Afra Raymond: Three myths about corruption

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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Translator: Joseph Geni Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Ram Ezrach ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:16
Okay, this morning I'm speaking
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ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจ
00:17
on the question of corruption.
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ืขืœ ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช.
00:21
And corruption is defined
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ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ืžื•ื’ื“ืจืช
00:23
as the abuse of a position of trust
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ื›ื ื™ืฆื•ืœ ืœืจืขื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจืช ืืžื•ืŸ
00:28
for the benefit of yourself -- or, in the case of our context,
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ืœืชื•ืขืœืช ืขืฆืžื™ืช - ืื• ื‘ื”ืงืฉืจ ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื™,
00:32
your friends, your family or your financiers.
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ืœืชื•ืขืœืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื, ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืื• ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ื”ื•ืŸ.
00:35
Okay? Friends, family and financiers.
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ื—ื‘ืจื™ื, ืžืฉืคื—ื” ื•ื‘ืขืœื™-ื”ื•ืŸ
00:39
But we need to understand what we understand about corruption,
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ืืš ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืื ื• ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช,
00:43
and we need to understand that
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ื•ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ื
00:46
we have been miseducated about it, and we have to admit that.
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ืฉื—ื•ื ื›ื ื• ืฉืœื ื›ื”ืœื›ื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ื”, ื•ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืš.
00:49
We have to have the courage to admit that
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ืฆื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืš
00:51
to start changing how we deal with it.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื• ืื™ืชื”.
00:53
The first thing is that the big myth, number one,
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ื™ืฉื ื• ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ, ืžืกืคืจ ืื—ื“,
00:56
is that in fact it's not really a crime.
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ืฉื‘ืขืฆื ืœื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืคืฉืข.
00:59
When we get together with friends and family
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ื›ืฉืื ื• ื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื‘ืžื—ื™ืฆืช ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ื ื•ืžืฉืคื—ื”
01:00
and we discuss crime in our country,
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ื•ืžืฉื•ื—ื—ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืคืฉืข ื‘ืืจืฆื ื•,
01:02
crime in Belmont or crime in Diego or crime in Marabella,
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ื”ืคืฉืข ื‘ื‘ืœืžื•ื ื˜, ืื• ื‘ื“ื™ื™ื’ื•, ืื• ื‘ืžืืจืื‘ืœื”,
01:06
nobody's speaking about corruption.
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ืื™ืฉ ืื™ื ื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช.
01:07
That's the honest truth.
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ื–ื• ื”ืืžืช ืœืืžื™ืชื”
01:09
When the Commissioner of Police comes on TV to talk about crime,
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ื›ืฉืžืคืงื— ื”ืžืฉื˜ืจื” ืžื•ืคื™ืข ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื•ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคืฉื™ืขื”,
01:12
he isn't speaking about corruption.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช.
01:14
And we know for sure when the Minister of National Security
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ื•ื™ื“ื•ืข ืœื ื• ื”ื™ื˜ื‘, ืฉื›ืฉื”ืฉืจ ืœื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ืœืื•ืžื™
01:16
is speaking about crime, he's not talking about corruption either.
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ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืคืฉืข, ื’ื ื”ื•ื ืœื ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช.
01:20
The point I'm making is that it is a crime.
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ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉื–ื”ื• ืคืฉืข.
01:23
It is an economic crime, because we're involving the looting of taxpayers' money.
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ื–ื”ื• ืคืฉืข ื›ืœื›ืœื™, ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื›ืจื•ืš ื‘ื’ื–ืœ ื›ืกืคื™ ืžืฉืœืžื™ ื”ืžืกื™ื.
01:28
Public and private corruption is a reality.
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ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื•ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช.
01:30
As somebody who comes from the private sector,
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ื›ืžื™ ืฉืžื’ื™ืข ืžืŸ ื”ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™,
01:32
I can tell you there's a massive amount of corruption
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ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืžื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช
01:35
in the private sector that has nothing to do with government.
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ื‘ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™, ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœื” ื›ืœ ืงืฉืจ ืœืžืžืฉืœ.
