resi- tones when they mentioned
dents said they began seeing that the land the church was
heavily tinted vehicles enter
built on was rumoured to be
the community about ten
connected to two murders.
years ago and four years ago
That allegation could not be
began seeing and hearing
substantiated by Guardian
of a church being built. The
Media.
residents said the members
Residents said on March
would usually visit on Tues-
9, there were marked police
days, weekends and public
vehicles that came into the
holidays but after last Sat-
area. The officers searched
urday’s raid, they have not
the church and another
seen anyone.
church belonging to Brown
“We never had issues with
at Aleong Street, Malabar,
them, they would pass in a
as well as Brown’s home a
contingent and usually greet
block away. Police retrieved
neighbours. One time mem-
uniforms and other po-
bers of the regiment helped
lice-issued items during the
grade a lot of land for neigh-
searches.

Former top cop: Nation owed an explanation

ANNALISA PAUL
Senior Reporter
anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt
Former police commissioner Gary
Griffith said although it has been
just over one week since Major
Roger Best was removed as head
of the Strategic Services Agency
(SSA), the nation is owed an ex-
planation even as investigations
continue apace.
He insisted yesterday that an
update should be provided to the
national community after it was
claimed that national security
could be compromised.
Referring to the sudden
shake-up on March 2, which saw
Best being removed, and replaced
by retired Brigadier General An-
thony Phillips-Spencer, Griffith
said he did not doubt that the lat-
ter would conduct a thorough and
transparent investigation and one
which was free of political bias.
Delving into the unfolding con-
troversy surrounding the oper-
ations of the SSA and the hiring
of Special Reserve Police (SRP)
officer Pastor Ian Albert Eze-
kiel Brown who claimed to have
been spying on the SSA, Griffith
explained the process used to re-
cruit such people.
“SRPs are usually appointed
based on them being a specialist
in a specific field and it is done
worldwide,” he said.
While there are no age-limiting
factors at play and the individual is
not required to be a career police
officer, the former top cop added,
“That only comes when the heads
of specific units make the request
and give the justification, and they
do the due diligence such as the
background checks and send that
to the CoP for approval.”
“In the case of the SSA, it was
no different. There was a request
and the justification that it would
enhance the intelligence capabil-
ity of the SSA.”
He reiterated, “It is done all
over the world.”
Accusing the Government of
employing double standards in
that information acquired was
used to justify the removal of
Best, Griffith said Rowley was the
same person who had previously
insisted that government officials
could not be fired on the basis of
intelligence alone, but that evi-
dence was needed.
Griffith said questions remained
unanswered as to why Best had
been removed.
Griffith questioned, “Because
a pastor was hired by the SSA ...
that is a reason to fire a director
of the SSA? What is the criminal
offence there?”
Indicating the Prime Minister,
Commissioner of Police Erla Hare-
wood-Christopher, and National
Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds
“owed the country an explanation
whilst not affecting national secu-
rity concerns.”
Griffith said, “What started this
was the police actually taking con-
trol of these buildings.”
He asked, “Who gave the police
authority to do that unless the SSA
gave direct clearance and author-
ity?
“This is not a police state
and the Government needs to
give justification as to who gave
such authorisation and on what
grounds.”
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UNC Political
Leader Kamla
Persad-Bissessar and
PEP political leader
Phillip Alexander
greet each other as
supporters look on
during the UNC’s
Monday night forum
at the Macaulay
Community Centre.
PICTURE INNIS
FRANCIS
Kamla tells small parties to
fight PNM, not each other
GAIL ALEXANDER
Senior Political Reporter
The UNC is ready for the general
election and will close nomina-
tions on April 11 and start screen-
ing in May, political leader Kamla
Persad-Bissessar announced on
Monday night. She said she hopes
to “promote” more councillors or
aldermen, activists and constitu-
ency executives in the upcoming
election.
Persad-Bissessar also urged
smaller parties to fight the PNM,
not each other.
“The time has come for breth-
ren to stop fighting brethren. We
have one common enemy, this
government,” she said at a UNC
cottage meeting in Pointe-a-Pierre
on Monday night.
The meeting was attended by
members of the Progressive Em-
powerment Party (PEP) led by
Phillip Alexander.
“Tonight it feels like the elec-
tion has been called ... The Prime
Minister has said general election
will be soon. The PNM has been
on an election footing ... and UNC
will close nominations on April 11
and start screening in May. The
general election campaign is now
in full swing. Whenever you call
CoP Erla Harewood-Christopher
PICTURE VASHTI SINGH
it, Prime Minister, we’re ready,”
she said.
The UNC’s nominations opened
last December and checks up
to last week showed that more
than 88 nominations had been
received, including a few from
MPs. Last year, several MPs said
they might file close to the end of
nomination. Naparima MP Rod-
ney Charles said he won’t contest
and will retire after the election.
Chaguanas West MP Dinesh Ram-
bally has also signalled that he
won’t contest.
Persad-Bissessar said she didn’t
believe Rowley would call the
election as she noted that his
two PNM meetings in one week
recently were because he had
“gone again” (on his vacation).
She said UNC must not be caught
“napping”.
Describing the UNC as a po-
litical vehicle for all, she added,
“I want to urge smaller parties
... Please, all energy and fight-
ing spirit should be focused on
this wicked Government. UNC’s
house remains open to all with
a shared vision of removing this
wicked government and restoring
good governance in our country.
“Arguing publicly isn’t commu-
nication. It’s noise. We don’t need
CoP says TTPS intent on solving Mayaro killings
ANNALISA PAUL
Senior Reporter
anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt
Police Commissioner Erla Hare-
wood-Christopher yesterday as-
sured relatives of the four men
murdered in Mayaro on Monday
that they will get justice.
In a voice note, the CoP said,
“The quadruple homicide that oc-
curred in the quiet village of Bris-
tol, Mayaro, is of great national
concern and is currently engaging
noise, we need to focus on the
soon-to-be election. Can you im-
agine another term for this Gov-
ernment? Fight the Government,
not each other. Your priority
should always be the people. We
don’t have time to fight anyone
except this wicked Government.
“We must remain laser-focused
on the enemy and not each other.
Our mission is to win the next
general election. If anyone is not
with you, they’re against you
and are surely working with the
PNM.”
Persad-Bissessar warned there
will be all kinds of tactics to dam-
age the UNC “from within and
outside”.
She urged party representa-
tives, “Remember we must put
our rank-and-file supporters
first.”
Noting that in the 2020 elec-
tion, four local representatives
were promoted to Parliament as
MPs, Persad-Bissessar added, “I
hope to promote more council-
lors or aldermen in this election.
I also promoted our activists and
constituency executives. I hope
to promote more.
“The UNC must promote up-
wards from within. Activists must
know they can become coun-
the attention of several units of the
TTPS. This incident is yet another
example of the brazen actions of
the criminals and the challenge we
face in combatting violent crime
on an almost daily basis.
“A clear motive for this incident
has not as yet been ascertained.
Of particular concern to us also
are reports that the perpetrators
of this incident impersonated po-
lice officers by utilising blue lights
and uniforms resembling that of
the TTPS.”
cillors, councillors become MPs
and senators. Candidates will be
selected on merit, not nepotism. I
know who worked and sacrificed.
I know who toiled. I know the
members, supporters, activists,
and local government represent-
atives who work hard to mobilise
for our events and go above and
beyond for this party.
“I know the work is tiring, but
if you can’t handle this pace, you
will not be able to handle the
pace of government. All rank-
and-file members, supporters,
activists, and councillors, you’ve
toiled for nine years, and we’ve
kept together, it’s just a few more
months.”
She also echoed Pointe-a-Pierre
MP David Lee’s call about not al-
lowing ambition to exceed talent.
“There’s space and place for
everyone in UNC. We’ll win the
general election. Stay united, stay
focused, and don’t be distracted
by those who didn’t work or sacri-
fice as you did. Don’t be fooled by
those who push the big lie that the
UNC cannot topple the PNM. The
UNC is a strong force and will be
the next Government,” she said,
noting that 43,000 more people
voted for UNC than for PNM in
the local government elections.
Harewood-Christopher said
the police have adopted a mul-
ti-agency approach to the investi-
gation and are intent on making
a breakthrough in the shortest
possible time.
She added, “We extend our
condolences to the bereaved and
again, we appeal to anyone who
may have any information that
may assist us in our investigation
to call 800-TIPS, 555 or the Ma-
yaro Police Station.”
The victims, all gardeners from
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Mobile network
demands apology
from TSTT
Telecommunications company
BLUE Mobile Network is de-
manding a public apology and
retraction from TSTT and its
acting CEO Kent Western, for
defamatory and erroneous state-
ments made last June 9.
The dispute arose from a
series of events beginning on
March 8, 2023, when STAR
submitted a detailed marketing
proposal for a joint venture to
TSTT’s business development
manager, Darryl Duke.
Following official confirma-
tion of intent to partner from
TSTT’s ICT product manager,
Gertis des Vignes, on April 11,
2023, STAR decided to partner
with Digicel and entered into a
multi-million dollar agreement.
BLUE officials claim that TSTT,
under Lisa Agard’s direction
at the time, sent a letter to the
Telecommunications Authority
of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT)
claiming that the company had
potentially contravened the
Telecommunications Act and
attempted to deceive the public.
According to BLUE Mobile
Network, TSTT also inaccurately
labelled STAR as a Mobile Vir-
tual Network Operator (MVNO),
according to BLUE Mobile Net-
work, assertions made without
basis and with disregard for the
truth.
“STAR - The BLUE Mobile Net-
work has always prided itself on
conducting business with the ut-
most respect for legal standards
and ethics. The baseless accu-
sations made by TSTT have not
only damaged STAR’s reputation
but have also misled the public.
As such, STAR demands that
TSTT issue a public apology and
retract the defamatory state-
ments in question,” the network
said in a release.
“This request encompasses
publications across all tradi-
tional media platforms, includ-
ing a full-page advertisement in
major newspapers and broad-
casts on radio and television,
as well as on social media plat-
forms such as Facebook, Ins-
tagram, and TikTok, within 28
days from today.”
The company said it hoped for
a swift resolution to the matter.
Martha Street, Couva, were shot
while at a camp approximately
half a mile off Basil Trace in Bris-
tol Village.
They were identified as 20-year-
old Jeremiah George, 29-year-old
Dion Keyon Mendoza, 37-year-old
Marcus Buddy and 59-year-old
Buddy George.
They were awakened by six
armed men dressed in police op-
erational wear, made to lie face
down on the ground and then
shot.
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State closes case in 2006
murder of businessman
STORIES BY DEREK ACHONG
Senior Reporter
derek.achong@guardian.co.tt
The State has closed its case
against a man accused of mur-
dering an elderly Caparo busi-
nessman in 2006.
State prosecutors Charmaine
Samuel and Gillana Guy pre-
sented the evidence of their
remaining witnesses when Rich-
ard “Bean” Mc Bain’s trial came
up for hearing before Justice
Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds at the
Hall of Justice in Port-of-Spain
yesterday morning.
The witnesses’ evidence fo-
cused on the pair of pants Mc
Bain was wearing when he alleg-
edly stabbed Stephen Hackshaw
to death during a botched home
invasion on April 16, 2006.
Mc Bain’s former friend, Mar-
vin St Clair, who he worked
with as a mason and sugar cane
harvester, testified that his wife
gave Mc Bain the pair of grey
and black pants, which had be-
longed to her deceased son, sev-
eral months before the attack on
Hackshaw. St Clair claimed he
saw Mc Bain wearing the pants
hours before the attack when he
passed by his house and asked
him for a cigarette.
He also claimed that he saw
Mc Bain with a unique combat
knife, which he is alleged to
have used to murder Hackshaw.
Prosecutors also sought to
lead the evidence of Mervyn
Hall, Mc Bain’s friend, who told
police Mc Bain informed him
about his plan to rob Hackshaw
and came to him for a place to
hide after the murder.
On Monday, Hall’s brother,
Gary Farrell, who allegedly
made similar claims, was
deemed a hostile witness after
Police officer gets leave
to sue CoP over transfer
A police constable has been
given the green light to pursue a
lawsuit against the Office of the
Police Commissioner for failing
to disclose the reasons for issu-
ing him a warning notice and
transferring him from a special-
ised unit.
High Court Judge Avason
Quinlan-Williams yesterday
granted leave for the judicial re-
view case to the officer, whose
identity was withheld due to the
pending disciplinary action.
In June 2022, the officer was
assigned to the Professional
Standards Bureau (PSB) which
is tasked with investigating re-
ports of criminal conduct by po-
lice officers. On June 5 last year,
he received a warning notice for
alleged shortcomings in his per-
formance in terms of reporting,
teamwork and effective commu-
Justice Lisa Ramsumair-Hinds
he claimed he could not remem-
ber giving the information to the
police and refused to testify.
Senior Supt Sean Dhilpaul,
the complainant in the case, de-
tailed the steps he took to locate
Hall before the start of the trial.
Dhilpaul said he visited Hall’s
home at Montrose, Chagua-
nas, and spoke to Farrell, who
claimed his siblings had mi-
grated to Guyana for a job.
Dhilpaul also said that immi-
gration officials indicated that
Hall had not left T&T through a
lawful port as he had never been
issued a passport. He also re-
vealed that while Hall renewed
his driver’s permit in 2022, he
used the same address that he
(Dhilpaul) was familiar with.
Dhilpaul also said that prison
officials told him Hall was not in
their custody.
After hearing the evidence,
Justice Ramsumair-Hinds al-
lowed prosecutors to tender
Hall’s statement, given to police
hours after the murder, into ev-
idence.
In the statement, Hall said
when he refused to allow Mc
Bain to stay at his home after
he confessed to murdering
Hackshaw, Mc Bain left his
blood-stained pants and a bag
containing the alleged murder
nication. The notice indicated
that he could face disciplinary
action if he committed further
breaches.
The following day, a senior
officer took him to the Belmont
Police Station to conduct what
he believed was a routine fire-
arm and ammunition check. His
colleague then informed him
that he had been instructed to
relieve him of his service pistol.
Almost a week later, the of-
ficer was informed that he had
been transferred from the PSB
to the Gender-Based Violence
Unit of the Special Victims De-
partment.
His lawyers filed the lawsuit
after they wrote to the Police
Commissioner’s Office request-
ing the reasons and/or justifica-
tion for the move and received
no response. They are contend-
weapon.
Hall also claimed that Mc Bain
showed him a revolver, which
he is alleged to have stolen after
stabbing Hackshaw.
Also testifying yesterday was
Sgt Richardson Evlyn, who re-
corded the statement from Hall
and retrieved the pants and
knife. He denied that he coerced
Hall into giving the statement.
“He was calm, co-operative
and willing,” Evlyn said.
He also claimed that it was not
unusual that the statement was
given at Hall’s home after mid-
night.
“Some witnesses do not like to
come to the station,” he said.
Evlyn said after he collected
the pants from the Forensic Sci-
ence Centre he stored it at the
property room at the San Fer-
nando Police Station. He said it
was destroyed in a fire at that
location in 2009.
After Dhilpaul closed the case,
Mc Bain elected to not testify in
his defence or call witnesses. Jus-
tice Ramsumair-Hinds advised
the jury to not make adverse
inferences based on his decision
to remain silent.
“The law says he is entitled
to remain silent ... You cannot
hold his silence against him,”
she said.
Prosecutors and Mc Bain’s de-
fence attorneys are expected to
deliver their closing addresses to
the jury when the trial resumes
this afternoon.
The jury is expected to de-
liberate after Justice Ramsu-
mair-Hinds summarises the legal
issues and evidence for them
next week.
Mc Bain is being represented
by Stephen Wilson and Ayanna
Norville of the Public Defenders’
Department.
Justice Avason Quinlan-Williams
ing that they need the infor-
mation to consider whether he
could pursue a separate lawsuit
challenging the decision.
The officer is seeking a series
of declarations over the failure
to give a decision on the disclo-
sure and an order compelling it.
The T&T Police Service is ex-
pected to respond to the case
once it is filed and served based
on orders issued by Justice
Quinlan-Williams.
The officer was represented
by Michael Rooplal, Kristy
Mohan, and Gisanne Ramjit.
Judge tells State prosecutors:
Stop bringing weak cases to court
A former director of public prosecu-
tions (DPP) and current High Court
judge has called on State prosecu-
tors to reconsider bringing weak
cases before the courts.
Justice Geoffrey Henderson made
the plea yesterday as he addressed
State prosecutors Brandon Sookoo
and Dylan Martin about an incident
last week in which they left his court
before the end of a case, in which
two police officers were acquitted
of robbing a businessman in 2008.
Suggesting that the duo may have
been disappointed by the outcome
in that case and several other recent
cases before him, Justice Henderson
noted that the low conviction rate
experienced by the State depart-
ment, which he led for six years
before being appointed a judge,
was partly due to its insistence to
proceed with cases with weak evi-
dence.
Justice Henderson said, “You have
the court spending valuable time
and taxpayers’ resources on pursu-
ing cases that are not viable. If you
have lime, you can only make lime
juice.”
He repeatedly referred to a code
for prosecutors implemented in
2012, which states that prosecutors
can stop a case at any stage, with
the approval of the DPP, if a convic-
tion seems unlikely.
“Consider whether you have been
obedient to your own code,” Justice
Henderson advised.
He also specifically referred to
several recent cases before him
which were allowed to proceed
with weak evidence and resulted
in accused people being freed due
to legal challenges or acquitted by
juries.
“If we don’t spend time on cases
with no realistic prospect of convic-
tion, then time could be focused on
stronger cases or those with vulner-
able witnesses or young persons,”
he said, as he noted that the low
conviction rate undermines the le-
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gitimacy of the criminal justice sys-
tem.
Justice Henderson pointed out
that by July 31, last year, there were
1,618 pending indictments before
the High Court.
While he acknowledged that the
increased use of plea bargaining
had helped to ease the backlog of
cases, he noted that the majority of
cases still have to go to trial before
16 judges.
“It would be most helpful in ad-
dressing this backlog, if you, the
prosecution services, would show
greater care in not bringing cases
to trial, that on your own code, has
little prospect of conviction,” Justice
Henderson said.
Dealing specifically with Sookoo
and Martin’s actions last week,
Justice Henderson said he was
extremely disappointed as he
previously viewed the duo as
hard-working and competent.
“Your behaviour last week shat-
tered my view of you. It shattered
my confidence in you,” he said.
Justice Henderson said he was in-
itially willing to continue to preside
over cases being prosecuted by the
duo, but admitted that he changed
his mind after holding discussions
with DPP Roger Gaspard, SC, over
the uncharacteristic behaviour.
“I really did not want you back
here ... I would not tolerate any
discourtesy. It is unacceptable,” he
said.
ATTORNEYS APOLOGISE
Responding to the comments, both
Sookoo and Martin apologised for what
transpired.
However, they both denied that their
hasty exit was due to the outcome of
the trial as they claimed that they had
to respond to an emergency.
“The incident had nothing to do
with the verdict but this is not the
appropriate forum to go into details,”
Sookoo said.
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Caricom optimistic of Haitian-led solution to crisis

