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General Discussion / Re: This just cannot continue!

« on: April 30, 2010, 05:32:22 PM »

To a large percentage of Trinidadians there is the perception that no Government can stop crime. The PNM has supposedly implemented numerous social and security programmes to deal with it. If the great PNM cant stop it then no on can! At least that's what I get from the PNM supporters on their FB group.

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General Discussion / Re: GENERAL ELECTIONS COMING SOON IN 2010 !

« on: April 24, 2010, 10:19:38 PM »

is it just me or all manning has been arguing since the campaign begun is mere speculation?

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General Discussion / Re: GENERAL ELECTIONS COMING SOON IN 2010 !

« on: April 24, 2010, 08:53:32 PM »

Quote from: congo on April 24, 2010, 08:47:39 PM

I never see how the old one was so I can't say whether it was nice or not..But can they actually put a value on it and sell it? What are the legal ramifications of doing something like that...For someone like me who's only 20 years of age all I know is that when push come to shove, she going and move right in there...For some reason selling the Prime Minister's house feels wrong and is she going to build a new one or move back into an old one? This just sounding more confusing that it should be..!!

she isnt selling it. it'll be operated by the government. i have no idea where she's planning on moving. for all i know she might stay at home. i dont think she's dense enough to make a big scene about the PM's residence then see out her term in it.

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General Discussion / Re: FATIMA

« on: April 24, 2010, 08:50:34 PM »

just as i read this my g/f send me a msg that her bro looking at a vid of two fatima boys going at it and laughing. i dont see the joke in that.

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General Discussion / Re: GENERAL ELECTIONS COMING SOON IN 2010 !

« on: April 24, 2010, 08:28:21 PM »

Quote from: congo on April 24, 2010, 08:02:34 PM

Steupssss.. She moving in right there and if she doesn't move in there that would just be wrong..It is the official residence of the Prime Minister.

so it wasnt wrong that manning knocked down the previous one (which was quite beautiful may i add) and build an overly lavish palace for himself which was supposed to cost $40M but end up being at least $250M? do you know what $250M could have done if put to better use? the issue kamla has with the residence is the money that was spent on it. the same way manning could do away with the previous PM's residence kamla could say no way in living there. besides the uncop's plan is to give it back to society and give it some economic use which will recover some of the costs. is something wrong with that?

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General Discussion / Re: Note to forumites on the upcoming General elections.

« on: April 24, 2010, 07:43:06 PM »

Quote from: congo on April 24, 2010, 07:32:40 PM

How about we just be Trinidadians...You claim to be better and different just tell me how you're going to better and different...It's plain and simple....How in the world an American could ever advise you on running a political campaign in Trinidad? It's oranges and apples... I see this as a pattern in the making. You can't chastise for the government for having foreigners in key positions yet you hire foreigners for something so simple as a political campaign..It feels like you trying to bamboozle the electorate.

i believe there is a difference in privately hiring foreigners temporarily for advice on a one-time event they're specialised in and hiring a foreigner (now accused of corrupt activities) to direct major government corporations (with almost full discretion) through which large sums of the country's expenditure passes. btw, did mr. hart have previous experience in such social fields? its oranges and apples...

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General Discussion / Re: GENERAL ELECTIONS COMING SOON IN 2010 !

« on: April 13, 2010, 10:11:26 AM »

Quote from: signal on April 13, 2010, 07:26:51 AM

And allaying any fears that a UNC administration would dismantle existing social programmes created by the PNM, Persad-Bissessar assured that such initiatives aimed at providing employment will be kept.

“Read my lips there will be no removal of CEPEP, GATE or other social programmes.

im guessing ya'll missed the part after when she mentioned enhancing those programmes

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Football / Re: The Stretford End- Home of the Champions

« on: April 03, 2010, 03:34:37 PM »

aye like the rent boys beat ya'll

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Football / Re: Thread for the Inter v Chelsea Game (24-Feb-10).

« on: March 17, 2010, 03:26:42 PM »

Quote from: superoli on March 17, 2010, 09:11:16 AM

so JT dad is a drug dealer his mum is a shoplifter and he brushing his team mate woman and his wife leave him and now a hit and run........anyone say bush bath

his wife didnt leave him... get ur facts straight

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Football / Re: Latapy mum on 29-man squad

« on: March 10, 2010, 09:12:41 PM »

steups. i read thru that whole thing in hopes of seeing a potential fixture

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General Discussion / Re: Massive earthquake strikes Chile

« on: February 27, 2010, 11:46:21 AM »

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_on_re_us/quake_tsunami_8

Hawaii blasts sirens, warning of possible tsunami

By JAYMES SONG, Associated Press Writer Jaymes Song, Associated Press Writer – 26 mins ago
EWA BEACH, Hawaii – A tsunami threatened the Pacific Rim on Saturday, with an 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Chile sending potentially deadly waves across the ocean at the speed of a jetliner.

