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02:28Good evening, Trinidad and Tobago international audience.
02:32And of course, our brothers and sisters in Grenada.
02:34This is Beyond the Tape.
02:36I'm your host, Whitney Husband.
02:37Now, it's a brand new week and a brand new day because it's the beginning of a brand new term.
02:42Back to school.
02:43And I know most of the parents are saying, Lord have mercy.
02:47Because the traffic was extreme for some.
02:50And of course, I'm sure some of the parents, your throats are extremely sore from screaming,
02:54Get up this morning, get up.
02:56It's time to get up, we're running late.
02:57But nonetheless, the children were able to attend school.
03:00And a serious message from the Honorable Prime Minister where she made it very clear.
03:04There's zero tolerance for persons who are not listening.
03:08Let's stress on that.
03:09You're not listening, disobedience.
03:11And of course, you're being unruly in schools.
03:14So, children, please, and parents, most importantly, you're also being held accountable.
03:20But today is Monday.
03:21And speaking of Monday, it's always nice to see the captain because the El Capitan is here.
03:26Captain Rambrot, good evening to you, sir.
03:28Good evening, Whitney.
03:30It's a pleasure to be on Beyond the Tape and TV6 this evening.
03:33Yes.
03:34I listened to your opening and I want to join in welcoming, you know,
03:39the teachers and students back to school after a long vacation.
03:44I remember my role as a principal, a teacher, as a teacher.
03:48Well, I never wanted school to reopen.
03:51Yes.
03:51And then, of course, you know, the thing is, but I want to wish everybody, you know,
03:56a productive term, one with enriched teaching and experiences,
04:00which is really the counter and a different way of saying what the Prime Minister firmly said.
04:07The school is a place for teaching, learning, and nothing else.
04:11No intimidation.
04:12And we don't want any disobedient students and those who impact on the learning of others.
04:17So you sit in your classroom and if you feel like you do not want to learn,
04:22please do not distract the others or be mischievous or engage in any violent or drug-related issue.
04:30The school is sacrosanct and always a secret place.
04:34It is the nursery of Trinidad and Tobago.
04:37It must be protected at all times.
04:40And we wish you, you know, I want to join the community, the national community
04:45in welcoming you all back to school.
04:47Yes.
04:47Captain, quickly, why is the place so hot?
04:51Well, I think we want to deal with it.
04:53No.
04:53My goodness.
04:54We want to deal with it or dive, take a deep dive into it later on in the program.
04:59Careful with that, remember.
05:00Yes.
05:00That's on a Tuesday.
05:01So we'll deal with it in depth later on in the program
05:07because I did send to our producer something which I think we should take note of.
05:13And it's related to El Nino.
05:15And the prediction I saw I released by the World Meteorological Organization on the 3rd of September.
05:23And that is what raised my concern that El Nino is real
05:28and it could be heading for some record temperatures and shortfall of rainfall and other related things.
05:36But we could expect some high temperatures, not only for a short space of time, but for a prolonged period
05:42of time.
05:42But we will dive into that a little further.
05:43But you know something coming back to schools, I saw parents commenting about the heat and schools.
05:50Yes.
05:50And I remember myself as a teacher, we never had air-conditioned classrooms.
05:55And we had larger classrooms.
05:57Sorry.
05:57A greater amount of pupils.
05:59So a great amount of body heat, smaller space and ventilation was an issue.
06:05Yes.
06:05But we may do.
06:06But I'm wondering, you know, how these pupils and teachers are making out in this heat.
06:10Yes.
06:11And listen, my daughter cannot catch herself.
06:14Yeah.
06:14I could imagine.
06:15She's still trying to function.
06:15She said, mommy, the water was over before half day because it was so hot.
06:20But I know we didn't have you for the independence.
06:23Yes.
06:23So, um, I, I, well, we, the team went out and I just want to say a number of people
06:28have been following me.
06:29They're not seeing me for the last week.
06:31There's an explanation for that.
06:33But the team went out, I was unable to go with them, but we had planned to go to the
06:38independence parade celebration.
06:40And they had a, a great time.
06:43And what they did is that, um, they followed the parade, I think, up to Tragarita Road.
06:48And they said, you know, people felt they were part of the parade, but they were, they were chaired on.
06:54And, um, you know, it was most of, for most of them, it was the first time attending an independence
07:01parade.
07:02Right.
07:02And, um, you know, it's always great to have this experience.
07:05But guess what?
07:07What's that?
07:08This team is an absolutely great team.
07:13So they had all prepped bacon shark.
07:15They went out, shagaramas.
07:17They fried their bacon shark down there.
07:20And they cooked rice and something and curried goat as well.
07:23And they had a great time until the match started.
07:26Yes, yes, yes.
07:27The CPL at that time.
07:29Yes.
07:29Yes.
07:29So, Captain, you all had a nice time for the independence.
07:32Yeah, it was a great time.
07:33I had to be out, so I couldn't partake in it.
