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“It’s heartbreaking [and] you still cannot understand how the mother or family feels right now. What could a young girl like Abiela [Adams] do to deserve what happened to her?
“We really need to deal with what is happening in our society today. All my players right now are in tears, crying because they were all close. I could hear the screams while on the phone with some of the parents this morning…”
The following is a TTFA press statement on the death of 15-year-old Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Youth Team player and Signal Hill Secondary student, Abiela Adams, who was found murdered early this morning in Courland, Tobago. Her throat was slit:
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association today expresses deepest condolences to the family of Abiela Adams who was found murdered in Courland, Tobago.
Abiela was member of the National Under-15 Women’s team and was a bright prospect for the National Women’s your team programme.
She was first selected to the National Under-15 Team last year and journeyed to the CONCACAF Under-15 Women’s Championship at Disney, Orlando where she represented this country’s national team in its matches at that tournament.
TTFA President David John-Williams expressed condolences to the family of Abiela.
“We are deeply saddened by the news of young Abiela’s passing. Our deepest sympathies goes out to her family and we pray that God will grant her family and her closed ones the much needed comfort and peace during this time,” said John-Williams. “The TTFA will make every effort to support the family in this difficult time. Her death comes at a time when women’s football in our country is heading in the right direction.
“We are all shocked at losing a bright prospect like her.”
Coach Marlon Charles, who led the T&T Under-15 Team for the 2016 CONCACAF Championship, expressed dismay and shock on hearing of her death.
“When you hear news like this it reflects on home because as someone you have coached, these players become part of you,” said Charles. “You think about it as a father, as a parent, as a coach, you reflect on how she would have encountered everything she had to go through.
“This is really a traumatic situation that has hit us really hard in the football fraternity. She had great potential to go on to play for other national teams and would have been part of the upcoming screening for the National Under-17 Women’s Team.
“She journeyed over from Tobago for the Under-15 screening last year and made the final selection and turned out to be one our better players and I am certain she would have been back for the Under 17s. These are dreams a young lady surely would have had and it has been taken away.”
Women’s National Under-15 Team manager Ricarda Nelson said Abiela’s former teammates were devastated by the news.
(Courtesy CONCACAF)
“It’s heartbreaking [and] you still cannot understand how the mother or family feels right now,” said Nelson. “What could a young girl like Abiela do to deserve what happened to her? We really need to deal with what is happening in our society today.
“All my players right now are in tears, crying because they were all close. I could hear the screams while on the phone with some of the parents this morning.
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Where is womantra? Why are they silent once again?Seems like only when its political they have a voice ,my condolences to the family of this child sad indeed
You won’t hear a word.
The young lady was found dead just hours ago. Shouldn’t Womantra get a little time to respond?
I think not because im sure if it was politically based they wouldve been on point ,sure this group has an agenda
Many women have died and they haven’t responded. How much more time do they need Lasana?
Tobago too far Jermaine.
I thought Womantra had issued a statement after the Movie Towne slaying actually. But I can’t say for sure.
Late last year they reignited the Coalition to End Child Marriages to make sure the government deals with amending the laws soon. They’ve highlighted Conflict Women Ltd during the month of October in sharing stories of survivors of domestic abuse. They’ve attended the Regional Conference for Women of Latin America because t&t didn’t send a representative.
They also had a gathering at Black Box for everyone to come talk about sexual assault, abuse & violence. They were on I95 & Morning Brew last week on the PM’S comments.
Among other things they’ve done this year, it’s up to the MEDIA to give them a big enough spotlight or citizens to check their page to know. At least THEY are trying.
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=255503191272029&tsid=0.21905408790941316&source=typeahead
Still a waste.
The lecoto junbie prowling the land, he said he went there…. And gotten rid of a former PM… So is blood it want now for favors granted… As long as he’s there there will be no end….. Be warned, hope you’re not the next victim.
Idiot
Some kunts dont like to hear the truth… Blind MFKars…
You can cuss from now until next year . You just proved how dumb you are . Idiot
Smh.
Come here making chupid comment , looking for likes . Smh .