01:37
The same bribes and backhanders and things that take place under the table,
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ืื•ืชื ืžืขืฉื™ ืฉื•ื—ื“ ื•ืžืชืŸ-ื‘ืกืชืจ ื•ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื ืขืฉื” ืžืชื—ืช ืœืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ,
01:40
it all takes place in the private sector.
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ื”ื›ืœ ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™.
01:43
Today, I'm focusing on public sector corruption,
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ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื™ ืžืชืžืงื“ ื‘ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ื‘ืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™,
01:46
which the private sector also participates in.
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ืฉื’ื ืœืžื’ื–ืจ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ ื™ืฉ ื—ืœืง ื‘ื”.
01:49
The second important myth to understand --
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ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื• --
01:52
because we have to destroy these myths,
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ื›ื™ ืื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืจื•ืก ืืช ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืกื™ื ื”ืœืœื•,
01:53
dismantle them and destroy them and ridicule them --
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ืœืคืจืง ืื•ืชื, ืœื”ืฉืžื™ื“ ืื•ืชื ื•ืœืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืœืขื’ --
01:56
the second important myth to understand
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ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ื”ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ื•
01:58
is the one that says
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ืฉืื•ืžืจ
02:00
that in fact corruption is only a small problem --
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ืฉื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขืฆื ื‘ืขื™ื” ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืœื‘ื“--
02:04
if it is a problem, it's only a small problem,
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื”, ืื‘ืœ ืจืง ื‘ืขื™ื” ืงื˜ื ื”,
02:06
that in fact it's only a little 10 or 15 percent,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ืจืง 10 ืื• 15 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื,
02:10
it's been going on forever, it probably will continue forever,
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ื”ื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžืช ืžืื– ื•ืžืชืžื™ื“, ื•ื›ื ืจืื” ื’ื ืชื™ืžืฉืš ืœื ืฆื—,
02:14
and there's no point passing any laws, because there's little we can do about it.
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ื•ืื™ืŸ ื˜ืขื ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื ื’ื“ื”, ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื”.
02:17
And I want to demonstrate that that, too,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืฉื’ื ื–ื”
02:20
is a dangerous myth, very dangerous.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื™ืชื•ืก ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:22
It's a piece of public mischief.
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ื–ื• ืžืขื™ืŸ ืฆืจื” ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
02:24
And I want to speak a little bit,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืงืฆืช,
02:27
take us back about 30 years.
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ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื ื• 30 ืฉื ื” ืœืื—ื•ืจ.
02:29
We're coming out today from Trinidad and Tobago,
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ืื ื• ื‘ืื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ืžื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื’ื•,
02:31
a resource-rich, small Caribbean country,
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ืืจืฅ ืงื˜ื ื” ื•ืขืชื™ืจืช ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื ื‘ืงืจื™ื‘ื™ื™ื,
02:34
and in the early 1970s we had a massive increase in the country's wealth,
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ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-70 ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื ื• ืขืœื™ื” ืขืฆื•ืžื” ื‘ืขื•ืฉืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืืจืฅ,
02:39
and that increase was caused by the increase in world oil prices.
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ื•ืื•ืชื” ืขืœื™ื” ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืœืขืœื™ื” ื‘ืžื—ื™ืจื™ ื”ื ืคื˜ ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
02:43
We call them petrodollars. The treasury was bursting with money.
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ืื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื "ืคื˜ืจื•-ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื". ื”ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ื™ื” ืžืคื•ืฆืฅ ื‘ื›ืกืฃ.
02:46
And it's ironic, because
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ื•ื–ื” ืื™ืจื•ื ื™,
02:49
we're standing today in the Central Bank.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื‘ื ืง ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™.
02:51
You see, history's rich in irony.
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ื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ื”ืจื™ ืขืฉื™ืจื” ื‘ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ื”.
02:54
We're standing today in the Central Bank,
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ืื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื‘ื ืง ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™.
02:55
and the Central Bank is responsible for a lot of the things I'm going to be speaking about.
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ืง ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ ืื—ืจืื™ ืœื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืžื” ืฉืื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื•.
02:59
Okay? We're talking about irresponsibility in public office.
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ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื—ื•ืกืจ-ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจื“ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™.
