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2020 vision at work
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2009-09-13 10:46:00 PM
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This is the Vision of T&T Prime Minister - Patrick Manning - Vision 2020 is working |
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Very Very Poor & sad
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2009-09-13 11:03:00 PM
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very sad !! |
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Water woes.
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2009-09-13 11:30:00 PM
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Good Lord !!! Trinidad sure is progressing !!! How first world we are indeed !!! |
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No water...
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2009-09-13 11:53:00 PM
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There are places in Debe and Penal and other south areas which have not had water for months. Vision 20/20 the way forward with Patos... |
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WELL WELL
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2009-09-14 01:42:00 AM
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was this photo taken out in africa?????????????? |
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Water woes at Beetham
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2009-09-14 03:09:00 AM
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Some of us might remember back to a time that when water was about to be locked off, a man on a bicycle would ride through the area ringing a bell. You then had time to fill up your buckets and basin. No water for more than a day! Unheard of.
Wake up Beetham, wake up people of Trinidad and Tobago, open your eyes. Do you see any 'care' out there? And while you collect water from the canal, I hope you have money to pay the Property Tax. If not, they going to take back the house that they give you. Show them the gate, three years is a long time to wait.
Crystal Clear |
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Beetham Water Woes
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2009-09-14 00:23:00 AM
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In a country where the leadership and politicians both government and opposition enjoy very privilidged life styles. We still see people suffering for water. Water is not a luxury, it is a HUMAN RIGHT. I live in the UK but TnT is where I was born and it is painfull to see such conditions still are allowed to continue. If WASA knew they were going to stop the supply for repairs, then simply ensure people have water with trucks.
I am sure if these repairs were necessary in St Anns and would have affected President's House or The Prime Minister's residence no matter who is in power they would have made sure the occupants were not affected.
It is simply disgracefull and sad to see in country of so much wealth the population still cannot have basic necessities continuosly. Mr PM I have respect to your office but before you help outside you must fix your house and if you are to truly have first world status you must get right. I know i live in the UK. If I leave my water tap on 365 days it will keep flowing. |
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WASA
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2009-09-14 05:15:00 AM
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WASA...maybe we should turn WASA over to the Chinese too. This is embarrassing; maybe it is all part of project 2010. |
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wash the red balisier t shirts there as well
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2009-09-14 06:00:00 AM
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well what can i say , hold those red Balisier t shirts high now, wave some more balisier flowers and wait for another plan A, B C Speech, you get what you vote for. |
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Re: wash the red balisier t shirts there as well
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2009-09-14 3:57:00 PM
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I know eh? Next time vote for the magical UNC instead. I heard Bas can work miracles. |
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Again WASA
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2009-09-14 02:11:00 AM
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please WASA....give it up. this authority is the worst. people never have water but they always have a water bill. you seem to think this is fun...a child getting water from a drain. organise yourself and stop waiting for the leaks and the ruptured pipes to get worst before you act. people are sufferring because of the laid back attitude your organisation believes in. |
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Out of Africa
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2009-09-14 06:16:00 AM
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Looked just like a scene from a starving African nation. |
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Beetham water..........
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2009-09-14 08:27:00 AM
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With skylines on the rise, the importation of foreign labor on various government contracts, the exploitation of our resources,millions spent on summits, etc, etc,etc; yet the T&T government cannot supply clean drinking water to these residents...... |
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MADNESS!
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2009-09-14 04:34:00 AM
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People using CANAL water!!! People are using canal water in this country Manning!!!! Canal water!! Is this your vision 2020?? What a shame and disgrace!
Send some water trucks there man! |
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Beetham Water Woes
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2009-09-14 07:13:00 AM
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Bloody Hell!For a moment i thought i was reading about one of the African countries where this is an everyday way of life.I could'nt believe, this article and picture,was taken on our once beautiful island.Once i started reading,i was 'gobsmacked'.In my early years our taps were never dry,in spite of having to walk to the pipe in the village 2 collect water,as not many of us could afford to have running water from the mains in our homes. It's such a shame the gov't did not see it fit to put all our Tax and oil Money to better use in our Country & Pple be4 wasting it on things that will not be benefical to us the grass roots. Shame on them yet we dotish pple like it so and will complain, yet go out to vote them in next election.
