Benedicts

[wine]

1979-1985
Crawford aka Redman

Where meh people dey?

[Bad Dog]

Did O' Levels in '69, spent one year in 6th form. Started with Dom Basil Matthews and finished with Edwin Caines. Currently residing in Markham, Canada.

[pbarnwell]

re Benedict's:
Left Benedict's in '66 and as you said I started with Dom Basil and ended with Cains. You have been the closest
I have been able to reach in my era. May be you know me or not. Living in Vancouver, Canada.. Have brother in Brampton who i visit every two to three years.
How you doing? Keep in touch.

[quentin]

hey pbarnwell.
We are neighbours
stated in 62 and dropped out in 66.. now living in Calgary, for 34 years..Good Memories.. Mr long.. The Dom..Caines.. Mitchell.. Lawrence.. Roach and the Best was Becky..
We should have more boys.
Catch you soon
Keep in touch
Q

[guyguy]

Did O' Levels in '69, spent one year in 6th form. Started with Dom Basil Matthews and finished with Edwin Caines. Currently residing in Markham, Canada.
Bad Dog, if you did 'O' Levels in '69, there's no way in hell ... or heaven ... you could be 50 years old. Maybe you sat Common Entrance in '69 but no way did you sit GCE José!

[snowbird]

No not me, Mr. Snowbird was there from 60 to 63, then he moved to 'tong' and finished up at QRC.

He was there when Dom Basil was there; he remembers as 'class project' Dom Basil made them 'plant grass' on that soccer field allyuh playing on now :lol: . Played soccer with the great Bobby Sookram and dem fellas. :lol:

[pbarnwell]

hey snowbird and guyguy yes i was there from 60 to 66 and I was there planting grass too.Dom had the whole school there in the hot sun planting. now do I know you guys. start with your names it has been along time over 40years.I played cricket for the college and one year beat all the schools in South. Dom didn't recognise us and went on to play St. Mary's and lost .Played with the late Richard Desouza and wayne Smart from st. mary's and our team was jan steadman ,leroy deleon, Byron Persad,the Chandler's. Do you remember ?

[snowbird]

Guess you missed it. I didn't go to Benedicts; if I did, it would have caused a riot :lol:

It was my spouse, I just checked with him. He wasn't a cricketer while at school, his game was 'football'. In his day the soccer starts in addition to Bobby were Henry Quanvie, Mervin Joseph, Harold Morris a.k.a. Puna and Cliffie Titus.
He was particularly friendly with Harold and Cliffie as they all came from Siparia and was especially pleased to run into Cliffie some years ago right here in Canada.

[pbarnwell]

quentin and snowbird and bad dog who are you?You know my name now who are you ?Guess you don't remember me but maybe i remember you

[snowbird]

:roll: No not me, Mr. Snowbird (my better half) was there from 60 to 63

:roll: Guess you missed it. I didn't go to Benedicts; if I did, it would have caused a riot (I'm ah lady)

An ah never live in South, ah was from POS

[guyguy]

I'm a Naps man. Went there from '64 - '69. And yes; that was during the time of the Dom and the greatest Benedicts team ever - Warren Archibald, DeLeon, et al. One of my good friends went Benedicts from '65 - '70.

[pbarnwell]

i can't be conversing with someone who i don't know by name but know my name. so good luck

[quentin]

Hey pbarnwell.
Jan Steadman , Le roy Deleon, Warren Arcibald , Cupid were in some of my forms . Good old Trabs was the coach., Becky was my Science teacher and good old Roach whose son was the famous pianist (Felix0 in the Island.was my Literature teacher.. Selwyn Singh my Latin teacher.. also Remember Barry and Fernand Brathwaite. they live here in Calgary.
These were the days
Q

[pbarnwell]

Hi Q,
Do you remember me .i was in class with desmond lambert , hosein, sawh,salandy, jan steadman,.Yes remember cains,that man could ah beat ,selwyn singh ,trabs, Boopsingh, rawle Aimey,Roach. Also Tamer and Wilks who used to walk with a limp. and what about Beulah Dean. that was some lady. What name were you known by.
Did you play cricket.keep in touch. Living in Richmond B.C fifteen years now.Do you go back at all to trinidad .I was there two years ago and was very scared .They tell me don't go down town .just let me if i know you
take care
p