07:36But one thing I could tell you is the team, when they get together, they have a ball.
07:41Yes.
07:41And they had a great time.
07:43And, um, you know, I hope most persons had a great independence.
07:48It's important for us as a country, you know, to recognize and to reflect on our independence.
07:53Yes, most importantly.
07:55Now, let's dive straight into our missions.
07:57Oh, yes.
07:57So we had one today.
07:59Yes.
08:00Which started yesterday into today.
08:02And, um, a gentleman by the name of Chunilal Bandu, 875, from McEnroy Street in Kirib, went missing last Saturday.
08:11His relatives only knew he was missing when Sunday a gentleman brought his clothes to them and said, these are
08:20his clothes.
08:21They raised an alarm.
08:22They called us and we immediately dispatch a team to the area.
08:27They arrived at 6 p.m.
08:28So this is a night part of it.
08:31And let me tell you this story.
08:33So Chunilal Bandu was accustomed to going.
08:36He was last seen at this house on Saturday on McEnroy Street drinking some alcohol with his good 81-year
08:45-old friend, a gentleman by the name of Jiwan.
08:49And so the, um, the teams, the Rodin, you know, on this house, they were wondering whether, you know, um,
08:58it looked abandoned.
09:00There was no lights on.
09:01So they were wondering whether it was there.
09:03Anyway, the team spent the entire night in Kirib last night and then this morning.
09:08I want to say thanks very much to Superintendent Jay Karan.
09:11I called him at the St. Joseph police station and I spoke to him and I indicated the situation that
09:18that house needed to be searched.
09:20And he dispatched a team immediately under Corporal Gill, sorry, Corporal Dill.
09:25And then when the team went in, within three to four minutes down a pathway in a room, they found
09:32Chunilal Bandu's body.
09:34Um, this was his clothes, by the way, that the, that was brought to his relatives.
09:38Um, they found Chunilal's body in a stock room under a pile of suitcases.
09:44So we don't know from a forensic point of view or from a homicide investigation point of view what would
09:51have taken place.
09:52But I know the police is, as they were cut out, unraveled eventually what happened to him.
09:58Now, Captain, he said someone brought the clothes to his relatives and said this.
10:03This is his clothes, yeah.
10:04Right.
10:05But where are the clothes?
10:06Well, they told him, well, take it back to where it was and he dumped it in front of this
10:11house.
10:12So they have that gentleman in custody now?
10:14Well, they, they, they, they, they, they would, they would interrogate him, obviously.
10:18Okay.
10:19Yes.
10:19So we'll get an update as to the cause of that.
10:22It's a mansion, eh?
10:23I am telling you, it's a big house.
10:25It's bushy all in the area.
10:26This was the house that the body was found?
10:28Yeah, his friend is a 81-year-old gentleman, somebody who is well-known in Trinidad.
10:34I'm not too sure that he had anything to do with it, but it could have been.
10:38What did their custom go in and I had a few of them and lying in and drinking and so
10:44you could never tell whether he stayed on.
10:46And he was too intoxicated when somebody came and robbed him.
10:50Yes.
10:51And, and because his wallet that was delivered to his relatives, it was empty.
10:56And the relatives told me he would have drawn his pension just a couple of days before, remember, now it's
11:02in the start of the month.
11:03So, condolences go out to the family of Chinilal Bandu and we hope that, you know, the investigations would arrive,
11:11you know, they would, they would determine the investigators what eventually happened and what was responsible for his demise.
11:18Really sad way in which he passed really, really sad.
11:20Yeah, when you're starting to dispense, I mean, you feel, you get a feeling that, you know, and even if
11:28it's alcohol related, you know, I keep saying that alcohol related incident, that's, there's a cause for concern.
11:36Yeah, so you must also pay attention again to family members who are in that stage of the elderly and
11:43always try to keep your eyes on them as best as you can.
11:46And we head straight into another mission that I know that you could give us an update on.
11:52Oh yeah, so I think there was one in Rio Claro where a gentleman by the name of Samson Mahadeh
11:58went missing and we began searching for him.
12:03His relatives were really, really, I'm distraught.
12:07They thought something was wrong with him.
12:09Yeah.
12:09Because I'm going into the forest and whatnot.
12:11And so when the team began early, I believe it was the morning of the third or fourth, they found
12:20him in Rio Claro.
12:22Okay.
12:22They found him in Rio Claro when they did ask him, well, first of all, he said he was extremely
12:27hungry.
12:28He was abducted against his will and kept for three days without food.
12:34His hands were tied and eventually they were able to free him.
12:40And so this is him being escorted to the police station.
12:45However, I just want to say this.
12:47I got a call from the Rio Claro police station after they interviewed him and he indicated that nothing like
12:55that happened and that he was just cooling his head out somewhere.
12:59I'm happy he said that to the police because he would have, you know, he would have been charged for,
13:05you know, willful wasting of police time.
13:09But I think we have a video.
13:11I don't know if the producer has it where he's actually saying he was held against his will.
