Good luck? -----Original Message----- From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2010 3:16 PM To: cf-community Subject: Elections in Trinidad Tomorrow.
So...Election Day is Tomorrow in Trinidad and Tobago. The Prime Minister was forced to call elections after the opposition moved to bring a motion of No Confidence against him, and after months of allegations of corruption; A Commission of Enquiry also found that a massive state company required criminal investigation of its Board of Directors and Executive after a series of billion dollar projects undertaken with the backing of the tax payer's money. There was even more drama when a key player in the Obama campaign, Bernie Campbell was turned back at the airport under our local immigration act as being an 'undesirable' in the country. The US Embassy sent a polite letter to the Minister of National Security requesting an explanation and the order was lifted two days later. Bernie was working with the Opposition party to assist them in their elections campaign. So we have been treated to a campaign of 'change' in Trinidad. With black and white photos, a Female leader of the Opposition running for Prime Minister, and lots of happy feel good music at rallies. On the ground the reality is a runaway murder rate, a public (and some would say Private) healthcare system that is in a shambles, unbridled environmental destruction in the name of Industrialisation, and a population sharply divided along tribal and ethnic lines regarding politics. While things are not all gloomy, I think the average Trinidadian deals with a huge amount of stress on a day to day basis just from existing within this society. Perhaps that is why so many look forward to the Carnival Season :-) The Polls say that the elections could go either way, and that no party has a clear chance of winning. This is our fifth election in ten years. We are supposed to have elections every 5 years (We operate on the British Westminster system). No one is sure what Tuesday will bring. It's a dicey time; we seem to be at yet another turning point in our national development. Just thought I'd share :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:319442 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
