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Subject: SHAMEFUL T&T GOVERNMENT! Author: Trini77 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: Thursday, November 13, 06:57:15pm Author Host/IP: cpe-66-108-67-18.nyc.res.rr.com/66.108.67.18 Friday, November 14th 2008 (T&T Express) Miss World $$ woes Elias seeking $300,000 more for T&T rep Kristy Ramnarine kramnarine@trinidadexpress.com Miss World T&T Gabrielle Walcott will leave for South Africa today to prepare for the 2008 Miss World competition, although the Trinidad and Tobago Pageant Company is still short by approximately $300,000 to cover her expenses. Pageant Company director Peter Elias told the Express yesterday that he had no choice but to make alternative arrangements after the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs failed to uphold its promise of assisting Walcott for the event. He said it costs between $350,000 to $400,000 to prepare one delegate for a competition. Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs, Marlene Mc Donald, he added, had assured her support to them earlier this year. "I met with the minister in May at a dinner which was attended by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Earl Nesbitt, Brian Lara, reigning Miss World Zi Ling Zhang and former Miss World Giselle La Ronde West and others. The minister gave her assurance of support," Elias said. "Tell me what does that mean? We didn't go to Miss Universe in 2007 and the only reason I'm back in it is because I was promised support." Walcott was crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago World in February at the Zen nightclub in Port of Spain. Anya Ayoung-Chee was also crowned Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe at the same pageant, and went on to compete at the Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam. The Miss World 2008 event was supposed to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, in November. However, the pageant was rescheduled to December 13 with South African as the new venue. Elias said he had in fact received two payments from the ministry since Mc Donald's promise, but this was used to fund the competition expenses of two former pageant delegates-Valene Maharaj and Ayoung Chee-and the early preparation of Walcott. "We received a payment of $100,000 in June, one day before our delegate (Ayoung Chee) left to compete and we received a second payment of $100,000 in late August," he said. "Since February, I've been calling to find about the rest of the money but we are not getting any correspondence or information from the ministry. After not being able to get money from the ministry we approached the Sports and Culture Fund of the Office of the Prime Minister and we received $280,000 in July." A frustrated Elias, who has been in this position before, added: "I was asked if the ministry trusts me. I have every bill from this year and from past years of working on the pageant. "I'm not doing this for me. It's about promoting the country. If this type of promotion is not important to Trinidad and Tobago let the team know. With that type of money the return of this investment could be a windfall, in other words if we do well it could be a jackpot." [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: T&T governement and Ms. Mc Donald both national disgraces! Author: Trini77 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Thursday, November 13, 07:03:34pm Author Host/IP: cpe-66-108-67-18.nyc.res.rr.com/66.108.67.18 What an assinine move by Ms. Mc Donald. It is amazing how beggarly and cheap the T&T government is. The exposure that Peter Elias and Associates have given brand T&T is phenomenal since their inception. They litterally are spending pennies considering the international exposure T&T is getting. I guess we will be a no show at MU08. Pete, Adrian and Alyson, I backin' yuh all de way. I pray that you guys don't give up the franchises because we will be in a mess if that happens. As one of my European friends said "the worst government are run by black people"-Thank you Ms. Mc Donald for proving me wrong when I disagreed with this statement. I guess when you have been living in the gutter with gutter mentality and gutter standards-even the muck and grime looks normal even if you get a Government post. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Ms. Mc Donald-the great liar! Author: Trini77 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Thursday, November 13, 07:51:51pm Author Host/IP: cpe-66-108-67-18.nyc.res.rr.com/66.108.67.18 I can't believe how low she is. She is garbage to me-whoever wants to get upset with me, go right ahead. I am fed up with these a$shol#s running everything into the ground. What the f*ck are we paying taxes for-oh yes, for Manning to live in a mansion, fly around in a private jet and spend millions to drive non-T&T nationals around the da*b place-Talk about jack a$ses to the max. I guess Mc Donald spent the da*b money on Mc Donalds-I wish she would get her fat a#$ off her neverending lunch break and start doing her job. I am freakin' mad at how she loves to treat PE&A and our representative like garbage when her overweight, cholesterol-laden a$# doing nothing to improve the image of the country. As usual though, they will all line up to take pictures with MU or MW when we win and act like she was our rep's closest friend. I truly hope she reaps what she sows-What a complete havoc of a monstrosity she is-dam# liar. They should fire her trifling as#! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: I hope when Gabby returns (hopefully as MW2008)... Author: Trini77 [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Thursday, November 13, 08:09:29pm Author Host/IP: cpe-66-108-67-18.nyc.res.rr.com/66.108.67.18 ...she exposes this nonsense and calls for accountability from the Ministry. What a disgrace the T&T government and Ms. Mc Donald are. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Patrickkkkk we stepping up with you Author: smurfgyrl [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: Thursday, November 13, 09:20:41pm Author Host/IP: EATcf-677p107.ppp15.odn.ne.jp/220.212.33.107 Well its typical...not surprising at all so why even get your blood pressure up. thats the way they move- pageants, sports you name it. success- then they jump of the bandwagon, plan cheesy welcomes at the airport and put on their best suits for a photo-op. And its so sad that T & T has been so successful in the past, even hosted a MU and we are still in this situation. Its messy, very very messy and I`m sure very discouraging for Peter. Maybe he should forget about the government and find other ways to raise money in the future. I think of the system in Venezuela, and how these girls dont have to worry about a thing. But I know everything will work itself our smoothly. think positively... you sure that some harsh words for the minister. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]