13:17Yeah.
13:17Well, we have to be careful with those things.
13:20Yeah, but nevertheless, you know, he's safe and, you know, we're happy that he was found alive.
13:24But people going through all sorts of things and you'll get these things happening.
13:29All right.
13:29We have some of the missions you want to mention.
13:32Okay.
13:32Well, the thing is, yeah, there was another one.
13:37Oh, Elijah Hitler from Komoto.
13:40So I received a call late one evening from his sister, Isadora Hitler, stating that Elijah never leaves home and
13:50his stuff, his wallet and everything is in the bed.
13:56She made breakfast for him on the morning of the 26th.
13:59And by evening, around 4 p.m., she contacted me.
14:04She said, Mr. Arambrath, you know, Elijah didn't come home as yet.
14:07So I said, okay, no problem.
14:09I said, listen, let's make arrangements and I will come.
14:13I will personally lead the team on the 27th.
14:16At 6 a.m. I will arrive.
14:19But, you know, Whitney, I've been dealing with these cases.
14:22When I look at the age and the description of his, what would state he is in by his sister,
14:30I called a member, Elkin James from Arambrath, and I said, Elkin, I want you to do something for me.
14:36I'm not comfortable with leaving Elijah, Hitler, in the forest somewhere.
14:40Yes.
14:41I prefer if somebody could go now and do a record visit for me so that I don't have to
14:47find nobody anymore.
14:49And Elkin agreed and he took two of his friends with him and he went to Isadora and he spoke
14:55to her.
14:56He said, Isadora, Captain sent me to do a record.
14:59She said, okay.
15:00And just as he stepped to the back of the home, he was able to detect footprints heading into the
15:05abandoned, well, it's an old abandoned coco estate, right?
15:10You know his sister, his sister done boots and put on, get light and everything and went with three of
15:17them in search of her brother.
15:18Her brother, Elijah Hitler, was found three kilometers behind the house in a rosal patch.
15:27When we posted that, everybody's saying it's a pika patch, right?
15:31It's a rosal, if you know what's the rosal pika, it's a palm tree, very slender with a lot of
15:38tones here.
15:38He was seated on the ground and while they were calling, they heard him.
15:45He answered and this is him, Elijah Hitler.
15:49Now, when he came out, I had called the La Hocketa police station to arrange an ambulance and they took
15:56him there.
15:58You know, those who were there were convinced that maybe he would not have lasted the night in those conditions.
16:04Totally muddy, his body was covered with tones and so, you know, his sister, we kept in contact and, you
16:15know, he's recuperating and doing well.
16:17But that entire body was covered in tones, right?
16:21But it highlights the issue of the elderly and they could easily be lost.
16:27You don't know when Alzheimer's could set in, right?
16:30And then you also have Alzheimer's is something, you know, you detect.
16:35You have to be careful, you have to be observant.
16:38Sometimes they may get lost in the house itself.
16:42Yes, things they seem to you or they will place things and they can't remember where it is.
16:48And that is including food.
16:49So those of you who are listening, please pay attention for the signs of Alzheimer's and then get them to
16:57the clinic to have it formally diagnosed and then there will be prescribed treatment for them.
17:03But at the end of the day, once you know they have been diagnosed, you have to keep your eyes
17:08on them all the time.
17:11All right.
17:11So right now it's time for us to check out our SOE update as we believe we have one more.
17:17Well, we're missing out.
17:18We have one more mission.
17:20All right.
17:20Well, I believe it's two more.
17:21Right.
17:22Well, we had it was a busy two week period.
17:24So Christian, I'll go through this one quickly.
17:27Well, Christian Rampasad is autistic and, you know, Whitney, you know what he did?
17:31He walked out of his home in Kirib and he walked down the Eastern Main Road, straight down to Edihad
17:39Ground.
17:41His parents, his mother called us and we were able to dispatch at him immediately and he was found in
17:48the Edihad Savannah.
17:50But I'll tell you something.
17:51Within that space of time, he walked into KFC.
17:55He showed them a bunch of keys and he said, I want to get a KFC.
18:00I'll pay with this, right?
18:02So he took out his keys and was going, wanted to pay.
18:05But a gentleman, a kind gentleman, did buy the KFC for him and, you know, was amazing.
18:12You know what it is for a 10-year-old boy to walk from Kirib Junction to Edihad Ground?
18:19Yes, that is not sure.
18:20A long, long, long time.
18:21But, you know, we were able to locate him quite quickly.
18:25Well, not quickly because he would have, but we, given the time he left home,
18:29by the time we got the information.
18:31Well, I was still quick.
18:32I was going to say, by the time you all received the information,
18:35we got him quickly.
18:36You all didn't know it from before.
18:37And I'll tell you this morning, this morning, as we were talking about the reopening of school,
18:44Raffi Villalva, who is the cousin of, you would know, Nicole Dyer Griffith.
18:49And she's originally from Point 14.
18:52He's autistic.
18:54Yeah.
18:54And he got lost.
