Wayne Kublalsingh Hunger Strike...

[The_Honourable]

Highway activists want apology from Sinanan



After Works Minister Rohan Sinanan’s statement that work has not restarted on the highway to Point Fortin, the Highway Reroute Movement (HRM) is demanding an apology. The group has repeated its claim that Sinanan’s statements are false and defamatory. Head of the HRM, Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, met with reporters at Rosso Settlement in Pepper Village, Fyzabad on Tuesday.

“We give the minister until December 31 to apologise, or else he will meet us in court,” he warned. “The minister alleges that work on the Debe to Mon Desir Highway has not restarted after its collapse in 2016. This is false.”

Leela Boodhai of the HRM said Kublalsingh and the HRM were present at three locations between December 6 and 15 and tried to stop the contractors from working. “Therefore, Sinanan’s allegation that Dr Kublalsingh was spreading misinformation about the claiming that works had restarted is false,” Boodhai said.

In an earlier report, Sinanan said the HRM blamed flooding in the Penal/Debe area on bridge works in that area. “This is false. The movement is claiming that the embankment between Gandhi Village and Suchit Trace, alongside Debe Trace, impedes the sheet flow of water across an integral part of Oropouche Wetlands,” Kublalsingh said.

The HRM says this had been a concern for scientists and experts of the Institute of Marine Affairs, the Water Resources Agency at WASA and the Met Office from 2006-2010, the year the certificate of environmental clearance for the project was awarded. Kublalsingh said he wrote to the Prime Minister in 2015 asking him to remove the embankment.

An upset Kublalsingh said Sinanan claims the HRM blames the PM for the floods in Debe/Penal. “Our claim is that Rowley ought not to exculpate himself for the flooding, which has caused immense economic and social distress to communities in the area of the embankment,” Kublalsingh said.

Rowley, he said, met with the HRM when he was the Opposition Leader and promised to raise the matter in Parliament. Kublalsingh said the HRM presented the recommendations of the Armstrong report to Rowley in 2015.

The report, on the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the San Fernando to Point Fortin Highway, was produced in 2013 by an independent review committee chaired by Dr James Armstrong. The PM, said Kublalsingh, sent Sinanan to meet with the HRM in the face of arbitration proceedings.

Some work on the highway must be done in keep­ing with the ruling of the Court of Arbitration under which the gov­ern­ment re­cov­ered almost $1 bil­lion from fired Brazilian high­way con­trac­tor OAS Construtora.

“Arising out of the meeting, Sinanan wrote and published a release stating that no decision will be made on Debe to Mon Desir unless the HRM was first consulted. The minister failed to consult with us and now the matter is before the High Court,” Kublalsingh said.

The HRM leader is facing charges after he tried to stop tractors and bulldozers from entering the land in the Debe area where work is being done to accommodate the highway.

Source: https://newsday.co.tt/2019/12/26/highwa ... m-sinanan/

[hydroep]

Sinanan MC...

[De Dragon]

When you have JUHN Scarfy, Roundabout Rohan and Kubs, you've got a battle royale of liars.

[The_Honourable]

He doh have the belly again to do a hunger strike

Dr Kublalsingh to file judicial review on Point Fortin Highway Project



Highway Reroute Movement (HRM) leader Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh will have an opportunity to cross-examine Works and Transport Minister Rohan Sinanan with regards to work being done along the Solomon Hochoy Highway Extension to Point Fortin project.

This, after Justice Ricky Rahim, presiding in the San Fernando Civil Court, granted leave to Kublalsingh this morning, to file for judicial review. He also set aside dates in February to hear the matter.

Dr Kublalsingh filed the claim a year ago after he alleged that Minister Sinanan reneged on a promise following their 2017 meeting, to halt work on the contentious Debe to Mon Desir segment of the highway and to consult with the HRM before resuming any work in that section. Dr Kublalsingh also is asking for an injunction blocking any construction from taking part in that segment.

When the matter was called, the judge, who was recently assigned the matter, commented on how long Dr Kublalsingh's application has been in the court system.

