Eat your heart out, indeed!

Eat your heart out, indeed!

Education, mi amigo, is wealth and, like wealth, wreaks woe when wielded wickedly.

Our experience under the People's National Movement confirms that: for the best Prime Minister the PNM ever produced was George Michael Chambers, the unlettered.

Thank God, the PNM is now banished from bridge, thus unable to chart the national course!

However, I am educated enough to know that many of its very "educated" members/supporters remain aboard and, being PNM, are doing their utmost, openly and under-low, to undermine the Starship Enterprise...and, educated enough too to know that only the politically-uneducated would go to war and win, then not promptly round up and disarm the surviving vanquished, especially those who still cling on to the powerful offices to which they were aforetime appointed.

I make no bones for saying as I've said (and shall continue to say), as my intention is, God willing, for the People's Partnership to remain manning (sic) things till long after I breathe my last! Thus, I am quite prepared to face the full wrath of the PNM cling-ons for the rest of my life, as, forsooth, I have been doing since late 2010.

Eat your heart out, indeed!

© Richard Wm. Thomas,
    kid5rivers.com
    5 Rivers, Arouca,
    Trinidad and Tobago.

On 3 July 2012 13:45,  wrote:

 

Richard, you are confusing hay with manure. You can only eat one plate of food at a time and you have already been of great service to them today. Save this B.S. for tomorrow. 

GEPPETTO

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On Jul 3, 2012, at 1:34 PM, kid5rivers wrote:

What's your point, Raul? See where the outstanding qualifications of the below-named got us!

Dr. Eric Eustace Williams was educated at Queen's Royal College and won the Island Scholarship to Oxford University. At Oxford, he placed first in the First Class of the History Honours School and received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1938. His doctoral thesis, The Economic Aspect of the West Indian Slave Trade and Slavery, was considered an important contribution to research on the subject and was published in 1944 in Williams' Capitalism and Slavery.

In 1939, Williams migrated to the United States to teach at Howard University. He became an assistant professor of social and political sciences and organized several courses, especially a humanities course for which he developed a three-volume work called Documents Illustrating the Development of Civilization (1947). While at Howard, Williams began to work as a consultant to the Anglo-American Caribbean Commission, a body set up after the war to study the future of the region. In 1948, he left Howard to head the Research Branch of the Caribbean Commission. Later, in 1955, he resigned from the Commission in protest against its crypto-colonialist policies.

Williams returned to Trinidad and Tobago and became more involved in politics. His first major political speech was titled "My Relations with the Caribbean Commission" (1955). A year later, Williams formed the People's National Movement (PNM), a political party of which he became the leader. In September of 1956, the PNM won the national elections and he became the chief minister of the country from 1956 to 1959, premier from 1959 to 1962, and prime minister from 1962 to 1981.

© Richard Wm. Thomas,
    kid5rivers.com
    5 Rivers, Arouca,
    Trinidad and Tobago.

On 3 July 2012 09:01,  wrote:

EAT YOUR HEART OUT, HATERS! 

Facebook | Renee Cummings

EDUCATION

•MA CRIMINAL JUSTICE, JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, NY (2005)
•MA CERTIFICATE, TERRORISM STUDIES, JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, NY (2005)
•MS EDUCATION, REHABILITATION & SUBSTANCE ABUSE THERAPY, HUNTER COLLEGE, NY (2002)
•BA MEDIA STUDIES, POLITICAL SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY & CREATIVE WRITING, HUNTER COLLEGE, NY (1998)

HIGH SCHOOL
•BISHOP ANSTEY HIGH SCHOOL, POS, TRINIDAD, WI, GCE & CXC O’LEVELS (1981-1986)
•ST JOSEPH’S CONVENT, POS, TRINIDAD, WI, GCE A’LEVELS (1986-1988)

CERTIFICATION
•CERTIFIED REHABILITATION COUNSELOR, COMMISSION ON REHABILITATION COUNSELOR CERTIFICATION (2003)
•APPRAISAL, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISABILITIES
•CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES
•CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS
•DEVELOPMENTAL, MENTAL, PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES
•DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURAL THERAPY
•ENVIRONMENTAL AND ATTITUDINAL BARRIERS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
•SENSORY IMPAIRMENT AND NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