18:56He got lost.
18:56And thankfully, he was found quickly.
18:59So, you know, so even to our viewers, we spoke about Alzheimer's.
19:05And then, you know, you have the autism spectrum.
19:11And, you know, they behave differently depending on where they are on the spectrum.
19:17Christian is non-verbal, right?
19:19So you can explain anything to anybody.
19:22So you have to be aware of all these things.
19:24We live in a society now where you have to be a corral with almost everything
19:30so that, you know, you meet Christian walking down the road, you know,
19:34what's his name?
19:35And he can't answer.
19:36You must be able to spot it one time.
19:38Don't say he's dumb, he's an autistic child, right?
19:43You know, and try to take a picture, right?
19:45Senator Hunter, switch and rescue team, we will determine where, where, where, who is him.
19:51Yes, but, Captain, also, as parents, we also have to pay attention to our children's behaviors as well.
19:57That doesn't mean that your child is in a position where they can't function and live.
20:01But if you nip it as quickly as possible, it will bring also some ease to you, understanding.
20:06Now, not diagnosing the child because we're not experts.
20:09But if you see things that may not seem normal in a child, you should get the expert to step
20:15in to then guide you accordingly.
20:17Right.
20:17And the literature is there.
20:18You just go and read it and you will see all the little symptoms, you know, like they like to,
20:24you know,
20:24things that they like to do, the autistic children.
20:27And it's easy now to determine or to look from observation and interaction and determine, well, yes, I believe this
20:37is an autistic case.
20:39All right.
20:39So that means we're getting ready for our SOE update right now as of September the 7th, 2026.
20:47Number of operations, 12,921.
20:52Number of targets prior to offenders, 3,317.
20:57Searches conducted, 4,482.
21:00Traffic operations, 8,046.
21:03Total persons arrested, 5,700.
21:07Total persons charged, 1,363.
21:12Firearms recovered, we're seeing an increase with the pistols, revolvers, rifles, and types of firearms.
21:19Other types of firearms, giving us a total of 315.
21:22Ammunition recovered, we're seeing an increase with the 9mm, the 5.56, the .38, along with the .22, and 100
21:33other types of rounds,
21:35and giving us a total of 6,374.
21:39So, dangerous drug sees, we're seeing an increase with cannabis and cocaine.
21:43Captain?
21:43Yeah, and I know while I was away, I did take note of the fact that there was a huge
21:48drug haul occurring.
21:51Yes, 193.5 million.
21:53Let me just comment the police officers involved, and I think three non-nationals were also held.
22:02So, comment them for the great work, and keep it up.
22:05We need more of that.
22:07Yes, most definitely.
22:08Right now, let's take a look at what's making today's headlines.
22:38We'll see you next time.
22:38We'll see you next time.
22:44And those are your stories making today's headlines.
22:47Remember, you can give us a call at 623-1711, extension 1996 or 1997.
22:53We'll be back.
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24:14Sports in Trinidad and Tobago is facing its darkest hour.
24:20Many have actually lost hope.
24:23The fearless one, Andre Arrobatista saying it is not in his blood.
24:28So he is not giving up on you.
24:31You the people to stand by sports and to stand tall.
24:37It can only get better if we wanted to and work together, not a part in sports in 2026.
24:45Answer that unless you want the blood of sports on your hands.
24:50It isn't in my blood.
24:53iSports with Andre Arrobatista.
24:56Thursday, 6.25 p.m.
24:58It isn't in my blood.
25:00And Saturday, 6.15 p.m. on I-95.5 FM.
25:06Help me, help me.
25:19And welcome back.
25:20And as you know, it's Monday.
25:21We have Captain Rambrot here with us.
25:23And we get ready to start straight into the missing prisons in the month of August.
25:27Let's start there.
25:28Right.
25:28So, Whitney, August.
25:29But you know, sometime in June, I predicted that the numbers will grow up for July.
25:34During that July, August.
25:35So, August, we had 37 reports of missing persons.
25:42But thankfully, we only have three who are outstanding as of now.
25:47Who are outstanding as of now.
25:49And so, those three remain a concern of mine.
25:53Caden Richards, he is a ward of the state and the Children's Authority is very interested in finding him.
26:01And he is 12 years old and last seen in the Port of Spain area.
26:07So, if you have information on Caden Richards, please call the Children's Authority at 996 or the police, 999-555
26:17-800-TIPS.
26:18Or you can call our team, 799-1453.
26:23And my concern here is this is a boy.
26:26And, you know, school reopened.
26:28And I would like to know where he is.
26:31Yes, correct.
26:31Right?
26:31And what is he doing?
26:33Because we don't want him to fall in the wrong hands.
26:36And we still have outstanding Hector Skeet, who is from Darbadi.
26:42Now, Hector's mental health is compromised.
26:44But the thing is, no one has been able to locate him thus far.
26:50And it's a concern for us.
26:51He is from Darbadi.
26:52And he went missing since the 26th of July.
26:57Only reported in August.