[quentin]

Hi pbarnwell.
Have been away from the Island for 34 years..
Had been back only three times.83, 86, 06., break of 20 years as to the last time .I have been . was considering returning .. Did not realize that I had changed that much. Trying to get to know the place all over again. and also seeing individuals that I had not seen during the 34 years that I have left was..STRANGE..entirely different
I was reporting on the Highway Conditons for the Province (Alberta)that I now reside. (diaily) . This was with the Auto Club ..AMA(CAA). .The job was moved to Ednomton and I did not want to follow. I stayed in Calgary. and got into Traffic Safety,
Maybe you had heard me on the Radio .. seen the Reports that I posted on the Weather Channel . and placed recording on the telephone system..
Thats me
Q

[pbarnwell]

Hi Quentin,
I dont remember you were you known as quentin?
P b

[quentin]

hey pb

That my first name..
I lived in the town ( city) of San Fernando. Not very far form Ian Atterley.( the Mayor) on the corner of Skinner and Turney Street (Mon Repos) near to Milton Bartley, he wa sports reporter for The Trinidad Guardian in earlier times, his son Dave Bartley was at Benedicts.. He died quite young with a heart condition, did not complete school . He was a form below me.
Do not worry if you cannot place me .
We all got that Benedicts blood and memories.
Catch you Q.

[Bad Dog]

To Guyguy:
Bad Dog, if you did 'O' Levels in '69, there's no way in hell ... or heaven ... you could be 50 years old. Maybe you sat Common Entrance in '69 but no way did you sit GCE José!

Sorry, actually fifty-six years old. Although, I didn't write fifties in my profile, I meant fifties. I will update my profile soon.

[Bad Dog]

Hey Quintin,
I was in the same class with Dave Bartley. Nice guy, wore thick glasses with metal frames.

[Bad Dog]

Hey Barnwell, The only Barnwell that I can remember was a BIG guy, was one form above me. His father worked with shell.

[Bad Dog]

Hi Guy.
Then you should know Joel Armoogam from Naps, his brother Henry went to St Benedicts. Henry and played cricket.

[quentin]

Hey Bad Dog
Remember hilary Neil.. from Coceyea.. his father was the Ice Cream .Man.. All of this bring back real good and sweet memories.
Do you remember the nuts man 2 cent (penny0a pack, 3 for five cents.. 17 for 25.
Q

[Bad Dog]

Hey, this thread is picking up some steam so I just pulled out the 1967 VIGIL to reminisce. Did any of you guys remember the Vigil? I think that it was the only year that it was published and there is a great picture of Dom Basil Matthews and the staff. So, Quintin you were in 4M1 in 1967?

[quentin]

Hey Bad Dog
I was there from 62-66 and dropped out..
i remember when "ThE ROCKET " was. just ended when I started.
Q

[wramlal]

Went to Benedicts from ~74-79 anyone from that time frame.

[wramlal]

Wayne Ramlal was there from 74-75 there when Declan Singh was not principal yet. Was the wiht guys like Suresh Bajnath, David Calcut also remeber a life guard guy live behind the school

[ginsu]

Is only one setta ole man in this forum man. I went benedict's from 91 - 99. We had a small reunion Saturday gone. We plan to have a yearly get together in south. So that was the beginning of something good.

[guyguy]

I had ah padna that went Benedicts up till 1970 - Daniel Rajwath Bhujarath Kumar, or some combination. We used to call him "Boy" since he was rell short.

[Falcon]

That's funny- we call Guy DIM, because he's DIM. :)

[guyguy]

That's funny- we call Guy DIM, because he's DIM. :)And what do we call you again? :D :D :D

[Wayne]

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Some photos that I took when I visited Trinidad in 2009............It is so peaceful up there.

[Falcon]

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