EXPERTISE
•APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION
•COLLECTING, ANALYZING & DISSEMINATING DATA
•CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS
•CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION & ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS
•DELIVERING SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL SERVICES
•DEVELOPING TRAINING MODULES
•FACILITATING CAPACITY BUILDING
•FORMULATION, DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY
•MEDIA CAMPAIGNS & MEDIA SPOKESPERSON
•MONITORING PROJECT PERFORMANCE
•REPUTATION MANAGEMENT
•RESEARCH & POLICY ANALYSIS
•RISK-ASSESSMENT & EARLY-WARNING SYSTEMS
•SPEECHWRITER

HONOURS
•NEW YORK NEWSDAY JOURNALISM AWARD (1995)
•USA TODAY JOURNALISM RECOGNITION AWARDS (1995)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
•ASSOCIATION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION & SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROFESSIONALS (AVRASA)
•NATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELING ASSOCIATION (NRCA)
•NEW YORK STATE PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (NYSPA)

SPECIALISED TRAINING
•ADDICTION TREATMENT
•ASSESSING AND REPORTING ON CHILD ABUSE
•CLINICAL ASSESSMENT, APPRAISAL, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCIES
•COMMUNITY BASED INITIATIVES FOR TRANSITION FROM INCARCERATION TO COMMUNITY
•COMMUNITY MEDIATION AND CITIZEN COMPLAINTS
•COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING
•CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
•CRIMINAL SUBCULTURES, SOCIAL DEVIANCE AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
•DISABILITY RIGHTS
•DIVERSITY TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS
•PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELLING
•REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
•RISK MANAGEMENT & CRISIS AND DISASTER PLANNING
•TERRORISM
•VICTIM RIGHTS AND VICTIMOLOGY

SPECIAL AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITION
•BERGEN COUNTY COLLEGE (NJ) HERITAGE AWARD OUTSTANDING CARIBBEAN WOMAN IN THE U.S. (2006)
•PROCLAMATION FROM THE CITY OF NEW YORK (2005 & 2006)
•SOCIAL SERVICE & CULTURAL AWARD, ICONJ (2003)

TEACHING & LECTURING EXPERIENCE
•Designed and developed the following courses and workshops for the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business:
•EXECUTIVE INTERVIEWING SKILLS FOR THE SERVICE COMMISSION ('10)
•EFFECTIVE SPEECHWRITING ('10)
•EVENT SAFETY, RISK CONTROL & CROWD MANAGEMENT ('09)
•MANAGING THE MEDIA ('10)
•RISK MANAGEMENT ('10)

CRIMINAL JUSTICE EXPERTISE

COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Strengthening neighborhoods, promoting social justice, improving quality of life, marshalling citizen participation in reducing crime through geographically oriented surveillance, detection, and government sanctioned punishment; community policing, citizen patrol, neighborhood watch, community courts, teen courts, drug courts, parole and probation supervision, halfway houses, and group homes

CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION
Vocational training focusing on the acquisition of skills that are directly transferrable to the workplace and literacy development; specialised programmes that deliver an in-prison education that can reduce future criminality; impacting on increased cognitive skills; effecting behavioral changes and teaching prisoners how to live a crime-free life

DEPORTEE REINTEGRATION
Risk-assessment and expert analysis of the criminal dossiers of deportees, assessing deportee reintegration and social rehabilitation into receiving country; evaluating criminal histories; rehabilitative potential and criminal ties in the receiving country; debriefing law enforcement and immigration authorities

DRUG COURTS
Designing and developing innovative policies that break the cycle of drugs and crime, offering rehabilitation instead of punishment; reducing drug use; reducing criminal activity while in treatment; and reducing recidivism through drug treatment alternatives to incarceration

GANGS
Specializing in gang activity, prison gangs and street gangs; gang involvement and gang-related violence; offering a balanced approach to reducing gang affiliation and violence through prevention, intervention and enforcement; experienced in RICO prosecution and intelligence gathering; and special investigative techniques

JUVENILE JUSTICE & DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
Creating crime control policy and programmes for at-risk youth based on a solid understanding of the psychology of the juvenile offender; early intervention programmes, alternative to prison programmes; and specialized courts; truancy initiatives; job training and re-education programmes; gun control programmes and gang reduction; youth homicide; subcultures, rituals and retreatism

POLICING
Community policing, drugs cartels, enforcement and interdiction, kidnapping and rapid response units, organized crime; crime control, deterrence, crime scene investigation, crime mapping, law enforcement, and leadership training for law enforcement professionals; police reform; police use of force; the law and police science; evaluating police performance and early warning interventions; and other contemporary issues in policing

