tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post1300243007358492137..comments2024-03-25T10:49:43.277-04:00Comments on The Rag: IS TRINIDAD & TOBAGO PREPARING FOR THE LOOMING FALLOUT FROM VENEZUELA"S CRISIS?Robin Montanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06124205516547312381noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-15213362764331555852016-05-14T10:51:28.707-04:002016-05-14T10:51:28.707-04:00Why is it that in general,the populace support rou...Why is it that in general,the populace support rouges. Where are all the good people who could build an honest party, get the voters on their side (the latter is surprisingly the major difficulty)and install a government that is "by the people and for the people, with total transparency and zero corruption? Is there something inherently flawed with our Westminster system or democracy in general? Iwould have thought that Trinidad would come up with a new party for the last elections having experienced the gross limitations of both the major incumbents; but alas, this did not happen! Where are all the good people?Frank Jardinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01299868581274124604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-18735676714846646982016-05-02T08:28:04.513-04:002016-05-02T08:28:04.513-04:00There has been discussion recently about the advic...There has been discussion recently about the advice that the experts from the IMF/World Bank officials, currently in the country, would give to the government.<br /><br />We should understand that if we do not take their advice and two years down the road the country has to go to those institutions for help we will be in deep trouble. They would say we had not heeded their advice previously therefore the prescribed medication now is doubled to save the patient.<br /><br />What do we do then??<br /><br />So lets not quibble over the status of these people and their recommendations unless we have a workable plan that does not involve them.<br /><br />AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-90824931110605306072016-04-27T10:01:49.727-04:002016-04-27T10:01:49.727-04:00Since posting this Venezuela yesterday announced a...Since posting this Venezuela yesterday announced a two day week to conserve electricity. See the link below from the BBC<br />http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-36145184Robin Montanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124205516547312381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-50961534170353158242016-04-26T05:18:29.180-04:002016-04-26T05:18:29.180-04:00Hmmm. Only yesterday I told someone that our last ...Hmmm. Only yesterday I told someone that our last regime here In Trinidad shook hands with an obviously failing country. This was at a time when it was brought to our citizens' attention that the people of Venezuela were being denied basic amenities such as toilet paper and it continues to be so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-244169556013330899.post-54288293408786174622016-04-25T16:46:56.720-04:002016-04-25T16:46:56.720-04:00That's what corruption does to a country when ...That's what corruption does to a country when you sit back and allow it to happen and the perpetrators have a field day partying with the country's assets. An we are just around the corner ... literally!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com