KEVON FELMINE
Senior Reporter
kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt
Experts warn that gangs could hamper process
While Caricom and its interna-
tional partners are confident that
establishing a transitional presi-
dential council will help restore
order in Haiti, there is some scep-
ticism.
Following a high-level meeting
in Jamaica on Monday, Caricom
chairman Dr Irfaan Ali, the Presi-
dent of Guyana, said stakeholders
met to present options and ideas
to Haitians so they could define
and own their solutions to the
socioeconomic crisis. At a press Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry
conference on Monday night, Ali Haiti,” Ali said.
called on partners to amplify the In a statement, Caricom an-
voice of Haitian stakeholders—po- nounced its commitment to a
litical, civil and faith-based organ- transitional governance arrange-
isations—to arrive at a consensus ment for a peaceful transition of
on an effective and inclusive tran- power, governance continuity, an
sitional structure to take the action plan for near-term security
country towards general elections and free and fair elections.
within a short time. “This commitment reflects hard
Ali said the situation in Haiti compromises among a diverse Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, from left, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Guyana’s President
was deteriorating drastically and coalition of actors who have put Irfaan Ali and Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness attend an emergency meeting on Haiti at the Conference of
the country is on the brink of dis- their country above all differ- Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in Kingston, Jamaica, on Monday. PICTURES AP
aster. He said Caricom must take ences,” the statement read.
quick and decisive actions to re- Caricom also acknowledged state, with its government and “I think they will suffer the tied to and have a relationship
turn the country to the Haitian that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel security structures replaced by same challenge the previous gov- with Guy Philippe. He is one of
people and the difficult decision Henry will resign upon the estab- gangs and illicit groups and a tran- ernment faced, the inability to the gang people and convicted
will have to be in the interest of lishment of the council and the sitional government would need govern. You cannot govern under of criminal offences, and he was
the Haitian people. naming of an interim prime min- to restore order with measures to those conditions where there is in jail in the US. There are others
“I am very confident that we ister. bring a longer-term approach to no security structure in place. as well that have ties to the gangs
have found commonality, that However, weighing in on the dealing with violence. The prison system is a mess, and and people who were part of ear-
we have found a common path issue, international relations ex- He commended Caricom’s ef- the police force is a mess and pen- lier governments,” Abdulah said.
through which we can support pert Prof Andy Knight said the forts but said the international etrated by illicit forces within the Shortly before Prime Minis-
a Haitian-led solution and a Hai- Haitian problem requires more community must bring an effec- country,” he said. ter Ariel Henry said he would
tian-owned solution for the pros- than interventional forces. tive strategy to transform the He said the transitional govern- resign and Caribbean officials
perity of Haiti for the stability of Knight said Haiti was a failed failed security structure. ment also has to come from the announced the creation of a tran-
Knight said he was inter- people, building from the bottom sitional council, Jimmy Chéri-
ested to see which countries up, but the gangs will not allow zier, a former elite police officer
will join the UN Security that to happen unless they are known as “Barbecue” who leads
VACANCY Council’s Multinational Secu- part of the solutions themselves. the G9 Family and Allies gang
LIV E IN HOUSEKEEPER/ CAREGIV ER rity Support (MSS) mission to Knight said it would be a disaster held an impromptu news confer-
Haiti, as well as the actions of for the people carrying out shoot- ence and rejected any solution
Live-in Housekeeper responsible for t he operat ing/ m aint aining of ALL household
act ivit ies. the larger countries respon- ings and murders to be part of a led and supported by the interna-
sible for Haiti’s deterioration. governance arrangement. tional community.
Scope of responsibilit ies: He said throwing money at Assembly of Caribbean People “It’s the Haitian people who
This is a f ull t im e, live-in posit ion w it hin t he household and as Housekeeper/ Caregiver, the issue will not help, as the committee member David Abdu- know what they’re going through.
you w ill be required t o m anage all aspect s of t he household, including but not lim it ed t o:
problem goes way back to lah reiterated the organisation’s It’s the Haitian people who are
• Planning and coordinat ing daily schedules and act ivit ies required for t he
m aint enance of t he hom e- int ernal and ext ernal. France’s treatment of Haiti. statement that there should be going to take destiny into their
• Inspect ing room s and laundry room facilit ies t o ensure high st andards are m et and “These are long-term no criminal gang members in- own hands. Haitian people will
all equipm ent is in proper w orking order. structural issues that cannot volved in restoring order to Haiti. choose who will govern them,” he
• Laundry service inclusive of ironing, w ashing and general household service. be resolved with a band-aid He said some political parties on said.
• Planning, preparing and cooking m eals in accordance w it h proper nut rit ion and solution,” he said. the council had close links to the It’s unclear whether Chérizier,
diet ary requirem ent s. gangs and some were part of for- considered Haiti’s most power-
Knight does not have high
• Planning, preparat ion and ordering of supplies and m aint enance of household
hopes for a transitional mer president Michel Martelly’s ful gang leader, and other armed
invent ory.
• Taking care of t he needs of household. government. He said the government. Canada sanctioned groups will accept the plan to cre-
• Must be w illing t o w ork on all w eekends and public holidays w it h long hours. security, legal, and judicial Martelly and two former prime ate a transitional council.
• Execut ing of all child care needs w hile being a key infl uencer in t he daily act ivit ies systems need addressing all ministers for gang financing in The council will be responsible
of t oddler’s rout ine. at once and it will take a long 2022. for appointing an interim prime
• Feeding on t im e, bat h on t im e, play t im e included. time to replace the failing “For example, Pitit Desalin is minister, and the new leader will
Requirem ent s: structures with substantive the party of Claude Joseph, for- work with the council to select a
• Minim um 10 years relevant experience w it h housekeeping, m eal preparat ion and and effective institutions. mer prime minister. They are council of ministers.
childcare.
•
•
•
Tw o references, ( 1) current em ployer ( 2) w it hin t he past t hree( 3) years.
A valid Police Charact er Cert ifi cat e ( not m ore t han 3 m ont hs old) .
Tw o form s of valid pict ure ident ifi cat ion ( Passport , ID Card, Driver’s Perm it ) .
CoP meets with the Tobago Chamber today
• Tw o passport size phot os. ELIZABETH GONZALES Harewood-Christopher The business community and
• Candidat es m ay be subject t o an in dept h background check. Tobago Correspondent is also expected to meet other stakeholders are also ea-
All applicant s m ust subm it a copy of t heir applicat ion w it h resum e and phot o by M arch with other stakeholders this gerly awaiting her arrival.”
20 , 20 24 , t o: Police Commissioner Erla Hare- evening. Tobago has already recorded
wood-Christopher will meet Speaking about the im- six murders for the year com-
B.I.S.L.
22A King St reet , Arim a
with members of the Tobago portance of the meeting last pared to just one during the
Em ail: job0 324apply@gm ail.com Division of the T&T Chamber of month, Williams said, “It is crit- same period last year.
Industry and Commerce today. ical that we have this meeting. Williams said he would pro-
Applicant s are also required t o subm it a copy of applicat ion w it h resum e t o: This follows a request made We have been eagerly anticipat- pose the establishment of a
The Chief Manpow er Of fi cer last December by the cham- ing it since December, follow- specialised crime plan that
Minist ry of Labour & Sm all and Micro Ent erprises Developm ent ber’s chairman Curtis Williams ing the first murder in January. would target the major issues
50 -54 Duke St reet , for an emergency meeting after We are pleased to confirm that of murders and larceny that
Port of Spain. the island’s record-high murder she will be meeting with us and have been affecting the island
toll of 14. we are looking forward to it. for the past 20 years.
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The mangled wreck of this Toyota Tercel is wrapped around a utility pole after
19-year-old Justin Nunes Xavier lost control of his car while driving along the Uriah
Butler Highway in the vicinity of the Grand Bazaar Mall yesterday.
San Juan teen killed
in highway crash
ANNALISA PAUL
Senior Reporter
anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt
A San Juan teenager died yesterday
morning when the car he was driv-
ing crashed into a light post as he
attempted to switch lanes near the
Grand Bazaar intersection.
The accident caused a traffic
pile-up as motorists stopped and
rushed out of their vehicles to assist
19-year-old Justin Nunes Xavier.
Xavier, of Real Street, San Juan,
was driving his white Toyota Tercel
south along the Uriah Butler Highway
around 7.50 am, when he attempted
to switch from the left lane and lost
control of the vehicle. It crashed into
a light pole opposite the Pro-Tech
Shipping Company.
Officials at the scene said the car
was “totally damaged.”
Xavier was taken to the Eric Wil-
liams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt
Hope, where he succumbed to his
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Moruga fire victim dies
RADHICA DE SILVA
Senior Multimedia Reporter
radhica.sookraj@guardian.co.tt
A week after he was critically
injured in a fire that destroyed
his Moruga home, Wendell Cal-
lender, a 28-year-old father of
two, died of his injuries at the
San Fernando General Hospital.
Callender, who lived alone
and was unemployed, suffered
burns to 85 per cent of his body
in the fire at his home on Main-
got Trace, Basse Terre Village,
on March 4.
In an attempt to escape the
flames, he jumped 12 feet from
his kitchen door but suffered
severe injuries, including loss
PICTURE ABRAHAM DIAZ of sight and burns all over his
body.
A relative, who did not want Chris Callender looks at the remains of the home where his brother,
Wendell (inset), lived. PICTURE RISHI RAGOONATH
to be identified, said Callender
remained in critical condition state, he was unable to save ters. His sister Camille Charles
until his death. himself. Germiah said the family had
Relatives believe his cigarette
ignited the mattress on which
he slept and in his drunken
In addition to his two chil-
dren, Callendar is survived by
ten other brothers and two sis-
often spoken to him about his
excessive smoking and drink-
ing.
19-year-old Justin Nunes Xavier died in
a car crash yesterday.
injuries.
There were no other fatalities or
injuries as a result of the accident,
and no damage was done to the light
pole.
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Arima Mayor
Balliram Maharaj
delivers a pitch
during the first
Kickingball Cup

opinion
2024 in celebration
of International
Women’s Day at the
Arima Savannah on
Sunday. The event
was organised by La
Casita Hispanic
Established 1917 Cultural Centre and
sponsored by the

Kamla has tough choice to make International

Organisation for
Migration. PICTURE
Recent hasty moves by National Transformation MARIELA BRUZUAL
Alliance (NTA) leader Gary Griffith and his Progressive
Empowerment Party (PEP) counterpart, Phillip Alexander,

D
espite Ariel Henry’s resig-

Caricom’s Haiti
to align themselves with the United National Congress (UNC)
nation offer–and it is pro-
of Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar have raised
visional upon several
more than a few eyebrows nationally, with political analyst important prerequisites–Caricom
Dr Indira Rampersad aptly describing the actions as ‘crab in

moment
deliberations and action on Haiti
a barrel’ behaviour. have still fallen short of an ulti-
And while we are not about to tell Mrs Persad-Bissessar mate solution, but so has every
what she should and should not do, we stand on the side of other prescription from everyone
those who are very sceptical about the political intentions else.
of these two men and about whether they have anything of
real benefit to offer the UNC.
The main difference, though, is
that the regional grouping is en-
Wesley Gibbings
gaging the deadly situation fully
The Opposition Leader would, therefore, do well to tread
mindful of the contagion of chaos,
carefully on any alliance with either the NTA or PEP at this the requirements of enlightened an internationally supervised, Among the “things to be done”,
time. self-interest, and a sense of frater- circumscribed or “defensive” de- therefore, is for our countries to
Undoubtedly Mrs Persad-Bissessar is aware of the need for nal responsibility. mocracy–meaning that the main get such international commit-
such caution, which could explain her statement two weeks The latter, of course, prevails tenets of liberal democracy would ments right. This extends beyond
ago, which angered Mr Griffith, to the effect that she would even though Haiti’s membership be made to adjust and match the the crisis in Haiti.
not allow minor parties to dictate terms to the UNC ahead of had defied even CLR James’s no- limited ability of the country to We have been through some of
the upcoming general elections campaign, while calling on tion of “natural (West Indian) function in accordance with such this before. The advocacy of a few
them to demonstrate what they could bring to the table. unity.” But the regional move- values. influential leaders back in 1995-98
ment has long crossed that im- This is, in fact, not an unknown to promote Haitian membership
The NTA leader, who recently expressed confidence in
portant and seriously difficult Haitian reality, including the role of the Caricom fold had offered
his party’s ability to rally the support of 200,000 voters, Rubicon. of thugs and other criminals. implicit assurances of an ability
swiftly fired back at Mrs Persad-Bissessar but promptly It is important that Caricom has Easy for the rest of us to say, to mitigate the possibilities for
calmed down when he discovered that certain high-ranking also, at least now, recognised the I suppose. But there are reality collateral regional injury. It sim-
members of the UNC were inclined to support him over slow, incremental nature of any checks concerned onlookers to ply has not turned out that way.
Mr Alexander in any political accommodation. lasting resolution of long-standing developments they need to un- Regional diplomatic folk speak
At the same time, Mr Alexander, who spent the majority anomalies and dysfunctionalities dertake. Well-meaning naivete quietly of the numerous chal-
of the last five years criticising the UNC as being no different in that country. rooted in romantic notions of a lenges, including uneven recip-
from the incumbent People’s National Movement (PNM), Invasions, even by invitation first black republic has for the rocal support when required on
(whose?), do not have the best re- moment to be put aside. hemispheric and international
appeared to have gone into panic mode and did precisely
cord of success, unless there are Ditto the tendency to over-sim- stages. This is that troublesome
what Mrs Persad-Bissessar had told the smaller parties not to plans A, B, and C that take street- plify the deeply intractable diffi- sibling at the dinner table.
do, by giving the UNC an ultimatum to choose between him level realities into account. The culties of Haiti. This goes beyond Yet, there is cause to consider
and Mr Griffith. question of what happens next is merely saying “I’m sorry” or a meaningful role in ensuring
Since then, the PEP leader has seemingly had a change of thus of supreme importance. calling on Caricom to fix things that such a regional democratic
heart and is now saying that he is willing to work with Gary— The absence of Ariel Henry quickly. hotspot is urgently attended to.
the same man he wanted absolutely nothing to do with less from the country provided both For Jamaica and The Bahamas– Monday’s meeting in Jamaica
than a week prior and was dead-set against having as an opportunities and challenges. It both represented on the Caricom may have led to a variety of con-
alliance partner. was felt by some that his ques- Eminent Persons Group (EPG) clusions in the public sphere, but
tionable occupation of office since on Haiti–ongoing strife in Haiti it certainly signalled engagement
We can only hope that Mrs Persad-Bissessar and the UNC
the murder of Jovenel Moise, in- is a lived reality in their respec- of the quality some considered to
will see these political machinations for exactly what they cluding Henry’s dubious support tive countries given geographical have been beyond our capabili-
are. base, helped suspend rather than proximity and relatively easy ac- ties.
The Opposition Leader also needs to ask and answer for encourage enthusiastic global cess by sea. There is a lot more to be done,
herself what exactly are the proven track records of Gary support in the current crisis. It has not helped that these two both by us and others. The UN
and Phillip, and how can they help the UNC politically at this For example, growth in finan- neighbours have not always man- Humanitarian Needs Response
time. cial support for a Kenya-led UN aged the process of integrating Plan for Haiti, with a budget of
Also, can the UNC trust either of these men, or will their Multinational Security Support fleeing Haitians, and some hard US$674 million, now stands at a
loyalties whittle away, based on the prevailing political Mission in Haiti, up to Monday questions remain regarding the fraction of what is needed.
when Caricom met, appeared to forcible expulsion (refoulement) The Caricom meeting attracted
breeze blowing on any given day?
have stalled. of asylum-seekers (as has been attention and active participation
Furthermore, what is the ultimate wish of Gary and With gangs, and their barely the case of T&T and the Venezue- from a wide cross-section of the
Phillip? Is it to ultimately lead the UNC, or are they prepared closeted political allies firmly in lans, by the way). international community. I have
to accept a lower status within the context of a political charge of major sections of Port- Some may contend such re- seen where it has been described
merger? au-Prince, and open aspirations sponses are justifiable, given the as a mere “talk shop”. There are
At the end of the day when all of these questions are asked being expressed by known mis- fact of limited absorptive capac- people who have clearly not been
and answered, Mrs Persad-Bissessar may well decide that creants, there still appear to be ity–geographical, economic, so- following what has been happen-
the UNC, under her leadership, stands a better chance of few durable options available cial, and cultural in nature. Yet, ing. This is a significant Haiti mo-
defeating the PNM by going it alone. even in a post-Henry era. they do nothing to alleviate un- ment for Caricom. But it’s not yet
This may come in the form of derlying causative factors. over.
Time will tell.
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T he individualist courage of two
weeks ago has already been for-
gotten.
Which is understandable, given
that there was no backup plan to
support the courageous individual’s
action, an omission made more frus-
trating because said individual holds
the power to have created the sup-
port plan in the first instance.
Apologies for the innuendo dear
reader, please cast your minds back
to last month’s bold and brave state-
ment by the Minister of Health,
which broke protocol with a refresh-
ingly emboldened fact-based attack
upon the nation’s rapidly increasing
fatty foods and sugar addiction. In-
stead of the usual generalisations
uttered on the podium, names were
called–names of specific brands and
franchises that hold considerable fi-
nancial might in T&T, resulting in ex-
tensive media coverage for an issue
that is crippling our citizens’ health,
but one that has been absorbed into
its lifestyle with seamless ease.
Comparisons were made to hard
drugs, while there was a realistic
angle of practising moderation,
rather than the cold turkey approach
of entire abstinence. There was even
acknowledgement of an expected
backlash. This was the heady stuff,
the opening of a portal towards a
clandestine land seldom visited by a
T&T Health Minister.
Except that, for all the commend-
able bravado, it was partial in its
scope. Thus, it amounted to an ob-
servation and a plea, instead of an
announcement and a plan.
The assault upon unhealthy eat-
ing habits did not include the T&T
kitchen, where delicious dishes orig-
inate from being fried in oil or lashed
with generous portions of trans fat.
Branding the Ministry of Health
Sheldon Waithe
Creative Director at Communique Media Services Ltd
The increasing pressure upon our
health system emanates equally
from the home as well as the line to
the fast food cashier. A gallant, news-
worthy statement should be all-en-
compassing, for reasons of fairness
but more importantly, for reasons of
overall education.
From a logical perspective, call-
ing out the problem in an unprec-
edented manner then demands
follow-up action that acts as the solu-
tion. Otherwise, we are left with the
practice of confirming knowledge of
the issue but then doing nothing to
meaningfully confront it.
Progressing a society necessi-
tates acting upon the observations,
in this case dealing with the global
epidemic of poor diets. Observation
with no action is frustrating because
it means that the problem has been
recognised but there is no tactical
nous, no strategy, to act. Which is
par for the course because it is part
of the organisational culture of the
public sector.
But the mould has been broken
with many aspects of the minister’s
speech, so it can also be broken with
action that will save lives. In addition
to omitting the unhealthy cooking
practices in the home kitchen or the
sugary snacking that occupies large
parts of our daily regimen, there was
also a worrying sense of surrender.
The statement that Government
does not have the resources to match the adver-
tising budgets of global giants such as the big two
soft drink manufacturers or the nation’s favour-
ite fried chicken franchise, is a worrying cop-out.
It sends a message that Government thinks that
it must match, or surpass, the spend of these
brands to have a positive effect and to inspire the
necessary behavioural changes to our eating hab-
its. It is a white flag of surrender that is at odds
with the boldness of the initial statement.
The Ministry of Health must see itself as a
brand, where healthy living and eating is one of
its main products that require ample promotion
to reach its target audience with the necessary
triggers such as a call to action, to get the buy-in
from the population.
This does not require the TT$27 billion cola ad-
vertising budget that the minister mentioned. It
requires thoughtful, inspirational, entertaining,
long-term campaigns that will resonate with the
T&T psyche, informing and educating along the
way. Using our colloquialisms, culture and in-
finite creativity in an intuitive manner to encour-
age healthier eating habits in conjunction with
healthier lifestyles, especially for young minds
that are being bombarded by the colourful mes-
saging of big brands. That is where the Ministry of
Health needs to match and surpass, with content.
Content that pops with a 21st-century marketing
‘sexiness’.
Readers of a certain age will recall the ‘Chase
Charlie Away’ and ‘Coke is a crack shot’ cam-
paigns of the mid-1980s; they were simple yet
powerful and to a certain degree, they worked.
They resonated with the population because they
were local in their scope, they entertained, and
the frequency of the messaging blanketed the
media platforms that were available.
In the 21st century, we have the ability for much
greater reach with tailored messaging, given the
plethora of communication apps in the palm of
our hands. If we are to inspire healthy lifestyles,
then we must empower our citizens with infor-
mation through aggressive promotion that acts
as a proactive tool for all generations. There is
opinion 13
little sense in seeing a poster encouraging the
daily consumption of fruits and vegetables while
awaiting treatment in the diabetes ward; by then
it’s too late.
We cannot open the barn door for a fleeting
moment of heartfelt observance, and then close
it in the wake of spurred calls for higher taxes on
the offending food items. Instead, we should meet
the issue head-on by taking the matter to where
unhealthy food is winning the battle, which is in
advertising and promotion.
It’s time for the Ministry of Health to think stra-
tegically because as it was pointed out two weeks
ago, lives are at stake.
Sheldon Waithe is the Creative Director at
Communique Media Services Ltd website:
communiquett.com
QUESTION:
DO YOU AGREE WITH THE DECISION
NOT TO PROBE THE SSA MATTER
BEFORE THE JSC?
PICTURES KRISTIAN DE SILVA
Khemraj Balgobin, 55, Penal,
vendor
“No, I don’t agree. Why, because
I think it should be investigated.”
Kevin Deo, 21, Penal, vendor
“Well, no. I don’t agree with
that at all. I think they should
investigate.”
Bissoondaye Mahabir, 71,
Siparia, pensioner
“No, I do not agree. I find that is
unfair to a lot of people.”
Kavita Motichan, 34, Penal,
merchandiser
“No, I don’t agree because I
believe people need to know.”
Chandini Radhaykissoon, 23,
Siparia, cashier
“No, I don’t think I agree with
that. I think the matter needs
to be addressed and be made
public.”
Sieunarine Roopnarine, 69,
Debe, cashier
“Nah, nah, I don’t agree with
that. With decisions like that
nothing will go right in the
country.”
Of the 564 online respondents,
here is a tally of the answers
23%
YES
77%
NO
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Digest
RAFAH
Aid ship sets sail to Gaza where
thousands face starvation
five months into war
An aid ship loaded with some 200
tonnes of food set sail for Gaza
yesterday in a pilot programme
for the opening of a sea corridor
to the territory, where the five-
month-old Israel-Hamas war has
driven hundreds of thousands of
Palestinians to the brink of star-
vation.
The push to get food in by sea—
along with a recent campaign of
air drops into isolated northern
Gaza—highlighted the interna-
tional community’s frustration
with the growing humanitarian
crisis and its inability to get aid in
by road.
The food on the aid ship was
collected by World Central
Kitchen, the charity founded by
celebrity chef José Andrés, and is
being transported by the Spanish
aid group Open Arms. The ship
The ship, left, belonging to the Open Arms aid group with aid on a platform
ferry carrying 200 tonnes of rice and flour directly to Gaza, departs from the
port of the southern city of Larnaca, Cyprus, yesterday.
At least 7 dead, 38 rescued after migrant boat is found near Spain’s Canary Islands
Two bodies have been found in
a migrant boat making the risky
but increasingly popular voyage
from West Africa towards Spain’s
Canary Islands, and survivors said
five other people died and were
put overboard, maritime rescuers
and the Red Cross said yesterday.
There were 38 survivors. The
migrants had departed Nouak-
chott, Mauritania’s capital, ten
days earlier, according to José An-
tonio Rodríguez Verona, a Spanish
Red Cross co-ordinator. A mer-
chant vessel spotted them drifting
on Monday evening 87 miles south
of Gran Canaria.
Twelve survivors were taken to
departed from the eastern Medi-
terranean island nation of Cyprus
and is expected to arrive in Gaza
in two to three days.
The United States has separately
announced plans to construct a
sea bridge near Gaza in order to
deliver aid, but it will likely be sev-
eral weeks before it is operational.
President Joe Biden’s administra-
tion has provided crucial military
aid for Israel while urging it to fa-
cilitate more humanitarian access.
The war, triggered by Hamas’
October 7 attack on Israel, has
killed over 30,000 Palestinians
and driven most of Gaza’s 2.3 mil-
lion people from their homes.
A quarter of Gaza’s popula-
tion is starving, according to the
United Nations, because they can-
not find enough food or afford it
at vastly inflated prices.
PICTURE AP
a hospital on the island including
four in critical condition, Spain’s
Maritime Rescue Service and the
Red Cross said. The survivors
came from Mauritania, Mali and
Ivory Coast and included seven
women, Rodríguez Verona said.
They told rescuers another five
people died during the voyage and
were put into the ocean, he added.
Spanish authorities have been
grappling with a surge in migrants
and refugees fleeing poverty, con-
flict and instability in West Africa
heading to the archipelago, which
is used as a stepping stone to con-
tinental Europe.
The increase prompted the Eu-
In this photo taken from video,
smoke rises from a crashed Russian
military Il-76 transport plane
outside Ivanovo, Russia.
MOSCOW
Russian military
plane with 15 people
on board crashes on
takeoff, officials say
A Russian military transport
plane with 15 people on board
crashed yesterday while taking
off from an air base in western
Russia, the Defence Ministry said.
It said the Il-76 aircraft with
eight crew and seven passengers
crashed in the Ivanovo region.
It didn’t say whether there were
any survivors.
Ivanovo Gov Stanislav
Voskresensky offered condo-
lences to the victims’ families.
He said there was no damage on
the ground.
The Defence Ministry said in a
statement that an engine fire dur-
ing takeoff was the likely cause of
the crash. It said a team of inves-
tigators flew to Ivanovo to con-
duct a probe.
Russian media broadcast a
video showing the aircraft head-
ing down with at least one of its
engines ablaze.
The four-engine Il-76 is a heavy-
lift transport plane that has been
in service since the 1970s with
the Soviet and then Russian air
force.
Yesterday’s crash came on a
day when the Defence Ministry
reported dozens of attacks on
Russia by Ukrainian drones. In
the past, Ukrainian drones hit
some military air bases deep in-
side Russia.
BARCELONA
ropean Union to announce a new
migration partnership with Mau-
ritania in February including 210
million euros ($229 million) for
the nation to crack down on smug-
glers and stop departures.
Nearly 12,000 people landed
in the Canaries in the first two
months of the year, according to
Spain’s Interior Ministry, more
than six times the number for the
same period last year.
Last week, two pirogues that
had left Mauritania were found
drifting near Cape Verde, police
said. Eleven survivors were res-
cued from one boat and five from
the second.
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PORTAUPRINCE
Haiti prepares for new
leadership after PM resigns;
gangs want seat at the table
Politicians across Haiti are scram-
bling for power after Prime Min-
ister Ariel Henry announced
yesterday that he would resign
once a transitional presidential
council is created.
But elbowing their way into the
race are powerful gangs that con-
trol 80 per cent of Haiti’s capital
and demand a say in the future of
the troubled country under siege.
No one mentioned the armed
groups as Caribbean leaders con-
gratulated themselves late Mon-
day for setting Haiti on a new
political path, and experts warned
that nothing will change unless
gangs become part of the conver-
sation.
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry
“Gangs have become stronger,
“It’s the Haitian people
who know what they’re going
and they have the upper hand in
through. It’s the Haitian people
terms of security,” said Renata
who are going to take destiny
Segura of the International Crisis
into their own hands. Haitian
Group.
people will choose who will gov-
“This transition is not influ-
ern them,” Chérizier said.
encing the day-to-day security of
He has yet to react to the
Haiti. We are very concerned.”
looming resignation, which he
Gangs have deep ties to Haiti’s
has long sought as he claimed
political and economic elite, but
responsibility for co-ordinated
they have become more inde-
attacks on critical government
pendent, financing their opera-
targets that began February 29
tions with kidnapping ransoms to
while the prime minister was in
buy smuggled weapons, including
Kenya pushing for the UN-backed
belt-fed machine guns and .50-ca-
deployment of a police force to
liber sniper rifles that allow them
help fight gangs.
to overpower underfunded police.
In recent weeks, gangs have
More than 200 gangs are esti-
torched police stations, forced
mated to operate around Haiti,
the closure of Haiti’s two inter-
mostly in Port-au-Prince and sur-
national airports and stormed
rounding areas. More than 20 of
the country’s two biggest pris-
them are based in the capital and
ons, freeing more than 4,000
rally around two main coalitions:
inmates.
G9 Family and Allies led by Jimmy
Scores of people have been
Chérizier, a former elite police of-
killed, and the UN says more
ficer known as “Barbecue”; and
than 15,000 Haitians have been
G-Pep, led by Gabriel Jean-Pierre,
left homeless by the recent at-
who is allied with Johnson André,
tacks.
leader of the 5 Seconds gang and
It’s unclear whether Chérizier,
known as “Izo”.
considered Haiti’s most powerful
Shortly before Prime Minis-
gang leader, and other armed
ter Ariel Henry said he would
groups will accept the plan to
resign and Caribbean officials
create a transitional council.
announced the creation of a tran-
The council will be responsible
sitional council, Chérizier held an
for appointing an interim prime
impromptu news conference and
minister, and the new leader will
rejected any solution led and sup-
work with the council to select a
ported by the international com-
council of ministers. (AP Stories)
munity.
FILE: Empty boats used by migrants are moored at the port of Arguineguin
in the Canary island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
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business
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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Third Massy executive leaving group