26:58So, if you have information on Hector Skeet, I was in contact with his relatives yesterday.
27:05They were very concerned.
27:07And they were almost desperate to find Hector.
27:11You can contact the police at 999-555 or 800-TIPS or our team at 799-1453.
27:20And we still have another outstanding ward of the state, Anaya Monroe, age 16.
27:28And she was last seen in the Sangre Grandi area.
27:31Now, the thing with me is that they do send them home, you know, during the July August vacation
27:37to spend some time with their relatives.
27:40And it is from there they go missing.
27:42So, if you have any information on Anaya Monroe, please contact the Children's Authority.
27:49at their hotline 996 or the police at 999-555-800-TIPS
27:56or call us, Hunter, Search and Rescue Team at 799-1453.
28:04And again, if we go into September, today is the 7th.
28:09We've had nine reports of missing persons and we still have, well, now three outstanding
28:15because we found Chunilal Bandu's body today.
28:19So, we still have a Venezuelan national.
28:24Now, the thing is, what her relatives are saying is that she went to collect money nearby
28:31and she never returned.
28:33Now, again, the language barrier, I had somebody interpret the information,
28:37what they said and she's still outstanding and it is a concern for us.
28:45So, if you live in the Duncan Village area, that is the SS Irine Road.
28:52That takes you to the DeBay Penal area.
28:56Duncan Village is the first village after the roundabout near Cross Cross End.
29:02If you have information which could lead us to finding Kenny Ellis Escort,
29:07please call the police at 999-555 or 800-TIPS
29:13or call Hunter Search and Rescue Team at 799-1453.
29:19Well, we had Chunilal Bandu, he's still missing.
29:23We have Christine Gopal, age 39, from Separia, and she went missing on the 4th.
29:29Now, the thing about Christine is that she once lived in the Princess Town area
29:34and this is the second time in two years that she has been reported missing.
29:38No big concern.
29:40Yes, but the first time, what was the reason?
29:42Is it to clear her mind?
29:44Yeah, that type of thing.
29:45Okay, all right.
29:45So, there's no big concern.
29:46We should have moved from Princess Town to live in Separia.
29:50So, you know, if you have information on Christine Gopal,
29:55contact the Separia police station or 800-TIPS-999-1555-999
30:02or what you might, 799-1453.
30:06Well, we have team members who are looking at this case.
30:10Right?
30:11Closely, yes.
30:11So, I'm not too sure if I'll have an update after the program.
30:15Then we have these, Danelle and Christine came on our radar this morning.
30:21So, I don't have much information.
30:23The team or teammate who would be working on this case, I haven't spoken to them.
30:27So, Danelle Norega is 17, has been missing since the 6th of September, 2026.
30:33She's from the Sawa Barataria area.
30:38So, if you have information on this young lady, please call 999-555-800-TIPS or 799-1453.
30:48Hunter's search and rescue team because we want to get this young lady home.
30:53Whitney?
30:53Yes.
30:54I mean, when we see teenagers missing, it's always disturbing.
30:59And then we see children missing.
31:02Yeah.
31:02It's even more disturbing.
31:04I mean, seeing where it is clear the elderly children, young teens are the victims of being.
31:11Yeah.
31:12And that's the vulnerable case when you're looking at missing persons.
31:16Now, a case like Christine Rampoll.
31:18Yes.
31:18That's what we call an endangered category.
31:21Once you're from, like, 20 to 50, we pay attention to you because for a woman that age to go
31:30missing, you know, you can have results in either direction.
31:34And most of the times we're dealing with that category, female, male and female.
31:40Sometimes I would say 50-50, 50%, 50% the outcome goes either we find them or we find them
31:48unalive.
31:49Yes.
31:49And we don't want the unalive at all.
31:51Yeah.
31:52Because that is the sad reality of what may happen when persons go missing for a very long period in
31:58time.
31:58Now, switching gears a little bit quickly, Captain, as we opened the show, we spoke about heading back out to
32:04school.
32:05Yeah.
32:05And the importance of listening and the children who choose to continue to behave unruly.
32:13And if you miss what the Prime Minister said, I'm just going to give you something quickly because I need
32:18the parents to really listen and understand.
32:20You all just got your uniforms.
32:21The uniforms are fresh, clean, first day, embarrassing your school, embarrassing yourselves, embarrassing your family.
32:30The Prime Minister said, however, I strongly urge you to adopt a zero-tolerance policy to disrespectful and misbehaved students
32:40and parents.
32:41Students and parents.
32:43They're not just students.
32:44And the parents who feel to show up in school want to rush a teacher to do the most.
32:49Don't stress out yourselves trying to help persons who don't want to be helped.
32:54If students refuse to behave properly and parents are ignoring your concerns, send them straight home and let them and
33:03their parents battle it out in their house.
33:07Captain.
33:08Yeah, well, I read the message and I said it was needed.
33:13I want to tell you that.
33:14Shut up.
33:14I'm an educator by profession.