Concerned OAP's
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Beetham water woes
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2009-09-14 03:27:00 AM
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why does the people at Beetham have to live under these conditions? Trinidad government must do much better for their people, not just for the rich these are people too, come on PNM wake up it the 2009 people are not animals. |
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absolute ridiculous
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2009-09-14 08:52:00 AM
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This is what I call absolute ridiculous. No one should have to live like this. The government for Trinidad is not doing anything to help the people of Trinidad. if you read the budget is all about how much $$ they can get from people……………………..WHY they just want to make sure that they family has everything and let the other people suffer. Why did they have to raise house taxes? Food prices are off the roof and one in the government is doing anything about it |
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Collects Water
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2009-09-14 05:01:00 AM
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Are you seriou!!..is Trinidad and tobago becomming a third world country. With all the resources and money, spent and wasted by the Government, your telling me some people have to resort to this just to get water...shame on you Mr. Manning.
Canatrini... |
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This is Crazy!!!....MADNESS......
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2009-09-14 09:10:00 AM
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The leaders spend MILLIONS to host U.S. president and other world leaders in Trinidad but cannot supply their own residents with the basic need of water!!!
You said the water had to be turned off to do three sepperate main breaks, what about when it was just only one or the first water main break.... PROACTIVE NOT REACTIVE is the KEY.
By shutting the whole area down to do these repairs, don't you think it's a wise idea to install ISOLATION VALVES so when this happens again in this particular area, a smaller amount of residents will be affected with no water.
Also when the water is turn back on DISINFECTION AND CHLORINATION will be no problem and "COST EFFECTIVE".
"Because we all know W.A.S.A. is RESPONSIBLE for the WATER QUALITY. |
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De Vision
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2009-09-14 07:56:00 AM
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That's de Vision 2020..
PNM stronghold.... |
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worse than dogs
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2009-09-14 04:56:00 AM
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It is so sad to witness a situation like this in a country where we can spend billions of dollars constructing buildings that are of no use to anyone. What saddens me even more is that our PM is OK with having children drinking water from canals. If this is the case then i guess we really are no better than the poorest countries in Africa and Asia. I hope that these residents realise that there is no hope with the PNM! |
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In south too
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2009-09-14 09:13:00 AM
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Many areas in the environs of San Fernando have been facing similar woes for the past two months. Calls to WASA go unheeded. We have to buy truck borne water but still paying water rate with no rebate
VR |
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VISION 20/20 -- FOR ALL
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2009-09-14 09:23:00 AM
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This is what Mr Manning envisioned for T & T , becuase is not only Beetham going through this. Residents of MT Dor Road Champ Fleurs have the same problem. For weeks no water but WASA always digging up the road. |
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Beetham water woes
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2009-09-14 06:49:00 AM
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Isnt this just lovely. Our once proud and great nation awash in oil money and citizens have to get their water supply from a gutter. Does anyone in this present goverment give a damn about the people.? Good Lord |
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20/20 YEP
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2009-09-14 10:25:00 AM
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Manning for your money. Vote PNM again... |
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Beetham - NO WATER
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2009-09-14 10:30:00 AM
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WASA, clean water is a necessity to our people. If you have to repair broken pipes and must turn off the water supply, don't you have the common sense to inform the residents in Beetham, and provide truck borne water to ensure they have a supply to do their cleaning up. H1N1 is knocking on our doors, and sanitation is essential to prevent its spread. Or is it because it is in Beetham that you have kept away? |
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Water Woes
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2009-09-14 11:58:00 AM
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WASA claims that "a society without water is a society in crisis." Our country is in a serious crisis. But it will change given the fantastic budget the PNM gov't has presented. Money for water, infrastructure, roads and everything/anything imaginable. |
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Water woes
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2009-09-14 08:02:00 AM
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Beetham is in a PNM stronghold and they have never had a constant supply of water, yet and still they vote PNM "til ah dead". Education is the key to success, maybe the PNM colleges can educate y'all. |
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2020 Vision at Work
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2009-09-14 10:55:00 AM
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And people think that the goverment is not working toward 2020 vision. Take a look the picture and you will see how well the 2020 vision is working. |
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Water worries
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2009-09-14 11:03:00 AM
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It is unfortunate that these people do not have access to clean drinking water. What would help them is the use of solar purification where there can leave a bowl of dirty water in the sun covered with an angled piece of glass and another clean collection container at the bottom of the lower glass edge. Water will evaporate and then condense on the glass and then fall into the clean bowl. This leaves behind solid particles as well as pathogens which may cause illness. |
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Wow!!!