Massy Holdings Ltd’s executive
vice president of global expan-
sion, David O’Brien, on Friday,
announced his intention to re-
sign from the company effective
June 8, according to a notice from
the group posted on the website
of the T&T Stock Exchange yes-
terday.
O’Brien retired as executive
chairman of the motors & ma-
chines portfolio at the end of
September, 2022, following
which he was appointed to his
current position.
O’Brien is the third executive
of Massy to announce their de-
parture from the company in the
last three months.
The first to go was Massy’s
executive vice president of busi-
ness integrity and group general
counsel, Angelique Parisot-Pot-
ter, who resigned from the com-
pany effective December 27,
2023.
Parisot-Potter used the group’s
100th annual meeting on De-
cember 18, 2023 to raise issues
about Massy’s spending of scarce
foreign exchange on an execu-
tive management programme in
Fort Myers, Florida that she said
involves “bizarre rituals” and
“highly dubious activities.”
At the annual meeting, Pari-
sot-Potter said she was obliged
to speak about significant gov-
ernance and fiduciary concerns,
as she detailed in a 13-page docu-
ment, which she had previously
shared with the group’s CEO,
Gervase Warner.
“Among other matters, one
alarming issue is the so-called ex-
ecutive leadership programme,
which has been present in our
organisation for over a decade.
This programme involves fre-
quent travel to Fort Myers, Flor-
ida, and weekly commitments for
over a year at a cost per partici-
pant of tens of thousands of US
dollars for which there were over
11 participants last year, alone.
“Their bizarre rituals include
that they can train Massy em-
ployees to communicate with the
dead and that attendees can self
heal with ‘white light energy’.”
The second Massy executive to
announce their departure from
the group was Warner, “who has
undertaken to proceed on early
retirement from the company
and retire from its board of di-
rectors effective April 6, 2024,”
according to a notice from Massy.
Warner joined the group as a
Massy Holdings Ltd director in
2004 and was named as presi-
dent and group CEO in 2009.
Warner is being replaced by
David Affonso, who currently
serves as chairman of the group’s
integrated retail portfolio which
comprises more than 65 super-
markets and seven food and
non-food distribution businesses
across the Caribbean from Flor-
ida USA to Guyana South Amer-
ica.
Massy’s profit attributable to
its shareholders for its first quar-
ter ended December 31, 2023,
David O’Brien, executive vice
was $182.69 million, 6.2 per cent president for global expansion,
below its profit in the same quar- Massy Holdings. PICTURE COURTESY
ter the previous year. MASSY GROUP

Mastercard T&TEC closing PoS store

appoints ANDREA PEREZSOBERS
Senior Reporter
andrea.perez-sobers@guardian.co.tt
at this moment. The people you all are going
to inconvenience are huge, but you all don’t
care, cause it’s not hampering your situation.

new The T&T Electricity Commission (T&TEC) has

announced the permanent closure of its Nich-
“You all know a lot of people don’t like this
online thing, some people do not use comput-
ers, phones, or tablets, as they are not tech-

president
olas Tower customer service centre at Port-of- nology-savvy, but T&TEC forcing people who
Spain, effective March 22. cannot get to you all by 3.30 pm to do what?
In a statement on its Facebook page yester- Where do you go? You are all just wrong about

for region
Mastercard has appointed Kiki Del Valle
as the division president for North Latin
America, encompassing key regions such
as Mexico, Central America and the Carib-
bean.
In a statement, the company said this
“strategic move” reinforces Mastercard’s
commitment to sustained growth in an
ever-evolving and competitive landscape.
According to the global technology com-
pany in the payments industry, Del Valle
is a strategic and results-driven executive
leader with more than two decades of ex-
perience in digital transformation, global
product development, financial inclusion,
public-private partnerships and leading
teams across regions world-wide.
Further, it said that with over 15 years
of dedicated service to Mastercard, Del
Valle also brings a wealth of experience to
her new role, having held diverse leader-
ship positions in the US, Global, and Latin
America and the Caribbean (LAC) regions,
including market development, digital
partnerships, and digital products.
“Under her leadership, Mastercard has
successfully engaged with industry stake-
holders across crucial segments, fostering
strategic dialogues that have solidified
the company’s position as the preferred
partner for fintech collaborations. Kiki’s
track record exemplifies her dedication to
advancing Mastercard’s goals in a rapidly
changing financial landscape,” the state-
ment said.
Beyond her professional achievements,
the company said Del Valle is a gender
advocate, actively championing diversity
and inclusion within Mastercard as she has
day, T&TEC did not indicate the reason for the this. The thoroughfare is not enough, because
closure, but apologised for the inconvenience I went in the other day to ask a question and it
caused. was so nice to walk in and get an answer and
However, T&TEC assured that the other 14 walk right out.”
service centres remain open for business as Another user said “Think rent has probably
usual, Mondays to Fridays, from 8 am to 3.45 risen but I’m so upset... it’s already difficult to
pm. get time off to pay bills... Nicholas Tower was
Division president for North Latin America, In October 2021, T&TEC moved its down- the easiest to pay as the location was conven-
Kiki Del Valle
town office at Broadway in Port-of-Spain to ient. Now it’s going to be stressful.”
served as the executive sponsor for the US Nicholas Tower. While another said “Absolutely foolish
Hispanic Group and Women Leadership The company’s decision to close its Nich- move, this centre facilitated the elderly so
Networks in the Latin America and the olas Tower office has drawn criticism from much.”
Caribbean region and has been instrumen- Facebook users. Another said: “Nah man you all have to be
tal in promoting and empowering women One user said, “Nothing you all will stick kidding ... that location is a real convenience.
and minorities in leadership roles. with to help people. So, no sub-outlet in Port- Why close it ... come on T&TEC please recon-
“Kiki Del Valle’s commitment extends to of-Spain. You all are wrong about that. I do sider this decision. Please make another office
community engagement and social respon- not care. I am not even thinking about myself available in downtown Port-of-Spain.”
sibility, serving as a board member for Wat-
erAid Americas and the Damas Foundation
in Puerto Rico. Throughout her career, she
has mentored more than 100 women and
fintech founders across the Americas.
“Amongst some of her accomplishments
are the development of the Tech for Good
Association in Latin America, a private
partnership to accelerate digital and finan-
cial inclusion efforts across the region in
2020, serving as the executive sponsor of
Start Path Empodera empowering women
in Colombia and Peru through mentoring
and the development of business skill sets,
and the formation of TodasConectadas, a
digitization platform developed in partner-
ship with UN Women and Microsoft to help
digitise women MSMEs across the entire
Latin America region,” Mastercard added.
The company added it is confident that
Del Valle’s extensive experience, strate-
gic vision, and commitment to inclusive T&TEC’s October 2021
growth will play a pivotal role in propel- notice announcing its
ling the company’s success in North Latin move to Nicholas Tower.
America and the Caribbean.
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Daily Report on Trading, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Stocks valued

ALL T&T INDEX: 1,774.20
$6.18M traded
COMPOSITE INDEX: 1,188.47 NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE OF SHARES
CHANGE: 16.35 CHANGE: 8.60 BOUGHT/SOLD: 490,792 BOUGHT/SOLD: $6,187,280.13 Overall market activity re-
sulted from trading in 24 secu-
CLOSE CHANGE rities of which two advanced,
OPEN DAY’S DAY’S O/S BID O/S BID O/S O/S LAST SALE LAST SALE VOLUME
SECURITY PRICE HIGH LOW ($) VOL. OFFER OFFER PRICE($) DATE TRADED PRICE ($) nine declined and 13 traded
($) ($) ($) ($) VOL. ($)
firm.
ORDINARY SHARES Trading activity resulted in
AGOSTINI’S LTD 68.25 68.25 68.25 67.50 2,800 68.50 1,650 68.25 12-03-2024 51,432 68.25 the following movements of
ANGOSTURA HOLDINGS 20.03 20.50 20.50 20.05 20 20.50 4,880 20.50 12-03-2024 5,000 20.50 0.47 the TTSE Indices:
ANSA MERCHANT BANK 43.25 45.00 8,999 45.50 1,090 43.25 11-03-2024 43.25
ANSA MCAL 54.20 53.00 52.50 52.50 2,859 57.00 679 52.50 12-03-2024 4,461 52.50 -1.70
• The All T&T Index declined
FIRST CITIZEN GROUP FINANCIAL HOLDINGS 49.50 49.74 49.50 49.55 140 49.70 106 49.50 12-03-2024 1,327 49.50 by 16.35 points (0.91 per cent)
FIRST CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL 7.04 7.05 7.04 6.77 265 7.05 1,124,814 7.05 12-03-2024 30,020 7.05 0.01 to close at 1,774.20;
GUARDIAN HOLDINGS 17.75 17.26 17.26 17.27 1 17.78 829 17.26 12-03-2024 1,000 17.26 -0.49 • The Composite Index de-
GRACE KENNEDY & CO 3.95 3.95 3.92 3.92 155 3.95 8,505 3.92 12-03-2024 525 3.92 -0.03 clined by 8.60 points (0.72 per
GUARDIAN MEDIA LTD 2.25 2.25 2.00 2.00 1,584 2.00 12-03-2024 1,024 2.00 -0.25 cent) to close at 1,188.47;
JMMB GROUP LTD 1.51 1.55 1.51 1.51 401,834 1.58 5,000 1.51 12-03-2024 183,924 1.51
• The Cross-Listed Index de-
LJ WILLIAMS A 0.21 0.23 5 0.21 03-10-2023 0.21
LJ WILLIAMS B 2.00 1.99 1.99 1.78 1,100 1.99 980 1.99 12-03-2024 20 2.00
clined by 0.04 points (0.05 per
MASSY 4.40 4.39 4.30 4.28 1,655 4.30 283,613 4.30 12-03-2024 78,927 4.33 -0.07 cent) to close at 78.62; and
NCBFG 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.21 24,250 3.28 100,000 3.20 12-03-2024 5,000 3.20 • The SME Index remained
NATIONAL ENTERPRISES LTD 3.90 3.90 3.90 3.92 193 3.99 25,000 3.90 12-03-2024 51,404 3.90 at 78.90.
NATIONAL FLOUR MILLS 2.00 2.05 2.00 2.00 49,426 2.10 6,318 2.00 12-03-2024 3,000 2.00 Angostura Holdings led ad-
TTNGL 9.00 9.01 9.00 8.95 200 9.00 2,280 9.00 12-03-2024 1,720 9.00 vancing stocks, rising by 2.35
ONE CARIBBEAN MEDIA 3.43 3.90 3.10 3.45 6,500 3.90 4,899 3.90 12-03-2024 54,607 3.43
per cent, and adding $0.47, to
PRESTIGE HOLDINGS 11.25 11.15 11.15 11.00 3,230 11.15 6,895 11.15 12-03-2024 100 11.15 -0.10
POINT LISAS DEV 3.99 3.71 13,312 3.71 11-03-2024 3.99
close at $20.50.
RFHL 120.08 120.08 120.00 120.00 5,498 120.08 3,618 120.08 12-03-2024 4,391 120.00 -0.08 Guardian Media Ltd led de-
SCOTIABANK 71.89 70.40 70.00 70.00 3,948 70.40 4,442 70.40 12-03-2024 6,181 70.07 -1.82 clining stocks, dropping by
T’DAD CEMENT LTD 2.80 2.80 2.80 2.80 4,718 2.80 12-03-2024 4,622 2.80 11.11 per cent, and losing $0.25,
UNILEVER CARIB LTD 11.17 11.20 11.10 11.10 710 11.17 6,880 11.17 12-03-2024 2,061 11.15 -0.02 to close at $2.
WEST INDIAN TOBACCO CO 9.30 9.50 9.50 9.35 20 9.50 13,505 9.50 12-03-2024 46 9.30 Trading activity on the
First-Tier Market registered
a volume of 490,792 shares
PREFERENCE SHARES
GUARDIAN MEDIA LTD 65.85 66.00 1 65.85 22-08-2023 65.85 crossing the floor of the Ex-
WILLIAMS LJP 3.79 3.85 1 3.79 29-09-2023 3.79 change valued at $6,187,280.13.
JMMB Group Ltd was the
SECOND TIER SHARES volume leader with 183,924
MORA VEN HOLDINGS 12.00 12.00 14-12-2018 12.00
shares changing hands for a
value of $277,726.04, followed
MUTUAL FUND UNITS
CALYPSO MACRO INDEX FUND 22.50 22.55 500 22.75 234 22.50 11-03-2024 22.50 by Massy Holdings with a vol-
CLICO INVESTMENT FUND 27.46 28.00 30-12-2022 27.46 ume of 78,927 shares being
EPPLEY CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT FUND 0.71 0.71 09-05-2023 0.71 traded for $341,376.65.
EPPLEY CARIBBEAN VALUE FUND 1.60 1.60 100 1.60 10-02-2023 1.60 The Mutual Fund Market did
not record any activity.
SME SHARES The Second Tier Market did
CINEMAONE LIMITED 6.45 5.99 5.99 5.99 45 5.99 12-03-2024 40 6.45
15.00 14.80 14.80 14.75 6,446 14.80 331 14.80 12-03-2024 63 15.00
not record any activity.
ENDEAVOUR HOLDINGS LTD
Trading activity on the SME
USD EQUITY SHARES Market registered a volume of
MPC CARIBBEAN CLEAN ENERGY LIMITED 0.98 0.95 15,000 0.98 20-01-2023 0.98 103 shares crossing the floor of
the Exchange valued at $1,172.
Endeavour Holdings Ltd
Note: Closing Price Methodology updated as of December 6, 2023 was the volume leader with
63 shares changing hands for
a value of $932.40, followed
by CinemaOne with a volume
of 40 shares being traded for
$239.60.
The USD Equity Market did
not record any activity.

