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The Youth Responds…
Firstly as youths of this
Nation and secondly, as youths of the United National Congress,
we the youth of the UNC are very hurt and saddened by the
derogatory statements made by Mr. Jack Warner, a Deputy
Political Leader of the Party concerning the youths of the UNC.
Mr. Warner, a man for whom we had much liking and respect has
greatly disappointed us. How could the leader of a political
party with which he has freely chosen to align himself, turn out
to be so cruel and heartless toward the party in general and the
UNC youths in particular?
Mr. Warner claimed in the
monthly Newsletter of the Chaguanas West Constituency, Page 8 of
Volume 1, Issue 11, November 2008, that he chose the UNC as it
is, “the only political vehicle with a driving ambition toward
meaningful change,” just a few days before he made such
slanderous allegations against the youths of the UNC. Is this
the type of lesson Mr.. Warner intends to teach the youth of
this nation? I don’t believe the Youth of our Nation are
interested in bad talking, and disloyalty! We want to love,
support and care for our brothers and sisters. Teach us the kind
of love and dedication that the Pandays, Mrs. Kamla Persad
Bissessar and others display.
Furthermore, how is it possible
for a man who states that he is ready for the leadership of this
party to falsely say, that the youngest member of the Youth Arm
is no younger than 50 years old? Is he aware of the strides the
UNC has taken in relation to youth in politics? Just to inform
him, Mr. Panday has appointed at least four young persons from
the Youth Arm all under the age of 27 to Senate. There were even
persons in the Youth Arm, under the statutory age limit of 25
whom he eagerly wanted to appoint to the Senate as a
demonstration of their zeal and commitment to the fight for the
betterment of this country. If my memory serves me correctly,
Mr. Panday has appointed the youngest person to the Senate ever
in the history of Trinidad and Tobago politics, the chairperson
of the Youth Arm, just a week after she attained the statutory
age. That is the reality! The UNCA is the only party that
recognizes and understands the important role the youth plays in
politics. Therefore, a reasonable man should see, Mr. Warner’s
statements are very wrong, and most obviously were intended to
create friction and division of the UNC in the eyes of the
public.
A wise man once said, “Power is
not only the greatest aphrodisiac but, it is also the greatest
intoxicant-even the smell of it can drive some men crazy!”
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Women's voices
must be heard
ALTHOUGH women take up
myriad of responsibilities in their daily lives, they do not focus
on how the actions of politics and governments affect their lives.
This is something that Afifah
Mohammed, Chairman of the United National Congress Alliance (UNCA)
Youth Arm would like to change.
Young and energetic, Mohammed,
25, of Cunupia has a passion for setting things right and she
would like to see women take a more active role for improvement of
life in this country. Read
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UNC
Senator is 25.....
He may be baby-faced, but UNC Senator Ryan Spicer is all of 25 and
within the constitutional age limit to serve as a senator.
Spicer
was appointed a temporary Opposition senator on Monday, replacing
UNC Senator Adesh Nanan who is ill.
However,
the slightly-built youth—who also delivered his maiden address
on Monday—attracted more than his usual share of attention since
another paper carried an erroneous report that he was 20 years.
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