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2009-09-14 12:34:00 AM
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Godfather of the Caribbean - open your eyes and see what the people in your own land is going through. Fix local problems before you go and try to save the world!! Nuff said. |
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Beetham water woes
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2009-09-14 07:19:00 AM
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I cant believe people in trinidad are being forced to use water from the canals, are we progressing or regressing in terms of the standards of living? What is going on ? |
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The Incredulity of Irony
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2009-09-14 08:45:00 AM
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The Incredulity of Irony - While Beetham “PNM ‘til ah dead” Residents are risking all sorts of dubious diseases to collect a basic necessity like water from a canal, PNM is spending $5m in addition to already gross expenses for their music group Divine Echoes.
Maybe Divine Echoes can play for free at Beetham Gardens to uplift the residents with song?
R. Chandleur
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These are the things that should been seen by the heads of governments recently.
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2009-09-14 11:35:00 AM
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What is Manning really doing with our tax dollars except having him live in a mansion and fly all over the world in private jet? He close down the sugar industry which was the first back bone of our economy and now sugar price shy rocketed, agriculture at an all time low, food and building material prices are sky high, people have to protest for roads to be repaired, flooding is a nightmare and look how people are suffering for the basic need of water. What is really happening to our once great country that was the pride of the Caribbean? People all over are now laughing at us because of this government. |
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20/20 vision
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2009-09-14 12:58:00 AM
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Poor people, vote PNM. |
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vision 20/20
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2009-09-14 12:19:00 AM
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This si PNMs vision 20/20. It looks like a nightmare...... |
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This is unbelievable
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2009-09-14 09:53:00 AM
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not to mention disgusting.
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Beetham Residents Drinking Water from Canal
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2009-09-14 12:35:00 AM
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If the government knew they were turning off the water, could they not have made arrangements to get water to these people beforehand.
Its a disgrace to have people using canal water. Didn't realize Trinidad was in Africa? |
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Beetham Water woes
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2009-09-14 2:06:00 PM
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This is a disgrace,so much for 1st world status.Thank You Mr.Manning and the PNM government. |
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Potential health risk
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2009-09-14 2:31:00 PM
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I do feel sorry for the residence of the area. The ministry of health should look into this the act of the child washing from the river, could pose a health threat to the child and by extent the larger community if they all use this river. The country is battling with swine flu, it would be sad if there should occur cholera along with it...it is sad to see in this day and age... we have not gone very far have we, despite the big beautiful buildings that decorate or skyline in the capital... |
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Beetam water woes
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2009-09-14 1:33:00 PM
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Hey what can I say but vote for manning and the pnm again. |
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Re: Beetam water woes
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2009-09-14 2:24:00 PM
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Yes, vote UNC because they care SOOO much about Laventille, right? STEUPSSS. |
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Re: Beetam water woes
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2009-09-14 2:29:00 PM
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Yes let us all vote for UNC and we will all get water and electricity and jobs and Bas will click his ruby slippers and crime will disappear like magic! There's no place like home! There's no place like home! I can't wait for next elections! |
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Re: Beetam water woes
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2009-09-14 3:33:00 PM
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I guess you like it so, now, why don't we go back in time, and see how much the UNC did in a short space of time, compared to the 260 billion dollars the PNM spent, and Laventille people drinking canal water, in a PNM mega stronghold |
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Re: Beetam water woes
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2009-09-14 3:59:00 PM
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PNM care about Laventille? |
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Re: Beetam water woes
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2009-09-14 3:31:00 PM
