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General T&T, Politics

Hinds, Hart, Valley and Achong dumped

Fitzgerald Hinds, Eddie Hart, Ken Valley and Larry Achong

Valley accuses Manning of bias
Diego Martin Central MP Ken Valley, in a strongly-worded letter to his political leader Prime Minister Patrick Manning, has called on the PM to accept his endorsement by PNM’s screening committee and stop imposing his bias against his selection as the party’s candidate for the seat in the November 5 general election…

Browne gets the nod for Diego Martin Central
Valley: I don’t feel hurt
THE ruling PNM presents its election candidate team today in a slate which has “cut” party deputy leader Kenneth Valley out as Diego Martin Central candidate and replaced him with Dr Amery Browne…

Last rites for Valley
PM sticks to his guns

‘I leave in grace, not disgrace’
Outgoing Laventille East/ Morvant MP Fitzgerald Hinds comforted tearful supporters whom he urged to stay loyal to the PNM despite his non-selection to contest the seat in the upcoming General Election.

Politics

Bas, Jack to share UNC Alliance leadership

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Panday, Warner lead UNC Alliance
Jack Warner and Basdeo Panday will lead the UNC Alliance into the November 5 General Election. The announcement was made last night by both men following four hours of intense, closed-door discussions among members of the UNC Alliance leadership council at Emerald Plaza in St Augustine.

Bas, Jack to share Alliance leadership

It’s Bas and Jack!
Kamla loses race for UNC Alliance leadership

Panday’s re-trial stopped
In an amazing turnaround yesterday, the London-based Privy Council gave Basdeo Panday a chance to prove that the three integrity in public life charges brought against him were filed out of time. The Law Lords’ decision thus, also gave TT’s former PM a new lease on his political life as he won’t have to argue his case until next April.
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Culture, General T&T

The Mighty Duke Speaks

The Mighty Duke Speaks

The Mighty Duke Speaks

Kelvin Pope, known in the Calypso world as ‘Mighty Duke’, is a legendary Calypsonian whose work spans a period of over fifty years. Born in 1930 in Point Fortin, south Trinidad, ‘Duke’ grew up in a period that was marked by striking workers who challenged the colonial authorities by protesting against working conditions, wages, racism and exploitation in the oilfields. Growing up in this turbulent period would have a lasting impact on Kelvin Pope and the music that he would create in years to come. His serious Calypsos reflect a spirit of resistance that is still very much alive up to this day. Influenced by Calypso stalwarts like ‘Lord Syncopator’, ‘Mighty Spoiler’, ‘Mighty Cypher’ and ‘Lord Kitchener’, ‘Duke’ has, over the years, become renowned not only for delivering social commentary, political and witty, humorous songs with equal skill, dignity and lyrical mastery but also for his stately stage presence and for being one of the best-dressed Calypsonians to this day. The only Calypsonian to win the National Calypso Monarch Crown four times in a row, Kelvin Pope’s body of work includes “Black is Beautiful”, “Teach the Children”, “Brotherhood of Man”, “Mathematical Formula”, “Treat Your Woman”, “Land Of Love” and “Pan In Yuh Ruckungkertungkung”. His focus has not been limited to local issues as he has demonstrated the importance of a global awareness in his interest in the liberation struggles in Africa. With such songs as “How Many More Must Die” and “Apartheid” he was a vocal critic of apartheid in South Africa.

On Thursday 27th September, 2007, Kelvin ‘Mighty Duke’ Pope shared some of his perspectives and life experiences with TriniSoca.com.
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General T&T, Politics

Foul-mouthed Ganga Singh

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Dear Editor,

Ganga SinghThe election race is on and understandably some politicians will get carried away with the moment. What is not understandable or acceptable is the verbal abuse of citizens as demonstrated by the Congress of the People’s Ganga Singh.

I know some of the women in the leadership of the COP and therefore know that, by now, they would all have individually and/or collectively reprimanded Mr. Singh for his despicable behaviour on the platform some nights ago as he sought to assert his masculinity and his political brawn by denigrating Minister Camille Robinson Regis.
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General T&T, Letters

UWI’s Milner Hall: A Living Hell

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Trinidad and Tobago News Blog
www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/blog

Good day,

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad Main Administration BuildingI am a first year undergratuate student living on Milner Hall at the University of the West Indies campus St. Augustine. For the past five weeks we have not had water. The probelm all began when the two 400 gallons of water tanks in the basement overflowed, burned the pumps and flooded the basement. To date, we get, only on few occasions, a truck-bourne supply of water which fills the tanks and is used up in no time at all. This newly built building houses 153 persons; both males and females. This situation has been going on too long and is worsening. The administarion informed us that they are woking on the situation but up today we have not even recived an applogy or some light about the situation. This poses a serious health risk and I think the siutaion should be made public just to let the world know what living on campus has been like. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Please help me highlight this problem. I must also mention the high prices we pay; it close to $5000.00 per semester.

