Kublalsingh: We don’t want to meet PM

[Socapro]

this farce has caused so many not to give a shit about his cause

The cause is not his personal cause only, it is the cause of all T&T nationals who care about the future environment of the country.

Why don't you educate yourself a bit about it if you care about the future of T&T?
Maybe you will understand what his protest is about and be prepared to do something to help save the country's environment like Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is doing.

Here are some links:-
https://www.facebook.com/highwayreroute
https://www.facebook.com/HighwayRerouteMovement

Now watch this video for a quick summary of the issues that Dr Wayne Kublalsingh is protesting about.

Highway Re-route (Debe to Mon Desir) Map
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This is a map showing the highway segments proposed to be built by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in the south western part of Trinidad, West Indies.

The construction of one of these segments, between Debe and Mon Desir, will have extremely negative impacts:
1. Permanent flooding as a result of the construction of a 9.3 km embankment across the Debe-Mon Desir region
2. Destruction of over 300 homes of peaceful, honest and law-abiding citizens
3. Destruction of hundreds of acres of prime agricultural lands
4. Drain on the treasury - this segment will cost an estimated 4 billion TT dollars

Action groups are protesting for the Debe-Mon Desir segment to be re-routed to a path that will eliminate all these harmful impacts.

But the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has turned a blind eye to these concerns...they have taken an anti-people stance in this matter...but they shall not be allowed to trample the constitutional rights of the people...!

u eh read what i said or what?..his farce of a hunger strike causing pple to not give a shit..i eh say nutting about whether the cause is good or not..
I doing my part working in d hospital saving kids in this country so doh tell me what i should do or not do  for my country. I here working the hours in underequipped and understaffed hospitals.
So hush yuh ass about telling me if i care about the future of T&T. I actively here doing something u pretentious prick

Started the New Year on the wrong side I see!

None of what you said there changes the facts that I pointed out does it.

If you really understand and care about the cause that Dr Kublalsingh is hunger striking about then you would support him rather than doing your best to ridicule the man who should be viewed as a national hero in my book. Instead folks like yourself seem to be upset that he is still alive.

Did you watch the short educational video on the issue that I posted?
Well if you did and you really cared then you would be singing Dr Wayne Kublalsingh's praises right now rather than calling me a prick for trying to educate you about the merits of the cause he is hunger striking for.

[asylumseeker]

he retire orwa? he used to teach english in fatima for a while. I wondering how wasting down heeself without food affecting what he usually do on a day-to-day.

I was in Form 6 when Kublalsingh was teaching at Fatima. One evening after school he pull up student in a  form 6 classroom and manhandle him. I was walking by when I see that he had the fella jack up on the wall in a classroom. The Fatima 6 form block was away from the main building, downstairs from the library and form 6 labs, so it kinda secluded after school hours. I can't remember why I was in school that time but i was heading to the library with a couple other fellas when we hear the commotion from the room. At the same time another teacher, Mr. A who was Dean for one of the lower classes and a Chemistry teacher, was walking across the quad to go upstairs to the lab. We start calling him and telling him what happening in the room and yuh believe that fat nanny say he cyah understand us and start to run up the stairs.

After we make that noise Kublalsingh stop and walk out de class normal. As for Mr. A, I used to look up to him as he taught me Chemistry through Form 5 and was actually the first teacher to give me licks at Fatima, I lose all respect for him. I was real vex about that whole incident for a while. So I for one doh buy Kublalsingh act.

Why yuh din confront Kublalsingh? The situation seems to have merited it.

[grimm01]

he retire orwa? he used to teach english in fatima for a while. I wondering how wasting down heeself without food affecting what he usually do on a day-to-day.

I was in Form 6 when Kublalsingh was teaching at Fatima. One evening after school he pull up student in a  form 6 classroom and manhandle him. I was walking by when I see that he had the fella jack up on the wall in a classroom. The Fatima 6 form block was away from the main building, downstairs from the library and form 6 labs, so it kinda secluded after school hours. I can't remember why I was in school that time but i was heading to the library with a couple other fellas when we hear the commotion from the room. At the same time another teacher, Mr. A who was Dean for one of the lower classes and a Chemistry teacher, was walking across the quad to go upstairs to the lab. We start calling him and telling him what happening in the room and yuh believe that fat nanny say he cyah understand us and start to run up the stairs.

After we make that noise Kublalsingh stop and walk out de class normal. As for Mr. A, I used to look up to him as he taught me Chemistry through Form 5 and was actually the first teacher to give me licks at Fatima, I lose all respect for him. I was real vex about that whole incident for a while. So I for one doh buy Kublalsingh act.

