Comments on: Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago: Bombastic?

By: klopij

klopij — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:53:16 +0000

okay people i lovvvveee trini with all my hearth even doe i wasnt born there but my parents and parents parents and so on are from ther.i lived there and i understand how yall think. so im going to opan up my mouth and say saomthing trinidad and jamaica have to much boostin up and pride in a bad way. you no why i say that.alya fight in for cultya caly[so reggae soca steelpan .thing like that trini and jam shud wqant to expresss with the wholeeeeeeeeee world and our cariibean nations.dont yall get it yall like the big brothers to all the carribean islands in betweeen yall. share yall culture . be nice an i here that guyanees and venezulans are crime troulbers in trinida. if its tru them peepl beta chill for i come donng there and busup de palcee.trinidad calm down.jamaica allya and trinidad is gein to recles in passapaassa and dancehall and carnival and fete .shade club chill we can party .what happens in de party stays in de party some man step on your shoes we ready to fight and bow up peeple.think about how every one else is veiwing you guys.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:06:16 +0000

As a Trini I find these comments to be exactly what continue to divide us all. So what hwo is who is who. This is just plan stupid.

By: matthew moise

matthew moise — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:27:45 +0000

this situation with jamacia and trinidad on caribcement; the trinidadina is a very agressive creature in business and there are agressively making in roads into all the other west indies island seeking investment and business. are they wrong for doing that …i think not.
we have been crying out for years as black people that we must come together yet when it is started by some one weather a country or a company we or some that should know and appreciated better tries to stop it.

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By: Brent

Brent — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:26:54 +0000

Ms. Ritch should focus on the challenges in Jamaica. The people and government of Trinidad are focused on fostering a productive, modern and plural society. As a Trinidadian, we are doing what we need to do to ensure that our future generations have superior standards of living.

By: Sandy Ogawa

Sandy Ogawa — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:26:20 +0000

Serra, it is easier said than done. If there’s love then there’s always hatred. Think about it!

By: Sherry-Ann Serra

Sherry-Ann Serra — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 04:25:40 +0000

Why is HATE always the popular option? Perhaps because it is the easiest way out for one who knows no better. Ignorance is the mother of xenophobia, hating those whom are not from our village, town, city, country, race, culture… It is indeed quite a shame that many Caribbean people still fail to see the importance of respecting each other for our merits, differences, appreciating our similarities and the need to work together to build a stronger Caribbean for our own future. I am Trinidadian of Carib descent… and… so? People must never be judged by their race, culture or any other physical aspect. This is how wars begin and the reason why this world will never enjoy peace.

By: Prudence Young-Gordon

Prudence Young-Gordon — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:05:49 +0000

I really find it hard to believe that a Jamaican would really say that

that is like the devil correcting sin

By: Genie X

Genie X — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:48:47 +0000

I think these issues really highlight the underlying difficulties inherent in attempts by the territories of the Caribbean to forge mutually beneficially bonds intra-regionally.

However, they also highlight the necessity of such bonds in creating a greater sense of regional identity and interconnection. This in turn might lessen the sense of being “invaded by the other” that each territory seems to feel when other islanders begin to have a significant economic and social presence in their particular island.

I wonder though, would the reaction to the 43% stake or the reneging of the promise been as vicious had they been at the hands of a Western nation?