“I don’t understand why the leave application has been in the system for almost a year. It really makes no sense,” said the judge.

As Justice Rahim considered dates for the trial, the minister's attorney, Kelisha Bello, indicated that she would have to consult with the minister. However, the judge said while he understood her position and that the minister might be very busy, the court has its job today. He said if it becomes necessary, he would issue a summons and subpoena the minister to come to court.

On February 17, Dr Wayne Kublalsingh, who has not retained an attorney and is doing the matter himself, will be allowed to cross-examine Minister Sinanan and another defence witness, Sharon Imbert.

However, the judge has restricted his cross-examination of the minister to 30 minutes, with 20 minutes allowed for the other witness.

The minister’s attorney also will have an opportunity to cross-examine Dr Kublalsingh and his witnesses. The parties will then make their submissions to the court the following day.

Speaking to reporters after the matter, Dr Kublalsingh said he was surprised but extremely happy that the judge expedited the matter and set a date to hear his claim.

Source: https://www.cnc3.co.tt/press-release/dr ... ay-project

[MaxPower]

First Kublal refusing to eat, now he refusing to bathe...


Jezas crice man pull yourself together

[rebound]

Kubs eh ketch heself from dat last starvation boy.....

[rspann]

Kubs eh ketch heself from dat last starvation boy.....

Is how everybody was saying he wasn't eating and he going to dead . That is how he always looked.

[VexXx Dogg]

Man who is going the mile for his beliefs and values.

I might not agree with him, but I sure as hell respect him for keeping up his fight

[rspann]

Ever wonder why he only fighting against the Debe to Mondesir section? Savannah being bulldozed in Grande and not a peep from him. Wetlands backfilled all over , the whole of Tulsa Trace , Railway Rd and Debe and he's not concerned . I wonder why? Even The Creek section of the Sando to Point project effectively affects the hydrology of the mangrove and wetlands , but as long as @n@n$ isn't affected it's ok.
I think if you are really fighting for a cause you should speak up wherever it needs to be condemned , you shouldn't be selective. He should protest the Toco projects too. .

[zoom rader]

Ever wonder why he only fighting against the Debe to Mondesir section? Savannah being bulldozed in Grande and not a peep from him. Wetlands backfilled all over , the whole of Tulsa Trace , Railway Rd and Debe and he's not concerned . I wonder why? Even The Creek section of the Sando to Point project effectively affects the hydrology of the mangrove and wetlands , but as long as @n@n$ isn't affected it's ok.
I think if you are really fighting for a cause you should speak up wherever it needs to be condemned , you shouldn't be selective. He should protest the Toco projects too. .

Sounds like he's a paid protester like the PNM tuners on here

[VexXx Dogg]

Ever wonder why he only fighting against the Debe to Mondesir section? Savannah being bulldozed in Grande and not a peep from him. Wetlands backfilled all over , the whole of Tulsa Trace , Railway Rd and Debe and he's not concerned . I wonder why? Even The Creek section of the Sando to Point project effectively affects the hydrology of the mangrove and wetlands , but as long as @n@n$ isn't affected it's ok.
I think if you are really fighting for a cause you should speak up wherever it needs to be condemned , you shouldn't be selective. He should protest the Toco projects too. .

I eh know the real underlying motivation, but that cut run deep for the man to look so over it

[K74T]

Plot twist, zr is kubs.

[matix]

Plot twist, zr is kubs.

[The_Honourable]

Highway Re-Route Movement leader, Dr. Wayne Kublalsingh, wants Prime Minister Rowley, to stop work on the Fyzabad to Mon Desir segment, of the highway to Point Fortin.

He claims, there are some Unlawful acts, by senior government officials, on the job site.

Video: https://www.tv6tnt.com/news/7pmnews/hrm ... 9c066.html

[The_Honourable]

Dr Wayne Kublalsingh stops work on a segment of the Point Fortin highway at Sewlal Trace, Pepper Village, Fyzabad.



Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 3099173158

[jhonnieblue]

That man really needs to be thrown in the sea. The road to south is terrible and that highway is urgently needed.
They should run. His tail over with that bulldozer

[matthewmazda]

That man have could fight for a cause, imagine if we had a few more like him to have passion like that

[De Dragon]

That man have could fight for a cause, imagine if we had a few more like him to have passion like that

Passion you say? I say agenda.

[The_Honourable]

Drama unfolded at the construction site of the Debe to Mon Desir leg of the Point Fortin highway, as leader of the highway reroute movement stormed the site.

Dr Wayne Kublalsingh says the government continues to break the law and he has reached his limits.

[The_Honourable]

HRM head cross-examines Works Minister



Works and Trans­port Min­is­ter Ro­han Sinanan was cross-ex­am­ined by High­way Reroute Move­ment (HRM) leader Dr Wayne Kublals­ingh for about 50 min­utes yes­ter­day in the San Fer­nan­do Supreme Court dur­ing the hear­ing of the ju­di­cial re­view claim he brought against the min­is­ter.

Kublals­ingh claimed the min­is­ter re­neged on an un­der­tak­ing on March 13, 2017, not to make any de­ci­sions about work on the con­tentious Debe to Mon De­sir seg­ment of the Solomon Ho­choy High­way Ex­ten­sion with­out con­sult­ing HRM.

Sinanan claims he made it clear to Kublals­ingh that no “new work” will be un­der­tak­en with­out con­sul­ta­tion with the HRM.

Un­der cross-ex­am­i­na­tion by Kublals­ingh, the min­is­ter said at that March meet­ing he made it clear that the min­istry will be con­tin­u­ing with un­com­plet­ed con­trac­tu­al works by OAS Con­stru­to­ra, in­clud­ing the Oropouche Bridge, Mon De­sir Ex­change and a con­nec­tion from Mon De­sir to Fyz­abad Road. He said the work was nec­es­sary to pro­tect the ex­ist­ing in­fra­struc­ture and is part of the Gov­ern­ment’s oblig­a­tion in an on­go­ing ar­bi­tra­tion.

“What we were con­cen­trat­ing on was the work that OAS Con­struc­to­ra was con­tract­ed to do. Their con­tract was ter­mi­nat­ed and there was a re­cov­ery of $962 mil­lion. In or­der for the State to re­cov­er that mon­ey, we had to prove that we com­plet­ed the job they were con­tract­ed to do and that was where the gov­ern­ment fo­cus was,” Sinanan said.

He said they were al­so pro­tect­ing the ex­ist­ing in­fra­struc­ture on those sites. Kublals­ingh in­sist­ed, how­ev­er, that the min­is­ter did not make a dis­tinc­tion be­tween old and new works at the March meet­ing.

Un­der cross-ex­am­i­na­tion by Sinanan’s at­tor­ney, Raphael Ajod­hia, Kublals­ingh agreed that works on that seg­ment were a con­tin­u­a­tion of what was left un­done by OAS but he said the min­is­ter nev­er men­tioned any­thing about the ar­bi­tra­tion or­der.

Dur­ing his cross-ex­am­i­na­tion, Kublals­ingh asked Sinanan why in a press re­lease is­sued by the min­istry two days af­ter the meet­ing no men­tion was made about “new works” and it on­ly stat­ed that “no de­ci­sions will be made on works in that area with­out fur­ther con­sul­ta­tions with the HRM.”

The min­is­ter re­spond­ed: “I agree that should have been made very clear.”

Sinanan said Cab­i­net ap­proval was spe­cif­ic to com­plete the work OAS was con­tract­ed to do be­cause if they don’t T&T “might be li­able to a loss of $1.2 bil­lion.”

Kublals­ingh al­so cross-ex­am­ined the min­is­ter’s wit­ness, Sharon Im­bert, while HRM mem­ber Leelawa­tee Bood­hai was cross-ex­am­ined by Sinanan’s at­tor­ney.