PRISON REFORM
Specialised training in corrections, offender rehabilitation and vocational skills acquisition programming to facilitate reintegration; prison industries, in-prison substance abuse treatment modalities; parole; re-entry and recidivism; women in prison and feminist approaches to corrections; prison policy; prison management trends; parole and prisoner reentry

RE-ENTRY & RECIDIVISM
Reducing the likelihood of recidivism among the prison population, through re-entry policy development, programme planning, programming, service coordination, monitoring of service delivery, and stakeholder mobilisation to ensure the effectiveness of in-prison programmes on re-entry outcomes; creating on-going partnerships which facilitate collaboration between government, business, community, faith-based and other groups

REHABILITATION
Treatment and vocational rehabilitation options for inmates; clinical assessment, evaluation and treatment of co-existing disabilities; treating multiple medical conditions including addiction and mental illness in the offender population; behaviour and personality disorders; vocational counseling, vocational rehabilitation policy and vocation training programmes

RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Designing, developing, and implementing recompense programmes for offenders; promoting healing through structured communication processes among victims, offenders, community, and government; through the promotion of peace and order in the community

SEX CRIME & CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
Training and technical assistance, designing programmes tailored to law enforcement resources; enhancing investigative responses to sex crimes and childhood sexual abuse; multi-tiered training that promotes education and awareness among law enforcement and the general population; sexual offender assessment and treatment; and the treatment of juvenile sexual offenders

SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
Designing, developing and executing effective, evidenced-based substance abuse treatment intervention training of particular relevance to the criminal justice community and treatment professionals working with drug abusing offenders; untreated substance abusing offenders are more likely to relapse to drug abuse and return to criminal behaviour; relapse and relapse prevention

TERRORISM
Domestic terrorism, genocide, massacres, torture and war crimes, global terrorists networks, intelligence gathering, organized crime and terrorist economies, psychology of terrorism, religious terrorism and apocalyptic violence, suicide terrorism, transnational threats and the global economy, trauma therapy and national emergency response

THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE
Rehabilitative punishment, using the law as a therapeutic agent of change; facilitating and achieving therapeutic outcomes with offenders

GEPPETTO

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On Jul 3, 2012, at 11:24 AM, Juliet Davy wrote:

It is amazing how vicious UNC supporters can be even in the face of truth. Imagine this woman (not karen)attacking  Renee for what clearly is a professional opinion. On the one hand they are saying dismiss Juliet because she is dunce and divisive, and on the other hand they are calling for the head of Renee a well educated woman but because they cannot question her qualification they have resorted to accusing her of carrying a grudge for her father. What pathetic UNC suporters.     

Settling the squatting problem once and for all.

Squatting is unlawful. That is known to one and all. However, if unknown to any, all know ignorance of the law is no excuse.

Those, therefore, who, under any circumstances, engage in or encourage squatting, are engaging in or encouraging lawlessness. And all know the law must take its course -else it would not be law.

It is for that reason validating laws are enacted from time to time...given the topic, a pristine example of such a law would be the Land Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act.

However, validating laws, by nature, are time, place or condition specific, hence inapplicable throughout the landscape.

Wherefore then may any person -except the inane, or insane, or injudicious, or indolent- would insist squatters have more rights than lawful owners (including: duly-appointed/elected agents of lawful owners)?

Question's asked since, were it to be that squatters may only be removed by recourse to the courts, then the right to equal treatment before the law and common sense must surely require that no squatter may begin to squat unless they first get the court's approval.

Humans emulate what they adulate.

From the arrival of American troops during World War Two, the impressionable of Trinbago have become utterly acculturated to the Hollywood and radio/TV soap opera version of American way of life ["the American Way"]

True, some may insist otherwise -that the American lifestyle has been the ideal because mimicry is the highest form of praise.

Regardless, as a result, over the years, in addition to linguistics, everything American -musical, theatrical, sporting, architectural, political and entrepreneurial- has fascinated, to the point of domination, most Trinbagonians, especially during the critically-formative years of early childhood.

Inevitably, the American Way is used as the yardstick by which many Trinbagonians evaluate their own situation and shape their hopes, individual and collective. (Trinbagonians thus oriented shall hereinafter be referred to as "the Impressionables", okay?)

For instance, though she stands her own in the highly-competitive arena of tertiary education, the University of the West Indies is yet to produce a sheepskin which, universally, will be as warmly received as one obtained from "in de cold".