Boy according to dem jamcian them jungle justice for them bloodclat them raper boy who wanna kill off d likkle gal picme them slow painful fucking death for allyuh
PEOPLE WE ARE SAD ABOUT THIS BUT GUESS WAT,, WHY WE DONT KEEP OUR CHILDREN CLOSE TO US NOW,, DONT LET THE WEY SHE DIED BE IN VAIN, DROP YUH CHILD TO SCHOOL SEND HER UNCLE TO TAKE HER UP YES EVEN IF SHE IS 17 OR 18…NO WE SEEING WAT HAPPENING AN STILL CALLIN ON D GOVERNMENT, ROWLEY CHILDREN AN GRAN CHILDREN ARE BEING SECURED,, ALL YUH WAIT DEY
Like any other head of a country
Well look how many young women getting their death like that now an we jus keep talkin bout government, , we need to make time to attend to our business an stop mind d neighbor business. …get our daily routine in other an stand our guards
Send the Uncle? Same difference…
Send someone anyone…
Can’t trust anyone anymore…
Well if u can’t trust people living in yuh house then best u go isis an fight war
Demonds are walking on the earth in the Form of human
Not AGAIN!
There are savages amongst us!
So…. sad
Lasana you need to stop posting things that will cause panic in the population. Wha else ah go say..
Lol. Who said it is the news that is panicking people and not the murders themselves?
Got that link?
I see people saying that whole day yesterday so it must be true
People posting crime to destabilize the government..yuh eh hear Lasana?
come nah man
Lol. I will bite my tongue yes. Common sense is not so common.
Political Sycophancy is more common than sense
Somebody messaged somewhere about how the girl’s parents should never let her have a 19 year old ‘boyfriend’.
Now I have no idea of the details of this girl’s life but I pointed out that in the current school system, a 15 year old and a 19 year old can easily be in the same class.
Man jump on me for ‘justifying’ God knows what oui.
Facebook wild yes! Lol.
So because she has a 19 year old boyfriend he should kill her?
And is the same people who was posting murder stories during Tanty tenure saying that now eh.
Them self
These attacks on our women really needs to stop in our sweet country, why these fellas cannot just let go and move on to the next woman eh, now my police officers will have to deal with him bring him before the courts and then plenty jail time Steeuupppss. Them really good yes.
She didn’t chose him well! Remember? Where’s her father to hunt him and chop off one toe at a time before ………
We live in a real world hiding the truth will do us more ham than good,people need to know the truth.
LOrd in thy mercy
Heal our land Lord. Amen.
Why lord why
Condolences to the family
Anyone noticed that the nation’s response to murder has been funerals?
What madness boy
This thing out of control ….May Allah help us….and have no mercy on these beasts who are doing this….
R.I.P may God Bless this family.
My deepest condolences to her family – is anyone being held for any of these crimes thus far? Come on man!!!
Sad, but without the details, all we can do is guess and assume.
These criminals killing the country future. Start doing the same to them. Shot in sight cops. Hang them if the cop miss. Vigilante justice now. Daz the only way eye for an eye. I blasted fed up.
Omg!
Why does it have to be a “he” ?
She was sexually assaulted tho!
Oh. In that case……..
Our mothers are creating monsters our sons are possessed they are killing our daughters what is going in with the boys and men in this world 90% of the kiling is done by men …GOD help our daughters…
not our mothers. US. Women. from my grandmother’s generation to my mother’s to me. to the hens i see after me.
And I say us and women and I have yet to make child number one yet. But the truth needs to be spoken
Cause after they are born, whether man is there or not. it is the teat, the breatst, the woman’s lap, her kitchen and the home she resides. and sorry. I am holding us responsible. IS we make them ALL> Male and Female. If they fail to become Righteous Men and Women it is OUR fault to bear or deny.
What do daddies do? I’m a father myself. Clearly everything is mammy’s fault though. I have an easy job it seems.
I don’t mean to knock you eh Roseann. But I just notice that people always act like the child has one parent. Did men really earn that invisibility?
oh gosh. why all yuh fragile so. How many daddies like you you know Liburd?? seriously. You not smart enough to see that you are in rare camp. If you know a hundred how many is that in comparison of the thousands of no fathers, multiple men running in and out, no males, no men, and least of all, no fathers and daddies. come on
Lasana. I cant believe you asked that last question> Really
I clearly think you are more aware than you are. seriously
“Did men really earn that invisibility?”
Lol. Nah. I’m not fragile. All I will say is women really have it hard yes.
