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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Mexico Game (10-Jun-2009).

« on: June 10, 2009, 08:09:44 PM »

what is the score?

well, in the last minute could have been 1-0 either direction.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Mexico Game (10-Jun-2009).

« on: June 10, 2009, 08:08:47 PM »

Always an extra green shirt or 2 in the middle of the park.

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Football / Re: Thread for the T&T vs Mexico Game (10-Jun-2009).

« on: June 10, 2009, 08:07:31 PM »

We need to get set play understanding down pat.

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Football / Re: Mexcian coach expect T&T to be cautious

« on: June 10, 2009, 04:15:15 PM »

 

We need to use the same exact tactics that Beenie used against Sweden and England.  Latapy should know it well cause he had a great view of it next to the coach on the sidelines

i read that and buss out ah internal laugh at work, and a lil snat come out my nose yes. 

  Damn all yuh cold on here boi...damn

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General Discussion / Re: CARICOM: killing us softly

« on: June 10, 2009, 03:09:32 PM »

Doh mind Shatta ...

I read Michael Manley's Up the Down Escalator in 1991 ... one of the things that stayed with me is the trajectory of Jamaica's exchange rate he identified ... Shatta (apparently not fond of the PNP) probably cyah count that far back ... and if it's the JLP he loves, then he should investigate the rate under Seaga ... since he seems to think the rate tells the full story.

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General Discussion / Re: CARICOM: killing us softly

« on: June 10, 2009, 01:08:42 PM »

Well first of all if JA is 50% of CARICOM population as the author states, that would make it the biggest market and the one everyone wants to access. Nothing sinister about that, just simple business principle - sell your crap where the majority of the people located.

Secondly if you have a trade deficit, take a look at what you are importing versus exporting. I recently came back from a 3 week vacation in Jamaica, and in the newspaper the JA PM was calling for local businesses to get away from exporting raw commodities and start adding value to them - so for example, if you exporting sesame seeds and sorrel fruit to T&T and importing beneballs and sorrel wine from us, you will have a trade deficit because the income from the export is a fraction of what is being paid for the final product. The author talk about exporting patties, but lets be honest, what is patty production as a % of JA GDP? If yuh exporting patties but importing appliances produced in other CARICOM countries you will have a trade deficit.

Also, the author is upset about trade imbalances with other countries but they are all fractions of the size of JA, so their need for JA goods is limited and size is not necessarily an advantage. A country that has 70-80,000 people could only import so many patties, Red Stripe, yam and chemicals but JA on the other hand would have an appetite for everything those people could produce as long as it's something they want or need.

Thirdly the development or lack thereof of a diverse manufacturing base is not the fault of T&T but of government policy. There are lots of countries out there that have to buy energy at market prices and still manage to have broad economic base. According to the CIA world factbook, 61.8% of JA GDP comes from services (Tourism) - you can't export that. 32% of GDP comes from industry which is dominated by bauxite/alumina. 64% of JA labour force is in services and only 19% in industry. Manufacturing does not seem to be a big economic priority like tourism.

You can't join a trading bloc then realize that your manufacturing base is underdeveloped and then want to blame the others who are taking advantage of the same rules which you agreed to. You have the same rights as everyone else and if someone not playing by the rules call them on it, but don't blame your partners or cheap energy in T&T for your trade imbalances.

Look at how your wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few families that dominate most businesses. Oil and gas has allowed T&T to develop a large middle class with easier access to capital that can then be used for entrepreneurial activities. From what I have seen in JA, the Issas, Chins, Lees etc. own and control everything and the money is concentrated in certain parts of Kingston and the North Coast. If a few control the money how can others ever hope to create manufacturing enterprises that compete locally or internationally? If entrepreneurs are starved for cash, training & exposure they cant create the businesses and make the products that markets want.

 i quite agree with that thats mainly the government fault, thats why i made the statement that our last governement that run the country for 14 years did alot of damage, and the new one is just strated what should have started along time. it is shocking that 15 years ago our doller was  JA2 TO US1 and now its JA88 to US1 , these type of trading is what cause it.

Jamaican dollar? 2:1 USD? 15 years ago?

Dem fellas good eh !

Shatta eh lie ... it is shocking .

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Football / Re: How do strikers practice their finishing?

« on: June 10, 2009, 01:05:35 PM »

Elan, re: de Chelsea vid, yuh realise dahis ah circuit?

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General Discussion / Re: Suspect in court for having sex with goat

« on: June 10, 2009, 12:50:16 PM »

Should he be seeing a judge or should he bee seeing a psychiatrist?

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Football / Re: Kevaughn Connell signs with Jabloteh.

« on: June 10, 2009, 11:49:49 AM »

Whais de difference between this move and Bleeder's? Ah feel ah woulda at least visit Changsha Ginde rather than fight de bitterness locally.

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Football / Re: Tinto, Edwards impress Costa Rica coach.