33:16I will remain an educator even though I'm retired.
33:19And I spotted the problem some time ago and I thought that the interventions that were being made wasn't strong
33:28enough,
33:28that the problem was greater than the then solutions being proffered and that we needed some stronger measures.
33:38Saw it with the school, police school initiative.
33:41That is what is needed.
33:42And here is our prime minister saying it clearly.
33:46Captain, with your expertise quickly, before we have to break, with your expertise quickly,
33:53when you were teaching at that point in time, corporal punishment was around.
33:58Well, yeah, in the early stages.
34:00In the early stages, right?
34:00It changed probably midway in my career.
34:03Right.
34:03And where we are now, where it is not in existence at all, I want you to think about it.
34:09And when we come back, tell me if it really helped us or made us worse.
34:15All right.
34:16We'll be back.
34:17As parents and teachers, we came together to establish the National Council of Parent-Teacher Association
34:23because we firmly believe that there is greater strength in unity.
34:27Today, our schools face real challenges, bullying, violence, and fear.
34:34No parent should send a child to school and wonder if they will be safe.
34:39No teacher should walk into a classroom afraid of losing control.
34:44That's why we welcome the Trinidad and Tobago police service into our schools.
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37:32Captain, I asked you a question before we went to the break.
37:35Are we really better off now where there's no corporal punishment?
37:39Or during your time when you saw corporal punishment being used, what's beneficial?
37:43I think we had a higher standard of discipline in our schools before it happened.
37:49Yes.
37:49Before its removal.
37:51However, I have a view.
37:53And that is not related to corporal punishment.
37:56But my view has always been that the Caribbean had experienced a great form of family life and family discipline.
38:06And at some stage, that went out the door because we were taught or we read that another form was
38:14better.
38:15And I think we need to return to that Caribbean form of discipline.
38:20I'll tell you why.
38:21Now, there seems to be a little or no boundary between an adult and a child.
38:29Correct.
38:29Right?
38:30A child can't view anything.
38:31Remember the days when...
38:33You?
38:33I don't know.
38:34You're young.
38:35Let me hear you.
38:35But in all days...
38:36I can be in a space where adults speak in.
38:38Right.
38:38And you know that.
38:40It's problems.
38:40When you got the eye, you know you had to move, right?
38:43And there were certain things your mother was basically in charge of the discipline at the home.
38:49And she would look at you and you know what's to skate out or get this done, get that done,
38:54get the other thing done.
38:55Now, what has that...
38:59What do we have now?
39:01We have this.
39:03We have this.
39:04And this now is used as a form of engaging to take up children's time.
39:11So you don't have that amount of communication between parent and child or normal interactions.
39:17There's always, you go into a home, you see children on this.
39:20And they're not getting to learn social skills, right?
39:24Discipline, good etiquette, good social skills.
39:27And as a result of that, there seems to be no boundaries in anything, especially as it relates to children.
39:36Any formal literature is available to them.
39:40And to me, that's where the breakdown started.
39:44I really do not like outsiders telling us how to handle our business.
39:49And it came in, and it came in through people doing, you know, their PhD and everything and coming to
39:57tell you about something brand new.
39:59But it was brand new, but it was at the expense of a good Caribbean form of discipline that was
40:07widespread throughout the Caribbean.
40:09It didn't even work in their own country, just saying.
40:11But we have a caller.
40:12Caller, good evening.
40:13Yes, good evening.
40:14Hi.
40:15Good evening.
40:15All for the part of the group.
40:17You know, I am concerned about the issue, the issue raised by the host Whitney, where she was inquiring over
40:28when the discipline,
40:30where the breakdown thing after, it was after and before, the reform of the type discipline in school and things.
40:40Who was the minister of education at that time, that came out?
40:44I am trying to see if I could get that in.
40:47One.
40:48Two, I would like it to be known.
40:50One.
40:50Two.
40:54Also, Mr. Lambran, I am so glad that I can address you now.
41:00You know, the thing about children and the safety, knowing that, you know what I mean, you're into that hunter
41:07in that city.
41:09I observed that school opened.
41:12And in every school, not in every, but in my school zone, I observed, all these people are crossing and
41:20things.
41:20They are not highlighted.
41:21You know, nothing was done to assist children crossing the road, as the case may be.
41:28So, you know, I would want to know exactly who is responsible for these things.
41:34Thanks.
41:35All right.
41:36Thank you so much, Kola.
41:37Well, the first question, I think the answer is there.
41:41But, Kola, I would say this.
41:44I do not believe in corporal punishment.
41:48No, you always say that.
41:48I always say that.
41:50But I know that back in the day, what teachers would do is sometimes give you a little wrap on
41:55your wrist or a tap on your shoulder.
41:57And it was nothing close to abuse.
42:00But there were instances of abuse, felt and duster, you know.
42:04You heard about that.
42:04We need more of those.
42:07We need money straight.
42:08So, those are the things that, you know, we wanted to keep out of the corporal punishment.