Sirens blared in Hawaii to alert residents to the impending waves, with authorities asking people living near the water to evacuate. On several South Pacific islands hit by a tsunami last fall, police began evacuations of the coast.

The first waves in Hawaii are expected to hit shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday (4 p.m. EST; 2100 GMT) and measure roughly 8 feet (2.5 meters) at Hilo. Most Pacific Rim nations however did not order evacuations, but advised people in low-lying areas to be on the lookout.

Unlike other tsunamis in recent years, emergency officials along the Pacific have hours to prepare and possibly evacuate residents.

"We've got a lot of things going for us," said Charles McCreery, the director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which issues warnings to almost every country around the Pacific Rim and to most of the Pacific island states. "We have a reasonable lead time.

"We should be able to alert everyone in harm's way to move out of the evacuation zones," he said.

In Hawaii, boats and people near the coast were being evacuated. Hilo International Airport, located along the coast, was closed. In Honolulu, residents lined up at supermarkets to stock up on water, canned food and batteries. Cars lined up 15 long at several gas stations.

"These are dangerous, dangerous events," said John Cummings, spokesman for the Honolulu Emergency Management Department.

In Tonga, where nine people died in a Sept. 29 tsunami, police and defense forces began evacuating people from low-lying coastal areas as they warned residents that tsunami waves about three feet (one meter) high could wash ashore within three hours.

"I can hear the church bells ringing to alert the people," National Disaster Office deputy director Mali'u Takai said. "We will move up to 50,000 people to the interior and away from the coasts."

Waves 6 feet (1.8 meter) above normal hit near Concepcion, Chile shortly after the quake.

A tsunami warning — the highest alert level — was also in effect for Guam, American Samoa, Samoa and dozens of other Pacific islands. An advisory — the lowest level — has been extended to include Oregon, Washington state, parts of Alaska, and coastal British Colombia.

The White House is keeping close watch on the Chilean quake, which has raised the possibility of a tsunami striking Hawaii. Presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs said the U.S. stands ready to help the Chilean people "in this hour of need."

American Samoa Lt. Gov. Aitofele Sunia activated emergency services and called on residents of shoreline villages to move to higher ground. Police in Samoa issued a nationwide alert to begin coastal evacuations. The tsunami is expected to reach the islands Saturday morning.

Meanwhile, disaster management officials in Fiji said they have been warned to expect waves of as high as 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) to hit the northern and eastern islands of the archipelago and the nearby Tonga islands.

A lower-grade tsunami advisory was in effect for the coast of California and an Alaskan coastal area from Kodiak to Attu islands. Tsunami Center officials said they did not expect the advisory would be upgraded to a warning.

Waves were likely to hit Asian, Australian and New Zealand shores within 24 hours of Saturday's quake. A tsunami wave can travel at up to 600 mph, said Jenifer Rhoades, tsunami program manager at the National Weather Service in Washington, DC.

The sirens in Hawaii will also be sounded again three hours prior to the estimated arrival time.

McCreery said he didn't know how big the waves will be, but expected them to be the largest to hit Hawaii since 1964.

"If you're in an evacuation zone, police or civil defense volunteers would instruct you to evacuate, or instructions will come out over the radio and TV," said Shelly Ichishita, spokeswoman for the state's civil defense.

If coastal areas are evacuated, visitors in Waikiki would be moved to higher floors in their hotels, rather than moved out of the tourist district, which could cause gridlock.

Some Pacific nations in the warning area were heavily damaged by a tsunami last year.

On Sept. 29, a tsunami spawned by a magnitude-8.3 earthquake killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga. Scientists later said that wave was 46 feet (14 meters) high.

Past South American earthquakes have had deadly effects across the Pacific.

A tsunami after a magnitude-9.5 quake that struck Chile in 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, killed about 140 people in Japan, 61 in Hawaii and 32 in the Philippines.

That tsunami was about 3.3 to 13 feet (one to four meters) in height, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK quoted earthquake experts as saying the tsunami would likely be tens of centimeters (inches) high and reach Japan in about 22 hours.

A tsunami of 28 centimeters (11 inches) was recorded after a magnitude-8.4 earthquake near Chile in 2001.

The Meteorological Agency said it was still investigating the likelihood of a tsunami in Japan and did not issue a formal coastal warning.

Australia, meanwhile, was put on a tsunami watch.

The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning Saturday night for a "potential tsunami threat" to New South Wales state, Queensland state, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.

Any potential wave would not hit Australia until Sunday morning local time, it said.

The Philippine Institute of Vulcanology and Seismology issued a low-level alert saying people should await further notice of a possible tsunami. It did not recommend evacuations.