« on: June 10, 2009, 08:11:08 AM »

The man's name is Kenton ... the Johnson is his mother's surname ... this is like suddenly ascribing statements by Cuauhtémoc Blanco as Bravo said this, and Bravo said that. The acknowledged practice is to refer to the man as Kenton.

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Football / Re: Scolari hopes to be coaching again by July

« on: June 09, 2009, 01:11:10 PM »

An article in today's O Globo indicates he's taking over from Zico at the once obscure Uzbekh club (Bunyodkor) ... 18 month contract starting next month ... Rivaldo aboard still.

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General Discussion / Re: CARICOM: killing us softly

« on: June 09, 2009, 12:52:17 PM »

Jamaican dollar? 2:1 USD? 15 years ago?

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General Discussion / Re: Air France Plane ,Crash

« on: June 09, 2009, 12:48:05 PM »

http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/fotogaleria/2009/9102/

When yuh see the debris like this ... larger than life ... puts it in perspective. Check the 3rd and 7th images on the slide.

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Football / Re: Warriors arrive in Mexico City

« on: June 09, 2009, 10:24:30 AM »

Whais de real story wid dem masks ... some fellas sporting dem like fashion accessories, some eh ha none and some looking like surgeons

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General Discussion / Re: Priest on trial for rape Francis Joseph

« on: June 09, 2009, 07:37:32 AM »

Is the Vatican's PR dep't fully staffed?

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Football / Re: U.S. defender Onyewu sues over alleged racist slur

« on: June 09, 2009, 07:34:57 AM »

what kind of punishment the court could give? a suspension or fine? that is just money - why onyewu want to put a price on his dignity? this shouldn't be pursued through the courts atall.

Just money? Yuh forget these teams are ALL about money. They not i the game for the love of the game. And money will change their attitude faster than the toothless, meaningless nods to 'anti-racism'.

Onyewu is not putting a price on his digntiy, he is putiing a price on ignorance and stupidity.

jmo, but is a fundamental wrong step to take this battle into de courts. first, the message becomes: MY (onyewu) values/dignity is negotiable. second, yuh letting de tapeworms (lawyers) pick the target. this fella van damme get to hide behind a set of league officials, football team owners because de tapeworms would rather battle dem for bigger dollars. everyone already know how a business/corporation run - is not their behaviour yuh trying to change! this is de kind of proxy battle that miss de target altogether. third, money doh hurt dem.

van damme is de fella that should be isolated and shamed. assuming he did this, doh give this clown any sanctuary with the league or his club. is his peers to apply de pressure - direct and personal. have confidence - the majority of people against this kind of sh*t. bringing it to light is the way forward. ah see in the other thread someone mention recording de games - that is the way into de proverbial light.

values are non-negotiable.

if you think you showing up de babylon system, beating the white man at his own game, choosing to battle this with money, doh be surprise when dey pay in cowrie shells.

I hear yuh, but I strongly disagree.

1) Nowhere do I see anything that indicates Onewyu trying to buy dignity.
2) If dignity is negotiable that is due to the weakness of the system, not the rightness of the cause
3) If Van Damme try to hide behind the owners and officials that is a good thing because is them that the light will be shined upon.
4) Lawyers being parasites is totally irrelavent. Once they do as directed who cares?

You think Onewyu should just sit there and depend on other people to sanction the man? In fact how much players in a big league in Europe ever been 'shamed' for uttering racist remarks. Van Damme only saying what the wider society thinking. Breds it have no sanctimonious White Knight waiting to run in and defend no black man. Sometimes you have to punch back, preferably thru the legal system.

Ribbit, dahis simply amazing ... and de cowrie shell comment somewhat disturbing ...

Leh me ask yuh: what's your perspective on the $15m settlement from Shell re: Ken Saro-Wiwa et al?

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Football / Re: Roma fans throw bananas at Balotelli

« on: June 08, 2009, 06:31:10 PM »

I personally hope this fella play for Ghana instead jeez Italy don't deserve no black player on their squad with that kinda behavior... I know not all Italians like this but on a whole that's some real ignorant ish... what a shame guy love Italy enough to choose them and they still want to do him like that steups...

Ghanain fans musse laugin at him all now because he choose Italy.  Imagine if he had Trini heritage how he woulda get waste dong fuh chosin land of birth over land of heritage?

I for one hope the man represent Italy. If Balotelli pull a duck and run he will be an even bigger laughing stock to the racist element in his own country. It will empower them and let them feel that they could chase out people if they harass them enough. What about the black youths coming up in Italy..best believe they watching Balotelli. It eh fair, but some hadda face de burden worse than others. Besides, the youth is Italian. You cyah even make the argument that he raised by Ghanians in Italy..de man parents are Italian. Is connection to Ghana kinda thin....Watch all de black men representing France, Holland, England...it hadda start somewhere.

On another note..what the hell dem men doing with bananas at a bar. Dey see Balotelli, went and buy some bananas and den follow de man..or do some people just roll wit a stack a bananas wherever they go

Ah hear yuh ... buh hell of a WEIGHT fuh a yuteman.