Given, therefore, the massive and endemic impact the American Way has had, has and, for a good while to come, shall have on the Impressionables, it makes eminent sense for every government to intervene and ensure that, as far as pragmatically possible, the aspect(s) of the American Way to which the Impressionables turn are those which uplift rather than those which destroy or stultify...of the latter, everywhere one turns one sees abundant evidence of its asscendancy (sic) -the contempt for human and non-human life, the rudeboy/rudegyal attitudes, the brusqueness and coarseness of speech, the "I done pay my dues, so society owes me" philosophy, of late: the exposed underpants, ...need I continue?

The situation is so grim, if it's ever to be arrested, far more, reversed, governmental pussyfooting is not an option, as the American Way eh going away anytime soon.

Within such context, the Hoop of Life and every similar and other initiative of the People's Partnership government are to be viewed, then heartily welcomed and enthusiastically endorsed. For who better than the better expressions of the American Way may impress upon the Impressionables the better expressions of the American Way?

Like I said: the American Way eh going away anytime soon. So, in a world of mimic men and women, only a mischief-maker would deny that that humans learn by observation and emulate what they adulate.

Keep Smiling ;-) ...No kidding! I'm not smiling at all!

"Cockroach have no right in fowl business!", is a colloquial expression which needs no exposition to be understood. I not an attorney, yet pride myself on being sufficiently understanding of the laws (statute and case), hence, whenever on these blogs, specific reference is made some law or decision, my attention is whetted above normal levels and, invariably, into the discussion I'd wade. So! Here I am! And, interestingly, in this discourse, as a qualified ruminant farmer, my credentials permit me to intervene when one ram capriciously attacks another -as, in this instance, Balliram did to Ramkissoon- especially when the instigator is patently engaging in what may only be described as "hardhead behaviour".

Frivolities dispensed, to the chase!

Dereck, it's very harsh (to the point of insouciant) of you to suggest the pellucid opinion expressed by Kelvin is "trite". For the record, Thesaurus.com defines "trite" as follows:

trite [trahyt]

adjective, trit·er, trit·est.

1. lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.

2. characterized by hackneyed expressions, ideas, etc.: The commencement address was trite and endlessly long.

3. Archaic : rubbed or worn by use.

while, "trite law" means: law so obvious, even the uninitiated knows it (e.g., A person is presumed innocent until proven guilty!).

Given the context of Kelvin's commentary, no legal jurisprudence (emphasis on "prudence") could /would declare or insinuate that what he contributed was "trite law" -this forum is not exclusive to the legal fraternity, you therefore breached protocol in publicly berating a colleague, especially one who is your senior...he is your senior, isn't he?

If my extrapolation is correct, there then arises the issue of motive. These days the best Sherlock Holmes Trinbago seems to have is Ian Alleyne. Perhaps I ought to drop him a line, as, for the benefit of all, the rat I smell needs to be outed!

Speaking of "rat"! Your invoking the Thornhill v Attorney General precedent set my spider senses atingling:  I read the Thornhill judgement some years ago and, according to my memory it harbours nothing relevant to or supportive of your purpose -the Thornhill case turned on the detained person's right of access to an attorney. At the risk of sounding trite, again I ask, what's your motive, Deryck, huh?

Perhaps it's the most celebrated Collymore versus The Attorney General action to which you intended to refer? For, in that matter, then Chief Justice, Hugh O. B. Wooding delivered a stinging landmark decision against the Oilfield Workers' Trade Union, which decision, in short order thereafter, became settled law -when the Privy Council upheld it. I single out this part of what Sir Hugh Wooding therein pronounced:

Per Wooding CJ at p. 15 F-G:

“In my judgment, then, freedom of association means no more than freedom to enter in consensual arrangements to promote the common-interest objects of the associating group.  . . .   But the freedom to associate confers neither right nor licence for a course of conduct or for the commission of acts which in the view of Parliament are inimical to the peace, order  and good government of the country.”

The Collymore decision was delivered since 1967 thereabouts. That, my learned friend, is long before you were born, Dereck...don't smirk, Kelvin! You too! It is therefore "trite law". By now, then, even those attorneys given to friskiness (or, due to their tenderfoot status, breach of legal etiquette) ought to be able at once to recognize when to use Collymore and, when not. On what leg, then, did/may the highway protestors position themselves?

I hope I didn't offend you, for no offence was/is intended, just a layman's prodding towards right conduct.

But, just in case your anger bristles, please recite this mantra which, at times, I use:

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदम् पूर्णात् पूर्णमुदच्यते |

पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते ||

ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ||

Oṃ pūrṇamadaḥ pūrṇamidam pūrṇāt pūrṇamudacyate

pūrṇasya pūrṇamādāya pūrṇamevāvaśiṣyate

Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ

Om! That (Brahman) is infinite, and this (universe) is infinite.