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No one ever explained anger to me. At
least not as a part of the disorder I had
been managing from my teenage years.
However, anger became a major issue
along the road as I managed my life
with a diagnosed mental health disor-
der and before reaching the emotional
regulation with which I now live and
interact.
There are quite a few people I know
who may never be interested in repair-
ing relations with me because they were
recipients of some angry, abusive, fit of
rage at the earlier times of my journey.
As I battled through puberty, ado-
lescence, volatile hormones, and such
growing pains without a real under-
standing of so many life changes I knew
there was something wrong with how
I felt and how I expressed myself but I
would think: “That’s how I am. This is
how I cope.”
Understanding the root of my early
to middle-life fury and differentiating
between healthy and unhealthy anger
was important to my balance and
well-being. Learning and practising
better self-control but also learning to
regard people from a more respectful
position aided my adjustment and jour-
ney to self-restraint.
As I approach this issue, my grief
is palpable. Without sharing blame, I
consider how little physicians and psy-
chologists shared with me in the earlier
years of seeking care. There was so
much to know to have crafted a better
journey throughout my life.
Still, I remain grateful for the advent
of the Internet and what it continues
to provide. Access to wide volumes of
information is what propelled my activ-
ism. The opportunity to speak openly
to wider audiences and being vocal on
social media platforms also served to
Managing anger is a major mental health issue
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
Caroline C Ravello
inspire this platform for advocacy.
Anger on its own is a disorder. Hav-
ing “anger issues” however, differs
from anger disorders because the latter
usually involves a disruption of a per-
son’s brain activity to the extent that
day-to-day living is severely impacted
along with the individual having severe
dysfunctional relationships with others.
Anger is also the criterion or under-
lying factor of several mental disorders.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) includes
anger and hostility in illnesses such as:
• Bipolar Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Disorder
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation
Disorder
• Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
Other mental disorders for which the
DSM-V lists anger and/or hostility as un-
derlying conditions are Major Depres-
sion, and some personality disorders
such as Narcissistic Personality Disor-
der, Anti-Social Personality Disorder,
among others.
Anger may present as part of para-
noia or psychotic delusions causing a
person to believe others are working
against them or perceive opposition
conspiracies in others. Outside of a
mental disorder or diagnosis, anger
expressed negatively is equally de-
structive. It is also not always a
case of extreme violence causing
bodily harm or death as we often
envision it but can be expressed as
cursing and profanities, shouting
and screaming at others, breaking
property or threatening someone.
In recent years, angry emails or
angry social media posts “throw-
ing shade” or the outright abuse
and cussouts in open/online com-
munities, or humiliating others on
these platforms display how angry
we can be as a people.
It is consideration of instances
of domestic violence and homi-
cides that drew anger to the fore of
this season’s reflections. It was the
driver who cussed me out because
I fumbled with my directions and
apparently delayed him for five
seconds which prompted a string
of abuse towards me while the
children in the backseat sheepishly
peered from under their eyelids.
Last weekend I exclaimed in a
conversation, “How does some-
one look at another human being
and kill them, bludgeoning them
to death, shooting them or perpe-
trating other violent acts of bodily
harm?”
My friend calmly answered:
Anger. We were reviewing a situ-
ation of infidelity, constant quar-
rels, threats of divorce and child
custody, threats of financial losses
and eventually the death of one
spouse at the hand of another. The
bludgeoning and discarding of the
body of someone once loved and
to whom the pledge of “better or
worse” was given was extremely
distressing.
When she responded, I quietly
considered my previous strug-
gles with anger and how in fits of
rage the brain feels like it is suf-
fering a massive explosion and
feels detached from other bodily
sensations. Right there I saw the
possibility of anger becoming su-
perlatively destructive and hom-
opinion 17
icidal. Each time I hear news of
violence I always consider whether
the people involved could have
benefitted from a psychiatric eval-
uation or an anger management
intervention. Anger is a normal
human feeling. When it becomes
unhealthy it impairs normal social
behaviour.
Reflecting on how destructive
anger is and how anger impacted
me, I hold deep gratitude for the
peace I have crafted in my life.
The years of living with impaired
capacity because of the lack of
awareness and the inability to
self-regulate have caused some
serious hurt. Leaving that dysfunc-
tion behind is one of the best gifts
on my mental health journey and
for my life.
Caroline Ravello is a strategic
communications and media
professional and a public health
practitioner. She holds an MA with
merit in mass communications
(University of Leicester) and is
a master of public health with
distinction (UWI). Write to
mindful.tt@gmail.com

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 18 opinion
Prioritising people over politics
I am writing to express my
deep concern regarding
Prime Minister Dr Keith Row-
ley’s recent remarks at a PNM
public meeting in Chaguanas.
Instead of addressing the
pressing issues of crime, pov-
erty, injustice, and inequality,
the Prime Minister chose to
focus on threats to national
revenues.
As a citizen of T&T, I find it
disheartening that our leader
seems more interested in dis-
cussing economic concerns
than the very real struggles
faced by ordinary citizens
every day. Crime rates con-
tinue to soar, leaving com-
munities feeling unsafe and
vulnerable. Poverty remains a
harsh reality for far too many,
with basic necessities out of
reach for too many families.
Injustice and inequality per-
sist, undermining the core
principles of fairness that
should guide our nation.
While economic stability
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is undoubtedly important, it
The importance of libraries
cannot come at the expense
of addressing the social issues
that affect the lives of our
people. As Prime Minister,
in modern society
Earlier this month Prime Minister information, libraries assist mod- to the youths of this country. I use
Rowley has a responsibility
Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley ern society by maintaining and dis- this opportunity, however, to re-
to prioritise the well-being of
officially opened the Diego Mar- seminating relevant information as quest the Prime Minister engage
all citizens and address the
tin Public Library. Delivering his and when required. It offers rele- the public once again on the SEA
root causes of these pressing
feature address Dr Rowley said, vant and authentic information exams and or the way it is struc-
social challenges.
“What this facility represents as and a record of knowledge created tured. Every parent who has had
I call on Prime Minister
an investment for the people of and accumulated by the past gen- a child sit this dreaded, stressful
Rowley to demonstrate true
the entire valley and surroundings erations because, in this modern exam can tell of the impact it has
leadership by acknowledg-
of Diego Martin is an opportunity era, the information explosion has had on all those involved. I per-
ing and actively addressing
to spend time doing something led us to confusion in choosing rel- sonally know of students who are
the issues of crime, poverty,
different, something positive, evant information from the pile of top performers going blank while
injustice, and inequality. Our
something uplifting, something information available throughout writing the exams because of the
nation deserves a leader who
valuable.” the several platforms. stress involved and unfortunately
is committed to uplifting all
I was disappointed, however, by Libraries have an important role had their lives altered in a negative
citizens and creating a more
some of the public opinion on the in modern society as regarded as way.
just and equitable society.
opening of this library. the “gateway of knowledge for the It reminds me of when the Prime
And please, do the people of
On social media, I observed that community.” Modern society has Minister had to perform on stage
T&T a favour and call an early
a few people opined that libraries various needs such as education, as a child but went blank on seeing
general election now. The
are no longer necessary in this research, cultural achievement, the audience as stated in his book.
people of T&T deserve better
digital age. Some went as far as to various types of information, etc. I have been hearing conversations
than you and your Govern-
say all information can be “goog- Society has found various institu- about how much more difficult the
ment.
led” which makes investing in a tions to serve these needs. Among preparations as well as meeting
library a poor decision. Such opin- them the library occupies a promi- the syllabus have become due to
CURTIS ANTHONY OBRADY
ions cannot be more wrong. In the nent place, while other institutions the two years lost during COVID-
Arima
modern age, with an abundance of are designed to meet one or few of 19. Students as well as teachers and
the needs, the library is able to parents are at a great disadvantage
meet all of them in equal measure. and the additional stresses are evi-
The resources and services of the dent. Most students from Standard
libraries offer and create opportu- 4 upwards no longer enjoy physi-
nities for learning, support literacy cal education or the arts in schools
and education and help shape the because teachers are pressed to
new ideas and perspectives that keep up with the syllabus outlined.
are essential for the creative and The Honourable Prime Minis-
innovative society Librarika has ter has shown time and again that
stated. Also, the free-flowing na- he is not afraid to make changes
ture of the library also allows for where no other Prime Minister
parents to actively participate in was brave enough to. Possibly the
their children’s reading. restructuring of SEA exams and
Library attendance served as a the school syllabus may be added
springboard for parents to com- to the list of his accomplishments.
municate messages about the ex- As we call to part ways with the
pectations that they had for their Privy Council and adopt the CCJ
children as readers. As institutions, as our final appellate court, let us
libraries supported literacy events begin our transition from the co-
that tie to the larger cultural prac- lonial education system and have
tices of coming together as part of our syllabus reflect such with Ag-
a community. This is according to riculture, Culture, Music and the
the American Library Association. Arts playing a much greater role in
The Prime Minister who has the development of our children.
declared his love for reading has
created a legacy of promoting ed- NIGEL SEENATHSINGH
ucation and knowledge, especially San Fernando
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Caricom’s relevancy failure
Fifty years ago, Caricom came into
existence. While individual gov-
ernments are about their people,
as they should be, Caricom takes a
broader view of the Caribbean as a
whole—one that is primarily about
regional support for the 20 mem-
bers of the organisation.
One may inquire why is it that
all islands of the Caribbean like
Cuba and the Dominican Republic
are not allowed to join Caricom
when non-island states like Guy-
ana, Belize, and Suriname, all part
of South America are allowed in.
While I’m not against including
parts of South America, what I’m
against is excluding those that are
neighbouring Caribbean islands.
The shoddy excuse is that Cuba
and the Dominican Republic are
not English-speaking countries,
then why include Suriname, a
Dutch-speaking country in South
America?
With no single currency, among
the member states, and using lan-
guage to exclude some Caribbean
islands, Caricom has failed in its
mandate to build a unifying cohe-
sive organisation that is welcoming
to all, even though its stated mis-
sion is to “promote economic inte-
gration and cooperation among its
members, to ensure that the ben-
efits of integration are equitably
shared, and to coordinate foreign
policy.”
If Caricom had included Cuba
and Haiti from the outset, would
they be the failed states that they
are today? For example, we could
have counselled Castro to be more
open to a democratic process in-
stead of the Communist hell that
has been in existence for more
than 60 years, with 88 per cent of
the country living in extreme pov-
erty. Instead, Castro relied on eco-
nomic assistance from Russia who
eventually abandoned him.
What about Haiti? If we had in-
itially included Haiti in Caricom
(Haiti was given full membership
in 2002), could we have prevented
the failure of a once booming econ-
omy? “Haiti, once called The Jewel
of the Antilles, was the richest
colony in the entire world. Econ-
omists estimate that in the 1750s
Haiti provided as much as 50 per
cent of the Gross National Product
of France. The French imported
sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cot-
ton, the dye indigo, and other ex-
otic products.”—webster.edu.
“First, the warfare of the Haitian
Revolution destroyed the capital
and infrastructure of the economy.
Second, Haiti lacked diplomatic
and trade relations with other na-
tions. Third, Haiti lacked invest-
ment, both foreign and domestic
investment.”—uoregon.edu.
Why didn’t Caricom’s economic
team invite them to join us to save
millions of Haitians from starva-
tion instead of abandoning them?
Couldn’t they have stepped in with
economic experts and peacekeep-
ing diplomatic professionals and
prevented Haiti from going from
the richest colony in the world to
the poorest?
At this late point, there are still
things we can do, even amidst the
rubble and the violence. If Car-
icom did not use the combined
intellectualism of the 20 member
states to help our fellow islanders,
they would have failed in provid-
ing fellowship and humanitarian-
ism to their neighbouring islanders
in distress. What are we waiting for
to do the humane thing?
Caricom, with an annual budget
of EC$54.8 million (approximately
TT$137.8m), of which T&T contrib-
utes the most, EC$12.9 million (TT
$32.4m)—Caricom’s 2020 Annual
Report of the Secretary-General.
Are we getting value for money?
Unless Caricom can get its 20
member states to pass laws that
would allow citizens to freely
travel, vacation, work, and trans-
port goods and services tax and
tariff-free between Caricom coun-
tries (as done between all 50 US
States), then they are of little
value and a waste of millions of
dollars.
REX CHOOKOLINGO, Via email
Making way for investigative
reporters for general election 2025
The word “fearmongering” is
here, right in our faces as we slip
and slide into the general election
2025. Forget about calling early
election. What we have to exam-
ine far more closely is the pre-
sumption that in order to remove
the incumbent People’s National
Movement (PNM) Government
from office now totally involves
fearmongering the populace about
crime.
Rampant crime is in our faces
but there is allegedly no coalition
of political parties that can defi-
nitely move the sphinx-like thou-
sands of years immovable political
entity named the PNM. Why? Be-
cause when the PNM is out of
office there is indeed a certain
amount of chaos.
The extremely well-educated
public relations officer for the
United National Congress, Dr Kirk
Meighoo wrote an enticing article
showing that the T&T politics of
today and yesteryear, that it is no
longer about racial voting. It is my
humble view that our politics will
have to be about the very quality
of the aspiring ministers to entice
the voters.
I have no PNM party card but
I have never deviated from my
belief that the PNM is cleverly
styled, from inception, always, to
politically deliver. The PNM en-
opinion 19
compasses all races and religions
in T&T. The PNM has always had
a fair number of educated females
as parliamentarians and senators.
It is an equal opportunities party.
Crime is real. But which political
party, including the UNC and the
300,000 believers, can replace the
PNM today, like in March 2024?
The fearmongering includes
using words and unsubstantiated
phrases dedicated to besmirching
anything and everything done by
the PNM. So what is political arro-
gance if not arrogantly believing
that one can take over a govern-
ment based on just fearmongering
the public that T&T will allegedly
descend into another Haiti? Wrong
political history.
Check with Dr Meighoo for sa-
lient facts. We need investigative
reporters to verify exactly how
many citizens will definitely vote
for the NTA, the PEP and HOPE. If
they number collectively less than
150,000 then joining with the UNC
means nothing at all.
And please believe that even
PNM members are wary of the
rampant crime but will still vote
for a party that can impress the
IMF to say that T&T is still looking
good.
Be wary of the fearmongering. It
can blind you.
LYNETTE JOSEPH, Diego Martin
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Story, pictures by
INNIS FRANCIS

A t 107, Adina Bent can still indulge in one of her

favourite activities, reading the Bible, without
glasses.
It is one of the remarkable things about the retired
Adina Bent is assisted nurse, one of T&T’s oldest centenarians.
by her granddaughter With the help of her granddaughter, Lesleyann
Lesleyann Bobb to Bobb, Bent read her favourite scripture, Psalm 91, and
read the Bible. spoke about her faith.
On March 7, Bent celebrated her birthday with
loved ones at her home on Massey Street, Cocoyea,
San Fernando. A devout Anglican, she started the day
with a church service.
She said the secret of her longevity was honesty and
service to mankind, qualities she practised during the
years she worked as a nurse in New York.
The last surviving of three sisters, Bent is the
mother of well-known children’s bandleader Aura
Bobb, grandmother of three and great-grandmother
of three. She has survived two husbands and although
she was recently diagnosed with Alzheimers and has
had limited mobility after being injured in a fall ten
years ago, still manages to keep busy reading and solv-
ing crossword puzzles.
Reflecting on her long life, she said, “You have to
always be honest in the things you do for others. We
can’t be perfect and we have to accept the good, bad,
and the indifferent but do it according to the time and
place.
“I love people and people who love God. We have
to know there is a God who loves us and we must ap-
preciate him and everything on earth. Give him the
respect and whatever he sends our way we have to
respect it.”
Bent said she enjoys the attention and care she re-
ceives from her loved ones.
“I love my grandchildren, they treat me good. Veg-
etables and provisions are my favourite meals and I
like punch.”
Bent said she doesn’t expect people to visit her
often, but if they are in the area, she expects them to
drop in and say hello.

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Celine, the steelpan queen “When Celine was four, she

SANDRA L BLOOD
She is just 13 years old, but Celine
Shania Aliyah Hospedales knows
the importance of being kind and
loving, participating in positive
activities and being a good exam-
ple.
Celine is described by her par-
ents, Roxanne and Jason Hos-
pedales, as an all-rounder who is
ambitious and creative.
Celine’s favourite time of year
is Carnival and her first love is
pan, so it is not surprising that
during the recent season, she was
actively involved in several activ-
ities, including directing and pro-
ducing a music video of her cover
of junior calypsonian Zachary
Ransome’s soca tune, Rankatang.
She is also a promising young
pan player and avid mas player.
In her first mas competition
last year, Celine won a prize for
Most Outstanding Individual. She
had even more success this year
for her portrayal of Miss World
1986, Giselle La Ronde-West, win-
ning several prizes at the Mara-
bella Kiddies Carnival.
However, her interests are not
limited to Carnival-related activ-
ities as she is also a model and
participates in netball and kick-
boxing.
At San Fernando Central Sec-
ondary School (ModSec) where
she is a Form Two student and
under the guidance of her form
teacher, Ricardo Joseph, she reg-
ularly participates in modelling,
BAILIFF’S SALE
cultural activities, sports and cu-
linary arts.
Celine said she understands
culture to be the way of a people,
that’s why her favourite subject is
Social Studies.
Her mother said, “Celine per-
forms at different events during
the year. Every appearance is a
fashion statement, and she has
literally lived the pan-evolution
experience.
“When Celine was four, she
continuously knocked on her
grandma’s kitchen utensils and
created her own music. Her in-
struments were bowls and pots.
While attending the Bien Venue
Presbyterian Preschool she saw
students playing pan, and told
me, ‘Mom, I want to play those
pots’.”
Celine eventually got the op-
portunity to play the instrument
and since then she has adopted
the stage name Steelpan Queen.
Her dream is to establish a steel
orchestra, create her brand of
pan sticks and become a Carnival
Queen. She said she feels her best
when she performs.
“Playing pan and mas greatly
impacts me. When I play, my
mind ... my brain’s atmosphere
becomes relaxed, then some days
with pan, I feel hyped, based on
the songs that are being played,”
she said.
Even as she dreams about a
bright future in culture and the
arts, Celine admits that she is
continuously knocked on her
very concerned about student indiscipline and of- grandma’s kitchen utensils and
fers the following advice to fellow teens: “Always
pray and read the Word. Focus on school and if you created her own music. Her
also love an instrument, culture or sport, give it a
chance.”
instruments were bowls and
pots. While attending the Bien
Venue Presbyterian Preschool
she saw students playing pan,
and told me, ‘Mom, I want to
play those pots’.”
THE REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
IN THE MATTER OF THE JOINT APPLICATION OF
ANNETTE EDWARDS-FRANCOIS, ALLAN
EDWARDS,
GILLIAN EDWARDS and LEONIZE EDWARDS
(THE APPLICANTS)
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION
TO BRING THAT PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND
SITUATED AT L.P. 60 BEL AIR ROAD, MAYARO, IN
THE WARD OF GUAYAGUAYARE IN THE ISLAND
OF TRINIDAD COMPRISING ONE POINT ONE
EIGHT TWO THREE (1.1823) HECTARES UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACT,
CHAPTER 56:02:-
Celine “Steelpan
APPLICATION NO: 33 of 2021
Queen” Hospedales
performs at an
event in celebration “CLAIMS TO TITLE TO LAND
of World Steelpan BY ADVERSE POSSESSION”
Day last year.
NOTICE is hereby given that an application has
been made by ANNETTE EDWARDS-FRANCOIS,
of Apartment 2-10, Building 3, St. Francois
Valley Road, Belmont and, ANNETTE EDWARDS-
FRANCOIS AS THE LAWFUL ATTORNEY OF ALLAN

AFTER LEVY EDWARDS of Apt 4-6, Building 3, St. FrancoisValley

Road, Belmont and GILLIAN EDWARDS of Apt
4-6, Building 3, St. Francois valley Road, Belmont
TUESDAY 19th MARCH 2024 at 10:00 AM and LEONIZE EDWARDS of Apt I -I, Building 3, St.
At No. 2 INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, TRINCITY Francois Valley Road, Belmont to have the parcel
of land described in the Schedule hereto brought
Next to Gas Station under the Provisions of the Real Property Act
Chapter 56:02 and that the Judge of the High
Upon the instructions of AMRIT AJODHA, Court of Justice dealing with the said application
Licensed Bailiff, I will offer for sale by public has ordered that Notice of the application be
auction on the date and at the place mentioned advertised once a week for four (4) consecutive
above the following items levied upon for arrears weeks in at least two (2) local daily newspapers of
of rent owing by JUICY ROOTS, Tenant general circulation within Trinidad and Tobago and
if no caveat is lodged within three (3) months of the
2 Chillers, 2 Freezers, Stainless Steel Sink, date of the first such advertisements the Registrar
5-Burner stove, 2 Deep Fryers, 1 Convection General may bring the said lands under the Provision
Oven, Stainless Steel Mixers, Ice Maker, 4 Stainless of the Real Property Act Chapter 56:02.
Steel tables, Food Warmer, 1 Juice Machine, 1
THE SCHEDULE REFERRED TO ABOVE
Frigidaire Refrigerator, Stainless Steel Extraction
Exhaust Unit, 13 Swivel Stools, Assortment of All and Singular that piece of parcel of land situated
Cooking Utensils, Tables, 2 Surround-Sound at L.P. No. 60 Bel Air Road, Mayaro in the Ward of
systems, 5 Lighting Fixtures, 1 Hitachi TV, 4 Mayaro in the Island of Trinidad comprising ONE
Incomplete Love-Seats, 2 Amana Industrial Air- POINT ONE EIGHT TWO THREE (1.1823) HECTARES
Condition Units, 1 Evaporator and Ducting Unit, and bounded on the North by Lots l , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
1 Industrial Mushroom Fan AND Other Items 7, by Lots 17, 17, 8, 9, 10, 1 1, 12, 13, 14, by a Space
Reserved claimed by Colin Sealy on the South by
Dated this 7th day of March 2024
a Paved Road on the East by Lands of Annette
Edwards-Francois, Lots l , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, by Lots 17,
Terms of Sale: 17, 8, 9, 10, I l , 12, 13, 14 and by a Space Reserved
1. All items are being sold “As Is, Where Is” claimed by Colin Sealy and on the West by the
2. All bids and charges are to be paid in CASH or LYNX Mayaro Guayaguayare Road and by a Paved Road
Debit Card
3. Goods to be removed immediately after sale upon full
payment of bids and charges
4. All items will be sold subject to a buyer’s premium of
10 percent of purchase price
Peter Soon
Licensed Auctioneer
391-4704 / 683-2262 / 671-0500
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Oscars get audience

Robert Downey Jr (winner
of the award for best
performance by an actor in
a supporting role for

bump from Barbie

Oppenheimer), from left,
Da’Vine Joy Randolph
(winner of the award for
best performance by an
actress in a supporting role
for The Holdovers), Emma
Stone (winner of the award
for best performance by an
actress in a leading role for
and Oppenheimer
Poor Things) and Cillian LOS ANGELES (AP)—Barbenheimer
Murphy (winner of the
award for best performance brought a bump, not a boom, to Os-
by an actor in a leading role cars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million
for Oppenheimer) pose in people watched Sunday night’s 96th
the press room at the Academy Awards ceremony on ABC.
Oscars on Sunday, at the That’s the biggest number drawn by
Dolby Theatre in Los the telecast in four years.
Angeles, USA. PICTURE AP But that upward trend comes from
an all-time low during the pandemic,
and is up just four per cent from last
year’s estimated audience of 18.7 mil-
lion, according to numbers released
Monday by ABC.
The Academy experimented with
scheduling this year’s show an hour
earlier, and for the first time in years
had many nominations for huge hit
movies that viewers had actually
seen—Barbie and Oppenheimer. The
viewership peaked in the final half
hour, when the audience saw Ryan
Gosling perform I’m Just Ken from
Barbie, saw Cillian Murphy win best
actor, Christopher Nolan win best
director for Oppenheimer and Al
Pacino give the film the best picture
Oscar in an odd presentation.
A major star, Emma Stone, also
won best actress in the final stretch
in the night’s most competitive race
over Lily Gladstone, and nearly 22
million people saw her do it.
The show actually started a little
less than an hour early. With Gaza
protests happening outside slowing
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top awards shows, which have gone
through similar slumps. Its 19.5 mil-
lion outdrew the 16.9 million people
who watched the Grammys in Feb-
ruary, and the Golden Globes and
Emmy Awards in January each had
far fewer viewers.
For many years, the Academy
Awards were often the second most-
watched television programme of the
year behind the Super Bowl. Until
2018, the Oscar telecast had never
slipped below 30 million viewers,
according to Nielsen records. The
high-water mark was the 55 million
people who watched Titanic clean
up in 1998. From the 43.7 million
who watched in 2014, viewership de-
clined steadily to 26.5 million in 2018,
then went back up to 29.6 million in
2019, and 23.6 million in 2020. The
bottom fell out with the pandem-
ic-diminished show in 2021, seen by
9.85 million. It began rebounding in
2022—the year of the Slap—with 16.6
million.
The movies and their makers aren’t
entirely to blame. The generational
shift to streaming and other video
forms has gutted broadcast televi-
sion viewership, and few live events
other than the Super Bowl draw the
sort of audiences they once did. The
Oscars led into the sitcom Abbott El-
ementary, which had a series high in
viewers with a 6.9 million. The epi-
sode had an Oscar tie-in, with Brad-
ley Cooper, playing himself, getting
roasted in a classroom after a long
season of heavy Oscar campaigning.