Yours Respectfully,
A CONCERNED HUMAN WHO CANT LIVE WITHOUT WATER.

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General T&T, Internet Issues

TSTT Offers Lower Internet Rates with Higher Speeds

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ComputersOn the heels of Flow cable announcing increased internet speeds for lower rates we have TSTT launching Blinkbroadband (www.blinkbroadband.tt).

Currently, TSTT’s residential Dial-Up Unlimited package is $345.00 TT and the DSL 256k package is $460.00 TT, but with TSTT’s Blinkbroadband the residential rates are:

Speed / Cost in TT dollars

256k —— $79.00
512k ——- $149.00
1MB ——- $229.00
2MB ——- $349.00
Up to 10MB —— $699.00

www.blinkbroadband.tt/Packages.html

Before you think this is such a great deal, in Denver people pay around $37.00 US for 7MB.

I also doubt TSTT’s customer service would improve any time soon.
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Complaints, General T&T, Internet Issues

TSTT’s Internet ‘Service’ Down Again

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InternetTSTT’s dial-up and high-speed internet service was down for several hours yesterday, October 01, 2007, into late last night. We are unable to ascertain if this disruption was island wide.

We called TSTT’s internet customer service number and the prerecorded message repeatedly said they were attending to other customers while we waited for over an hour and a half. We eventually hung up.

TSTT’s automated telephone response seems to be just a put-off under the guise of service.
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Politics

Kenneth Valley blanked

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newsday.co.tt
Sunday, September 30 2007

Eddie Hart, Ken Valley and Larry AchongDiego Martin Central Mp Ken Valley has been rejected as a candidate by the PNM Screening Committee.

Sources said Prime Minister Patrick Manning in his capacity as Political Leader met with the Screening Committee on Friday evening, shortly after naming the election date and recommended to the Screening Committee that the Diego Martin Central constituency executive be instructed to search for a new nominee(s), from which to select a candidate. The Screening Committee’s decision- that the search continue for nominees — has not yet been communicated to the Diego Martin Central constituency executive. The search for a new candidate therefore has not yet started 33 days before the General Election. However sources said Manning had a candidate already lined up. Sources added that it would not be Foreign Affairs Minister Arnold Piggott, but a political neophite.
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Politics

POLLING DAY: NOVEMBER 5

POLLING DAY 5 weeks away
That’s the general election date which Prime Minister Patrick Manning finally unfolded from his “back pocket” at the end of the fifth and final session of the Parliament yesterday…

PM pulls Nov 5
The election date mystery is no more. Prime Minister Patrick Manning, yesterday dug deep into his back pocket and pulled out November 5 as the date for the General Election, ending one year of speculation.

Kamla: November fifth is judgment day

Dookeran: We are ready to rumble

‘Poll date a disrespect to Hindus’
Out of his back pocket the big announcement came as Prime Minister Patrick Manning yesterday announced the general election date–November 5…

EBC machinery kicks into gear

Trade unions: Settle with us first
Trade union representatives were yesterday thankful that Prime Minister Patrick Manning had ended the “cat and mouse game” by announcing November 5 as the election date. They are calling for the Government to settle outstanding negotiations.

Election clash for Muslims, Hindus

Ex-alderman tipped to replace Point Fortin MP

Kamla wants Bas, not Jack… to lead Alliance

Sat sends election warning to PM
The last time Prime Minister Patrick Manning called a general election before an East Indian festival, he lost to the opposition party…

Panday: I will die with my boots on

‘PM couldn’t wait’
Manning eyeing COP surge, says Ryan

General T&T, Politics

The lion in winter- A pitiful sight

By Raffique Shah
September 23, 2007

Basdeo PandayLast week, looking at a television clip of two jokers from Laventille hugging and dancing with UNC officials, celebrating the “strengthening” of Basdeo Panday’s new alliance to fight the PNM, I was almost reduced to tears. A few nights before that sorry sight, Bas was on a platform begging Winston Dookeran to join forces with the fast-fading UNC in order to defeat the ruling PNM at elections which should be called sometime before mid-December. Matters not how he couched this umpteenth attempt to woo back Winston, it was undisguised political vagrancy.
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