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CAR DEALS Aug. 31–Sept. 6, 2012 • Caribbean Life • Brooklyn/Staten Island Page 52 1% IS ALL YOU PAY TO DRIVE AWAY! WE ARE SURE TO HAVE A CAR TO FIT YOUR BUDGET! ��EASY FINANCING! 2007 Chevy Impala, 28k, Stk# 42370. $117 per month for 72 months @ 5.9% APR OVER 3000 CARS TO CHOOSE FROM! THIS PICTURE SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS �� CARS STARTING AS LOW AS $ 2,995! YEAR MAKE/MODEL/MILES STK /VIN PRICE 2001 Toyoyta Corolla, 73k 17062 $2,995 2003 Toyota Camry, 108k 67147 $2,995 2001 Ford Explorer XLS, 173k 70369 $2,995 YEAR MAKE/MODEL/MILES STK /VIN PRICE 2003 Cadillac CTS, 145k 70281 $5,995 2005 Nissan Altima, 168k 70122 SAVE 2003 Mazda Protege, 99k 186675 SAVE 2000 Mercedes C240, 126k 66680 SAVE >>>>MANAGER SPECIALS
Coup maker to testify in Trini probe By Bert Wilkinson He is not in the best of health these days but the man who tried to overthrow the then government of Prime Minister Ray Robinson in Trinidad and Tobago in July 1990 is preparing to take the witness stand to tell all he knows about events leading up to the bloody coup attempt more than 20 years ago. Yasin Abu Bakr, the founding and longtime head of the Jamaat al Muslimeen, just weeks ago walked out of a Trinidad courtroom as a free man after a jury in his sedition trial for demanding Zakat payments from the Muslim community with menace to help the poor, was split on whether he was guilty or not. Authorities say they are considering a retrial. But for now Bakr, nearly 70, is waiting to take the witness stand as the yearlong commission of inquiry into the attempted coup on the then administration of Prime Minister Ray Robinson nears an end and as the country braces for the highlight of sessions that are sometimes ignored by the local media as being routine and pedantic. No such platitudes are expected next week when the former policeman takes to the witness stand to explain how he and 113 other Muslimeen members, school age boy members included, decided it was time to kick the Robinson- Basdeo Panday coalition government from office for allegedly oppressing the poor and for harassing Muslimeen members. The commission, led by retired Barbados Chief Justice David Simmons, has also summoned several former senior island judicial officials to explain to the commission the circumstances that kept Bakr and his rebels from life sentences and the death penalty through an amnesty that was granted by high ranking officials in the height of the coup attempt. Early indications are that the commissioners will devote the entire week to Yasin Abu Bakr. AP Photo/Shirley Bahadur allow Bakr to testify as he has already indicated that he has a lot to say about the reasons for trying to overthrow an elected government in the Caribbean trade bloc. The group had stormed parliament while it was in session, holding several legislators hostage and shooting Robinson in the leg because he had refused to bow to their demands including orders to announce his resignation while Bakr and his men held journalists, businessmen and other top officials hostage at the state television station and other facilities. More than 20 people were killed, dozens injured and large parts of commercial Port of Spain burned to the ground as well as looted during the week of mayhem. Two key reasons standout for the coup, one had to do with a major and still unsettled row with authorities over ownership of land at Bakr’s headquarters in the western section of the capital and Bakr’s view that the policies of Robinson’s administration were oppressive and unnecessary as the island is rich in oil and gas resources. And so the commissioners have said they are anxious to hear both from Bakr, head of the Jamaat al Muslimeen and anyone connected with the final days of the week long trauma in TT as the end of the hearings are in sight. T&T Chronology: 1962-2012 By Vinette K. Pryce Trinidad & Tobago, the twin islands in the Eastern Caribbean gained independence Aug. 31, 1962. Regarded the Caribbean’s main stage for the “Greatest Show On Earth” -- the T&T Carnival, revelers maintain a lexicon for supersized parties that precede the religious Lenten period. Creole words to know during that period are “Fete” and “Lime.” In T&T, a fete is a party that must include calypso, soca and pan music, dancing and native food. A lime is a casual gathering of friends -- to hang out, to pass the time, to chill. But T&T is more than carnaval. There are also plenty of natural resources, including: oil, a bird sanctuary, and a pitch lake no other islands can rival. Through half a century, T&T can also boast excellence in athletics; whether the sport is football or cricket, the “Black, Red and White” flies high on the Caribbean flagpole of excellence. Earlier this month, Keshorn Walcott and Olympic athletes representing the second Caribbean nation to win independence from Britain demonstrated that Trinis rule in javelin. 