Every time God did something prophetic in the bible, a woman was present, either to bring it forth, convey the message or witness as proof.
check it
We stopped in our role. of prophesy and bringing forth.. now we let the thing become itself. and now we have beasts of no burden
(something so)
and it became hard for us because in stead of witnesses bearing our standing, we have been dismissed, removed and destroyed. so now we all reap the whirlwind
Something like that
the mind of man is from the seed of a woman
just like the mind of a woman is as the star of the cosmos
lol
i am making this up as I go along ahahahaa
sorry. this is not a funny thread or story. apologies.
shifting consciousness. wow.
deep question by the way that goes beyond itself:
“”Did men really earn that invisibility?””
Did males really become such effortless cold blooded murderers and destroyers (of what they did not bring: Life and Womb)
May her soul rest in peace.
this one time beautiful society is so violent,there is no answers to why? there should be a curfew for all teenagers, id cards should be a must or be detained,i’ve posted dillon, trinidad and tobago need the drones surveillance system.
In the absence of by whom in the article, do we have a serial killer on the loose? This type of murder seems to require special skill and training. There were two murders like this, gang related it was said, in east port of spain in late 2015 early 2016 I believe. Two victims were young men.
I don’t get the impression the TTPS possesses the capability to profile criminals.
What do you mean? The throat slitting? ?
Her throat was slit.
A little girl.
I know but I meant to ask that it takes skill to cut a person’s throat? Never mind, the more I think about it the more I agree, it can’t be easy at all. Wait … do you think it could be more than one person?
I doh know nah girl, I really doh know.
what clyde paul said on the link is very critical. I thought that when I heard the news this morning.
“follow fashion”
and call me wrong, but i so felt the shit the crime minister said was such a carte blanche check to the sick males in this society. that was super dread. but i kept my peace on mentioning it.
Too many young people are being ruthlessly preyed upon and murdered. When will it end? I weep and pray for her parents, family and friends as they deal with this nightmare. This young girl’s life taken by a sick, hateful person. I hope he is shown no mercy. RIP Abeila.
Show no mercy with human right group and our court system with greedy lawyers and judges, he will get mercy.
I feel there is a serial killer around targeting our teen girls. This has reached crisis proportions!
a serial killer travelling from trinidad to tobago?
and all the men held and charged and suspected in domestic situations are all stand ins? for the one serial killer?
Why can’t a serial killer travel??
And I said teen girls. No one was arrested for the 16 year old girls death.
I am so fed up of our little girls lives being taken by these evil men,you won’t believe.
Although it’s more likely, can we be sure it was a man?
My God…please shine some light upon our people of the Caribbean region..its bad all over!!!!condolences to her family friend’s and football ferternity so sad!!
I cannot take any more
To think of the horror she mist have went through having a blade run across her throat, then lying there knowing her life was draining away.
Vernal – my brother our country gone thru. A set a weak men in the place taking advantage of women at every level. This thing brought tears to my eyes – this hurts plenty
Honestly the citizenry needs to shut down this country for a week with one massive peaceful nationwide protest.
Otherwise the authorities will continue to ignore the problem.
Yes, to both of you
What is the problem? Maybe, even at 15, she chose the wrong person,? I keep waiting for national outrage for one of these deaths. But we continue in our complacency. This is a 15 year old child whose life was gruesome ended. My blood ran cold and I felt sick to my stomach when I went MovieTowne recently. Exactly as you said, imagining that other horrific death. Do we have many human beings here? Why are we not admitting defeat, we can’t deal with the problem. Bring in help. ASAP. Any more deaths without action, bring in RLM to bring a case against the gov’t for negligence.
I am still trying to wrap my mind around this , she took part in our beach soccer tournament last November we are still in shock
My sincerest condolences
I am going to read the article. but the first thing that strikes me as I read the caption is how we are stewed and steeped in twisted thinking.
: ““What could a young girl like Abiela [Adams] do to deserve what happened to her?”
Do you see that??
It indicates the person saying that believes that people deserve what happens to them. That there must be that reason if to just ferret it out. Madness.
Not, what mad monstrous creatures we have roaming and living and breathing among us? (Sorry. my conscience would not let me be PC… no metaphors, no descriptives. — What mad mentally sick males and men of this population; and why so many of them====) but what did she do…
Cause that is the fact. we have a male gender problem in this country. up to bottom of the strata. the powerful ladies getting beat and slapped by their men, the poor and or young at the bottom are getting slashed and murdered
part of our crisis is we are destined to stay in it until we change that reality. It also indicates we are all ready to meter out punishment, what ever and how extreme it may be when ‘deserved”
and i hold myself in that frame cause I do have a list of folk to care for
_____
That said, I have a solution, I think , an idea to stem these murders, incidences, and bodies piling up,
Either we as citizens pay for it and distribute, let those who can pay do so. or we beg the govt, the ministry of national security to purchase and we distribute
Is anyone willing to help make either or happen.