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It could not get any worse with the UNC, and too besides, if Laventille gives the PNM thousands of votes in proportion to the UNC, then why do you think the UNC are the bad guys here - Give me a break |
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Canal water
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2009-09-14 1:43:00 PM
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You would thing in this age and time Trinidad would be upgrading their system where resident would have water 24/7 but they are still living in the dark ages where there is no water, water gone for the rest of the day and the light gone over night. When will Trinidad catch up with the rest of the world. |
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Beetham Water Woes
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2009-09-14 3:12:00 PM
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Show the photo accompanying the article to Patrick Manning, that boy Patrick is your vision 2020 for TnT. Expect more of this when property taxes are collected, more spending sprees with your, the tax payers' money. We need a Blue Print for Accountability now Patrick, your game is up, some can be fooled most times but all at once. People start holding Patrick personelly responsible for the ills of this country, he is the one in the highest office that all government department comes under, WASA a joke, Transportation, another joke, corruption in works...no joke! Patrick if you still listen to your conscience you will do smething immediately to clean up you stale show you...the Manning Administration is the biggest laughing stock of the Caribbean. Folks start holding town hall meetings and educated the citizens on the ways ahead to remove and banish PNM from ever governing this country once and for all. |
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Beetham Residents Drinking Water from Canal
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2009-09-14 2:17:00 PM
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When I saw this on my way home, I was saddened to think that 5 mins earlier i just passed the Hyatt and all our wonderful new buildings in Port-Of-Spain with all the amenities and children forced to drink that water cause WASA to inconsiderate to provide truck borne water to affected residents. |
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Disfunctional WASA.
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2009-09-14 4:05:00 PM
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Question, Why is it that WASA did not see it fit to have Truck borne water delivered to these people. Was the Chairman or Director of WASA called to explain the non appearance of Truck borne water? Where is the accountability WASA? |
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Canal Water
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2009-09-14 4:26:00 PM
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You know how many millions of bacteria is in that water? Keep voting PNM. |
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water woes
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2009-09-14 11:13:00 AM
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talk about Vision 2020 and they will continue to vote for the PNM |
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Beetham Water Woes & Picture 2 Show it eh No Lie
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2009-09-14 11:14:00 AM
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I hope Manning and his Gov't will read this article, look at the picture and read the Comments.This is a sign of things to come which will get even worse. He lives like a king and con't wasting our money on things that is not beneficial to the lowly paid. This is his Vision Twenty Twenty what a joke! Time to get rid of him and his MP's now. Stop complaining,get off our backsides and start carrying placards all over the country.We then walk to Port of Spain coming from all angles stop work throughout the islands.Bet he and his Mp's will listen as this will further cripple the economy.
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The "DIE HARD PNM"
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2009-09-14 11:21:00 AM
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I hope the die hard pnm supporters in the beetham pay notice to this and realise that if this is what they want from the government they put in power.
Every year they are taken by buses to show their support in various parts of the country.
Now who is supporting them when their basic needs of water and a house are being taken away.Some of them don't even make enough to have a savings so how are they going to pay their 3000 tt dollar tax bill and then try to buy water to drink and perform basic amenities.
But sadly these PNMites will ut thier beloved Manning into power once more.The race card is used by the PNM to gain power just as the muslimeen have been used to keep person from going out to vote.
Keep it up manning.
I have travelled to many countries and have seen development, Singapore, US, UK,Norway,India(very fast development even with curruption), Ghana( who is now using trinidads expertise on oil and gas exploration)
ETC
So please trinidadians don't vote on race and suffer yourselves and me like this please vote for a quality government.
I wish this ncould happen in my beautifull country. |
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No way
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2009-09-14 4:51:00 PM
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Are you serious, is the government of the day happy with human beings living like this? This is not a political or party thing, this about the basic rights of the people that live there. We are happy to fool the world into believing that we are working to that first world status but if we cannot provide the citizens of our county with their basic needs no matter how much money we throw about we will never get there. The powers that be should be ashamed! |
