Morning Edition: 20th October 2022 | Morning Edition

This Morning Edition, we’re joined live on set by Kenneth Butcher, one of PNM’s November by-election Speaker candidates.

Just yesterday the election committee of the party released a notice saying that 3 candidates have withdrawn, they are Brian Manning for Deputy Chairman, Curtis Shade for Field Office and Ndale Young for Youth Officer.

There has been talk of disagreements in the party and there has been talk of the creation of a new PNM and the need for change. Let’s join Mr. Butcher now to get his perspective on the state of the party and how he intends to fix it.

This time we’re talking about kids and experimenting with substances… after two middle school girls reportedly consumed jewelry cleaning acid, mistaking it for an alcoholic beverage.

The incident is said to have happened on Monday. According to reports, the liquid was brought to school by another classmate. According to Express, the teenager in the presence of her parents allegedly told the police that on Sunday she posted on her what’s app status images of a glass bottle containing a transparent liquid which she believed to be punch.

Her friends asked her to bring it to school to try it out. Let’s join Kevin David, head of NPTA to get his views on the situation.

We are now joined by King Okataykie Asofo Boakye 3rd also known privately as Samuel Bervell Ackah.

He is visiting Trinidad and Tobago as part of Africa’s CARICOM Initiative. Today he will talk to us about what he hopes this visit will achieve and how it will benefit both countries.

It’s Bhojpuri time and we welcome back Dr. Visham Bhimull, Founder of Caribbean Hindustani joins us live on set for a special Diwali Edition.

We are keeping the focus on Culture, but this time, Calypso. We have two generations of the genre on set with us to tell us about an upcoming event. Veteran calypsonian D Mighty Trini will be hosting an event on November 6 with the help of some friends. It will be at Queen’s Hall from 6pm priced at $250. per ticket.

Joining us on set is D Mighty Trini himself, Robert Elias as well as Aaron Duncan, thank you for being with us.

Let’s focus on health now, the Eastern Regional Health Authority is looking to encourage people to be more proactive in their health and wellbeing. The TT Moves Wellness Caravan will make its next stop in Rio Claro this Friday and then Tabaquite on November 4th.

The caravan starts at 9am and here to tell us more are Peter Jeffrey – Nariva/Mayaro Health Education Officer and Ms. Nirmatee Mohammed, Senior District Health Visitor.

This is how we end today’s show and we invite you to join us from 20:30 tonight for ME PRIME. We leave you with this image of a long-winged rabbit being chased by black birds with yellow hoods.

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