Seismologist Fumihiko Imamura, of Japan's Tohoku University, told NHK that residents near ocean shores should not underestimate the power of a tsunami even though they may be generated by quakes on the other side of the ocean.

"There is the possibility that it could reach Japan without losing its strength," he said.

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General Discussion / Re: Massive earthquake strikes Chile

« on: February 27, 2010, 11:39:30 AM »

Quote from: 2cents on February 27, 2010, 11:36:24 AM

Can anyone confirm or hopefully deny any truth to trini expectin an earthquake today? My aunt jus tell me that my cousin call from trini and say an earthquake expected in the next 12 hours. She's american recently move to trini so I don't know if she jus hear somebody talk tha talk and buy it or if is a serious report.

miss cloe said that or what?

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General Discussion / Re: MANNING MUM ON CHURCH

« on: February 24, 2010, 09:49:18 AM »

and u know what? chances r nothing would come of this situation if anything in the article is true

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Football / Re: Man. United vs AC Milan CL 1st leg 16 Feb 10 and CL 2nd leg10 Mar 10

« on: February 16, 2010, 02:41:30 PM »

satan curl that ball off of scholes

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Re: Carnival 2010 Around the world

« on: February 15, 2010, 06:17:13 PM »

does anyone have any idea what order the bands r crossing the stage? i cant seem to find it anywhere

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Other Sports / Re: Winter Olympics...

« on: February 12, 2010, 10:42:27 PM »

i feel real bad for the georgians there. that fella's death was very untimely.

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General Discussion / Re: Cuban woman celebrates 125th Birthday !

« on: February 10, 2010, 09:33:05 PM »

Quote from: Dutty on February 10, 2010, 09:32:01 PM

.....impressive,, she doh look a day over 120

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General Discussion / Re: Murderers!!!

« on: January 29, 2010, 02:52:40 PM »

Quote from: ribbit on January 29, 2010, 01:59:04 PM

up here, the 1st and 3rd article might get a few months in prison or suspended sentence. after all, dem is young offender and doh know right from wrong.

it sucks that that's fairly true. once u hit puberty tho, unless ur a sociopath, u should realise that acts of violence r wrong and r treated strictly. if i had my way they would get life in a hole in the ground. teens who murder shouldnt be let off like that just b/c they're under 18. if u have pubes handle ur scene like a grown up.

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General Discussion / Re: (Video) Kamla shocked! & Video of Panday beaming in confidence

« on: January 24, 2010, 08:35:55 PM »

Quote from: Trinity Cross on January 11, 2010, 06:26:53 AM

Quote from: weary1969 on January 10, 2010, 08:50:24 PM
Quote from: AirMan on January 10, 2010, 08:15:35 PM
Siparia MP: I have nothing to hide

Exactly we all know she is ah drunk

hahahah de BESTEST post yuh ever make!

lol hahahahaha

Panday already say in an interview that she has a well known weakness etc. etc. as ah say look for the opposition to send de entire A.A. meeting to de polls next rounds...

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“When I appointed her as Minister of Education, Leader of the Opposition, Attorney General and so on, I was doing so to train her to lead. Her time will come. She is not yet ready. She has to get rid of that serious problem she has. I empathise with her. But the leadership of your party at this time is of over-riding concern,” Panday said.

And while he did not identify the “personal” problem, he said Chaguanas West MP, Jack Warner, who is vying for the post of UNC chairman and who has thrown his support behind Persad-Bissessar for political leader, was in possession of files which revealed the extent of Persad-Bissessar’s problem and called on Warner to make the files public.

Kamla getting a cut arse in dat election...serious cutarse

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Entertainment & Culture Discussion / Re: Post ah movie thread

« on: January 24, 2010, 10:56:10 AM »

for all those who aint see "the hurt locker" yet u should give it a watch. real boss movie especially if ur into war flicks

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General Discussion / Re: Powerful 7.3 quake rocks Haiti, sparks tsunami alert

« on: January 12, 2010, 05:17:33 PM »

i would think something like this would be some big story especially since its in the region but i aint see anything yet on local news... i seeing it everywere else instead

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Football / Re: Kenwyne Jones nominated for SAFC Player of the Decade. Vote!

« on: January 06, 2010, 05:08:26 PM »

he get a pity vote from me

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Football / Re: Under rated players in EPL

« on: January 02, 2010, 10:44:59 AM »

Quote from: spideybuff on January 02, 2010, 12:26:27 AM

Shay Given...the best keeper in the world for about 7 years now.

i agree w/ u. the scorelines tend to real undermind him at times. even if man city concede or even before at newcastle he would have still pulled off a number of spectacular saves to keep them in the game. great keeper to have if ur defense porous.

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