03:02
We're speaking about the fact that across the terrace,
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ืื ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืžืžื•ืœ ืœืžืจืคืกืช
03:05
the next tower is the Ministry of Finance,
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ืขื•ืžื“ ื”ืžื’ื“ืœ ืฉืœ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ,
03:07
and there's a lot of connection with us today,
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ื•ื”ื™ื•ื ื–ื” ืงืฉื•ืจ ืžืื“ ืืœื™ื ื•,
03:09
so we're speaking within your temple today. Okay?
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ืื– ื”ื™ื•ื ืื ื• ืžืฉื•ื—ื—ื™ื ื‘ืžืงื“ืฉ ืฉืœื›ื, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
03:11
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
03:16
The first thing I want to talk about is that
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื•ื ื–ื”:
03:19
when all of this money flowed into our country about 40 years ago,
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ื›ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื›ืกืฃ ื”ื–ื” ื–ืจื ืœืืจืฆื ื• ืœืคื ื™ ื›-40 ืฉื ื”,
03:22
we embarked, the government of the day embarked
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ืคืชื—ื ื•, ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื“ืื– ืคืชื—ื”
03:24
on a series of government-to-government arrangements
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ื‘ืกื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืกื“ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ-ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื™ื
03:26
to have rapidly develop the country.
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ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืคืชื— ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืืช ื”ืืจืฅ.
03:28
And some of the largest projects in the country
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืžื™ื–ืžื™ื ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืืจืฅ
03:31
were being constructed through government-to-government arrangements
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ื”ื•ืงืžื• ื‘ื”ืกื“ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื•ืช
03:34
with some of the leading countries in the world,
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ืฉืœ ืื—ื“ื•ืช ืžื”ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ื‘ืขื•ืœื,
03:36
the United States and Britain and France and so on and so on.
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ืืจื”"ื‘, ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื ื™ื”, ืฆืจืคืช ื•ื›ื•' ื•ื›ื•'.
03:38
As I said, even this building we're standing in -- that's one of the ironies --
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืžืจืชื™, ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื - ื•ื–ื• ืื—ืช ื”ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ื•ืช -
03:42
this building was part of that series of complexes,
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ื‘ื ื™ืŸ ื–ื” ื™ื” ื—ืœืง ืžืกื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžืชื—ืžื™-ื‘ื ื™ื™ื ื™ื
03:43
what they called the Twin Towers.
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ืžื” ืฉื›ื•ื ื” "ืžื’ื“ืœื™ ื”ืชืื•ืžื™ื".
03:47
It became so outrageous, the whole situation,
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ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื›ื•ืœื• ื ืขืฉื” ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืฉืขืจื•ืจื™ื™ืชื™,
03:50
that in fact a commission of inquiry was appointed,
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ืขื“ ืฉื”ื•ืงืžื” ื•ืขื“ืช-ื—ืงื™ืจื”,
03:53
and it reported in 1982, 30 years ago it reported --
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื” ื‘-1982, ืœืคื ื™ 30 ืฉื ื” --
03:57
the Ballah Report -- 30 years ago,
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"ื“ื•ื— ื‘ืืœื”", ืœืคื ื™ 30 ืฉื ื”,
04:00
and immediately the government-to-government arrangements were stopped.
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ื•ืžื™ื“ ื ืคืกืงื• ื”ื”ืกื“ืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืŸ-ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ื™ื.
04:04
The then-Prime Minister went to Parliament
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ืจืืฉ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื“ืื– ืคื ื” ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ื
04:06
to give a budget speech, and he said some things that I'll never forget.
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ื‘ื ืื•ื ืื•ื“ื•ืช ื”ืชืงืฆื™ื‘, ื•ืืžืจ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืฉื›ื—.
04:09
They went right in here. I was a young man at the time.
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ื”ื ื ื›ื ืกื• ื”ื™ื™ืฉืจ ืœื›ืืŸ. ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืื– ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืฆืขื™ืจ.
04:11
It went right into my heart.
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ื”ื ื ื›ื ืกื• ื”ื™ื™ืฉืจ ืœืชื•ืš ืœื™ื‘ื™.
04:13
And he said that, in fact โ€” Let me see if this thing works.
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืฉ-- ื ืจืื” ืื ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืคื•ืขืœ.
04:17
Are we getting a, yeah?โ€”
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื•--?
04:20
That's what he told us.