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Football / Re: Palos sent me a T&T vs CRC preview on Video.

« on: June 08, 2009, 05:50:22 PM »

So he was one ah de applauding journalists?  Mind boggling ... buh on de serious, ah feel it set de bar fuh ah Youtube Touches report from now on ...

I ah lil confused as to de motivation behind this "review"... never de less, dis Torres fella is ah RIOT. Diversity of opinion ... nutten eh wrong wid dat.

Yuhs ah real kind fella boy. wham, yuh trying tuh impress one ah de women on the forum ah wat?

Yuh done know I eh on de crowd ting ... under all de ole talk, it needed to be said. As humorous and against de grain as it is, de man entitled to participate in we football, ent? Honestly, when I think back ... especially to kicking ball in school ... I cyah identify one man wid dem traits/characteristics who had any expresssed interest in de sport ... so it kinda from left field ... no pun intended ... 

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Football / Re: Palos sent me a T&T vs CRC preview on Video.

« on: June 08, 2009, 05:28:33 PM »

So he was one ah de applauding journalists?  Mind boggling ... buh on de serious, ah feel it set de bar fuh ah Youtube Touches report from now on ...

I ah lil confused as to de motivation behind this "review"... never de less, dis Torres fella is ah RIOT. Diversity of opinion ... nutten eh wrong wid dat.

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General Discussion / Re: Will you return home to live ?

« on: June 08, 2009, 04:02:04 PM »

You don't just randomly remove a number and say 'look tings not so bad'. Removing a number will not make people feel safer, especially when so little seems to be being done about the problem.

the high lighted part is what I find to be the failing of the Politicians........there are small things being done...but there needs to be a GRAND SCHEME to curtail all this violence.
Pull in ALL the major Gang leaders and straighten them out or something.......DO SOMETHING

Give thx fuh de lil fitball yes ... or not ...

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Football / Re: Latapy pleased with Warriors despite defeat.

« on: June 08, 2009, 08:35:19 AM »

Why are journalists applauding?

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General Discussion / Re: Myron Rolle

« on: June 04, 2009, 11:14:11 AM »

The recent article posted by TT brought to my attention someone I know with the surname Rolle ... thought it was a long shot as far as link with Myron, but he provided me a lil background couple days ago ... iz only now ah seeing Bake's original post and realize de fullness of what de oletimer pointed out.

Ah jes fwded him de SI article.

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Football / Re: The Master schooling the student

« on: June 04, 2009, 07:23:55 AM »

In this reel the ball favours Latas ... next reel might be now you see it, now you don't ... seems like Birchie's best option, if not only option, is a toe poke, and that eh gehhin him possession.

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General Discussion / Re: Whey dey does find these people?

« on: June 03, 2009, 03:32:38 PM »

This while Suzan Lakhan Baptiste gehhin recognized on CNN for her work ...

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Football / Re: Is this normal beach dress in Europe?

« on: June 03, 2009, 03:21:54 PM »

all now man like saga pinto cyah control dey self....

check de Saga boy thread here
 

buh dat outfit real ting in trute

Well dat clear up Saga comments on de Latas earring thread ...

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Football / Re: U.S. defender Onyewu sues over alleged racist slur

« on: June 03, 2009, 03:01:31 PM »

First of all, I wanted to joke that Onyewu feel because he American he will get special attention for this.But I'm black so I know this is a serious issue.
   Touches, I usually like your posts  for their rationality ,but I'll tell you, a black man being called a nonkey is offensive.If you out here in america living awhile(as i am ) you'll know that.Anyone call me that I will want to knock him out. white people in america know they have to think twice before they use that term. maybe inEurope they go be more brave because they think europe is for whites only.never been there though.It suggests we being infereior, less than human. Now I  understand felas can say things in the heat of a game , but there is a problem if a player or a supporter call you something that boils down to believing that you're nothing but a monkey who happens to be able to play football

Onyewu holds Belgian citizenship.

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Football / Re: U.S. defender Onyewu sues over alleged racist slur

« on: June 03, 2009, 11:17:18 AM »

Touches, you rationalizing and simplifying this all kinda ways ...

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General Discussion / Re: The little Rocco..very disturbing video

« on: June 02, 2009, 04:26:49 PM »

reminds me of de guyanese daycare worker fondled ah 4 year old boy,she say he seduce she,she give de poor lil fella disease too.

Huh?

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General Discussion / Re: Memorable SW.net Quotations

« on: June 02, 2009, 04:25:17 PM »

Saga Pinto in response to rotatopoti3's asking fuh abuse "Latapy's appearance as coach" thread. I eh know how Saga Pinto reach dey, buh he reach dey. Go brave.

This earring thing is the biggest piece ah shit ah hear in ah long time,so wait what if you found out that half ah the coaches around the world does wear ah earring on they totee as some sought of symbolic tribal thing wha yuh go do boi?

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Football / Re: Glen gives Quakes added value

« on: June 02, 2009, 04:16:45 PM »

Define fitness.