It does require some bank.
Well let us simply blame the victim. Easy.
There has been for a very long time in TT a violent under current. There has been for a very long time a tendency toward brutality toward women . I remember growing up and hearing the elders telling tales of Mano Benjamin and Boysie Singh – two very brutal and evil fellas. But as a society we never addressed it. It became a part of the lore and today we are no better at addressing it. Two women – throat slit in the space of ten days. Another 15 yr old raped in a classroom. I’m shocked but again the fish rots from the head.
This is so scary. For me, more so, since this took place in Tobago. In my naivete, I have not associated Tobago with such a gruesome death. Of a child. We truly need a day.of prayer for this country (yes, we need action too) but too much blood running unnaturally too. Sometimes I feel death here is like the lotto, you can be a random ‘winner’ because there seems no sense or logic to explain the scourge of violence we are facing.
But other people were killed violently enough in Tobago. I’m not sure that any of those murders were even solved ?
And this government say we don’t have a problem
In other words “Eff all yuh”
Aye! Dais my line eh, but that is exactly what they saying
THEY are the problem. Steups!
Anyhow eh …. case closed.
Leh we eh fool we self!
What a 15yo doing allegedly going out with ah 19yo is my first concern …
Agreed. She was a child. Her parent/ parents should still have parental control over her to say no, you’re too young to date. Dating should be an 18 year old and up right. IMHO.
Not attacking the victim’s innocence or her parents. The killer shouldn’t have ended her life.
Frank Walsh because of the current school system, a 15 year and a 19 year old can be classmates.
If that’s your justification for my concern we’re doom …
Soy what did I say!!!!
Smh. Frank Walsh what I’m saying is that a 15 girl can very innocently have a friendship with a 19 year old boy if they are in the same class.
But I don’t want to spoil your narrative.
Frank Walsh you must also remember girls mature faster than boys! Now, tell me, Lasana Liburd who is 19? The suspect?
Ask Frank yes Renee. Ppl done dive into the little girl’s life already. But you know how we quick to look for clues in women’s bedrooms.
Even 15-year-olds are not spared it seems.
Frank Walsh who is 19?
Renee Cummings they allegedly said she left to meet her 19 yo friend who is now in custody assisting the police …
My opining however , even if girls mature faster than boys it’s the right of the parents to still hve a discipline household and protect the CHILD …
How can a 15 year old be in class with a 19 year old Lasana? 15 is form 4 level.
Kendall Tull leave tht they plz and the child attending a government school eh not private but I’ll sip ? …
Kendall, I was 15 in form five and I can give you several examples of 19 year old SSFL players who were in form five. Brent Sam was 20 years old in form five at san juan secondary just last year!
Lasana Liburd , I’m so sorry for asking ah question n not agreeing with you ….. ???
The post was one of concern knowing how dangerous our islands are these days but I’ll mind my business and watch .
Yes Frank. Your opinion is that the murdered girl’s mother didn’t have a disciplined household. I don’t need an apology from you pal.
I realise what I’m dealing with here, so I’d just keep it moving.
That sounds insane Lasana but ok. Is 20 you said you know. Smh
Yep. Nicholas Dillon was 16 in form three at Naparima I believe. He could have repeated and been 19 there. That’s the new school policy which says every child must be placed.
You can be even older and still in school but you can’t play football.
15 years
Watch tv
Play video games
Read a book
Get on social media
Spend time with family
Idk what parent in TNT should be allowing their daughter to jump out in the night with MAN. …
15 is child
19 is man ……..
Gosh , I forgot , let meh mind my business … Sips ?.
Frank Walsh we must deal with reality. It is always a good place to start. I spent seven years in a girls school. I was 15 in Form Five. I turned 16 after I wrote exams and graduated Form Five.
Frank Walsh most parents run the best of homes and do every thing to protect their children. But a killer has no respect for the kind of investment a parent has made in a child.
“A 15 YEAR old girl has reported that she was beaten and raped by a schoolmate on the compound of a secondary school in central Trinidad on Thursday.
The child reported that the assault happened during the lunch break.
On Friday the girl was accompanied to the police station by a teacher.