Why yuh din confront Kublalsingh? The situation seems to have merited it.

I thought about that afterwards... When I saw what he was doing I stood their in disbelief for a few seconds then the first thought was to get help. At that point we saw the other teacher Mr. A, who was also a Dean, walking our way so at that point my thought was "here is a serious man to deal with the case". To be honest, after that man who I really respected at the time, turn tail and run away from the situation, I was more vex with him than Kublalsingh.

I thought about reporting Kublalsingh after, but a couple things crossed my mind
- If a Dean refuse to get involved, would the school leadership step up, cover up or retaliate
- Could I count on the other fellas, even the man who get rough up, to speak up or would I be left alone to accuse a teacher of something
- I was in Upper 6 and had one foot out the door already, if things got messy, how would it impact school record etc.

At the end of the day I didn't say anything and he get away and probably manhandle other people children along the way to his current pseudo-martyrdom. If I could do it all over again, I woulda do more to stop it, and report his tail for the very least. 

[asylumseeker]

he retire orwa? he used to teach english in fatima for a while. I wondering how wasting down heeself without food affecting what he usually do on a day-to-day.

I was in Form 6 when Kublalsingh was teaching at Fatima. One evening after school he pull up student in a  form 6 classroom and manhandle him. I was walking by when I see that he had the fella jack up on the wall in a classroom. The Fatima 6 form block was away from the main building, downstairs from the library and form 6 labs, so it kinda secluded after school hours. I can't remember why I was in school that time but i was heading to the library with a couple other fellas when we hear the commotion from the room. At the same time another teacher, Mr. A who was Dean for one of the lower classes and a Chemistry teacher, was walking across the quad to go upstairs to the lab. We start calling him and telling him what happening in the room and yuh believe that fat nanny say he cyah understand us and start to run up the stairs.

After we make that noise Kublalsingh stop and walk out de class normal. As for Mr. A, I used to look up to him as he taught me Chemistry through Form 5 and was actually the first teacher to give me licks at Fatima, I lose all respect for him. I was real vex about that whole incident for a while. So I for one doh buy Kublalsingh act.

Why yuh din confront Kublalsingh? The situation seems to have merited it.

I thought about that afterwards... When I saw what he was doing I stood their in disbelief for a few seconds then the first thought was to get help. At that point we saw the other teacher Mr. A, who was also a Dean, walking our way so at that point my thought was "here is a serious man to deal with the case". To be honest, after that man who I really respected at the time, turn tail and run away from the situation, I was more vex with him than Kublalsingh.

I thought about reporting Kublalsingh after, but a couple things crossed my mind
- If a Dean refuse to get involved, would the school leadership step up, cover up or retaliate
- Could I count on the other fellas, even the man who get rough up, to speak up or would I be left alone to accuse a teacher of something
- I was in Upper 6 and had one foot out the door already, if things got messy, how would it impact school record etc.

At the end of the day I didn't say anything and he get away and probably manhandle other people children along the way to his current pseudo-martyrdom. If I could do it all over again, I woulda do more to stop it, and report his tail for the very least.

Fair enough.

Since yuh put Kublalsingh on blast, yuh should reveal who Mr. A is ... ah conjuring up de image of a chubby red man.

[Deeks]

What was the reason for Kubalsingh 'jacking up' the student.

[Flex]

Howai considers borrowing on international market to complete $7.5 billion Point Fortin road project
By Ria Taitt Political Editor

LOAN FOR HIGHWAY

Government may have to borrow money to complete the $7.5 billion Point Fortin Highway.

Finance Minister Larry How­ai told the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, at Tower D, International Waterfront Centre, Port of Spain, that Gov­ern­ment, which had been funding the project through the Treasury since its inception in 2011, may have to turn to the financial market to raise the funds needed to complete the project because of the fall in oil and gas pri­ces.

Oil settled at US$48.65 yes­terday, almost 60 per cent below the figure upon which the 2015 budget is premised. Government had based the 2015 budget on an US$80 a barrel oil price.

The project, officially called the Solomon Hochoy Highway Extension, the lar­gest infrastructural project ever undertaken in the country, has been embroiled in controversy from the start.

“We have funded the project in the most appropriate way...out of Treasury deposits...since 2011, without increasing our overall debt position. But given where we are now, perhaps we may decide that we have to get supplementary funds from the market because of what is happening now with the price of oil and gas,” Howai said.

Works Minister Suruj Ram­bachan told the commit­tee the project was 43 per cent complete.

