PM: A Haiti is in existence in our own backyard

[TheLight]

Like he don’t know it have a Beetham/Laventille existing in our own front yard
Charity begins at home!

PM: A Haiti is in existence in our own backyard

Andy Johnson


Sunday, May 17th 2009

But it was to the Honduras meeting that Prime Minister Patrick Manning pointed, when he made renewed reference to the Haiti matter, on April 19, the closing day of the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain.

Then, the Prime Minister had disclosed in his Chairman's closing address at the Summit, that the retreat of leaders had made a new commitment, based on a presentation made to them by the Haitian President Rene Preval.

The situation, the Prime Minister said on the basis of that presentation, "is one which no one in the region can be proud of. It is not our concern how this situation came about. The fact of the matter is that it exists and none of us could feel comfortable, however rich or poor we might be, that a Haiti is in existence in our own backyard and therefore we resolved to do something about it."

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[mammadon]

boy, ah bet Manning and dem didn't count on your vote in the last election. ::

Another anti-PNM thread?

[Parvati]

I check my backyard, no Haitians. Maybe they fell in your backyard Light?

[TheLight]

I check my backyard, no Haitians. Maybe they fell in your backyard Light?

They on their way!

[Falcon]

a bit sick to use these poor people's hopeless lives as fodder for your biases, but par for you and your ilk I guess.

[TheLight]

a bit sick to use these poor people's hopeless lives as fodder for your biases, but par for you and your ilk I guess.

Boy! Dem voted for papa doc sober, just like how you voted for Manning sober
My point is Manning need to fix T&T fuss.

[lachmo]

laventille an haiti is two different worlds. an y not help haiti they need it. a person from laventille can still go back to school an do a trade if they want an even apply for a work if they want to. whilst the ppl of the haiti don't even have that option

[Parvati]

Maybe he has a point however weak. Sort out home first?

[TheLight]

laventille an haiti is two different worlds. an y not help haiti they need it. a person from laventille can still go back to school an do a trade if they want an even apply for a work if they want to. whilst the ppl of the haiti don't even have that option

Do you know over 200,000 people in Trinidad & Tobago living below the poverty line?

[dancerboy]

a bit sick to use these poor people's hopeless lives as fodder for your biases, but par for you and your ilk I guess.

FALCON my friend, these UNC, and PNM supporters would do anything to show up, or discredit each other's party. It's so infantile, and immature. Then they get pissed when we expat refer to their attitude as "third world".



DANCERBOY

[Huma]

these UNC, and PNM supporters would do anything to show up, or discredit each other's party. It's so infantile, and immature. Then they get pissed when we expat refer to their attitude as "third world".

What exactly is Third World about vicious and underhanded partisan attacks? Developed nations wrote the book on political mudslinging, and they add chapters to it every year.

[ebony02]

Light you should first visit Haiti's Cite Soleil and then return to Trinidad to dare compare it to Laventille/Beetham. Last I recall, Laventillians were not eating mud cakes/pies (a mixture of dried mud and shortening) to survive. Nor were they living in landfills scavenging for food.

[bigzack]

FALCON my friend, these UNC, and PNM supporters would do anything to show up, or discredit each other's party. It's so infantile, and immature. Then they get pissed when we expat refer to their attitude as "third world".

DANCERBOY

Which reminds me. I am a Conservative Republican. I find your avatar of Democrat Barack Hussein Obama in an embrace with his wife Michelle Obama, highly infantile and immature.

But I eh goh run and complain like the "fuss world", higher mortal that make them take down my beautiful balisier.

[shield_2006]

LIGHT

"Something that provides information or clarification"

"A state of awareness or understanding, especially as derived from a particular source"

Some definitions of the word that lead you to believe that for us it is a glaring oxymoron

defined as -"a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

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[lachmo]

light as i said before an i will say it again no one is saying that manning an them should forget the poor ppl that we have here in trinidad but we can help our own an other ppl that need help too yuh ever hear about multitasking. an laventille ppl still ain't have as bad as haiti, dafur, somali, an them slumdog kids what they done forget aready after they win at the oscar's

[Angie]

Zak, if he had the Manning's in his avatar .. would you have made the same comment?