According to police, at around 12.15 p.m. the Form Four pupil said she was sitting in the savannah area of the school when a 16 year old schoolboy grabbed her cell phone and ran into a nearby classroom.
The girl told police she chased after the boy to retrieve her cellphone.
However when she entered the classroom he locked the door and began to choke her.
The girl told police the schoolboy slammed her into a wall and raped her.
A report was made to the nearby police station and investigations are continuing.”
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20170211/news/girl-15-beaten-and-raped-in-school-classroom
Do we blame the girl or her mother here Frank?
Lasana Liburd …thank you for explaining eh. I open the link to read the article again, wondered if I read too fast, what did i miss? a paragraph on this child’s life and plays? Where it said or mentioned a nineteen year old.
Thank god i reading the thread before I read again. browser done open and waiting. deep sigh.
wow. I missed that story. Lasana… the girl in school classroom.
mout open
If that dont prove we have a problem with the male specie, I dont know what does.
I never blame NO ONE sir …..
Take yuh time …
Both situations are diff but I guess you’re just looking for to much drama to see tht …
Hi good day I taught at Sangre Grande Secondary and I had a Form 4 class and I had a students ranging from 14 to 19 in my Form 4 class. Please be conscious of happenings before making assumptions. Lasana Liburd you are correct they could have been classmates or even schoolmates from different classes.
Frank, just try and put yourself in the shoes of the young lady’s loved ones nah. Nothing she did could justify what happened.
How would they feel reading about her supposedly running an indisciplined house in the same sentence as a discussion about her child’s murder?
There’s a time for everything. I’m sure every parent would feel anxious about ANY male friend their daughter has. But part of growing up is having friends.
Because someone gets to go out with a girl isn’t somehow a green light to kill them.
You real upset with my question I see ….. hear na , I guess according to you Lasana Liburd it’s ok for a 15 yo to given permission to jump out with her “school” ( according to you ) . In my house 15 is a CHILD 19 is a MAN …
Your so close to the child that you’re allowing emotions to cloud much and to that I give up ….
Just tried to give you an alternative viewpoint Frank Walsh. That’s all. I don’t know the child. Never met her. In fact, you seem to know more about her household than me.
Wish you had taken away more from the story than the supposed age of her friend. But say what. Take care.
Frank…a MURDERER is a MURDERER!
Stop casting blame on the parents for an issue that is out of their control.
Quianna David who blame parents …
A question was asked . Can’t you not READ n UNDERSTAND. ….. .
Some ppl only know to jump with their empty attacks just like the other one ….. Trinidad goes no where fast ……
I ? for my country wii …..
#Daft
If I ask you if you can’t READ n UNDERSTAND is tht blaming you for your level of intelligence. …#Daft #Alta
Did you read the comments and the reason for my question #Daft ???
They’re both children.
Depending on a child environmental conditioning a 15 year old can behave more mature than a 19 year old.
In terms of murder, it’s just that MURDER and these petty arguments don’t solve crime nor comfort the grieving family.
It don’t matter if a child is mature at 15 or not its still a child …..
I want someone use maturity as a means of defense in court and let the magistrate embarrass yuh and I wish in there to laugh …..
A child is a CHILD regardless what . Maybe the AG should revisit the child marriage bill and add a maturity clause ???
You have no insight into this case, yet you’re making assumptions about what happened. You keep typing *daft*, but you’re the only one that seems to be slow to understand the point being made. Why ASSume? There is nothing wrong with a 15 yo having a 19 year old friend. Trust me, the friend doesn’t need to be in quotation marks.
Reminds me of people that tell girls not to wear shorts if men are in the house. Wtf type of men are in your home that they’d sexualize a CHILD?
The fact that your first concern is this and not why SOMEONE WOULD MURDER A 16YR OLD GIRL is the reason why this shit keeps happening.
Seems that this is a trend where men (even the PM who ought to know better) blame the victim and/or parents in a society that views women and girls as property and possessions.
Brittany Jackson I asked bout going out bcuz of the ages that’s all … 5 ppl like yuh post not realizing what was ask. .. just nice, ,how nice …..
See the piece ah man police arrested for the murder … 19 years .
Frank Walsh you are correct to ask your question while ppl pretend its ok for a 15 year old child to be dating a man 19 years …
RiP angel , fly with the angels …
As much as the suspect/s is to blame, we as parents/guardians do what we can to protect and avoid certain things from happening and sometimes these measures do help and make the little difference between my child being spared and another becoming a victim. One measure is not letting your 15yr old child go out with a 19yr old and from that angle i can see Frank’s point. Its the same when it comes to securing a house or car by burglar proofing or using an alarm system. That could be the reason a criminal chooses your unsecured property over mine. But as i always say, if they really want whats in there they will find a way to get it.
