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I wonder what rainfall we are going to end the year with? It must be up there with record rainfall. Moka has rained for days on end, non stop. The lawn is like a sponge, squishy. The no traffic is terrific. Looking at video from the freezing north reinforces my belief that humankind was meant to live in a warm climate. The tracking north of the Neanderthals must have been for good reason, no way could it be that they were in fact looking for A/C.

We have a new Archbishop of Port of Spain, congrats!

I must say that I am feeling for the PMOTT. He came in with such hope and promise and yet right before his very eyes his entire Administration looks as though it is falling apart. His main propaganda guys have all gone very quiet. Why?

  • it could not be because of some video, 
  • some mauvais lang, 
  • persons, including the PMOTT, being accused of misleading the entire country on serious issues, 
  • the complete collapse of the transport links to and from Tobago, 
  • the refusal of the CJ, ah we boi, to do the right thing
  • the failure of whoever to appoint a CoP
  • the failure of his government to attract one single foreign dollar of serious investment in the non energy sector
  • a murder rate of 37.6 per 100,000 citizens. NYC is 2.27 per 100,000 citizens
  • claims being made of not being able to meet salary commitments yet building a $400 million highway to nowhere.
  • invitations for the Toco Port consultancy but you bawling how 'brokes' the country is
  • the PMOTT has done zip all to inspire, to show a way forward, a vision for the future
  • the PMOTT continues to blame the former PPG for everything, this after 27 months in office
  • they cannot even get to launch Carnival 2018, in 6 weeks time
  • the entire country is dirty, stink, garbage everywhere, no recycling


So yes, I feel sorry for the man who came to the population in 2015 with all the answers to our problems. It turns out he had a slogan and nothing more. Poor guy!
The rock has to understand that when you have an elected government that is totally lost at sea you need to have a Constitution to be able to deal with the situation. The rock cannot simply throw its hands in the air and hope for the best. No, the rock needs a contract, the Constitution, that can in fact deal with this. This current government is taking us down a road that is going to be very difficult to get off. This is our rock, not theirs!

One must really be in a position to keep the faith, I am one of them. It is very hard however to see the potential of this rock and the people who live on it who can achieve greatness, yet the bungling continues. It can only be put down to the nonsense sold to us as politics. Help us make the change!

Good night rockers, and good luck!






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