200 VIP cars for ministries

plex · Postby **plex** » October 10th, 2008, 7:42 am

FOREIGN AFFAIRS Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon yesterday revealed that the 200 new VIP transport vehicles which Government will acquire for next yearâ€™s Fifth Summit of the Americas and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be â€œabsorbedâ€

evo-STI-k · Postby **evo-STI-k** » October 10th, 2008, 7:52 am

So lets see 100 million divided by 200 cars- WOW
Government is prepared to spend $500,000.00 PEr car to treat the heads of state like royalty, yet they will not buy a proper FErry to service its own people.

Govt has paved and will finish paving the entire Beetham highway and all other roads that will be utilitized while they are here, yet they will not even PATCh roads for their own people.

Govt will be paying for their accommodation at the Billion dollar Hyatt, yet it leaves it own people without housing.

Nice very nice................... :roll:

So i take it that after this whole summit- we are going to see quite a few government KAnts driving BENZES, LEXUSes and VOLVOS! :roll:

pyromaniak · Postby **pyromaniak** » October 10th, 2008, 7:58 am

It'll only cost $300,000 for a 5 series so we could buy 200........... yea!!!! :evil:

tsr2223 · Postby **tsr2223** » October 10th, 2008, 8:00 am

Stupes..Dem aiming for Limousines about $70,000 US for one

quiot · Postby **quiot** » October 10th, 2008, 8:00 am

dooesnt it make sense to lease d cars for d period?...........y would i give it give it to public transport so man can pick up dey horna woman and mash up d cars........our tax dollars at wuk........

ilLegAl STREET iMporT · Postby **ilLegAl STREET iMporT** » October 10th, 2008, 8:02 am

it's really amazing to see what is really imporatant in this country.... :evil:

evo-STI-k · Postby **evo-STI-k** » October 10th, 2008, 8:09 am

ilLegAl STREET iMporT wrote:it's really amazing to see what is really imporatant in this country....

And WHO is not important :idea:

ilLegAl STREET iMporT · Postby **ilLegAl STREET iMporT** » October 10th, 2008, 8:12 am

^true......i guess NO-ONE....unless you in Parliment sleeping,reading the papers,walking out in the middle of a debate,getting kicked out of Parliment,etc....

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » October 10th, 2008, 8:17 am

heard about this on the radio a couple days ago and was waiting to see it posted up.

I wish Trinidad would step up to the Gov't...this is a slap in the face.

I still dont know how they came up with the number 200....that's a hell of a lot of cars....
and what a nice way to put it "absorbed into the ministries after"

ilLegAl STREET iMporT · Postby **ilLegAl STREET iMporT** » October 10th, 2008, 8:25 am

^^Typical Trini mentality bro....we just sit back and take it like a Copa thing.... :shock:

TriniStore.biz · Postby **TriniStore.biz** » October 10th, 2008, 8:32 am

it have too much cars on the road, yet the wanna add 200 MORE?

Postby **Notorious Scullman** » October 10th, 2008, 8:35 am

Many of you are grossly under-informed.

No accomodation would be provided at the Hyatt for either event evo-STI-k.
The Hyatt houses the largest multipurpose facilities in the English-speaking Caribbean. These facilities would be used, hence accomodation would not be at the Hyatt as it would pose security risks.

Why the number 200?
Summit of the Americas - April 2009: 34 Heads of state + spouses + foreign ministers + aides could easily comprise a party of 8-10 (That totals 272-340 people)
This has not taken into account security details and miscellaneous support staff.
The US president's staff will number over 500.

As for CHOGM, the Queen of England, again the US president, and 51 other heads of state from all over the world, not just the Americas would be present along with staff, spouses, etc as above.

Many people have not begun to grasp the magnitude of these events, and the possible subsequent benefits thereafter.

Do some research into the events and it should help, rather than just saying what comes to mind :idea:

buzz · Postby **buzz** » October 10th, 2008, 8:38 am

an ALLYUH WHO VOTE FUH D PNM

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TAKE WOOD

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shottah_crew · Postby **shottah_crew** » October 10th, 2008, 8:46 am

evo-STI-k wrote:
So i take it that after this whole summit- we are going to see quite a few government KAnts driving BENZES, LEXUSes and VOLVOS!

Yeah rite...nex ting you know is 200 almera they buy and then trying to say they spend the rest in gas cuz premium gone up!!

Postby **Notorious Scullman** » October 10th, 2008, 8:47 am

buzz,

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equipped2ripp · Postby **equipped2ripp** » October 10th, 2008, 8:47 am

why don't they lease vehicles? what's the gov't gonna do with 200 luxury cars after the summit? treat them like sheit and crash them all over? go joyriding with the hornerwoman etc?

steups, they really know how to waste money yes... to spend $100M on these cars, then have hefty bills for paying for its maintenance after.

and they want to upgrade infrastructure in areas from Piarco to POS... they does really take citizens for a bunch of arseholes yes. all they doing is creating a false image by beautifying these areas, making all those officials believe that everything so nice here. (just like manning - does want to make himself look nice for people in different countries by carrying about himself in a godly manner, when infact he is a CROOK!)

i really hope something bad happens to affect this summit they're gonna have, i know it might sound bad and all, but it would be GOOD for manning and them, make them look like a bunch of FOOLS internationally.

bds · Postby **bds** » October 10th, 2008, 8:49 am

TriniStore.biz wrote:it have too much cars on the road, yet the wanna add 200 MORE?

every week there are over 200 cars probably more comin on to the roads... i don't think anyone will notice...

as for the need to buy these cars though... why not simply do leasing... i'm pretty sure leasing these 200 "luxury" vehciles for a month or even two months will cost a hell of a lot less than >100million

buzz · Postby **buzz** » October 10th, 2008, 8:52 am

Notorious Scullman wrote:buzz,

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lmao pwnt!!!1

no google

PMN supporter :roll:

bds · Postby **bds** » October 10th, 2008, 8:59 am

shottah_crew wrote:
Yeah rite...nex ting you know is 200 almera they buy and then trying to say they spend the rest in gas cuz premium gone up!!