Its sad that our country/world has come to this where there is no respect for life or property but it is what it is and we have to do what we need to protect ours and our loved ones.
Kendall Tull my daughter finished secondary school at 15 and most of her classmates were 17,18 & 19 year olds…so it could happen.
Lasana Liburd the depths of some of these “Shallow” minds never ceases to amaze me…
Janelle – I realise that seems common now. When I was 19, I was at University and so were most of my friends. Different frame of reference I guess.
Yep.
So we are blaming the victims not the sleazy murderers.
Tough times to be a woman. Great time to be an abuser of women.
Having a sexy Facebook photo or a boyfriend apparently makes you fair game now.
Frank you really made my head hurt yes. Time and place. Wth is wrong with the mindset of humans?
Remember in 2012 when a girl was brutally gang raped and died in India? You know what the rapist said? Why she was out with a boy at 9 o’clock. This mentality and these types of comments, whether by everyday people like Frank Walsh or leaders like the PM, create an environment that supports abusers.
The question can also be asked what a 19 year old “man” as you put it doing with a 15 year old girl Frank
But we don’t even know if the fella is involved. He was detained for questioning. And he’s 19 not 35! We need to stay focused.
Meant to be hypothetical rather than accusational there Fayola
I figured Kirwin. I was referring to the original post/comment about the ages of the girl and her friend.
“Her mother was always there”…..and yet. And still……
It must really pain her more for people to imply she was careless with her daughter.
Follow fashion crime. That evil foolish person killed an innocent child. Ignorance and stupidity rules.
that is the total extent to mental weakness here
“Choose better man”
And no one in authority has even attempted to offer a solution …. beyond “choose better man”.
Vernal, is eff, you the people
Yup
That’s the translation.
Truth is crime is not a government problem..it’s an ‘US’ problem. The government should be putting measures in place to curb crime but that’s just part of the problem. Our culture is unfortunately our blessing and our curse. It takes all hands on deck to effectively deal with crime. We talk too much and do too little!
We still need to know what d hell they’re doing to curb it! What hell are we paying them for… there should be measures to cause people to think twice…. steups regardless what party people vote for we must be honest about situations
Cherisse Moe, we gave the police special powers to carry firearms and search our homes and so on for a reason though. That’s their job.
Ofc. Lasana Liburd and we all know that the police service fill up with corrupt officers which is another serious problem. How they gonna deal with crime when they in bed with the criminals? But I was making the point that crime is not only a government problem..Yes they were elected to serve and protect our citizens but we also need to do our part.
Yes. But what though Cherisse? People aren’t harbouring criminals. Killers are striking with impunity. We can’t be forming vigilante squads. Even that would be a sign that the police have lost control.
Ahhh but some are tho! You know how many among us know their friends/sons/daughters/husbands etc in crime? And i dont mean selling a lil weed eh..i mean Crime. But they turn a blind eye because they enjoy the life too. They don’t report anything to the police and thus become enablers..while it may seem trivial it is a big part of the problem. We do harbour criminals. I’m not saying the government shouldn’t shoulder blame..bcus as far as I’m concerned Rowley and his clan MIA. I don’t knw if they skipped the country or what? But we need to pressure the government. We need to weed out corrupt officers and officials. Both political parties have failed us..Now what? We need to speak up when we see something wrong. Our society rants and raves for about 5-7 days and then nothing..
Well, I guess those murderers have to be somewhere. And like Martin Daly wrote, some of them will be jumping up next to us for Carnival.
But our police service isn’t inspiring any confidence. How can they pretend that it’s all good?
Indeed. Mr Daly was spot on..They will be jumping up normal normal!!! Smh
And some remain in denial. If this isn’t a crisis, then I don’t know what is.
Lasana, I am so fed of this place, everyday you wake up is another child gone, and not naturally.
I am so sick, tired and embarrassed by these murders Trinidad has become synonymous with that I cannot adequately articulate it.
Me neither nah
Is it a crisis yet? Because it feels like it. I really feel for her friends and family…
WTF I reading here?…people sick in this place
Wtf??? What is wrong with these people? Smh
Shocked beyond belief.
What the ass boy?