42:14But, you know, a little wrap on your wrist is needed sometimes.
42:17I mean, you know how children are.
42:19And that is the one I would approve.
42:21Or, you know, a little tap on your shoulder or something like that.
42:24But your second call with respect to the safety of students and the zebra crossings, I think some priorities should
42:33have been given to that.
42:35And that is something you can't compromise on.
42:38And just as you know, you have to do school repairs.
42:40You have to pay attention to your school crossings and your zebra crossings because it's very, very important.
42:47It's part of road safety management.
42:50All right.
42:50We need to take that break.
42:51When we come back, we'll continue with more.
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45:00Just some quick information for the public, especially persons who reside in the St. James area because a town meeting
45:06will be happening for the St. James Police Station Community Town Meeting on September 9th at the DB Community Center,
45:14DB Road, St. James time.
45:16It's at 7 p.m.
45:18Your voice needs to be heard.
45:20And, of course, the community will be stronger together.
45:22And we always say it's very important that persons in the area, in the district, in the zone, you show
45:28up, communicate with the officers, let them know some of your concerns and things that you could see could be
45:34done better in your community.
45:35So, please remember the date that is September 9th at the DB Community Center, DB Road, St. James.
45:42All right?
45:43So, Captain, I asked when we start the show, why is the place so hot?
45:50You cannot, even if you turn your tap on and it isn't cold, in the cold mode.
45:55Yes.
45:55It is running, piping hot.
45:57Right.
45:58So, very early, I believe about by 9 o'clock, I went to the garden, tap on the hose and
46:04the water was extremely hot.
46:05Extremely hot.
46:06I think you could have made a hot coffee from the water.
46:09All right.
46:09So, we're in a difficult year.
46:132026 going into 2027.
46:15It is predicted that this is an El Nino year.
46:19I'll explain it simply to you all, but we had a release on the Met Office today, and I thought
46:26that, you know, it was significant enough in the interest of public safety and public information to ask our producer
46:34to, you know, let's highlight it.
46:37So, this is a six-month outlook for Trinidad and Tobago by the end of October, and you can see
46:42it's ready right through.
46:44There's a dryness indicator, and, you know, apart from borderline dry in the center there.
46:54That center there is probably like the Tawakete area.
46:56Then you have another area dry, but then much of the island is very much dry, right?
47:02So, let me see where that means that is really bad.
47:05It's hot.
47:07It's extremely dry, actually.
47:09All right.
47:09So, drought conditions, we're looking at there, and what is even worse is the protection for Tobago.
47:16So, if you've got to take a look at Tobago in terms of the dryness index, you know, and so
47:22they've been looking at Tobago.
47:25Tobago is going to go through this period, and this period can last from now straight through to February 2027.
47:32Yeah, I don't think they will like that color.
47:33And I was so happy that the Met Office released this because internationally there have been predictions that this is
47:43going to be a super El Nino year.
47:45So, let me explain it.
47:47I'll have the big producer who could come back to me.
47:50This is Trinidad and Tobago, and where we were going to school, we understand, we learned that the Northeast straight
47:56winds will come through from, like, about June to December.
48:02It will come through, and we'll bring rainfall to the Caribbean, to the Caribbean.
48:07It will also bring hurricanes and storms as well, right?
48:11So, this is Trinidad and Tobago.
48:13On this side, we have Central America, and you know the Guyana and the Venezuela down here, right?
48:18But on the eastern, on the western side, you have the Pacific Ocean that's on the other side of Central
48:26America within the tropical bandwidth.
48:29What is happening with El Nino is that a body of warm water is being monitored by satellites every day.
48:39It's traveling from around the Pacific Islands that will include, like, Hawaii and stuff.
48:46It's traveling through the ocean, coming towards South and Central America.
48:55With that, increased water temperature will create increased temperatures above.
49:03And with that, it is pushing and pushing back the Northeast streets, which means that this Northeast streets is being
49:13held back or being affected by this warm current of water that's coming through our seas.
49:20And that now means that we're in September, but today's, what, 7th.
49:25The 7th of September.
49:26Now is the peak hurricane season.
49:28We've had three, Dolly came and just dissipated before it reached the Lesser Antilles.
49:36And by now, we should have had several storms and hurricanes coming through.
49:41Now is peak time.
49:42There's no sign of water coming from the African continent to Trinidad and Tobago.
49:49What little I am seeing every day can't make it to the Caribbean.
49:52So, the effect of this is that you're going to experience higher temperatures in Trinidad and Tobago is going to
50:00cause dryness, is going to cause drought.
50:02And what are the, how is that going to impact on you with me?
50:07One, you're financially, you had a pump you AC.
50:14And it's still like it's not even blowing cool.
50:15And it ain't blowing cool, which means the electricity bill will have cool on.
50:19Because when outside it's hot.
50:20It's hot, right?
50:21Secondly, what about your water storage system?
50:26Because you're going to have water being scheduled through the country.
50:31You might get water in this, this time, later on in the year.