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago leaves the West Indies Federation. Following that historical event, the twin islands gain independence and is led into self-rule by Prime Minister Eric Williams. 1964 --World Steel Band Music Festival debuts. 1967- Trinidad and Tobago joins the Organization of American States. 1968 -- Formal launch of the National Joint Action Committee by members of the Guild of Undergraduates at the St Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies. It is led by Geddes Granger 1969 -- The birth of the Black Power Movement emerges following protests against the arrest of West Indian students at Sir George Williams University in Montreal. 1970 - Government declares a state of emergency after violent protests by “Black Power” supporters who demand a solution to unemployment and an end to foreign influence over the economy. President Obama in Port of Spain, Trinidad for a Summit of the Americas on April 19, 2009, practices a cricket stroke under the tutilege of West Indies batting star Brian Lara at the Hilton Hotel. White House photo by Pete Souza Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II walks past a guard of honour with Trinidad and Tobago’s President George Maxwell Richards, right, at the Memorial Park in Port-of- Spain, Trinidad, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. AP Photo/Andres Leighton 1972 - State of emergency lifted. 1975 - Strikes by workers in the oil, sugar, transport and electricity sectors paralyze the economy. 1976 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes a republic. Former Governor-General Ellis Clarke becomes president and Eric Williams remains prime minister. That year, Hasley Crawford won the twin island’s first gold in the 100 meter dash at Olympics Games in Montreal, Canada. 1977 – Janelle Commissiong is crowned Miss Universe. She is the first winner of African descent to wear the crown. 1978 – McCartha Linda Sandy-Lewis AKA Calypso Rose is the first female to win the Trinidad Road March competition. Born in Bethel, Tobago, she won the Calypso King competition and for the first time in carnival competitions the title is awarded to a female. Now known as the Calypso Monarch, the title was changed in her honor. 1981—Eric Williams dies. Tobago’s ANR Robinson assumes leadership. George Chambers becomes prime minister. 1985 – Pope John Paul visits T&T. 1986 - Tobago-based National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR) headed by Arthur Robinson wins the general election. 1987 - Noor Hassanali becomes president. 1990 - More than 100 Islamist radicals blow up the police headquarters, seize the parliament building in Port of Spain and hold Robinson and other government officials hostage for five days in an abortive coup attempt. They are known as the Jumaat al Muslimeen and described as Muslim extremists. After a long standoff with the police and military, the Jamaat al Muslimeen leader, Yasin Abu Bakr and his followers surren- dered to Trinidadian authorities. 1991 –Patrick Manning is elected Prime Minister and Basdeo Panday continues to lead the opposition. 1994--Trinidad and Tobago Television Company merged with the state-owned radio company, National Broadcasting Service. The new entity was called the International Communications Network. -- Basdeo Panday is elected prime minister. He is the first prime minister of Indo-Trinidadian descent. 1998—Wendy Fitzwilliams wins Miss Universe. This title is the second for T&T. 2002 -- Third general election in three years ends months of political deadlock. Prime Minister Patrick Manning’s ruling People’s National Movement declares victory. 2003 --President Maxwell Richards is sworn in after being elected by MPs in February. State-owned sugar company Caroni shuts down with the loss of more than 8,000 jobs. 2005 -- Regional leaders gather to inaugurate the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice, a final court of appeal intended to replace Britain’s Privy Council. The court hears its first case later that November. At least 10,000 people take part in a protest - named the Death March - against an escalating rate of violent crimes. 2006 – Soca Warriors, Trinidad & Tobago’s football team qualifies for the FIFA World Cup in Germany. The soccer team maintains the record of being the smallest nation --both in size and population -- to qualify for a World Cup competition. 2009 – President Barrack Obama visits T&T for Summit of the Americas talks. 2010 –Kamla Persad-Bissesar sworn in as the country’s first female Prime Minister. Air Jamaica operates under the banner of Caribbean Airlines, T&T’s national airlines. 2011 – Limited state of emergency is declared by President George Maxwell Richards. 2012 – Keshorn Wolcott strikes gold at London Olympics winning the javelin. The nation tallies another three bronze medals during the 30th Olympiad. Page 53 • Caribbean Life • Brooklyn/Staten Island • Aug. 31–Sept. 6, 2012
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