LOL....... :shock:

how could you say/think such a thing about PNM....

CBharath · Postby **CBharath** » October 10th, 2008, 9:01 am

hmmmm maybe thais why they building a wall in the beetham

shottah_crew · Postby **shottah_crew** » October 10th, 2008, 9:02 am

bds, you rite....my bad. I probably jus give them an idea though....

Postby **Notorious Scullman** » October 10th, 2008, 9:07 am

equipped2ripp wrote:why don't they lease vehicles? what's the gov't gonna do with 200 luxury cars after the summit? treat them like sheit and crash them all over? go joyriding with the hornerwoman etc?

steups, they really know how to waste money yes... to spend $100M on these cars, then have hefty bills for paying for its maintenance after.

and they want to upgrade infrastructure in areas from Piarco to POS... they does really take citizens for a bunch of arseholes yes. all they doing is creating a false image by beautifying these areas, making all those officials believe that everything so nice here. (just like manning - does want to make himself look nice for people in different countries by carrying about himself in a godly manner, when infact he is a CROOK!)

i really hope something bad happens to affect this summit they're gonna have, i know it might sound bad and all, but it would be GOOD for manning and them, make them look like a bunch of FOOLS internationally.

Outside of this microcosm within which most of you live/think, there is no PNM, there is no UNC, there certainly are COPs but they accomplish stuff, but anyway.
Wishing ill on these events would do much less to the PM and party members than it would the entire country.

Aaron 2NR · Postby **Aaron 2NR** » October 10th, 2008, 9:17 am

^wat good for the goose hadda be good for the gander....

carpool dem....
spend spend spend....after the summit wat are gonna happen to these vehicles??

boy rent some buses and carry them around...

White CZ4A · Postby **White CZ4A** » October 10th, 2008, 9:21 am

Notorious Scullman wrote:Many of you are grossly under-informed.

No accomodation would be provided at the Hyatt for either event evo-STI-k.
The Hyatt houses the largest multipurpose facilities in the English-speaking Caribbean. These facilities would be used, hence accomodation would not be at the Hyatt as it would pose security risks.

Why the number 200?
Summit of the Americas - April 2009: 34 Heads of state + spouses + foreign ministers + aides could easily comprise a party of 8-10 (That totals 272-340 people)
This has not taken into account security details and miscellaneous support staff.
The US president's staff will number over 500.

As for CHOGM, the Queen of England, again the US president, and 51 other heads of state from all over the world, not just the Americas would be present along with staff, spouses, etc as above.

Many people have not begun to grasp the magnitude of these events, and the possible subsequent benefits thereafter.

Do some research into the events and it should help, rather than just saying what comes to mind

I honestly do not care what the benefits are. These people are going to come and see a third world country that has money, but no clue as to how to spend it to better the standard of living.
i.e it is not justified IMO

AGENT RORO · Postby **AGENT RORO** » October 10th, 2008, 9:22 am

Notorious Scullman wrote:buzz,

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trinigamer · Postby **trinigamer** » October 10th, 2008, 9:32 am

Firstly, the Request For Proposals are for "VIP" vehicles, "luxury" is inserted by the media purely for sensationalizing the issue.

Secondly, "VIP" vehicles don't have to be MBs, BMWs or another high end brand, in most international summits , SUVs are used, in the Fourth Summit, SUVs were used and at CHOGM 2007 in Uganda SUVs were used.

Thirdly, the cost of 1 hundred million is pure speculation, again inserted by the media, cost won't be known until the RFP is responded to.

http://www.nipdec.com/procurement/V-SOA ... /index.asp

buzz · Postby **buzz** » October 10th, 2008, 9:32 am

stupes

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_5AP6VQG0pO8/SFo5G ... C02865.JPG

phorq

equipped2ripp · Postby **equipped2ripp** » October 10th, 2008, 9:49 am

trinigamer wrote:Firstly, the Request For Proposals are for "VIP" vehicles, "luxury" is inserted by the media purely for sensationalizing the issue.

Secondly, "VIP" vehicles don't have to be MBs, BMWs or another high end brand, in most international summits , SUVs are used, in the Fourth Summit, SUVs were used and at CHOGM 2007 in Uganda SUVs were used.

Thirdly, the cost of 1 hundred million is pure speculation, again inserted by the media, cost won't be known until the RFP is responded to.

http://www.nipdec.com/procurement/V-SOA ... /index.asp

you do know that there are high end SUVs right... that's what they will be using.

evo-STI-k · Postby **evo-STI-k** » October 10th, 2008, 9:57 am

the exact time whese diplomats are here would be the PERFECT time for the country to SHUT down and Cripple itself in protest :!:

Trinidad shoudl NOT spend this kind of money in the wake of wht is currently going on , there are so many more pressing needs that are NOT being addressed and this govt DOES not care.

It does not matter how many people from whereever will be here Notorious, its quite easy for the president of the US and his entire entourage to simply bring their own Security vehicles, as well as royalty from the UK.
Why must we spend over 100 million for them :?:

Once again this Event is being used by our govt to steal money and somehow try to bring justification for spending money that we should be saving.