50:35You might get one, once every four or five days.
50:38So, I ask that, you know, if you, if you study it carefully and you need to purchase an additional
50:44tank, do it now before the price of tanks starts to skyrocket, right?
50:48Take that advice from me.
50:49Do it now.
50:51Do it now.
50:51Purchase your tank, have it installed.
50:54And even if you have a rain, rainwater collection system, you can't really depend on the rain.
50:59Because right now you can't.
51:00You can't.
51:00So, you have to make sure that when water comes in the pipe, you have adequate storage.
51:06And it's going to impact agriculture.
51:08And, you know, the thing is.
51:10But I want to say, the key areas, like in Tobago, is really a big rock.
51:17So, they have the Hillsborough Dam there.
51:20That's a major water source for those in persons in Tobago.
51:25And if you read the weather bulletin put out by the Met Office, they are saying clearly, northeast Trinidad will
51:35be affected.
51:36That's where we have our reservoirs, water reservoirs in Trinidad.
51:40It's low.
51:40Right?
51:41They say the lower Caronee Basin, we have a catchment area.
51:46On the upper Caronee Basin, the Caronee Arena plant and diarrhea, we may get some rainfall.
51:52South Trinidad, you're looking at Navet Dam there.
51:55So, you know, it's going to be an all-round problem.
51:57But we have to take note, the scientists have spoken.
52:02And they're saying we're going to be in for a rough year.
52:05Yeah, it is rough because we are feeling it.
52:08Yeah, I mean, I am comfortable in the heat.
52:11And I felt it over the last few days.
52:13I can't function.
52:15Well, I...
52:15Captain, I...
52:18The heat that we are receiving...
52:22It's draining you to the point where, I don't say hallucinating, but you can't focus.
52:29Yeah, because you've been...
52:31Your energy levels drop because of the heat, right?
52:34I can't stop sweating.
52:35And you can't stop sweating.
52:36So, as you step out of your air condition, we can you make a few steps.
52:40But, Captain, you're reaching in the AC in your vehicle.
52:43What about you in the shower?
52:44By the time you walk out, you're feeling a heat wave.
52:47Right, because you know it's concrete and all your tires, everything.
52:50Pulling the heat inside.
52:53So, you know, you have to be careful.
52:54And we didn't talk about hydration.
52:56Now, so it's important that you keep hydrated.
52:59You may not feel thirsty, but just keep drinking that, that, that, that, keep sipping that water
53:06to ensure that your body's cells have enough water in it and that's vital for the transportation of oxygen through
53:16your body.
53:17Captain, the opportunity is yours as usual.
53:19Let us speak to the public.
53:21Let us know things that we should, especially in this time of the drought.
53:25Right, so it is very important.
53:28We, we, the El Nino is a phenomenon, a weather phenomenon that comes probably every two to seven years.
53:34We've had, we did not have a strong one for a long time.
53:38But what the scientists are predicting this time around is that it's going to be a super El Nino.
53:44It's going to, they're going to experience, we're going to experience things that we never thought we would see.
53:51It's going to be, you know, impactful on us.
53:54And, and, and, and, and it's not only on us.
53:57It's going, later on in the air, it's going to impact the winter.
54:00It's going to, in South America, you may get increase in floods.
54:05But if you're asking for how long it will continue, the warm water will dissipate or make its way back
54:13to the Pacific Islands.
54:15Because it's really, it's a technical thing.
54:19So there, the Pacific Islands now, the water level in the Pacific Ocean is about one or two meters higher
54:27than where we are in the Atlantic.
54:29So that volume of water is traveling because gravity is slowly swishing it back, you know, like in a basin.
54:37Yes, that's right.
54:38So it's slowly swishing it back down to South America and Central America.
54:43And we are close there.
54:44But it's going to be impactful on all regions of the world.
54:47Some areas will have drought, some areas will have floods, some areas will have mild winter and very severe winter.
54:55So it is something.
54:57So can you say what took place in Nepal that mudslide that happened, could that contribute to that?
55:04Yeah, well, you know, we've looked at it.
55:06I have read, I'm an avid reader of everything.
55:09And what it's saying is that, yes, increasing temperature would have contributed, you know, in terms of melting of the
55:17ice.
55:17And once that ice begins to melt, it reaches below the glacier and then the glacier starts to move forward.
55:29So scientists are now revisiting the entire thing about, you know, climate change.
55:38And, you know, I always say, I read a lot, the world will change.
55:43Well, yes, it will.
55:44And speaking of the world changing, I understand it might have to change the landmass of Africa because it's actually
55:49bigger on the map.
55:51So let's see how...
55:52So remember, one time we had the ice age.
55:54Yes.
55:55Right?
55:55Then we had different things.
55:57So the world will change.
55:58But be prepared for El Nino.
56:01All right, Captain.
56:01Thank you so much for being here with us.
56:03We'll be back tomorrow.
56:04And, of course, we hope that you all are safe and continue making yourself a hard target.
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