As a lesser mortal, and a conservative Repuke at that, you can even the score by finding a loving pic of John and Cindy McCain, or one of your second man and second Lady and use that as an avatar, because I don't know if you recognize this, but a pic of Barack and Michelle is NOT a symbol of any political party.

[bigzack]

Zak, if he had the Manning's in his avatar .. would you have made the same comment?

As a lesser mortal, and a conservative Repuke at that, you can even the score by finding a loving pic of John and Cindy McCain, or one of your second man and second Lady and use that as an avatar, because I don't know if you recognize this, but a pic of Barack and Michelle is NOT a symbol of any political party.

Good, I will remember them large words.

[dancerboy]

these UNC, and PNM supporters would do anything to show up, or discredit each other's party. It's so infantile, and immature. Then they get pissed when we expat refer to their attitude as "third world".

What exactly is Third World about vicious and underhanded partisan attacks? Developed nations wrote the book on political mudslinging, and they add chapters to it every year.

HUMA my friend, i canvassed very heavily for president OBAMA. We went into republican strong holds, with no heckling. Remember FLORIDA is considered a republican state. The election is over. We accept the resulst and moved on. So did the republicans. Of course people will comment on events. But in an everyday conversations you would not be able to tell who is republican, and who is democrats. In AMERICA politics is a part of life; in T&T politics is a way of life.

DANCERBOY

[dancerboy]

FALCON my friend, these UNC, and PNM supporters would do anything to show up, or discredit each other's party. It's so infantile, and immature. Then they get pissed when we expat refer to their attitude as "third world".

DANCERBOY

Which reminds me. I am a Conservative Republican. I find your avatar of Democrat Barack Hussein Obama in an embrace with his wife Michelle Obama, highly infantile and immature.

But I eh goh run and complain like the "fuss world", higher mortal that make them take down my beautiful balisier.

Who is this man in your avatar ? i don't recognize him. If yuh was on ah "fuss world" forum, yuh wouldn't da have to change yuh avatar.

DANCERBOY

[dancerboy]

Zak, if he had the Manning's in his avatar .. would you have made the same comment?

As a lesser mortal, and a conservative Repuke at that, you can even the score by finding a loving pic of John and Cindy McCain, or one of your second man and second Lady and use that as an avatar, because I don't know if you recognize this, but a pic of Barack and Michelle is NOT a symbol of any political party.

SALTFISH my good friend, thanks for pointing that out for him. And he is ah republican.Like he mad, or wat.


DANCERBOY

[Redman]

Zak, if he had the Manning's in his avatar .. would you have made the same comment? .

It have any pics of Manning hugging up hazel?

Not sure I understand why anybody would be pushing pictures of individual politicians like family.
If as a group theyre notorious for switching positions,changing sides and plain old lying.
Patrick jus like barack jus like GW ,Clinton Panday ,any and all politicians will say whatever they believe to be politically expedient at that time.
Houses of sand and Golden calves.


Later

[Amelia]

Zak, if he had the Manning's in his avatar .. would you have made the same comment? .

It have any pics of Manning hugging up hazel?

Not sure I understand why anybody would be pushing pictures of individual politicians like family.
If as a group theyre notorious for switching positions,changing sides and plain old lying.
Patrick jus like barack jus like GW ,Clinton Panday ,any and all politicians will say whatever they believe to be politically expedient at that time.
Houses of sand and Golden calves.


Later

Amen

[bigzack]

Who is this man in your avatar ? i don't recognize him.
DANCERBOY

That man is the great Lord Melody. They used to call him the "Boo Boo" man back when we were taught to hate the width of our noses and the color of our skin.

If yuh was on ah "fuss world" forum, yuh wouldn't da have to change yuh avatar.

I am on a superbly adminstered, fuss class forum, and that is good enough for me.

[TheLight]

a bit sick to use these poor people's hopeless lives as fodder for your biases, but par for you and your ilk I guess.

FALCON my friend, these UNC, and PNM supporters would do anything to show up, or discredit each other's party. It's so infantile, and immature. Then they get pissed when we expat refer to their attitude as "third world".


DANCERBOY

So let me ask yuh ah third world question nah!

When you get pay, do you pay your bills, buy food and make sure your family has everything they need first?

Or, do you help out the neighbors first?

[Falcon]

Yuh suppose to pay yuh tithe first.