He said the total payment to the contractor to date was $2.8 billion, and the total expenditure on the project to date was $3.7 billion. This included “everything”—advances that were paid to OAS, land acquisition, consultancy to Acom, management fees, outreach, design, contingency and con­struction.

In response to questions from ColmImbert, he said this left a payment of $3.7 billion still to be disbursed.

Both ministers were speaking in the Standing Finance Committee Meeting, in which Government sought approval for an additional “supplementary appropriation” of $450 million in expenditure for the fiscal year of 2014. Government also sought approval for a variation of expenditure of $505 million.

In explaining the supplementary expenditure, Rambachan said his ministry had asked for $900 million to enable Nidco (National Infra­structure Development Company) to meet its financial obligations for the Point Fortin Highway in fiscal 2014.

He said savings under Local Gov­-rnment and the Ministry of Housing of $250 million and $200 million respectively provided $450 million. He said an additional $450 million was required by way of supplementation of the appropriation for his ministry.

Rowley said this development was troubling because the country was “now being told” that . “Why was this information withheld from all of us in this country and we are only now finding out that Nidco was not successful in raising money...even though a Government guarantee was offered and, in lieu of that, we are now told that this signi­ficant sum was floated from the Treasury,” he said.

Rambachan said the Government was “just about getting ready” to open the sec­tion of the highway between St Mary’s and Grants Trace, which is a substantial section and would be opened by the end of April.

He said the Dunlop section to Road No 8 would also be opened this year. He said by the end of February, the Debe Interchange would be opened.

“We are just about completing working on the Mosquito Creek area.... We had some challenges because of the soil, but we have overcome those challenges and paving works will soon begin there, including the completion of the new Godineau Bridge and the new Bridge at Paria Suites,” he said.

“I assure you (the committee members) that the work that has been completed (on the project) is in line with the payments that have been made,” he stressed..

Finance Minister Larry Howai said the funds for the highway had been raised by Treasury deposits from the inception since funding was approved in 2011.

“Initial disbursements were made from the Treasury and there was no need to go out and increase Government’s borrowing, given the fact that through our Treasury deposits, we had funding that would have been suffi­cient to meet the required costs.

“We decided not to proceed to raise additional loans, unless we absolutely need to do so. Where we can fund it out of our existing cash flows, we would seek to do so. And during the course of 2014, we were able to do so,” he said.

Howai said one did not need the $7.5 billion right away but needed this money over a period of time.
“And it didn’t make sense raising the money, putting it on a deposit and incurring interest costs while you are waiting for the drawdowns to take place,” he said, adding there was no intention of mislead.

He said he recalled two pre­vious occasions where sums were taken from the Treasury and that was on the record.

[Brownsugar]

So now going to borrow money for the project?  That's good man.   

Ah wonder why we didn't borrow before?? Oh yes, now I remember. The IDB was asking too much questions and wanted too much oversight....how we could tief under those strict conditions......

[grimm01]

Fair enough.

Since yuh put Kublalsingh on blast, yuh should reveal who Mr. A is ... ah conjuring up de image of a chubby red man.

Asylumseeker like you want me get a pre-action protocol letter or wha?

What was the reason for Kubalsingh 'jacking up' the student.

Don't really know what trigger the incident that day, but others told me that the fella was a trouble maker and used to mouth off to teachers. I didn't know him and he wasn't a Form 6 student.

[asylumseeker]

Fair enough.

Since yuh put Kublalsingh on blast, yuh should reveal who Mr. A is ... ah conjuring up de image of a chubby red man.

Asylumseeker like you want me get a pre-action protocol letter or wha?
...

Doh worry, yuh not liable fuh loss of respect. 

[Sando prince]

Hmmmm 

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/PNM-selects-Re-Route-man-for-Oropouche-West-289641551.html

Highway Re-Route member Clifford Rambharose will be contesting the Oropouche West constituency for the People’s National Movement (PNM) in this year’s general election

He said being part of the HRM would assist the PNM in obtaining votes.

[kounty]

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[Sando prince]

^^ Very lyrical tune

[Flex]

Highway Re-route Movement suffers critical blow
T&T Newsday

HUNGER-striker, environmentalist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh and the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM) have suffered a critical blow in their fight against the construction of the Debe to Mon Desir portion of the Point Fortin Highway because they will not be able to rely on the affidavits of five persons who the HRM wanted to be deemed as experts.

In an oral ruling yesterday, Justice James Aboud held that the evidence of the HRM’s witnesses were irrelevant and could not attest to the matters raised in the lawsuit filed by Kublalsingh and the group.

