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What is it?
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2009-11-05 8:17:00 PM
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Find the solution then? Get a committee or taskforce together and find the cure for the problem. We all know there is a problem, you were elected to find solutions and implement them. Do so! |
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Desilting
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2009-11-05 4:35:00 PM
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What a big joke, Desilting, POS needs new large drainage, all these new high rise building being built. Mr Imbert you need to resign with that idea. how about spending one billion. where is the oil money. spend some wisely for once. |
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drain cleaning
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2009-11-06 00:25:00 AM
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Let's host a summit in south Trinidad, so that flooding can finally be alleviated in other flood prone areas |
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$5.3 Million to CLEAN Drains Etc
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2009-11-05 10:06:00 PM
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We do'nt care what the cost is,as long as the gov't spend our money for the benefit of our pple that's all that matters. Bottom line is,these are the things we the grass root will benefit from. It's a bloody shame it took so long and floods of complaints be4 you pple decided to do something about it.
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$5.5M to clear drains in POS
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2009-11-06 05:21:00 AM
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Another huge waste of the tax payers money. There have been a couple of great ideas as to how to alleviate the flooding in POS but Colmn isn't willing to listen, but there he is pondering about a more permanent solution. I would suggest getting rid of Colmn as a start. |
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the queen
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2009-11-06 04:47:00 AM
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yes the queen is comeing to trinidad, so the clean up is on...$$$$$ down the drain |
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Drains
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2009-11-06 06:21:00 AM
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A permanent solution is to replace ALL the drainage system in the country. |
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Litter
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2009-11-06 06:25:00 AM
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The amount of road side litter one sees on a daily basis is astonishing. People need to understand that all those bottles and plastic bags and even paper products that they throw into the streets clogs the drains and blocks them. The government is trying to do their part but you cannot blame them for the littering that we do. |
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Drainage
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2009-11-06 05:04:00 AM
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The whole country needs drainage. Manning should stop listening to his false prophet. |
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Coincidence?
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2009-11-06 00:40:00 AM
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Hmmmm, drain claened six monts ago,Summit of the Americas six months ago, drains cleaned over the next two weeks, CHOGM in two week's time. But of course it's just a coincidence right Imbert? As always, perform your duty only for the foreigners not for your people.
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Re: Coincidence?
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2009-11-06 08:48:00 AM
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he,he,he....good response. |
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5.5 million for drains
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2009-11-06 05:49:00 AM
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how many millions for swine flu |
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5.5 million to clean drains
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2009-11-06 06:09:00 AM
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And he is the 'so called' Mr of DRAINS or whatever, and he don't know that drains don't remain clean because you clean it once... |
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National Pride
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2009-11-06 06:37:00 AM
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Erect two National Flags instead and instill some pride in the citizens. Plus they will be looking up so they will not notice the flooding. |
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Coincidence?
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2009-11-06 06:40:00 AM
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Drains are cleaned only for the two Summits. So for the rest of the year we taxpayers must wade through flood waters in town in the hope that we could have a mad spending Summit to clean the drains. Furthermore, column indicated that the last time the drains were cleaned were two years ago but he also admitted that a cleaning was done in March this year (shortly before the Summit). |
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Cleaning the drains will not solve the problem.
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2009-11-06 07:41:00 AM
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The whole of Trinidad needs new and better drainage systems. 5.5 million to just clean these drains will not solve the problem of floods in the city. This is a waste of good money and a temporary solution. The government and public works should have already started a massive renovation of the city drainage system. The old system of drains in the city and elsewhere, were not design to cope with the current amount of water coming from more and huge rooftops. Since the island has a lot more houses and businesses, the current system where ever they are, including the city of Port of Spain cannot handle the rush or run off of water coming from rooftops or surrounding areas. You need deeper drains and protected grilled entrances to let water into the system and prevent garbage from getting into the drains. I am tired of seeing huge pieces of cardboard and debris float down the streets in the Port of Spain. This garbage usually plugs up the drain entrances and prevent the water from quickly entering the drains. Your temporary solution is to determine how you can prevent drains from being plugged or filled up with pieces of garbage or soil. Advise public works to ensure that huge piles of dirt from the construction process are covered, when rain falls to prevent the soil from getting into the drain system.
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desilting..
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2009-11-06 10:45:00 AM
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This is very important. SOmeone is thinking. |
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RE:CLEANING THE DRAINS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM
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2009-11-06 1:21:00 PM
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After reading your comments,there isn't much to add.Excellent summary of "things to do".All I can add is,to ask the Government if this is to help give the Party members a little Christmas spending money,just be sure that it's done right.There are some permanent hoes,aprroximately one foot diameter,that's placed in drains and run to an area,where the water will run off.It keeps the streets free from water during rain.I saw them in Okeechobee,Fl.Maybe your engineers can check into in.Just a thought.Merry Xmas to all who are given work to clear these drains.Please work for the money,I am sure that's all the tax-payers would ask.Or,and please give work to all,not just party members.Aubert Modeste |
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Clean the Drain
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2009-11-06 12:43:00 AM
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Even the MINISTER said cleaning the Drain every 6 months is wasteful. So they need to find the REAL ANSWER to why the drain keep flooding...and not waste the TAX payers money |