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Annette Bening in a scene
from Apples Never Fall.
PICTURE AP
A family is shaken in
Peacock’s Apples Never Fall
There’s a scene in the new Peacock
drama Apples Never Fall in which
Annette Bening’s character weeps
after having too much to drink at
a family party. “Nobody can break
your heart like your own children,”
she laments.
Bening, a mother of four
with husband Warren Beatty,
understands something about
parent-child relationships. She
emphasises her character’s
emotions with a line from
Shakespeare.
“‘Sharper than a serpent’s tooth
it is to have a thankless child,’” she
said in an interview. “We are so
vulnerable to our children for sure.
Our children also have their own
fate. And as a parent, you want to
protect your kids.”
In the show premiering tomorrow,
Bening plays Joy Delaney, a wife and
mother with four adult children. She
and her husband, Stan, played by
Sam Neill, are the retired owners of
a tennis academy and are now trying
to fill their days with purpose.
Chaos ensues when Joy goes
missing and the Delaney children
become suspicious of their father.
Long-kept secrets are revealed.
The show is told in two timelines:
present day, and the past that led
up to Joy’s disappearance. Bening
said that’s when we really see the
Delaneys as an authentic family.
“You know how just the look
from one person to another can be
enough to either signal a problem,
piss you off, or make you really want
to die of laughter? I mean, I’m one
of four, and I still do,” she said.
“My mom is 95. I can still make
my siblings laugh imitating my
mother. We all have these unspoken
things that go on in a family. And
that’s really what this is about.
What’s unspoken, what’s unearthed
and what lies are revealed.”
Neill found the complications
of his own character compelling.
“I’ve seldom played a character as
complex as this,” he said.
“I found him wonderful to play
with, although he’s dangerous.
He’s capable of anything. He has
these rather alarming alpha male
tendencies, but he’s also vulnerable
and ridiculous. He’s very reactive to
what’s going on. I wouldn’t want to
be married to him,” he joked.
Allison Brie plays Amy, one of Sam
quik flix 23
and Joy’s daughters. Just because
the children immediately question
their father’s behaviour after their
mother’s disappearance, she said,
doesn’t mean it’s an open and shut
case.
“I think the audience will find, as
I found reading episode to episode
and reading the book, that minute
to minute, episode to episode, you
think it’s one person, then you
maybe think it’s another person,”
Brie said.
Apples Never Fall is based on
a novel of the same name by
Australian author Liane Moriarty,
who also wrote Big Little Lies and
Nine Perfect Strangers.
If you’ve read the book, don’t
assume you know how the story will
end, said Essie Randles, who plays
daughter Brooke Delaney.
“I don’t think it’s a secret that
our series is slightly differently than
the book,” she said. “When we first
received episode six and seven, I
went down to the beach where we
were staying and read them, and I
burst into tears and cried and cried
because I was struck by how much
hurt there is in this family, without
giving anything away. I found it
really, really touching.”
Despite the Delaneys’ dysfunction
on screen, the cast—who filmed the
series in Queensland, Australia—says
they bonded on set to a degree that
is rare in showbiz.
“If you’re all stuck in a foreign
land together, that’s what you do,”
explained Neill. “In this case, there
were some of the funniest people
I’ve ever worked with or met. It
was a kind of riot. I find actors—for
all this ridiculousness—to be the
warmest, smartest, funniest people
around. They’re my people.”
Brie added, “Sometimes you
meet people and you have true,
immediate chemistry. We all felt that
as a family. I’m sure it really does
start with Sam and Annette.”
Neill arranged movie nights for the
actors, including an Annette Bening
Film Festival where they would
screen her films.
“He took it very seriously,”
recalled Jake Lacy, who plays oldest
child Troy.
“He made it as serious as a
wedding invitation,” added Conor
Merrigan Turner, who plays Logan,
the youngest.
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Horoscope Eugenia
Last
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Take good care of your money, possessions and investments thishi year. D
Don’t’
BY DEAN YOUNG

feel pressured to act in haste. Look for alternatives, and you’ll discover a
BLONDIE

unique way to maintain what’s important to you without disrupting your

lifestyle. Let your intuition lead the way, and you’ll make better decisions
and receive unexpected opportunities. Personal improvements are favoured.
BIRTHDAY BABY
You are compassionate, insightful and attentive.
You are proactive and appealing.
YOUR NUMBERS
6, 13, 19, 25, 31, 34, 42.
HEART OF THE CITY

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY

Adam Clayton, 64; Dana Delany, 68; William H Macy, 73; Neil Sedaka, 85.

Aries Libra
BY MARK TATULLI

March 21-April 19 Sept 23-October 22

3 STARS Speak up and own the
stage. If you don’t like something,
distance yourself and get on with
what matters to you. Don’t let an
emotional incident or someone’s
change of plans alter how you
proceed. Put your energy where it
makes sense.
Taurus
BY TOM ARMSTRONG
3 STARS A forceful presentation
will help convey your point. Trying
to avoid controversy or sparing
someone’s feelings will backfire.
Truth will serve you better than
being too cowardly to be blunt.
Scorpio

October 23-Nov 21
April 20-May 20
3 STARS Stay calm, recognise what
MARVIN

3 STARS Keep your emotions in
check and your eye on what you are
trying to achieve. Interference will
show you someone’s true colours.
Show compassion, but don’t let
anyone rain on your parade. Take
charge.
you are up against and use insight
and initiative to sort through any
difficulty before it has a chance to
escalate. How you handle matters
will determine who stands by your
side. Be a good listener, evaluate
and offer worthwhile incentives.

Gemini Sagittarius
Nov 22-December 21
May 21-June 20
3 STARS Think situations through
3 STARS Put a plan in place and and act quickly. Someone will block
PEANUTS

follow through. Don’t let anyone
force their way into your territory
or lead you astray. Have confidence
in yourself and your ability to build
a solid foundation.
you or create a scene to throw you
off guard. Researching will help you
avoid a situation that is confusing
and staged to make you look bad.
Don’t share secrets or personal data.

Cancer
June 21-July 22
4 STARS Determine what you
know and do best, and surround
yourself with people who can pick
BIZZARRO
Capricorn
December 22-Jan 19
5 STARS Be spontaneous and
do more. Your actions will impact
how your day unfolds. Don’t let

up when you falter. When you have
doubts, ask an expert, be open to
suggestions and don’t fear trying
something new. Experience is the
best teacher. Live, learn and excel.
emotions cloud your vision when
taking care of business will get you
where you want to go. Act with
courage, strength and optimism,
and you will reach the top.

Leo Aquarius
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

July 23-Aug 22 January 20-Feb 18

2 STARS Don’t fold under pressure.
Think about what you want and use 2 STARS Don’t second-guess
the experience. You must recognise yourself. Gather facts and make
BY STEPHAN PASTIS

when someone takes advantage of decisions that address your

you. Anger is not the solution, but concerns. Have confidence in your
doing what’s best for you will help ability to handle matters, and you’ll
you dodge letting someone sweep avoid interference from someone
you into their wake. eager to step in and take over.

Virgo
August 23-Sept 22
5 STARS An open mind will lead
to valuable information. A course
or networking will point you in
a new direction. Evaluate your
relationships and consider what
everyone brings to the table. Align
BY MARK TATULLI
Pisces
Feb 19-March 20
4 STARS Pay attention to the
changes around you. Being well-
informed will help you initiate plans
that secure your position and offer
peace of mind. Trust your instincts

yourself with a strong team. and forge ahead with confidence.

1 star: Avoid conflicts; work behind the scenes. 2 stars: You can
accomplish, but don’t rely on others. 3 stars: Focus and you’ll reach
.LIO

your goals. 4 stars: Aim high; start new projects. 5 stars: Nothing can
stop you; go for gold.
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„ FRIDAY, MARCH 22 The Wedding Convention 2024
One Love Concert hosted by NAPS Combined Banquet and Conference Centre,
Venue: Naparima Bowl Time: 7pm Venue: MovieTowne, PoS
Time: 10 am to 6 pm
„ SATURDAY, MARCH 16 „ SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Nostalgia, A Taste of the Ole Time Days Public Speaking and Presentation Skills for Ignite 2—Rekindle The Flame UWIDEF
Hosted by SI Anaparima Teens hosted by Crowded Room Venue: NAPA, PoS Time: 6 pm
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Time: 2 pm Time: 8.30 am to 3 pm Let’s Celebrate, An Evening with the
Marionettes Chorale and Massy
TT Music Fest Champions Food Fair & Market Trinidad All Stars Steel Orchestra
Venue: Queen’s Hall, PoS Venue: Cross Crossing Centre Venue: Queen’s Hall, PoS Time: 6 pm
Times: TBA Time: 4 -10 pm
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Cinderella and the Trini Prince Night Market | Street Market TT A Kaiso Jazz Experience
Venue: SAPA, San Fernando Time: 6.30 pm Venue: MovieTowne, PoS Venue: Sound Forge • Time: 7 pm
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„ SUNDAY, MARCH 17 Caribbean Beachfood Fest
Cinderella and the Trini Prince „ SUNDAY, MARCH 24 Banwari Experience & Hyatt
Venue: SAPA, San Fernando Easter at Mille Fleurs Venue: The Waterfront, Hyatt Regency
Time: 5 pm Venue: Mille Fleurs Time: 2 - 8 pm
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747-3400
SAN RAPHAEL BRANDON DIEGO MARTIN 4 bedrooms,
COURT 10274sqft land. Lovely study, air-condition, cable, in-

RAMPS Logistics Limited development $785,000 neg

CASCADE CHELSEA 11029sqft
land, T&C approvals $1.75M
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Including land in Arima
with office, trucks, loader.
ternet, $6,000.00. 684-1165

MORVANT 3 bedroom, 2 full

WOODBROOK Modern FB: Wrightson Investments baths, dinning room, kitchen.

VACANCY
Latin American Security Advisor TABAQUITE 7 lots, 2 road front-
2-storey residence 6 bedrooms
on 5040sqft
WOODBROOK 4 bedrooms +
annexe on 4950sqft $2.7M neg
BLUE RANGE Charming
or Call 624-5905 777-4771/ 338-1348
MARABELLA UPSTAIRS, 2
bedrooms- $2500, 3 bedrooms-
$4500. 492-2506
age, $595,000.00. 707-0781 3600sqft residence, 4 air-
conditioned bedrooms, executive 2 BEDROOM BELMONT
The Latin American Security Advisor will need to understand and PORTOFSPAIN 62 64 Sack- study, teak cabinetry, entertain- HENRY STREET Port-Of- CIRCULAR. GATED. 228-
ville Street. Upstairs office space ment patio 12647sqft freehold Spain. 3 levels, 15,000 7363/ 743-7340. $3,500
analyze the security situation within Latin America. This position will with kitchenette and bathrooms, sq.ft. excellent invest-
be required to develop preventive measures and advise on various parking for four. 770-9894
BLANCHISSEUSE
ment. 776-9654
security contractors to work with within Latin America. This position L’Anse Martin Beach (D2)
Fully AC, furnished, GASPARILLO MAIN Road
must also ensure that they understand how security planning can 4bedroom (en suite) on Property $3.2M/ Rental @
DREAM FOR SALE MAYARO LARGE Office Com-
impact the Company’s expansion plan within Latin America and how Luxury boat/ cottage 24hr
the beach. Pool & large $25,000 negotiable. Fully
pound. 680-2978
decks. $5,788,000.00 Equipped Hardware (Op-
security analysis can affect the work we can do in the future. security, with-in gated Building 5,360 sq ft tional). 308-8838
community on site, hotel. Land 14,000 sq ft
Start at $90,000USD must see. In a company name.
Requirements: Great Opportunity FB: Wrightson Investments WAREHOUSE 5000 sq.ft. Im-
779-5120 or Call 624-5905
- A minimum of five (5) CSEC subjects inclusive of English Language PALMISTE 3 bedroom $7500
mortelle St Couva $2.5M ono call
389-2725
and Mathematics. FOR SALE 11 1/2 ACRES freehold land-
681-5653
Collens Road, Maraval FOR SALE Port of Spain
- Experience in a similar position. Approvals for 6 units
ocean view, Cumana, Toco. for
sale. 715-8670 3,000 sq.ft. Warehouse on
- Certificate of Good Character - no later than 3 months old from Offers Invited. 4,500 sq.ft. Land. 684-6097
The owner does not bind TABAQUITE 7 lots, 2 road front-
date of submission himself to accept the age, $595,000.00. 707-0781
- Possession of a valid Driver’s Permit with a minimum of two (2) highest or any offer. BARATARIA 3 bedroom. 674-
297-6857 2 LOTS of land for sale. Dyer’s 4600/ 292-1097
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TWO BEDROOM House for Rent furnish 470-7906/712-3904
- Valid Defensive or Evasive Driving Certificate. LUXURY WATERFRONT 4 with road frontage on both sides,
Arima $3,000.00 774-9354
bedroom, Renaissance $13M. electricity and water, reasonably
- Must be Computer Literate. prices. Call 688-7298 DIEGO MARTIN,
680-2978 ARIMA THE CROSSINGS
- Additional training certification in Security Management Systems 3 bedroom House $6500m PETIT VALLEY
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Serious inquiries only.
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#392-394 Cedar Hill HERMITAGE 3 bedroom, 2 sto- terprise 720k O.N.O. 686-6742.
Road, ClaxtonBay rey. $1M. 681-5653 388-8240
768-9800/373-2558 14 ACRES $2.2M St Mary’s
WOODBROOK PLACE One Bed- Junction with Sub Division PALMISTE 1 bedroom $4000
BRAND NEW room $2.3M 381-8324 Cadastral, Roadside. 308-8838 681-5653 MAYARO,
3 Ton LPG FORKLIFT GLENCOE ONE bedroom. A/C.
FRONTIN ROAD,
All amenities. $3600 monthly Beachfront, 5-Bedroom,
3.5 Ton Diesel FORKLIFT LENGUA VILLAGE Papourie $1000 weekly. 747-1244/ A/C, Wifi, Security
Road, 2 acres freehold land. 6331846
T&C approvals $775K. Close to Cameras.
all amenities. 308-8838 678-4210
KIA NIRO PDW Good
Condition 102km $137K
This Lenten Season negotiable 770-6520
Bring the Sanctity of MAYARO HOUSE for Sale. What- 2 BDRM apt for rent Pt Cumana
sapp 631-620-9826. Carenage, AC, Security Cameras,
the Cross into your large driveway $3500 monthly &
home with this local USED VEHICLES LANGE PARK 3 bedroom, damage deposit
2 bathroom, fully a/c $1.8M
hand-made mini “Sta- negotiable. WhatsApp +1437-
Call 285-2502.
tions of the cross” set. PDT TOYOTA FIELDER 929-6750
5.41 ACRES,
For more information HYBRID (70K) FELICITY 2 storey main road SANGRE GRANDE.
please call 350-9150. property, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, Agricultural $1.55M 765-2780
TDW (5E) WINGLE P/UP 2 attached apartments $1.8M
(80K) negotiable. WhatsApp +1437- CHAGUANAS MONTROSE 1
929-6750 & 2 bedrooms $2000/ $2700.
767-9300 before 5pm.
TWO 3 tonne for sale. 788-1491 PDX MERCEDES C-Class E25 LOW TOP GLASS PARADISE HOUSING
Exclusive. Dealer Maintained. SIDE ($65k) Rochard Douglas Road, 3 bed- 3 BEDROOMS, Coconut drive,
32,000Km 4yrs. room flats $1.6M neg. Susan San Fernando. 719-5566
$285,000 308-8838
2020 HILUX 51km $200K 732-2691 UNION HALL 304-6814
Whatsapp 8132400474 MAYARO LOTS, near beach, PARAMIN. 91 acres, SPACIOUS 2 Bedroom
STOLEN & recovered Toyota 2 FAW 10-WHEELERS $175K. 368-3823 La Finnette $3.5M Tunapuna, burglar-proof,
NZE SHELL $29,000.00 Fielder 165 hybrid PDY missing LOW MILEAGE 735-5191 surveillance, recently refurbished,
744-9569. parts 790-1948. FB: Wrightson Investments 2 LOTS $600,000.00, Los Iros parking. 663-5237.
or Call 624 - 5905 Beach. Corner RE Roads & Jeffers
Drive. 683-4272, 765-0380 ONE BEDROOM Quiet Malabar
BUYING FREEHOLD  Chaguanas near CHARLIVILLE PIERRE Road
Arima 334-7007
PCZ PORSCHE 911 $1,000,000 USED VEHICLES HeartLand Plaza & Felicity. 713- $2.5M or $20,000 per month. POINTEAPIERRE 2 bedroom,
ONO call 389-2725 275-6252 CANOEBAY 5 acres. 680-2978 9030 355-7119 long term, $3,000.00. 755-0949
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747-3400
SAN RAPHAEL BRANDON DIEGO MARTIN 4 bedrooms,
COURT 10274sqft land. Lovely study, air-condition, cable, in-

RAMPS Logistics Limited development $785,000 neg

CASCADE CHELSEA 11029sqft
land, T&C approvals $1.75M
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Including land in Arima
with office, trucks, loader.
ternet, $6,000.00. 684-1165

MORVANT 3 bedroom, 2 full

WOODBROOK Modern FB: Wrightson Investments baths, dinning room, kitchen.