“Expert evidence must be relevant to the issues as pleaded,” the judge said. He will allow the two medical doctors who provided evidence related to the injuries Kublalsingh allegedly sustained when the HRM’s strike camp was demolished on June 27, 2012, to go on affidavit rather than they be deemed expert witnesses.

“Their evidence is not necessary or relevant to this case,” the judge held.

He also found that the evidence of the other three witnesses which the HRM hoped to have deemed as experts - a foreign-based marine biologist and hydrologist among them- did not fall within the parameters of “experts” and advanced only the environmental concerns of Dr Kublalsingh.

Justice Aboud noted that it was not disputed that the Certificate of Environmental Clearance was granted two years before the HRM’s lawsuit was filed, and an Environmental Impact Assessment was undertaken.

“Dr Kublalsingh says it was flawed,” he added, noting however that HRM’s lawsuit was centred around alleged promises made by the State.

“Their (the HRM’s witnesses’) evidence cannot pass the relevancy tests and as such (they) cannot be deemed as experts,” he ruled.

Justice Aboud also struck out certain portions of Kublalsingh’s affidavit, saying they were irrelevant and argumentative.

As a result, Justice Aboud said there was no need for five of the six witnesses advanced by the State, which provided rebuttals to the evidence submitted by the HRM’s witnesses.

Having ruled to disallow the bulk of the HRM’s evidence, the judge said the focus of the case was now ‘narrowed’ and expressed hope that the matter can be accelerated in the coming months.

“The trial can move a lot quicker if we focus on the true bulls eye,” he said.

The matter has been adjourned to March 27, to treat with the issue of cross-examination of witnesses.

In their constitutional motion filed on August 3, 2012, the group is contending that the Government contravened its constitutional rights to “life, security, enjoyment of property, to freedom of expression and freedom of association” by building the highway without consulting them properly. However, the group says it is not opposed to the entire highway extension project, but only a specific segment.

As a secondary issue, the group is seeking a declaration that the alleged actions of former National Security Minister Jack Warner, and a group of soldiers in destroying their Debe protest camp and arresting Kublalsingh, and some of the group’s members on June 27, 2012, were illegal.

They also claim they have a legitimate expectation that the Government would abide by the findings of a study done by the Joint Consultative Council for the Construction Industry (JCC) led by former Independent Senator Dr James Armstrong.

Representing the Attorney General are Russell Martineau,SC, Deborah Peake, SC, along with Gerald Ramdeen, Kelvin Ramkissoon and Shastri Roberts.

Senior Counsel Fyard Hosein, Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC, Anil Maraj and Rishi Dass are representing Kublalsingh and the Re-Route Movement.

[Sando prince]

Kublalsingh: Probe this highway contract

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20160405/business/kublalsingh-probe-this-highway-contract

Environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says he supports Government plan to conduct an investigation into the extension of the Solomon Hochoy Highway to Point Fortin.

He said that the aspects of the environmental certificate must be carefully investigated, and an explanation given as to how the contractor was awarded the contract.

Kublalsingh was responding to Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Minister Stuart Young’s statements made to the House of Representatives in Port of Spain last Friday.

Young said that the former Peoples Partnership administration mishandled the highway contract and that there were several irregularities.

He said it would cost the Government an additional $8 billion to complete and the Government will consider exploring legal action against the Brazilian contractor OAS Construtora.

Kublalsingh said: “I support the Government’s investigation into this matter and I myself welcome a full scale investigation but I will welcome a broader investigation”.

OAS Construtora was contracted by the former administration to build the highway extension at a cost of $7.5 billion.

Approximately 1,000 local workers were hired by the company, along with several local contractors.

To date the highway remains incomplete, with many segments having been earmarked for construction which remains abandoned.

The Debe to Mon Desir segment of the highway remains underdeveloped.

There are no workers, heavy machinery or material at the sites.

Kublalsingh, who is also the head of the Highway Re-route Movement (HRM) said that despite the HRM’s earlier warnings to the previous Peoples Partnership administration regarding cost cutting avenues and environmental consideration, nothing was done to make changes.

He said that he previously stated that the highway extension construction would have costed $10 billion.

With the possibility of a new plan being devised to continue with construction, it will cost more.

Kublalsingh also said he agreed that the Government should take legal action against OAS Construtora.

Kublalsingh went on two hunger strikes against the construction of the highway and the engage the former Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to change the route of the highway extension.

The first hunger strike began in 2012 and ended after 21 days.

The second, was in 2014 and lasted almost nine months.