The par­ties are now ex­pect­ed to file their le­gal sub­mis­sions.

Sinanan was rep­re­sent­ed by Ajod­hia, Ke­l­isha Bel­low, Ron­nell Hinds, Kendra Mack-Gor­don and Nisa Sim­mons led by Regi­nald Ar­mour SC. Ar­mour was not in court.

The judge is ex­pect­ed to give his rul­ing on April 24.

Source: https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/hrm-hea ... 3631321e18

[The_Honourable]

Kublalsingh loses Pt Fortin highway challenge


Dr Wayne Kublalsingh sits on a backhoe as he asks the driver to stop work that was being done at Sewlal Trace, Fyzabad on January 30. - CHEQUANA WHEELER

ENVIRONMENTALIST Dr Wayne Kublalsingh and his Highway Reroute Movement (HRM) lobby group have lost their legal challenge to the work being done on the Solomon Hochoy Highway extension to Point Fortin.

On Friday, Justice Ricky Rahim dismissed their claim and ordered them to pay the Ministry of Works’ legal costs.

Kublalsingh and the HRM represented themselves at the trial. It was the second legal challenge by the group relating to the highway extension project. A similar lawsuit that challenged the Debe to MonDesir portion of the project has not yet been ruled on. In the challenge before Rahim, the group challenged the decision to continue work on the contentious portion of the highway.

In his decision, Rahim said Kublalsingh and the HRM had “essentially accepted that the completion of the incomplete works at the bridges and interchange is necessary.”

They withdrew their objection but raised concerns about the impact on the environment and the community that lives along the route.

“There is no evidence before this court that the decision made thus far impacts on these concerns,” he said. He added that the minister has said “quite clearly” that work has not restarted on the contentious portion of the highway.

“It, therefore, is still open to the defendant to meet with the claimants prior to making a decision on whether to continue and complete the works on the DMD (Debe to MonDesir) so as to consider their plans and proposals for re-routing and associated matters,” the judge said.

He added that the public interest concern in the project was in favour of the ministry. He also said there was a partial breach of an alleged undertaking given by Works Minister Rohan Sinanan to the group that work will not resume on the project left abandoned by Brazilian contractor, OAS Construtora. However, Rahim added the breach was not unfair to the environmentalist nor an abuse of the minister’s power. Kublalsingh filed the claim in 2019 after he alleged that Sinanan reneged on a promise after their 2017 meeting, to halt work on the contentious Debe to Mon Desir segment of the highway and to consult with the HRM before resuming any work in that section.

The Works Ministry was represented by attorneys Reginald Armour, SC, Raphael Ajodhia, Kendra Mark, and Kelisha Bello.

Source: https://newsday.co.tt/2020/04/25/kublal ... challenge/

[MaxPower]

Stay home Wayne.

[The_Honourable]

Man harden!

Kublalsingh arrested as highway works resume



Police arrested the head of the Highway Reroute Movement Dr Wayne Kublalsingh and wrecked his vehicle from a highway construction site at Mon Desir in Fyzabad after he attempted to stop excavators from bulldozing forests on private lands Saturday.

Dr Kublalsingh had been called into the area by resident Tara Chaitoo after the heavy equipment rolled into Roots Avenue, Branch Trace and began bulldozing lands which residents say have not yet been acquired by the State.

Chaitoo who lives next to the site said at least five residents owned lands in that area and the State had not paid a cent to acquire it.

One resident Phillis Priam said, "They have already cleared down half an acre of my land and I have not received a single cent. I don't mind if they building the highway but residents must be properly compensated."

She explained that nobody has negotiated with her and when she confronted the contractor to enquire why they were on her lands, she was told that someone from the National Infrastructure Development Corporation (NIDCO) will be in touch with her.

Another resident Sanker Lalman said he had to chase away highway construction workers from his lands by threatening them with a cutlass.

"They take half of my garden land and now they want to take the spot I am living on," Lalman said.

