Saturday, May 12 2007
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THE country’s 100th murder was recorded yesterday morning when a Santa Cruz man was gunned down while asleep.
In a separate incident, which took place on Thursday night, a 31-year-old auto mechanic was killed in a drive-by shooting in Arima.
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Top cop, MP ask promoters: Be more responsible
By Marsha Mokool, guardian.co.tt
May 11, 2007
Deputy Commissioner of Police Winston Cooper and Member of Parliament for Barataria/San Juan Dr Fuad Khan are calling on show promoters and local performers to be more responsible in the type of entertainment they provide for young people.
Their calls come in the wake of the Akon/Danah Alleyne controversy involving a raunchy dance onstage.
Last Sunday, TriniStyle Entertainment hosted an automobile expo at Arima Velodrome, which attracted thousands of adults and children.
Several parents expressed outrage at the performance of singer Prophet Benjamin in relation to the explicit lyrics of his song Stop, pertaining to oral sex and masturbation.
They were also disturbed by repetitive calls made by the performer to “legalise marijuana” during his performance.
Continue reading Prophet Benjamin Under Fire in Post Akon/Danah Universe
Sir Elton John had to be granted a special permit to enter Trinidad and Tobago for last month’s CL Financial Plymouth Jazz Festival because the pop star is openly gay.
A group of Tobago-based pastors referred to Section 8 (E) of the Prohibition Class of the Immigration Act, which states that the following should not be allowed on local shores:
“…Prostitutes, homosexuals or persons living on the earnings of prostitutes or homosexuals, or persons reasonably suspected as coming to Trinidad and Tobago for these and any other immoral purposes…”
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Special Olympics T&T 2007 Equestrian
May 09, 2007 : TriniView.com Reporters
Opening Ceremony, Special Olympics T&T 2007
May 08, 2007 : TriniView.com Reporters
By A. A. Hotep
May 08, 2007
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Once it was determined that the case was closed on the Akon/Danah incident, TV6 changed its tone on the issue. In fact, the 7pm TV6 report on Monday 7th May, 2007, called the dance simply a “sexy dance” which is a far cry from their earlier reports which described the dance as “lewd”, “dirty” and “sexually explicit”. This type of irresponsible journalism has translated into other foreign media jumping on the bandwagon: “Verizon ends tie with ‘rape rapper'”, “Akon Axed by Verizon Over Simulated Rape” and other such reports.
Continue reading Danah/Akon Dance Exposes Racism, Irresponsible Journalism
Cop: I was pressured into charging mother
By Anika Gumbs-Sandiford
POLICE acted wrongfully when 19-year-old Anita Annamunthodo was arrested and slapped with six counts of wilful neglect of her murdered four-year-old daughter Emily Amy Annamunthodo.
In his report to senior officers on April 19, PC Marcel Hamilton, complainant in the matter, admitted that his judgment was flawed when he laid the charges.
Hamilton, a policeman for the past seven years, stated that he laid the charges unwillingly, because he felt he could not challenge the instructions of a senior homicide officer.
Continue reading Emily Amy’s murder
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Tonight TV6 News reported that police investigators have closed the books on investigations into the Danah Alleyne/Akon raunchy dancing incident at Zen nightclub.
The TV6 News report said, “According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Winston Cooper, the investigations have reached a stalemate as witnesses aren’t coming forward to support the police.”
Continue reading Akon will not be charged for Zen dancing
By Raffique Shah
May 06, 2007
I have never met or spoken with Brian Lara. I didn’t need to (how easily one lapses into the past tense). Like millions of cricket fans around the world, I enjoyed his batting genius, replays et al, thanks to modern technology. And what a joy he was to watch when in full flight, flaying the best bowlers in the sport every which way-and so often beyond the boundary. Whenever he came to the crease his fans around the world watched in eager anticipation, expecting something exciting, unusual. Often, he was back in the pavilion without scoring more than 50 runs. But just the thrill of expecting big things from this little man was worth the wait.
Continue reading Lara put manhood before glory
By Dr. Kwame Nantambu
May 05, 2007
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Now that the Danah Alleyne/Akon episode has been the “conversation piece” in TnT, it is vital for all concerned Trinbagonians to engage in retrospection rather than self-indulging pontification.
The fact of the matter is that the Club Zen fiasco only reflects/mirrors the sad tragedy/reality of the all-encompassing cloud of moral decadence that now hovers over TnT’s society.
Continue reading Moral Decadence in TnT
Journey to Icacos
The journey to the last point of Trinidad in the southwestern end of the island, the village of Icacos, was a long one but every moment of the trip was well worth it. The day was radiant and ideal for sight-seeing: the sky showed-off its brilliant blue; the few clouds in the sky added soft drops of fluffy balls to the blue canvas; and the sun completed the heavenly scene with a spot of gold that illuminated the colourful earth below.
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