VACANCY
Latin American Security Advisor TABAQUITE 7 lots, 2 road front-
2-storey residence 6 bedrooms
on 5040sqft
WOODBROOK 4 bedrooms +
annexe on 4950sqft $2.7M neg
BLUE RANGE Charming
or Call 624-5905 777-4771/ 338-1348
MARABELLA UPSTAIRS, 2
bedrooms- $2500, 3 bedrooms-
$4500. 492-2506
age, $595,000.00. 707-0781 3600sqft residence, 4 air-
conditioned bedrooms, executive 2 BEDROOM BELMONT
The Latin American Security Advisor will need to understand and PORTOFSPAIN 62 64 Sack- study, teak cabinetry, entertain- HENRY STREET Port-Of- CIRCULAR. GATED. 228-
ville Street. Upstairs office space ment patio 12647sqft freehold Spain. 3 levels, 15,000 7363/ 743-7340. $3,500
analyze the security situation within Latin America. This position will with kitchenette and bathrooms, sq.ft. excellent invest-
be required to develop preventive measures and advise on various parking for four. 770-9894
BLANCHISSEUSE
ment. 776-9654
security contractors to work with within Latin America. This position L’Anse Martin Beach (D2)
Fully AC, furnished, GASPARILLO MAIN Road
must also ensure that they understand how security planning can 4bedroom (en suite) on Property $3.2M/ Rental @
DREAM FOR SALE MAYARO LARGE Office Com-
impact the Company’s expansion plan within Latin America and how Luxury boat/ cottage 24hr
the beach. Pool & large $25,000 negotiable. Fully
pound. 680-2978
decks. $5,788,000.00 Equipped Hardware (Op-
security analysis can affect the work we can do in the future. security, with-in gated Building 5,360 sq ft tional). 308-8838
community on site, hotel. Land 14,000 sq ft
Start at $90,000USD must see. In a company name.
Requirements: Great Opportunity FB: Wrightson Investments WAREHOUSE 5000 sq.ft. Im-
779-5120 or Call 624-5905
- A minimum of five (5) CSEC subjects inclusive of English Language PALMISTE 3 bedroom $7500
mortelle St Couva $2.5M ono call
389-2725
and Mathematics. FOR SALE 11 1/2 ACRES freehold land-
681-5653
Collens Road, Maraval FOR SALE Port of Spain
- Experience in a similar position. Approvals for 6 units
ocean view, Cumana, Toco. for
sale. 715-8670 3,000 sq.ft. Warehouse on
- Certificate of Good Character - no later than 3 months old from Offers Invited. 4,500 sq.ft. Land. 684-6097
The owner does not bind TABAQUITE 7 lots, 2 road front-
date of submission himself to accept the age, $595,000.00. 707-0781
- Possession of a valid Driver’s Permit with a minimum of two (2) highest or any offer. BARATARIA 3 bedroom. 674-
297-6857 2 LOTS of land for sale. Dyer’s 4600/ 292-1097
years’ experience. Village, Williamsville. Corner spot UPPER SANTA Cruz 1 room semi
TWO BEDROOM House for Rent furnish 470-7906/712-3904
- Valid Defensive or Evasive Driving Certificate. LUXURY WATERFRONT 4 with road frontage on both sides,
Arima $3,000.00 774-9354
bedroom, Renaissance $13M. electricity and water, reasonably
- Must be Computer Literate. prices. Call 688-7298 DIEGO MARTIN,
680-2978 ARIMA THE CROSSINGS
- Additional training certification in Security Management Systems 3 bedroom House $6500m PETIT VALLEY
MAYARO 2 bedroom, Valuation 5 ACRE Plot, Freehold, Located 678-3460/ 715-0056 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments.
will be an asset. $700,000. 680-2978 in Cumuto, $410,000. Neg. Call 776-9654
- Precepted will be an asset but not mandatory. 779-6152
RESIDENTIAL/ COMMER
- Must be Bilingual - English and Spanish CIAL property for sale. Main
13 ACRES AGRICULTURE- plenty ONE SELF
lumber, cheap coalmine. Sangre
Road, Preysal Village, Couva.
Serious inquiries only.
Grande 366-1690. STORAGE UNITS
Please send a copy of your CV to recruitment.tt@rampslogistics.com 636-4077, 767-4475 offers 24/7 access that
MAYARO 30 acres for develop-
and the Ministry of Labour and include the address (Duke Place, 50-54 ment. 680-2978 your company needs.
Duke Street, Port of Spain) WEST HILLS 3 bedrooms, Units available from
MAYARO BEACHFRONT. 680- 10’x10’ and 10’x12’ with
2 1/2 toilet/ bath, air- 2978
condition, swimming prices ranging from
pool, security, parking. CARENAGE GATED, ocean $800-$1000 per unit.
776-9654 views. 680-2978
GULF CITY 3 bedroom, 2.5 This is the perfect
baths, A/c, Hot/ Cold, 482-2649 solution for your storage
ONE WOODBROOK Place- 3
bedrooms, 2 1/2 toilet/ 1 BEDROOM, Cocoyea. needs.
bath, fantastic view, fully $1,800.00. 330-5761 Contact (868) 481-8088
furnished, security, air-
condition, pool, parking, ST. JAMES 2 bedroom, A/c. No for more information
price negotiable. 776- agents. $5,500. 787-7400. #1 Jerningham Avenue
9654
Port-of-Spain
AM MARKETING BEL AIR Extension 3 bedroom,
CHAGUANAS
COMPANY LTD 3 toilet/bath, Townhouse $2.6M, FREEHOLD RESIDENTIAL land, NEAR PRICE PLAZA
$2.5M and $2M 681-5653 9752 sqft. Borough Approved 2 bedrooms $4,600.00
Reg, Dealer #10 (Subdivision). Amow Street, En- SAN JUAN Rooms. 687-9448.
Negotiable, All Utilities.
#392-394 Cedar Hill HERMITAGE 3 bedroom, 2 sto- terprise 720k O.N.O. 686-6742.
Road, ClaxtonBay rey. $1M. 681-5653 388-8240
768-9800/373-2558 14 ACRES $2.2M St Mary’s
WOODBROOK PLACE One Bed- Junction with Sub Division PALMISTE 1 bedroom $4000
BRAND NEW room $2.3M 381-8324 Cadastral, Roadside. 308-8838 681-5653 MAYARO,
3 Ton LPG FORKLIFT GLENCOE ONE bedroom. A/C.
FRONTIN ROAD,
All amenities. $3600 monthly Beachfront, 5-Bedroom,
3.5 Ton Diesel FORKLIFT LENGUA VILLAGE Papourie $1000 weekly. 747-1244/ A/C, Wifi, Security
Road, 2 acres freehold land. 6331846
T&C approvals $775K. Close to Cameras.
all amenities. 308-8838 678-4210
KIA NIRO PDW Good
Condition 102km $137K
This Lenten Season negotiable 770-6520
Bring the Sanctity of MAYARO HOUSE for Sale. What- 2 BDRM apt for rent Pt Cumana
sapp 631-620-9826. Carenage, AC, Security Cameras,
the Cross into your large driveway $3500 monthly &
home with this local USED VEHICLES LANGE PARK 3 bedroom, damage deposit
2 bathroom, fully a/c $1.8M
hand-made mini “Sta- negotiable. WhatsApp +1437-
Call 285-2502.
tions of the cross” set. PDT TOYOTA FIELDER 929-6750
5.41 ACRES,
For more information HYBRID (70K) FELICITY 2 storey main road SANGRE GRANDE.
please call 350-9150. property, 3 bedroom, 1 bath, Agricultural $1.55M 765-2780
TDW (5E) WINGLE P/UP 2 attached apartments $1.8M
(80K) negotiable. WhatsApp +1437- CHAGUANAS MONTROSE 1
929-6750 & 2 bedrooms $2000/ $2700.
767-9300 before 5pm.
TWO 3 tonne for sale. 788-1491 PDX MERCEDES C-Class E25 LOW TOP GLASS PARADISE HOUSING
Exclusive. Dealer Maintained. SIDE ($65k) Rochard Douglas Road, 3 bed- 3 BEDROOMS, Coconut drive,
32,000Km 4yrs. room flats $1.6M neg. Susan San Fernando. 719-5566
$285,000 308-8838
2020 HILUX 51km $200K 732-2691 UNION HALL 304-6814
Whatsapp 8132400474 MAYARO LOTS, near beach, PARAMIN. 91 acres, SPACIOUS 2 Bedroom
STOLEN & recovered Toyota 2 FAW 10-WHEELERS $175K. 368-3823 La Finnette $3.5M Tunapuna, burglar-proof,
NZE SHELL $29,000.00 Fielder 165 hybrid PDY missing LOW MILEAGE 735-5191 surveillance, recently refurbished,
744-9569. parts 790-1948. FB: Wrightson Investments 2 LOTS $600,000.00, Los Iros parking. 663-5237.
or Call 624 - 5905 Beach. Corner RE Roads & Jeffers
Drive. 683-4272, 765-0380 ONE BEDROOM Quiet Malabar
BUYING FREEHOLD  Chaguanas near CHARLIVILLE PIERRE Road
Arima 334-7007
PCZ PORSCHE 911 $1,000,000 USED VEHICLES HeartLand Plaza & Felicity. 713- $2.5M or $20,000 per month. POINTEAPIERRE 2 bedroom,
ONO call 389-2725 275-6252 CANOEBAY 5 acres. 680-2978 9030 355-7119 long term, $3,000.00. 755-0949
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REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO REPUBLIC OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

APPLICATION NO. 139 OF 2023 APPLICATION NO. 139 OF 2023

IN THE MATTER OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACT
CHAPTER 56:02 SEC. 136
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF:
KRISHENDATH SOOKDEO of L.P. No. 29 Cumuto Road,
Wallerfield, Arima in the Island of Trinidad, Applicant to
replace Lost Certificate of Title Volume 2774 Folio 105B
standing in the names of KRISHENDATH SOOKDEO,
HARDER DOUBLE Stimulation NANKISHORE SOOKDEO AND RAMCOOMAR
Explosive & Orgasmic! Get a Total SOOKDEO, Registered Proprietors.
Body Sensual Massage. 373-5821
UPON READING the Statutory Declarations of
KRISHENDATH SOOKDEO dated 13th October, 2023
and 5th January, 2024 I HEREBY DIRECT notice of my
intention to issue a new Certificate of Title in respect of
that parcel of land described in the schedule hereunder
be advertised in a local daily newspaper AND I FURTHER
DIRECT that unless good cause to the contrary be shown
within fourteen days from the date of such advertisement
a new Certificate of Title do issue in respect of the said
parcel of land.
THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO
ALL AND SINGULAR that piece of land situate in the
Ward of Turure in the Island of Trinidad comprising
ONE ROOD be the same more or less delineated and
coloured pink in the plan registered in Volume 168 Folio
595 being portion of the lands described in the Crown
Grant in Volume 59 Folio 113 and also described in the
Certificate of Title in Volume 168 Folio 597 and bounded
on the North by a Road on the South and West by Cunapo
Southern Road and on the East by lands of Bhajandas and
now described in Certificate of Title Volume 2774 Folio 105B.
Dated this 15th day of January, 2024.
IN THE MATTER OF THE REAL PROPERTY ACT
CHAPTER 56:02 SEC. 136
AND
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF:
KRISHENDATH SOOKDEO of L.P. No. 29 Cumuto
Road, Wallerfield, Arima in the Island of Trinidad,
Applicant to replace Lost Certificate of Title
Volume 2774 Folio 105B standing in the names
of KRISHENDATH SOOKDEO, NANKISHORE
SOOKDEO and RAMCOOMAR SOOKDEO,
Registered Proprietors.
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that unless good
cause to the contrary is shown within fourteen days
from the publication of this notice the Registrar
General of Trinidad and Tobago will issue a new
Certificate of Title in respect of that piece of land
situate in the Ward of Turure in the Island of Trinidad
comprising ONE ROOD be the same more or less
delineated and coloured pink in the plan registered
in Volume 168 Folio 595 being portion of the lands
described in the Crown Grant in Volume 59 Folio
113 and also described in the Certificate of Title in
Volume 168 Folio 597 and bounded on the North by
a Road on the South and West by Cunapo Southern
Road and on the East by lands of Bhajandas and now
described in Certificate of Title Volume 2774 Folio
105B.
Dated this 23rd day of January, 2024.

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RUDOLPH retired High Court
Judge and former Chair of the
Public Service Appeal Board,
BAHADUR: ROY LLOYD passed away peacefully on Sun-
a.k.a. “GEORGE”
of #109 Fifth Avenue, Maraj day, March 10, 2024. He was the
Lands, Marabella passed away devoted Husband of Norla Brooks
on Saturday 9th March 2024 at (née Mannette), committed fa-
the age of 87. He will be lovingly ther of Gerry Colin (Anna-Maria),
remembered as the: Husband of Ian Robin (Karen) and Wayne
Naomi Bahadur. Son of the late Gregory (Jessie-Ann). Proud
Ivan and Betsy Bahadur. Father
of Lisa, Rydell and the late Reneé Grandfather to Christian
Brother of Roger, Carmen, Joyce, Matthew, Jonathan Daniel,
Esmee (USA), the late Lennox, Timothy Liam, Justin Brandon
David, Deryck, Eileen, Vena, Ena, and Christopher Marc. Son of
Monica and Pearl. Father-in-law Headley and Maude Brooks.
of Dave Gosine and Jillian Jai- Brother to Fitzgerald Brooks,
karan. Brother-in-law of Dolores,
Larry, Bobby, Ann and Margot. Marjorie, Lucille and Ralph. Uncle
Grandfather of Adam, Reece, to many including the Mc Lean,
Ryan, Nathanael, Xavier and Gaia. Brooks, Heywood, Mannette and
Friend of Joyce, Zorida, Mike, Assue families. Funeral Mass for
Sueloy, Margaret and Lynette. the late Justice Clebert Rudolph
The Funeral Service for the late Brooks takes place at 10:00 a.m.
Roy Lloyd Bahadur a.k.a. “George”
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March 2024 at 11:15 a.m. at J.E. the Church of the Assumption,
Guide Funeral Home & Cremato- Long Circular Road, Maraval. Pri-
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San Fernando, followed by a Pri- be taken up for the Church of the
vate Cremation. Enquiries can be Assumption Building Fund. For
made at J. E. Guide Funeral Home
& Crematorium Ltd., #120 Coffee enquiries contact R. M. de Souza
Street, San Fernando (235-5049/ Memorial Chapel Limited at 223-
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Jordan’s all-round play helps

BAHS lift Water Polo title
RACHAEL THOMPSON-KING
Newsgathering Editor - Sport
rachael.king@guardian.co.tt
Jenay Jordan’s all-round play was
vital in leading Bishop Anstey
High School (BAHS) Port-of-Spain
to the girls’ Open title in the Re-
public Bank National Secondary
Schools Water Polo League on
the weekend.
Jordan, who was later named
“Player of the Match”, netted
three goals as her team closed
with a comfortable 12-4 win
over Holy Name Convent Port-
of-Spain (HNCP) at the National
Aquatic Centre in Balmain,
Couva, on Saturday.
Her teammate Sanaa Fraser
led the team’s scoring with seven
brilliant goals in the lopsided af-
fair. Marielle McLeod scored the
other two goals for BAHS, which
took a 4-1 lead in the first quar-
ter with three goals coming from
Fraser and the other from Mc
Leod. Diana Alvarez-Peralta pro-
duced the lone item in the open-
ing period for HNCP.
Fraser rallied with two more
goals in the second quarter with
McLeod netting her second item
and Jordan, her first of three, to
give their team an 8-3 advantage
at halftime. Kiara Goodridge re-
RESULTS
Sunday
(At National Aquatic Centre)
Final
Open Girls
• BAHS 12 (Sanaa Fraser 7, Jenay
Jordan 3, Marielle McLeod 2) vs
HNCP 4 (Kiara Goodridge 2, Diana
Alvarez- Peralta 2)
Open Boys
• QRC 9 (Javier Jordan 3, Anderson
Hamilton 3, Armando Sahampoo
2. Elijah Francis) vs Fatima 19
(Jeremiah Henriques-Brown 8,
Nathaniel Casimir 3, Samuel Edghill
2, Che’dan Davidson 2, Logan
Hamel-Smith 2, Justin Hackett,
Aiden Tangwell).
Saturday
BAHS’ Jenay Jordan, left, prepares to shoot while under pressure from Holy (At Diego Martin Community Pool)
Name Convent Port-of-Spain’s Gabrielle Peters, during the Republic Bank Form 1 Girls
Secondary Schools Water Polo League open female final match at the Final
National Aquatic Centre in Balmain, Couva, on Sunday. BAHS won 12-4. • SJCP 10 (Alexis Avey 4, Shauna
PICTURE DANIEL PRENTICE/DPP
sponded with a double to lead In the boys’ Open final, Fatima twice, and Justin Hackett and
HNCP’s fight in the match-up. College took charge of its game Aiden Tangwell also netted a goal
BAHS remained in charge from the beginning and spread apiece in another lopsided final.
though despite another goal the scoring around. Jeremiah On Saturday in the Form One
from Alvarez-Peralta in the third Henriques-Brown led the way title matches at the Diego Martin
quarter. Jordan and Fraser went with an amazing eight goals, Community Pool, Queen’s Royal
on to score an item each in the scoring a double in each quarter. College (QRC) and SJCP emerged
remaining quarters to seal the Nathaniel Casimir scored three as the respective boys’ and girls’
eight-goal victory for Bishop An- times, Che’dan Davidson and champions
stey. Logan Hamel-Smith each scored QRC earned a hard-fought 5-4
Murphy 3, Abella Mollenthiel 2,
Jodie Marie Riley) vs BAHS 0.
Third-place playoff
• SFGC 6 (Kylee Fountain 4, Kimi
Craigwell 2) vs HNCP 18 (Chiara
Boisselle 5, Melanie Valdez-Brown
5, Chelsea Ramsey 3, Korrie Cario 2,
Y’shua Alphonso 2, Maria Thomas)
Form 1 Boys
Final
• QRC 5 (Alejandro Pereira 3, Luke
Gibson, Torinio Tracey) vs St Mary’s
College 4 (Gabriel Fullerton 2, Jean
Paul Charles Pierre 2)
Third-place playoff
• Combined Team 2 (Melanie Valdez-
Brown , Shauna Murphy) vs Fatima
9 (Shane Gransaul 3, Malachi Leach
3, Nasique George, Jayden Sancho,
Adam Parson)
win over St Mary’s College (CIC)
to take the gold medals. Earlier,
Fatima topped the Combined
Team 9-2 to bag the bronze.
In the girls’ competition, St
Joseph’s picked up the gold with
an easy 10-0 win over Bishop
Anstey. Holy Name collected the
bronze, easing past St Francois
Girls College (SFGC), 19-9.