Asked whether he was compensated, Lalman said, "They give me nothing! They boldface. They rude! They no good! They mash down my cassava, my coconut trees and they bring some paper to say they taking my house. I pull out my cutlass and tell them I have papers too. What I give them with this, they will take," Lalman said gesturing with his blade.

When Guardian Media arrived on the site, Dr Kublalsingh was seen sitting on a green stool at the site. Three vehicles had blocked the path of the excavators.

About a dozen police officers led by Insp Peter Ramdeen advised Dr Kublalsingh to remove the vehicles. Two of the residents later complied but Dr Kublalsingh stood his ground. The car was eventually wrecked and taken to the Fyzabad police station.

Kublalsingh said based on a recent court ruling, the Government was free to work on any part of the Debe to Mon Desir segment of the highway.

However, he said they were not allowed to move in on private lands which have not yet been acquired. He said under the Land Acquisition Act, Section 4 and 5 notices expires in six months and the last time notices were served was in 2014. He said Section 3 notices related to scoping works and surveying.

Because no surveys and soil tests had been done on the lands within recent times and no new notices were served, Kublalsingh said it was illegal for the State to come on private lands and excavate.

"If they say they have the relevant Section 4 notices, show me the Section 3 or 4 notices which are updated. Show it to me," Kublalsingh said.

However, Insp Ramdeen said he had perused documents from NIDCO and was satisfied that the State was acting within the law. None of these documents was provided to residents or the media.

Ramdeen said the notices served had not expired because works had been ongoing by the State.



After the cars were wrecked, two excavators then lumbered forward towards Kublalsingh. He walked in front of the machinery. Ramdeen later advised him to remove himself and he refused. He was then placed under arrest and taken to the nearby police vehicle. At no time did any of the residents stand with him as he confronted the police.

However, Tara Chaitoo broke down in tears saying she regretted calling Kublalsingh.

"He did not get a chance to eat breakfast or lunch and they arrest him. I am sorry I called him yesterday to say they had started bulldozing the trees. If I didn't call him, he would not have been arrested," she sobbed.

Chaitoo also said that many residents had not received any monies for their lands. Resident Faiz Ramjohn said NIDCO should have spoken to the residents and brought proof of their claims.

Contacted for comment, Minister of Works Rohan Sinanan said he could not respond based on information received from the Guardian. He said the matter was being dealt with by NIDCO. Sinanan said he was expected to receive a report on the matter and will issue a further comment once he is apprised of the situation.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/kublalsi ... 3d69b7fa20

[zoom rader]

^^^ these residents have valid deeds?

Insp Ramdeen is a Jugde?

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Man does stand up for what he believes in. He's an environmentalist and believes in what he was taught, even if it seems dumb to others. In a first world country, he would have good support

[zoom rader]

Man does stand up for what he believes in. He's an environmentalist and believes in what he was taught, even if it seems dumb to others. In a first world country, he would have good support

But these folk bumpimg gum and no mention of their deeds

[shake d livin wake d dead]

Man does stand up for what he believes in. He's an environmentalist and believes in what he was taught, even if it seems dumb to others. In a first world country, he would have good support

But these folk bumpimg gum and no mention of their deeds

One mammo in the interview said he received no $ for his property. Shrugs shoulders. Ronani say he looking into it

[zoom rader]

Man does stand up for what he believes in. He's an environmentalist and believes in what he was taught, even if it seems dumb to others. In a first world country, he would have good support

But these folk bumpimg gum and no mention of their deeds

One mammo in the interview said he received no $ for his property. Shrugs shoulders. Ronani say he looking into it

Those folk lool suspect without a deed

[Redman]

Here we are again....GORTT (2 parties)moving at will on this project and ignoring the rules that we expect to follow.

How frigging hard is it for nidco to present documents before sending equipment?

[zoom rader]

Here we are again....GORTT (2 parties)moving at will on this project and ignoring the rules that we expect to follow.

How frigging hard is it for nidco to present documents before sending equipment?

Maybe so but where are the deeds from these folk. Why did they not present it to the Cops.