The infinite proceeds from the infinite.

(Then) taking the infinitude of the infinite (universe),

It remains as the infinite (Brahman) alone.

Om! Peace! Peace! Peace!

© Richard Wm. Thomas,
    kid5rivers.com
    5 Rivers, Arouca,
    Trinidad and Tobago.

 We are all to the bone!
  Love us! Hate us!
But...NEVER betray us!   

On 30 June 2012 10:29, dereck balliram <dballiram@hotmail.com> wrote:

See case of Thornhill -v- Ag and Pc Corspe -v- Hayden Toney. This is trite law.

Needs no exposition.


Sent from my BlackBerry® device from Digicel

-----Original Message-----
From: kelvin ramkissoon <kelvinramkissoon@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2012 15:34:49
To: <theunitedvoice@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [theunitedvoice] Keep Smiling ;-)


The recent events surrounding the removal of the camp pitched by the Highway Re route Movement has generated much debate. The last word has not been said, but it raises questions of constitutionality in the face of State action undertaken by law enforcement agencies.

The rights and freedoms under our Constitution are not meant to be absolute and untramelled. They are in fact, circumscribed and qualified by limitations which are exercised in the greater interests of the society at large. The rationale is the safeguarding of the other rights contained in the Constitution itself. Well respected legal authority posits that one such limitation may be derived from section 53 of the Constitution itself which vests in Parliament the power to make laws for the peace, order and good government of Trinidad and Tobago. Where state power is exercised for the public good, the public interest provides a basis for the limitation of such rights to the greater necessity to ensure the protection of the rights of the wider society. State power in such circumstances, are exercised within the sphere of the regulated area of government by which the State in a modern democracy subscribing to the principles of the Westminster model must ensure the necessity to preserve social order rather than surrender  to the demands of a few.

Provided that the actions of the State in the particular case pursue a legitimate aim, and is proportionate to that aim, then such actions can qualify as being justified in the wider interests of the society. The necessity to strike a balance between individual rights and the general interests of society is paramount. Every governement strives to achieve such a noble objective.

For example, and as determined by the Courts of this land, the freedom to associate under the Constitution confers neither right nor licence for a course of conduct or for the commission of acts which are inimical to the peace, order and good government of a country. In a like manner, their constitutionally guaranteed existence notwithstanding, freedom of movement, is no licence to trespass, freedom of conscience, no licence for sedition, freedom of expression no licence for obscenity, freedom of assembly, no licence for riot, and freedom of the press, no licence for libel.

Regards,

Kelvin Ramkissoon, Attorney at Law No. 139 Duke StreetPort of SpainTrinidad West Indies

¡PP: Ahora, mañana, lo mejor posible!

A common tribulation afflicting persons of pro-society transformational vision is that they are relently attacked by those who have none and who are immoderately irrational.

Another is: they bear such attacks with stoic determination, for, being visionary, they know what will be is what they see and, lo que sera sera solo por ellos.

The thing is, such alchemists are few -most of humanity has always been clueless, hence confined to being hewers of stone and drawers of water...in our context: encomiendanned, enslaved or indentured to oblivion, or, worse yet, to unmitigated, unwarranted hatred of self, family or neighbour.

But, memory and optimism dimmed by time, the older heads eventually inexorably recede into a dreamy whirl wherein all past suffering is blotted from memory and, to them, long ago forever mutates to being better than today is (or tomorrow could ever be), thus, to them, it serves no purpose their doing anything other than letting que sera sera on its own, while waiting for Basil's unavoidable summons.

Yet, life must continue -a new generation is born everyday, to whom the future, not the past, belongs. It takes leaders of societal-transforming vision to understand that, far more, properly to prepare for the future those present won't ever be present to enjoy, yet, presently could landmine.

So, given what transpired in the past, the People's Partnership, under the tutelage of the Honourable Kamla Persad-Bissessar (ably assisted by many erudite ones, e.g., Winston, Jack, Anand, Rooodal, Prakash), is, at present AND during the foreseeable future, precisely what past doctors ordered...and even Trinbago's mortal enemy -the PNM- knows the doctor best always knows! 

Ending the foundering.

Trinbago was found to be in the mess in which it was found on May 11th 2010 because, foundationally, apart from parliamentarians -via periodic polls- public officials and agencies answer ..to no one. It's either we have democracy of the people, for the people, by the people, or we have none -since, "of", "for" and "by" are inextricably bound.