No T&T clubs in CONCACAF women’s club tournament

CONCACAF announced its next
strategic move in women’s foot-
ball: the launch of the CONCACAF
Women’s Champions Cup, the
region’s first official women’s con-
tinental club championship, on
Tuesday.
This comes following the suc-
cessful conclusion of the inaugural
CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup
over the past month, which saw
the USA crowned Champions on
March 10 with a 1-0 win over Bra-
zil at San Diego’s Snapdragon Sta-
dium.
The Women’s Champions Cup
will be an annual competition and
will include the best clubs from
North America, Central America,
and the Caribbean and will crown a
regional women’s club champion.
The tournament will also be the
sole path through which CONCA-
CAF region clubs can qualify for
the new FIFA Women’s Club World
Cup, which FIFA has committed to
launching shortly.
The inaugural CONCACAF
W Champions Cup will be the
2024/25 edition, with preliminary
round and group stage matches
scheduled for August, September,
and October 2024 and a final four
centralised semifinals and final in
May 2025.
The competition will be played
annually between 11 clubs from
member associations that meet
CONCACAF’s eligibility criteria.
Clubs will qualify through their
domestic leagues based on sport-
ing merit through criteria that
must be proposed by their mem-
ber association and ratified by
CONCACAF.
The qualification slots allocated
to member associations will see
one club from Canada and El Sal-
vador facing off in the preliminary
round with the winner joining one
club from Costa Rica, Jamaica, and
Panama and three clubs each from
Mexico and the USA in the group
stage of ten teams, consisting of
two groups of five teams, with each
team playing a total of four group
stage matches (two at home; two
away) in August, September, and
October.
After the group stage play, the
top two clubs from each group will
progress to a final four centralised
event played in May.
However, no club from the T&T
Women’s League Football (TT
WoLF) will feature in the inaugural
edition.
Contacted for comment on why
no T&T club will be involved, Amiel
Mohammed, General Secretary
of the T&T Football Federation
(T&TFF) said: We have received no
correspondence from CONCACAF
regarding the inaugural season of
this competition.
It is also important to note that
there is currently no club licensing
for women’s clubs.
However, we have been working
with and discussing with WoLF
over the last few months, the re-
vamp and strengthening of the
women’s league competitions in-
clusive of club licensing, similar
to what was done for T&T Premier
Football League (T&TPFL).
“Launching the CONCACAF W
Champions Cup is a very exciting
next step on our journey of de-
veloping all aspects of women’s Kwinsi Williams, left, receives his official FIFA referee badge from TTFA
football in our region,” said CON- general secretary Amiel Mohammed during the FIFA Referees’ Badge
CACAF president and FIFA vice distribution ceremony at the TTFA Technical Centre at Ato Boldon Stadium
president, Victor Montagliani. in Couva in January. PICTURE DANIEL PRENTICE
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Slow paperwork at Port preventing
foreign boats for Great Race
WALTER ALIBEY
Senior Sports Reporter
walter.alibey@guardian.co.tt
Plans to host international boats
for this year’s Great Race event
from Trinidad to Tobago will soon
be fast-tracked.
Attracting boats to the coun-
try’s biggest boating event—the
International Great Race—appears
to be simple, but the intricacies
of completing paperwork at short
notice have been causing officials
of the T&T Powerboat Association
headaches.
President of the powerboat
association, Jonathan Tardieu,
revealed that his association has
already begun preliminary dis-
cussions to determine the issues
related to getting boats in and out
of the country in a short space of
time, the process involved in it,
and the relevant people they need
to approach if they are to success-
ful in their bid.
“I am ready to have interna-
tional competition for the Great
Race as soon as this year. However,
it is something we are still trying
to figure out. We intend to reach
out to the Ministry of Sports and
Community Development and the
Ministry of Tourism as there is the
potential for the country to benefit
through foreign income and sports
Team T&T captures gold at inaugural Caricom Classic
Fide Master (FM) Joshua John-
son, FM Quinn Cabralis, Woman
Candidate Master (WCM) Ysvett
Hermoso Rodriguez and Zara La
Fleur combined to win gold for
T&T at the inaugural Caricom
Classic hosted by the Guyana
Chess Federation at the Ramada
Georgetown Princess Hotel from
March 3-10.
Nine countries, including Baha-
mas, Barbados, Cayman Islands,
Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Lucia,
Suriname, T&T and the host coun-
try, which fielded two teams, par-
ticipated in the tournament which
took the format of a nine-round
round-robin event with each team
comprising two males and two fe-
male players.
The opening ceremony for the
Caricom Classic was attended by
former World Chess Champion
Viswanathan (Vishy) Anand, the
first chess Grandmaster of India
and deputy president of FIDE.
T&T Chess Association (TTCA)
secretary Sandy Razark was also
in attendance in her capacity as
executive member of the Confed-
eration of Chess for the Americas
(CCA) Board.
After the first four rounds be-
fore the rest day on Wednesday
(March 6), Team T&T was on the
maximum total of eight match
points as they had defeated, Ba-
hamas, Guyana II, Barbados and
Jamaica. After the rest day, Team
T&T demonstrated its dominance
by winning its matches by drop-
The crew of Jonathan Tardieu (throttleman), Jonathan Mouttet (driver) and
Nicholi Assam (navigator) piloted Extreme Measure to win the 70 miles per
hour class when the T&T Powerboat Association held its first Regatta at
Casters Cove, Chaguaramas, on February 25.
tourism,” Tardieu said.
“The issue is that when interna-
tional boats arrive here, there is
a lengthy time they spend at the
Port before Customs can release
them. Sometimes it takes weeks.
And all this is due to the process of
getting the paperwork sorted out.”
For the 50th staging of the In-
ternational Great Race in 2018,
there was just one foreign entrant
from a total of three that were reg-
istered. The boats were Lucas Oil
from the United States, a 54-foot
catamaran called Hoski also from
the US and another from Europe.
However, only Lucas Oil made
it to the starter’s gun as the other
two suffered the same paperwork
issues.
TTCA secretary Sandy Razark, left, FM Joshua Johnson, FM Quinn Cabralis,
WCM Ysvett Hermoso Rodriguez, Zara la Fleur and TTCA president Sonja
Johnson pose with the championship trophy and the national flag after
winning gold at the inaugural Caricom Classic hosted by the Guyana Chess
Federation at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel from March 3-10.
PICTURE COURTESY TTCA
ping a minimum of half a point.
The tournament came to a pin-
nacle on Saturday (March 9) when
T&T, who maintained their place
at the top of the standings, had
to meet Guyana 1 who was in sec-
ond position. This was the match
everyone waited for. The matches
with Barbados versus St Lucia and
Jamaica versus Cayman Islands
were also important as these re-
sults would determine which fed-
eration would come in third.
In the last round, FM Cabra-
lis secured the first win for T&T
against FM Anthony Drayton of
Guyana. He was then followed
by La Fleur who ended with a
perfect score of 9 out of 9 points
for the entire event. The only
PICTURE RONALD DANIEL
Tardieu said, it was for that pur-
pose that the event, which at the
time was sanctioned by the world
governing body for the sport the
Union of Internationale Motonau-
tique (UIM), was a one-off event.
Despite the foreign entrant,
however, local boat Motul Mon-
ster won the featured 130mph A
Class in a new record time of 47
minutes and 43 seconds.
Monster, represented by Joey
Sabeeney, his son Joshua (driver),
Alfred Bell (navigator), Daniel
Peake (navigator), Peter Peake
(throttleman) and Marcel Car-
rington (crew chief ), was the fa-
vourite boat going into the race,
having won ten out of 12 local re-
gattas that year.
player to do so. Such an inspired
performance from the youngest
member of the team. These two
results already cemented T&T’s
first place.
However, the team went on to
win 3.5 to 0.5 points against Guy-
ana I with CM Taffin Khan secur-
ing a draw against Joshua Johnson
as the last game to end. With this
performance, T&T confirmed
their position as the Caricom Clas-
sic Championship team. In the
end, Team T&T secured 31 out of
a possible 36 points with 27 wins,
eight draws and just one loss and
the tournament total of 18 match
points for winning all nine of their
matches.
Razark delivered remarks dur-
Before 2018, Monster was the
winner of the race back in 2013,
2014 and 2015, however, Mr. Solo
Too has won the most Great Race
titles with a record 18 times. Co-
incidentally, neither Monster nor
Mr Solo Too have made it to the
first Regatta for 2024 and it is un-
certain whether they will be out
to the year’s second Regatta on
March 24 at the Yacht Club.
Tardieu said he and his mem-
bers have been working on getting
something concrete, as it relates
to what they intend to propose for
boats getting into the country and
out in a timely manner, as well as
what can be the benefits of it.
Tardieu said the low turnout of
participants was no fault of the
association or the boat owners,
however, he is predicting a larger
turnout when the second regatta
is held.
“The boats have been trying
to sort out their issues, so this
means that there should be more
boats on March 24 for the second
regatta. In the 60mph class, there
was only one boat in the first re-
gatta, so we are expecting about
four to five more boats. And in the
70mph class, there were just two
boats last month. This time we are
hoping to see at least two more in
that class,” Tardieu said.
ing the closing ceremony on
Saturday where she committed
for CCA to provide resources for
further chess development in the
region. The deputy chief of mis-
sion for T&T to Guyana, Candice
Shade, was present at the closing
ceremony and offered hearty con-
gratulations to the team.
TTCA president Sonja John-
son expressed her overwhelming
pride saying, “The pride I feel
for this team right now is unpar-
alleled. Apart from the discipline
and tremendous efforts over the
board, I am also so warmed by
the camaraderie of the board. The
interactions we had before each
round, offering words of encour-
agement, discussions of team strat-
egy, sharing of expertise in various
openings and positions among
team members which in the end
resulted in almost perfect execu-
tion augurs well for us at the Chess
Olympiad to be held in Budapest,
Hungary later in September.
“This young team really did
our country proud. I congratu-
late the Guyana Chess Federation
for hosting this important event
which also serves as a catalyst to
promote regional integration.”
Davion Leslie, programme
manager with responsibility for
Sports Development at the Cari-
com Secretariat, presented Team
T&T with the first place trophy
and the individual first place med-
als, which were handcrafted for
this historic occasion.
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
guardian.co.tt
Fatima whips
North Eastern
31-5 to retain
Schools
Rugby title
Fatima College retained their
First Division crown in the Sec-
ondary Schools Rugby League
on Monday when they defeated
North Eastern College 31-5
in the final on the Royalians
Ground, Queen’s Park Savan-
nah, Port-of-Spain.
It was a repeat of last year’s
final, which the Fatima boys
claimed as well. But on Mon-
day, Matthias Aboud led the
way with 15 points coming
from three tries. He was sup-
ported by Ben Harrigan whose
11 points came from a try and
three conversions as the desig-
nated kicker for his team.
The win, however, was only
completed with a try from Mi-
chael Aboud. North Eastern
College, on the other hand,
received just one moment of
glory in the match, courtesy
of a try by Elijah Williams, as
the conversion on his try was
missed.
However, their effort was
sufficient for the runner-up
spot and resulting silver medal.
Meanwhile, a battle between
the same two teams from last
year greeted fans for the third
and fourth-place play-off. San
Juan North Secondary, who
surrendered the bronze medal
award last year, received sweet
revenge by whipping their
counterparts 10-0.
An equally entertaining
match-up for the fifth and sixth
positions went in favour of
Tranquillity Secondary School
defeating St Francis Boys 22-7.
The Tranquil men got tries
from Adriel Brown, Alexander
Regis, and Santiago St Louis,
as well as a try and conversion
from Kymani Waithe for his
seven points.
Meanwhile, action continues
in the Second Division today,
which chief organiser Patrice
Des Vignes described as a de-
velopment division. This divi-
sion is catered for new schools
that are being introduced to
the sport.
In the east zone, action will
take place among Trinity Col-
lege, Bonair High, Five Riv-
ers Secondary, and St Joseph
Secondary, while the trio of
Success Laventille, Morvant
Laventille, and Barataria Sec-
ondary will contest the north
zone.
In the south zone, Fyzabad
Secondary, Moruga Second-
ary, and St Benedict’s College
will be involved in action at the
Exile Grounds in Gasparillo.
For the Tobago schools, the
trio of Scarborough Sec, Rox-
borough Secondary, and Signal
Hills will engage in action later
on. (WA)
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Fatima, St Anthony’s
Trepte, Samaroo, Wallace head clash in North Zone Bball
youthful team at Grand Prix
Fatima College and St Anthony’s College will meet
in the boys’ Under-17 North Zone league final today
from 4 pm, hosted by the T&T Secondary Schools
Basketball Association, at Nelson Mandela Park in St
Clair, Port-of-Spain.
WALTER ALIBEY
The teams booked their spots in their respective
Senior Sports Reporter
semifinal matches, played at the same venue last
walter.alibey@guardian.co.tt
week Thursday.
Led by skipper Jedaiah King, the unbeaten Fatima
A youthful T&T cycling team, compris-
secured its place in the final, beating Belmont Sec-
ing dominant, middle-to-long distance
ondary with a commanding score of 44-12. Another
rider Liam Trepte, speedster Syndel Sa-
finalist, St Anthony’s overcame St Mary’s College in
maroo, Tariq Woods, Zion Pulido, Ryan
a close match-up, 28-24.
D’Abreau, Kyle Caraby, Phoebe Sandy
The action-packed day will jump off with the third-
and Makaira Wallace will attempt to fend
place playoff match between Belmont and St Mary’s
off more than five teams of international
starting at 3 pm, followed by the final at 4 pm.
riders, when the International Cycling
The semifinals for the U-15 category were held last
Grand Prix takes place at the Arima Vel-
week Friday. Fatima College narrowly clinched a
odrome and the National Cycling Centre
33-31 victory over St Anthony’s College in a thrilling
(NCC) in Balmain, Couva, over the Easter
encounter.
weekend.
Yesterday, last year’s finalists in the U-15 division,
President Rowena Williams, at yes-
Fatima College and Queen’s Royals College (QRC) re-
terday’s launch of the event at the NCC,
newed their rivalry.
hailed the young team, saying the T&T
On Friday, in the semifinals, defending champion
Cycling Federation not only wants to ex-
Fatima had advanced after narrowly clinching a
pose their young riders to international
33-31 victory over St Anthony’s College. QRC secured
competition but also allow them to ac-
their place in the final with a convincing 44-6 victory
quire much-needed UCI points that will
over St Mary’s.
help in building their rankings.
This year’s grand prix will be a
UCI-sanctioned Class Two event, which is Stewart leads Indiana
a grade just below the level at which rid-
ers can get points towards Olympic qual-
ification. In fact, in the class two event,
Tech to 9th straight win
National men’s volleyballer Daynte Stewart was
riders will be able to acquire points that the lone player to score in double figures to lead
will go towards their qualification for the Indiana Tech to a 25-18, 25-17, 25-12 win over St
World Championships and other main Mary-of-the-Woods College at Schaefer Centre,
meets. Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, on Friday night.
But first, their main test will be against Stewart tallied 12 kills and seven digs while
a four-member Startrack Pro Cycling Mason Milan chipped in with seven kills and one
team from the United States, a Barba- block, and Ben Rosenow got six kills and two
dian team which is being led by seasoned aces in the win, their eighth on the trot to push
local campaigner Edwin Sutherland, a their win-loss record to 14-1, and 5-1 in the Wol-
four-member Jamaican team, a two-man T&T cyclists Makaira Wallace and Syndel Samaroo PICTURE COURTESY TTCF
verine-Hoosier Athletic Conference while St Mary-
Venezuelan team that comprises Maximo of-the-Woods College, who got five kills each from
Rojas and Clever Martinez, as well as two nently to pick up cycling and have been “They can put themselves on the inter- Christian Green and Marko Zolnjan and three from
teams from Colombia and neighbouring unstoppable to date. Wallace, a junior national stage by gaining points, starting Bentley Meyer, dropped to 11-7 on the season, and
Brazil each, which are still to be con- rider who competed successfully at the at the grand prix in a couple of weeks.” 2-5 in conference play.
firmed. Youth Commonwealth Games last year, On the first two days of the grand prix Stewart and his teammates were back in action
Williams said she expects a lot from has been placed among the seniors, such on March 29 and 30, the action will be against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on Satur-
her charges as they are all highly moti- is her level of dominance, while Syndel at the Velodrome where the keirin and day and despite the T&T player being rested, Indi-
vated by the exploits of Nicholas Paul, Samaroo, the rising sprint ace is slowly other events will be held. On April 1, the ana Tech still eased to a 25-16, 25-16, 27-25 win to
Kwesi Browne, and other top T&T cyclists following in the footsteps of Paul, having NCC will be the venue for the sprints and up their record to 15-1 and 6-1 in conference play.
who are burning up the tracks and road won the keirin at the Peter De Silva Me- the Omnium races. Indiana Tech returned to action last night when
races abroad. morial Classic. Williams said with a budget of about they hosted Bethel University at Schaefer Centre,
Trepte, the Raiders’ rider, at the Na- “With Paul and the other top riders $400,000, they are pushing to have Fort Wayne, Indianapolis before travelling to Saint
tional Championships last year, won the doing their thing abroad, this young corporate T&T come on board to offer Xavier University this Friday in Illinois.
16-lap men’s race. And at the Peter De team of cyclists will use this event for fu- support. So far, the cycling federation is
Silva Memorial Classic at the Velodrome
last weekend, he claimed the top points
ture international meets. The Youth Pan
American Games is coming up in 2025,
being partnered by Nucor, NLCB, NGC,
and Blue Waters, among others, but the QPCC-City FC, AIA to
in eight laps out of a ten-lap tempo race
to prove his dominance in local cycling.
as well as other international events that
our riders will be going to. This is why it
cycling federation is pushing for more
financial help to improve their product meet in NLCL U-19 final
Both Trepte and Wallace made their is critical to expose them now,” Williams and make it better for local and interna- A new champion will be crowned in the Next Level
exits from the sport of triathlon perma- explained yesterday. tional audiences. Consulting Limited (NLCL) Under-19 Division Foot-
ball Community Cup on Sunday,
at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Ma-
When De Mark Buss WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2024 LAST DRAW: TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2024 labar, from 3.30 pm when QPCC-
PICK TWO City FC and ZA Limity AIA meet in
Marks Times played Marks Times played PLAY WHE
10.30am 1pm 4pm 7pm Total 10.30am 1pm 4pm 7pm Total the decider.
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4 pm.. ........................................ 8-26 del Chase-Charles and Jean Marc
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ˁˢˡʠʶ˨˥˥˘ˡ˧ʴ˦˦˘˧˦
908,359,598 917,598,022 907,750,000 31,760,119 72,808,124 70,579,590
2,246,686 2,615,423 2,502,987 ʴ˗˝˨˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧˦˙ˢ˥ʭ
910,606,284 920,213,445 910,252,987 ʹ˔˜˥˩˔˟˨˘˔˗˝˨˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˢˡ˜ˡ˩˘˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˣ˥ˢˣ˘˥˧˜˘˦ - - 10,602,154
ʹ˜ˡ˔ˡ˖˘˖ˢ˦˧˦ 10,970,973 11,914,375 16,756,288
ʶˈ˅˅ʸˁˇʴˆˆʸˇˆ - (43,724,135) (43,724,135)
11,924,606 11,915,551 12,941,844 ʷ˘ˣ˥˘˖˜˔˧˜ˢˡ 386,411 442,743 606,894
- 1,450,611 - 43,117,503 41,441,107 54,820,791
562,833 780,444 748,066
29,454,131 34,181,391 34,447,172 ʷ˘˖˥˘˔˦˘˜ˡ˜ˡ˩˘ˡ˧ˢ˥˜˘˦ - 44,622
41,941,570 48,327,997 48,137,082 1,017,238 2,601,069 (910,976)
ˇˢ˧˔˟ʴ˦˦˘˧˦ 952,547,854 968,541,442 958,390,069 502,234 928,837 3,568,559
- (1,450,611) -
ʸ˄ˈʼˇˌʴˁʷʿʼʴʵʼʿʼˇʼʸˆ - (30,375) -
ʸˤ˨˜˧ˬ˔˧˧˥˜˕˨˧˔˕˟˘˧ˢ˘ˤ˨˜˧ˬ˛ˢ˟˗˘˥˦ˢ˙˧˛˘ 1,204,820 903,573 (9,149)
˖ˢˠˣ˔ˡˬ
ˆ˛˔˥˘˖˔ˣ˜˧˔˟ 43,058,438 43,058,438 43,058,438
45,841,795 44,438,222 57,469,225
3,053,642 5,349,964 5,443,112
˅˘˧˔˜ˡ˘˗˘˔˥ˡ˜ˡ˚˦ 590,554,274 590,167,580 587,416,728
ʼˡ˧˘˥˘˦˧ˣ˔˜˗ (7,874,183) (8,909,996) (16,218,640)
636,666,354 638,575,982 635,918,278
(886,292) 260,132 (79,073)
37,081,320 35,788,358 41,171,512
ˁˢˡʠʶ˨˥˥˘ˡ˧ʿ˜˔˕˜˟˜˧˜˘˦
59,627,176 57,926,611 58,386,222
197,326,440 75,194,475 230,595,442
(130,110) (6,140) (57,853)
256,953,616 133,121,086 288,981,664
- (45,463,718) (44,388,975)
ʴ˗˗˜˧˜ˢˡ˦˧ˢ˜ˡ˩˘˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˣ˥ˢˣ˘˥˧ˬ (609,598) (4,198,022) (4,952,154)
ʶ˨˥˥˘ˡ˧ʿ˜˔˕˜˟˜˧˜˘˦ (739,708) (49,667,880) (49,398,982)
3 - 45,000,000 -
ʷ˨˘˧ˢ˥˘˟˔˧˘˗ˣ˔˥˧˜˘˦ 1,423,212 1,076,132 218,393
45,481,705 139,230,769 24,363,549
(12,635,087) (14,230,770) 210,500,000
12,022,967 11,537,473 8,908,185
- 45,000,000 (184,231,055)
58,927,884 196,844,374 33,490,127
(2,389,470) 282,501 375,649
ˇˢ˧˔˟ʸˤ˨˜˧ˬ˔ˡ˗ʿ˜˔˕˜˟˜˧˜˘˦ 952,547,854 968,541,442 958,390,069
ʷ˜˩˜˗˘ˡ˗ˣ˔˜˗ (26,310,096) (13,250,657) (13,155,048)
(41,334,653) 17,801,074 13,489,546

(4,993,041) 3,921,552 5,262,076

34,447,172 30,259,839 29,185,096
29,454,131 34,181,391 34,447,172

ʷ˜˥˘˖˧ˢ˥ ʷ˜˥˘˖˧ˢ˥
ʤʥˀ˔˥˖˛ʟʥʣʥʧ

ʸˡ˗˘˔˩ˢ˨˥ʻˢ˟˗˜ˡ˚˦ʿ˜ˠ˜˧˘˗ ʸˡ˗˘˔˩ˢ˨˥ʻˢ˟˗˜ˡ˚˦ʿ˜ˠ˜˧˘˗

UNAUDITED UNAUDITED AUDITED Share Maintenance Retained Total

Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended Capital Reserves Earnings Equity
31 January 31 January Year Ended $ $ $ $
2024 2023 30 April
2023 ˃˘˥˜ˢ˗˘ˡ˗˘˗ʦʤʽ˔ˡ˨˔˥ˬʥʣʥʦ
$ $ $ 43,058,438 5,067,463 531,633,209 579,759,110
66,730,105 63,566,311 84,626,730
(19,516,960) (17,423,323) (25,218,483)
47,213,145 46,142,988 59,408,247 - - 71,689,419 71,689,419
- 282,501 - 282,501

ʹ˔˜˥˩˔˟˨˘˔˗˝˨˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˢˡ˜ˡ˩˘˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˣ˥ˢˣ˘˥˧˜˘˦ - - (10,602,154)
˂˧˛˘˥˜ˡ˖ˢˠ˘ 314,421 280,485 392,023 - - (13,155,048) (13,155,048)
314,421 280,485 (10,210,131)
43,058,438 5,349,964 590,167,580 638,575,982

ʴ˗ˠ˜ˡ˜˦˧˥˔˧˜˩˘ (3,536,434) (4,780,845) (6,017,758)

˂ˣ˘˥˔˧˜ˡ˚ (1,260,040) (644,264) 431,385 43,058,438 5,067,463 531,633,209 579,759,110
(4,796,474) (5,425,109) (5,586,373)

42,731,092 40,998,364 43,611,743 - - 68,938,567 68,938,567

- 43,724,135 43,724,135 - 375,649 - 375,649
ʹ˜ˡ˔ˡ˖˘˖ˢ˦˧˦ (10,970,973) (11,914,375) (16,756,288)
31,760,119 72,808,124 70,579,590
ˇ˔˫˔˧˜ˢˡ - - (13,155,048) (13,155,048)
(1,071,524) 260,132 197,426
(1,240,953) (1,378,837) (1,838,449) 43,058,438 5,443,112 587,416,728 635,918,278
(2,312,477) (1,118,705) (1,641,023)

˃˘˥˜ˢ˗˘ˡ˗˘˗ʦʤʽ˔ˡ˨˔˥ˬʥʣʥʧ
29,447,642 71,689,419 68,938,567
43,058,438 5,443,112 587,416,728 635,918,278
- - -
29,447,642 71,689,419 68,938,567
- - 29,447,642 29,447,642
- (2,389,470) - (2,389,470)

˔˗˝˨˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˢˡ˜ˡ˩˘˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˣ˥ˢˣ˘˥˧˜˘˦˔ˡ˗˚˔˜ˡˢˡ
$0.90 $2.18 $2.10
- - (26,310,096) (26,310,096)

˔˗˝˨˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˢˡ˜ˡ˩˘˦˧ˠ˘ˡ˧ˣ˥ˢˣ˘˥˧˜˘˦˔ˡ˗˚˔˜ˡˢˡ
$0.90 $0.85 $1.09 43,058,438 3,053,642 590,554,274 636,666,354
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Language Arts SECTION 2

(75 minutes). Each question is worth 1 mark.
Comprehension
Answer All Questions.
SECTION 1 Read the passage carefully then answer the questions
Spelling TASK 4 - Non-Fiction (19 to 25) based on it. Please use complete
and proper sentences for your answers.
In each line of the passage below there is one word that is
TASK 1 incorrectly spelt. Underline the mis-spelt word and write its 19. The wind makes landing the hot air balloon a challenge for Keith Rodriguez.
correct spelling in the box provided for each line. 1 mark
20. Keith Rodriguez solves the problem of how to safely land his hot air
balloon. 2 marks
1. irresistible
2. masterpiece 21. Hot air is lighter than cold air supports the statement. 2 marks

3. delicious 22. A large, open space with no buildings would make a good landing
For a hot air balloon. 2 marks
4. accommodate

5. submissions 23. The story is mainly about a person trying to land a hot air balloon in
difficult conditions. 2 marks
6. convenient 12 marks
24. Students could say that it was a good idea, citing the evidence that it was indeed
Punctuation and Capitalisation a successful landing, and that he was heading toward the forest, where he wouldn’t
have been able to land.
There is one punctuation or capitalization error in each line Other students could say that if he had waited he might have found a better landing
in the passage below. Insert the missing punctuation mark spot, citing evidence that Rodriguez had a lot of propane fuel, which means he
TASK 2 (or correct the incorrect punctuation mark written) or capital could have kept the air in the balloon hot and could have floated for a long time.
letter in its correct place, in each line. 2 marks
25. Pulling the cord causes the balloon to drop because it lets hot air out of the
7. By the time balloon. Without as much hot air, the balloon becomes heavier and starts to
sink. 2 marks
8. twice each year,
9. December
Read the poem on Test Page 7
10. doesn’t
TASK 5 - Poetry and answer questions 26-32.

11. Should I shovel snow every day?

12. It will be a big help for my mom. 26. The literary device used in line 5 is a simile. 1 mark

6 marks 27. The mood at the beginning of the poem is playful or happy.
The mood at the end of the poem is one of disappointment. 2 marks
Grammar
28. The word crest means highest point. 2 marks

There is one grammar error in each line in the passage below. 29. Verbs that describes the movements the kite makes are dive, dip or soar.
TASK 3 Draw a circle around the error and write the correct form of 2 marks
the word in the box provided.
30. The line that tells the reader the kite is gliding is “Then seems to rest”. 2 marks

31. In the last 4 lines the kite has become entangled in the branches of the tree.
13. or they could use
2 marks
14. had given 32. The best time for flying kites in Trinidad and Tobago is during Easter or
during the months of March and April. 2 marks
15. them
16. then
Look at the advertisement on
17. virtually TASK 6 - Graphic Test Page 8 and answer questions 33-36.
18. who

33. The freebies being offered are the free lens as well as the free eye test. 2 marks
12 marks
34. The word ophthalmic deals with the care of the eyes. 2 marks

35. A back to school promo is a strategy used to attract customers to increase

sales. 2 marks

36. The free offer will last for 41 days. 2 marks

 38 sport
Ali, Chase guide Pres Chaguanas to national title
IAN WASON
Sport Correspondent
Middle-order batsman Fareez Ali
struck an important half-century
(50) and pace bowler Alexander
Chase took three wickets for 45 runs
that helped Presentation College of
Chaguanas lift their first Secondary
Schools Cricket League national
title in 12 years.
Presentation Chaguanas, playing
at home with their unbeaten run
on the line, turned back defending
champions Presentation College
San Fernando in front of their peers
and teachers at the school com-
pound in Chaguanas by 31 runs,
yesterday.
Ali, the national Under-19 captain
who transferred from Naparima
College, came to the crease when
Pres Chaguanas, who chose to bat
first, were in some early trouble at
27 for 2.
While at the wicket, Ali saw two
more wickets fall from his view at
the non-striker’s end and suddenly
the score was 32 for 4.
Aidan Racha was the chief tor-
mentor with 3 for 21 in his opening
six-over spell.
But Ali, who is a capable all-
rounder, played as a batsman since
he is still recovering from an injury
and is not yet cleared to bowl.
Ali struck five fours and a six in
his 106-ball knock. He shared in an
80-run partnership with Brandon
Phillip who scored an important 27
to take the score from 32 for 4 to 112
for 5 to change the game.
San Fernando needed to keep
Chaguanas under 150 runs to pre-
vent them from earning a batting
bonus point.
Chaguanas decided to bat first
when they won the toss. The deci-
sion put the tournament in Chagua-
Red Force aiming for good start against Volcanoes
T&T Red Force head coach David
Furlonge is hoping his team makes
a good start when the West Indies
Championship resumes today after
a two-week break.
The host team will face the Wind-
ward Islands Volcanoes at Queen’s
Park Oval in St Clair, Port-of-Spain.
“We have to have a good start,
when we’ve done well we’ve always
had good starts, we’ve brought in
Kjorn Ottley and we hope that his
experience with West Indies we can
get a good start together with him
and Vikash Mohan, but the batting
is key,” said Furlonge, yesterday.
“Our bowlers have been doing
well, they have been bowling out
teams and looking at the track here
we see some grass on it, the fast
bowlers like the wicket they’re see-
ing there.”
Furlonge added: “We are very
confident we had a mental ses-
sion yesterday with the guys with
some psychologists from the sport
company and the guys expressed
confidence that we could win the
remaining four games, that is our
goal to win the remaining four
games and place in the first or sec-
ond of the competition.
For the Volcanoes, it will be in
Presentation College Chaguanas batsman Fareez Ali was named “Player of the
Match” for his half century against Presentation College San Fernando, during
an SSCL Premiership match at the Presentation College Chaguanas ground,
yesterday. Pres Chaguanas won by 31 runs.
nas’ favour as San Fernando needed
to earn at least four more bonus
points with the win to overtake
Chaguanas in the season finale.
Chaguanas lost a few wickets and
were in danger of falling for less
than 150.
The San Fernando spinners put
Chaguanas in a difficult position
and when they lost Ali at 126 for 6,
San Fernando were in with a chance
to restrict Chaguanas to 150.
Perhaps San Fernando skipper
Jacen Agard took too long to bring
himself or Racha back into the at-
tack, but important contributions
from Ramine Sawh (10) Aneal
Rooplal and Alexander Chase saw
them move past the important 150
and the all- important point to make
it impossible for San Fernando to
overtake them even if they lost.
one of the important matches of
the fourth round in one of their
greatest tests this season that could
give a strong signal to the destina-
tion of the Headley-Weekes Trophy,
symbol of supremacy in the tourna-
ment.
Head coach Kenroy Peters said
PICTURE DANIEL PRENTICE
Chaguanas closed on 158 for 8 in
47 overs.
There was some discrepancy at
the end of the innings as San Fer-
nando argued that the umpires
should have allowed them to bowl
the 50 overs.
The umpires contended the cut
off time had arrived and the innings
was deemed closed.
However according to article
4.1(b) of the competition rules, “if
the team fielding first fails to bowl
the required number of overs by
the scheduled time for cessation of
the first session, play shall continue
until the required number of overs
has been bowled. Unless otherwise
determined by the referee…”.
San Fernando felt they were
not given the chance to bowl out
Chaguanas for the extra bowling
T&T’s Red Force batsman
Kjorn Ottley
Windward Islands Volcanoes will
try to continue ticking all the right
boxes.
The Volcanoes are currently lead-
ing the Championship with 62.2
points after resounding wins in
their first three matches in the tour-
nament against Jamaica Scorpions,
SCORES
• Pres Chaguanas 158/8 (47 overs)
(Fareez Ali 50; Brandon Phillip 27,
Aidian Racha 3-21) vs Pres San
Fernando 127 (40.2 overs) (Levi
Ghanny 49; Riyaad Mohammed
31; Alexander Chase 3-45). Pres
Chaguanas won by 31 runs.
• St. Mary’s College 188 all
out (Samir Saroop 101; Aidan
Lakhansingh 4-29; Ishmael Ali 3-37;
Aaron Basant 2-25) vs Vishnu Boys’
Hindu College 192/2 (43.3 overs)
(Ishmael Ali 106 not out; Ishant
Roopnarine 48; Savir Saroop 1/40).
Vishnu Boys won by 8 wickets.
• St Benedict’s 145 (39.4) (Aidian
Basdeo 41; Renaldo Fournillier 4-8)
vs Hillview 150/2 (26.3) (Joseph
Mendoza 59, Renaldo Fournillier 41
no). Hillview won by 8 wickets
• Fatima beat Princes Town West by
default.
point that would have helped them
get over the line in the standings.
But all of that would be a non
issue as San Fernando failed to
reach the target. Bonus points did
not even come into play as Chagua-
nas completed the League with an
unbeaten record.
San Fernando got a promising
start from openers Riyaad Moham-
med and Levi Ghanny.
Together they put on 58 run
partnership until Mohammed was
caught for 31 in the 16th over. Mo-
hammed, who started the day 69
runs behind season top scorer Fa-
tima’s Zachary Siewah, was eyeing
the most runs for the season to de-
fend his personal title.
But despite falling for 31, he left
San Fernando in a very good posi-
tion, as they needed 101 runs from
34.4 overs.
But disaster struck. Stylish T&T
U-15 captain Brendan Boodoo, who
Barbados Pride, and Combined
Campuses & Colleges Marooners.
The venue for the match has
been a bogey for Volcanoes in the
Professional Cricket League era of
the Championship, having endured
heavy defeats in the two matches
they have contested there, and how
well the visitors come through this
challenge will be a true sign of their
fortitude.
Peters, the former Volcanoes
and West Indies left-arm pacer, and
team manager Liam Sebastien were
members of the unit a little under 10
years ago when the visitors scored
their previous win against Red
Force at the Oval by a whopping
234 runs – and so too, long-standing
batsman Sunil Ambris.
“Our goals right now are simple –
it’s not to change much, be consist-
ent and try not to be complacent,”
Peters told CMC Sportswire on the
eve of the match. “Going into a
break after winning three matches,
you can get carried away and think-
ing that it is over, but teams get
stronger as the season wears on.
“Teams will bulk up their sides,
and some teams have already
brought in their experienced play-
ers. When you are on top of the
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STANDINGS
Pl Team P W L Pts
1 Pres Chaguanas 9 9 0 167
2 Pres San’do 9 7 2 13
3 Vishnu Boys 9 6 3 125
4 Fatima 9 6 4 114
5 Naparima 9 6 3 103
6 Hillview 9 4 5 87
7 St Mary’s 9 4 5 83
8 St Benedict’s 9 3 6 77
9 Princes Town West 9 1 8 37
10 El Dorado East 9 0 9 9
took a stupendous catch in the
Chaguanas innings, played an auda-
cious shot to be bowled for a three-
ball duck.
Wickets continued to fall reg-
ularly and it looked like Ghanny
would be left standing alone. Racha
batted at number five and was the
only other batsman apart from the
openers to reach double figures.
Eventually Ghanny was ninth
out for 49 as San Fernando folded
for 127, giving Chaguanas their first
title in 12 years. Alexander Chase
matched his national teammate
Racha with 3 for 45.
Presentation Chaguanas manager
Roland Hosein shared how special
the win was, saying: “We started
training since last year. Up to over
six months of training to reach to
this point in time. It is a really inde-
scribable feeling. It hasn’t fully sunk
in as yet.
Skipper Justin Jagessar echoed his
manager’s sentiments.
He said: “There’s been a bunch
of guys been trying to work hard to
win the U-19. We won U-14, U-16, but
the U-19 was the only title that we’ve
been wanting to put our hands on.
Since the beginning of the season
all we wanted was just to win every
match. So we went out every game
100 per cent with our best efforts.”
STANDINGS
(After third round)
1 Windward Islands Volcanoes 62.2
points
2 Leeward Islands Hurricanes 45.6
3 Barbados Pride 43.8
4 Jamaica Scorpions 29.6
5 Trinidad & Tobago Red Force 27.6
6 Guyana Harpy Eagles 26.4
7 Cricket West Indies Academy 24
8 Combined Campuses & Colleges
Marooners 14.6
table, all the teams you have to play
will be coming to challenge you,
and we will be looking forward to
that.”
He added: “But one of things of
which we must be mindful is to not
become complacent. We need do
the things we have been doing so
far throughout the season and do
them better, keep it simple, and
take it game by game.
“We must not be too worried
about the outcome. What we must
be concerned about is the process
and making sure that we are doing
the good things over and over, and
we are consistent. We often talk
about ticking the boxes—we want to
continue doing that.”
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PRES CHAG Grenada CARIFTA Games at

Kirani James Athletic Stadium.

TRIUMPHS
MARCH 30 TO APRIL 1

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APPLAUSE

Clean bowled! ALEXIS ANTOINE of Central

Presentation College Chaguanas’ Alexander
Chase, left, bowls Presentation College
San Fernando’s Levi Ghany during the SSCL
Premiership match at the Presentation
College Chaguanas ground. Pres Chaguanas
won by 31 runs. PICTURE DANIEL PRENTICE
Sports took ten wickets against
Clarke Road United during the T&T
Cricket Board National Premiership
Division 1 match at their home
ground in Felicity, Chaguanas
on the weekend. He took eight
wickets for 51 runs off 16 overs in
the first innings and two wickets
in the second innings to help his
team to a ten-wicket win.

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Champions Cup is a very exciting
next step on our journey of
developing all aspects of women’s
football in our region.”
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FIFA vice president,
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Language Arts
(75 minutes). Each question is worth 1 mark.
Answer All Questions.
SECTION 1
In each line of the passage below there is one word that is
TASK 1 incorrectly spelt. Underline the mis-spelt word and write its
correct spelling in the box provided for each line.
Spelling
The cake was irrestable and so the restaurant could not help but
hire the baker responsible for this masterpeace. Apparently,
the fondant was delishous as well and as a result many customers
placed orders. To acommodate everyone’s request the owner
placed a google form on his website so that order submisions
were conveneient to all patrons who were interested.
Punctuation and Capitalisation
There is one punctuation or capitalization error in each line
in the passage below. Insert the missing punctuation mark
TASK 2 (or correct the incorrect punctuation mark written) or capital
letter in its correct place, in each line.
by the time spring arrives my mom is really tired of the snow.
She usually slips and falls in it at least twice each year
mostly in december when her arms are full of gifts. Sometimes
I shovel the sidewalk so that she doesnt have to do it when she
gets home from work. Should I shovel the snow every day
I think I should. It will be a big help for my mom
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There is one grammar error in each line in the passage below.
TASK 3 Draw a circle around the error and write the correct form of
the word in the box provided.
13.
Either the teachers could bring their ipads nor they could use
14.
their laptops for tomorrow’s lecture. The professor had gave
1.
15.
they the information at the face to face session. The professor
2.
16.
would present the lecture physically than the teachers would
3.
17.
complete their assignments virtual. All were interested but Alan
4.
18.
whom preferred not to participate in this course.
5.
12 marks
SECTION 2
6. SECTION 2 - Comprehension
Read the passage below carefully then answer the
TASK 4 - Non-Fiction questions (19 to 25) based on it. Please use complete
12 marks and proper sentences for your answers. 13 marks
1 The wind is starting to blow stronger, and when you’re riding in a basket under a
hot air balloon, just 400 feet above ground, that’s not necessarily a good thing. Keith
Rodriguez looks to the horizon and squints. He had planned to take off from Scioto
Downs, a horse racetrack south of Columbus, Ohio, fly a few miles north, and land
his balloon in a barren cornfield next to his pickup truck.
2 Then the wind changed. Instead of a light breeze from the south, now Rodriguez’s
bright red balloon is getting hit by stronger, colder winds headed west. He has plenty
of propane fuel in his tank—he probably could ride the wind halfway to Pennsylvania.
But that would be dangerous. Rodriguez’s choice of landing sites just became very
limited. As the balloon switches direction and floats east, everything below becomes
a wide carpet of suburban sprawl—big-box stores, major highways, and strip malls.
7. Beyond the stores lie forests.
3 The only factor in Rodriguez’s favor is that it’s early, just after 7 a.m. The
highways are filling up with people driving to work, but otherwise the morning is
8. quiet and still.
“Oh boy,” Rodriguez thinks. “If I don’t land, like now, this could get bad.”
The balloon has no propeller or engine, so Rodriguez can’t change direction on his
9. own—he’s entirely dependent on the wind. The only thing he controls is altitude. He
does this by changing the air temperature inside the balloon.
4 Sitting on the floor of the wicker gondola are three tanks of liquid propane. The
tanks are connected via black rubber hoses to two burners overhead. Each burner is
10. nearly as big as Rodriguez’s head. Rodriguez turns a knob on one side of the burners.
This releases propane from a tank into the heating coil, where the liquid propane is
heated to a gas and mixed with the air. Then the mixture is ignited by a pilot light.
The mixture catches fire, and flames leap two feet high into the balloon.
11. 5 The balloon rises. Rodriguez has a plan in mind. The flame heats the air inside
the nylon balloon. This works on a simple principle: hot air is lighter than cold air.
One cubic foot of air weighs about an ounce. If you heat that air by 100 degrees
Fahrenheit, its weight drops by about 7 grams. This means every cubic foot of heated
12. air inside Rodriguez’s balloon can lift about 7 grams. Just by himself, Rodriguez
weighs 170 pounds, which equals about 77,110 grams. That means he needs about
11,016 cubic feet of hot air just to raise his own body off the ground. This is why hot
air balloons are so big—they must trap tremendous amounts of heated air.
Rodriguez’s balloon is a common size, trapping about 100,000 cubic feet of air. The
6 marks balloon is 80 feet tall and 60 feet wide. As Rodriguez gives his short burst of flame,
the air inside swirls in complicated, invisible patterns.
6 To drop in altitude, Rodriguez can pull a cord attached to a parachute valve at
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the very top of the balloon. Since the hottest air sits at the top, this releases the ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
balloon’s most buoyant air, which makes the balloon descend.
7 Rodriguez gives the cord a short pull, and the gondola drops a little. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“I don’t have an altimeter, and I can’t really see anything happening inside the balloon,”
Rodriguez thinks. “I have to pilot by feel.” Pushed by the wind, the balloon is flying ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
quickly now. It’s floating over the back wall of a supermarket when Rodriguez grabs
hold of the parachute valve cord and gives it a long, hard tug. The balloon drops. 24. Keith Rodriguez makes a successful but dangerous landing in a
Quickly. The hot air balloon is sinking, but still flying forward. parking lot.
8 It looks as though it’s about to slam into the edge of the supermarket’s roof, but it Based on information in the story about his location, the weather, and how
sails over it, with only about 15 feet to spare. Still, Rodriguez does not let go of the cord. hot air balloons work, explain whether his decision to land in the parking lot
He drops and drops, right between the light poles of the nearly empty parking lot. Just a was or was not a good idea. Use evidence from the text to support your
few feet above the ground, Rodriguez releases the parachute cord, turns the knob above answer. 2 marks
his head and fires both burners. The steep descent slows. The gondola touches lightly
against the asphalt, and then drags to a stop. There are only two people in the parking ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
lot, standing near the entrance to the store. They look toward the balloon, their eyes
and mouths open wide in shock.
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“That was a little closer than I expected,” Rodriguez says to himself, laughing. “I really
needed to land quick.”
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19. What makes landing the hot air balloon a challenge for Keith Rodriguez?
1 mark ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

25. Based on what the story explains about air temperature, why does pulling
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ the cord have this effect? 2 marks

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20. What problem does Keith Rodriguez solve? 2 marks
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TASK - Poetry Read the poem and answer the questions that follow.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Kite

by Harry Behn
21. A hot air balloon floats because the air inside the balloon is warmer than
the air outside of it. How bright on the blue 1
What information from the story supports this statement? 2 marks Is a kite when it’s new!

With a dive and a dip 3

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It snaps its tail

Then soars like a ship 5

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ With only a sail

As over tides 7
________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Of wind it rides,

Climbs to the crest 9

________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Of a gust and pulls,

22. Based on information in the text, what would make a good landing area Then seems to rest 11
for a hot air balloon? 2 marks As wind falls.

When string goes slack 13

You wind it back
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And run until 15
A new breeze blows
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And its wings fill 17
And up it goes!
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How bright on the blue 19
23. What is this story mainly about? 2 marks Is a kite when it’s new!

But a raggeder thing 21

You never will see
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When it flaps on a string 23
In the top of a tree.
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26. What is the literary device used in line 5? 1 mark
TASK - Look at the advertisement below on this page and
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Graphic answer questions 33 to 36.
Text
8 marks
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27. State the mood at the ... 2 marks

Beginning of the poem.

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Ending of the poem.

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28. State the word in the poem that means the highest point. 2 marks

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29. State two verbs that describe the movements the kite makes when flying.
2 marks

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30. What lines tell the reader that the kite is gliding? 2 marks 33. What are the freebies being offered as advertised on the poster above?
2 marks

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31. What do you think has happened to the kite in the last 4 lines? 2 marks _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

34. What word in the poster relates to dealing with the care of the eyes?
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35. What do you think is a back to school promo? 2 marks

32. Kite flying is a popular pastime in Trinidad and Tobago. When is the best
time to fly kites in Trinidad and Tobago? 2 marks _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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36. For how long is the offer for free lens with every frame purchase? 2 marks
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