Whoever says the Attorney-General is misleading the public is definitely misleading themselves!!

Many attorneys are good. Some attorneys are better. Less than the number who are better are best.

To decide, one observes the track record.

The track record comprises how they fare in courts and, dicta.

To hear attorneys who many consider among the best say the Minister of National Security has no lawful authority to issue orders directly to the Police Service or to any police officer, makes one wonder whether such attorneys deserve(d) their eminent status.

Ratio deciendi: 

The Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago,  Section 123A:

(1) Subject to section 123(1), the Commissioner of Police shall have the complete power to manage the Police 

Service and is required to ensure that the human, financial and 

 material resources available to the Service are used in an efficient 

and effective manner...

(4) In the performance of his functions under this 

section the Commissioner of Police shall act in 

 accordance with the Police Service Act and the 

 

Regulations made thereunder.

The Police Service Regulations, Regulation 

 

1.

:

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Police Service Regulations.

(2) These Regulations came into operation on 

 

6th August 2007.

The Police Service Regulations, Regulation 2.:

In these Regulations—

“Minister” means the Minister to whom responsibility for national security is assigned;

The Police Service Regulations, Regulation 123.:

(1) The Commissioner shall decide the quantity in 

 which arms and ammunition may be issued to an officer,

Division, Branch, Section or Station.

(2) The Commissioner may withdraw any arms and  ammunition issued to an officer, Division, Branch, Section or

Station without assigning any reason for so doing.

(3) The authority of the Commissioner under this 

regulation is subject to the overriding authority of the Minister.

There other laws which give the Minister of National Security and other Minister(s) the right, power and leeway to issue orders to the Police Service and or police officers. However, since it's the accuracy of a statement that I'm attacking, just one powerhouse tidbit in rebuttal is sufficient.

Ode to Jack!

History, we know, has ordained only misery,
For all who plan without understanding history.
Folklore is wisdom old, orally relayed and stored,
Folklore is thus history, so can't be ignored.
There are those who say Jack, for his new post is unfit,
Hence snarl about him, lips dripping hate without respite.
They swear he's unclean, everyday him demean,

Yet, over the years, on his pocket did they lean.

Folklore says, "Doh wait till it's night,

"To see what you see plainly in daylight!"

From their irrevocable gene, one can easily glean,

Jack's assailants all spring from some anti-Jack machine.

Folkore again: "Birds of one feather flock together!"

Common thread thence binds Jack's haters to each other.
It's safe to relate, with PNM they congregate,

Since Jack has PNM in the wilderness of late.

And, “People does nurture, so doh ever pelt, trees of their own!"

Hence a tree-pelter is always a jealous neighbour, enemy or “nohwayrian”!

In profiling who against Jack bray, without let, night and day,

Safe to conclude: they comprise false friends, PNM, or, MSJ!

Furthermore: "Barren trees doh get pelted!", how true:

As by firm resolve does a man succeed, not by lack-ado!
So, the pelters, we can agree, will never plant a tree,
Yet gladly greet the paid holiday of Corpus Christi.

The last lore is apt, for “The longest rope indeed has an end!”

And: “What yuh eh meet on straight road, will: round the bend!”

So, lambaste the partner of Jill, if that’s your main thrill,

In time to come, Truth shall cause all of you to be still.

Hard to swallow? Well, “You could take horse to water, or water to horse,

“But you can’t make him drink, even if you apply brute force!”

A tree-pelter is very mean and the dumbest human being:

In their depraved craving they flail trees fruitful, or fruit still green.

Again: “A tree planted by the river never withers, always bears!

And: “Only the prudent create wealth that outlasts lean years!”

So, let the pelters futilely fling their anti-Jack dust in the wind,

He is destined to triumph, despite the hostility at him coming.

For: "By the fruit trees are known, not the way they're looking!"
And fruit, we know, has always been a palpable thing.
So, Jack, boy! Hold on! Doh study dem! Stay strong!
Only to the stouthearted does the ultimate victory belong!

In the end we shall see...and if we don't see,

It must mean we're all blind, or, worse: chupidee!

While we wait, know this test is not for the swiftest,

Rather the one who rope-a-dopes the best.

So let the pelters prattle, for the while! Let them have a ball!

They feel is nursery rhyme, that's why they want Jack to fall.

But, folkore predict: "Many cock does crow, strut in pappyshow.

"Alas! Into the poultry-farmer's curry or pelau they all go!"