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ื–ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื ื•.
04:22
He told us that, in fact,
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœื ื• ืฉืœืžืขืฉื”,
04:26
two out of every three dollars of our petrodollars
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2 ืžื›ืœ 3 ืคื˜ืจื•-ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
04:29
that we spent, the taxpayers' money,
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ืฉื”ื•ืฆืื ื•, ื›ืกืคื™ ืžืฉืœื ื”ืžืกื™ื,
04:31
was wasted or stolen.
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ื‘ื•ื–ื‘ื–ื• ืื• ื ื’ื ื‘ื•.
04:33
So the 10 or 15 percent is pure mischief.
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ื›ืš ืฉืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”-10-15 ืื—ื•ื– ื”ื•ื ืฉื˜ื•ืช ื’ืžื•ืจื”.
04:37
As we say, it's a nancy-story. Forget it.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ ืžืขืฉื™ื•ืช, ื‘ืœืฉื•ื ื ื•. ืชืฉื›ื—ื• ืžื–ื”.
04:40
That's for little children. We are big people,
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ืืœื• ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื ืงื˜ื ื™ื. ืื ื—ื ื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจื™ื,
04:41
and we're trying to deal with what's happening in our society.
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ื•ืื ื• ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•.
04:44
Okay? This is the size of the problem.
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ื‘ืกื“ืจ? ื–ื” ื’ื•ื“ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”.
04:46
Okay? Two thirds of the money stolen or wasted.
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ื›ืŸ? ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ื ืžื”ื›ืกืฃ ื ื’ื ื‘ื• ืื• ื‘ื•ื–ื‘ื–ื•.
04:49
That was 30 years ago. 1982 was Ballah.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ 30 ืฉื ื”. ื‘-1982 ื”ื™ื” ื“ื•ื— ื‘ืืœื”.
04:53
So what has changed?
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ืื– ืžื” ื”ืฉืชื ื”?
04:55
I don't like to bring up embarrassing secrets
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ืื™ื ื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืžื‘ื™ื›ื™ื
04:56
to an international audience, but I have to.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืงื”ืœ ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื ืืœืฅ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช.
04:59
Four months ago, we suffered a constitutional outrage in this country.
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ืœืคื ื™ 4 ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื ืคื’ืขื ื• ืžืฉืขืจื•ืจื™ื” ื—ื•ืงืชื™ืช ื‘ืืจืฅ ื–ื•.
05:02
We call it the Section 34 fiasco, the Section 34 fiasco,
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ืื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื” "ื”ื‘ื–ื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืกืขื™ืฃ 34",
05:07
a suspicious piece of law, and I'm going to say it like it is,
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ื—ืชื™ื›ืช ื—ื•ืง ืžืคื•ืงืคืง, ื•ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ ื–ืืช ื‘ื’ืœื•ื™,
05:10
a suspicious piece of law
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ื—ืชื™ื›ืช ื—ื•ืง ืžืคื•ืงืคืง
05:11
was passed at a suspicious time
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ืฉื”ื•ืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ืžืคื•ืงืคืงืช
05:14
to free some suspects. (Laughter)
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื—ืจืจ ื›ืžื” ื˜ื™ืคื•ืกื™ื ืžืคื•ืงืคืงื™ื. [ืฆื—ื•ืง]
05:15
And it was called, those people are called
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืงืจื, ืื•ืชื ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืงืจืื•
05:22
the Piarco Airport accused.
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"ื ืืฉืžื™ ื ืžืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืคื™ืืจืงื•".
05:24
I'm going to have my own lexicon speaking here today.
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ื”ื™ื•ื ืื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืื•ืฆืจ ื”ืžืœื™ื ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื™.
05:27
They are the Piarco Airport accused.
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ืืœื” ื”ื ื ืืฉืžื™ ื ืžืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืคื™ืืจืงื•.
05:28
It was a constitutional outrage of the first order,
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉืขืจื•ืจื™ื” ื—ื•ืงืชื™ืช ืžื”ืžื“ืจื’ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
05:31
and I have labeled it the Plot to Pervert Parliament.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืงืจืืชื™ ืœื”: "ื”ืงืฉืจ ืœืขื™ื•ื•ืช ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜".
05:35
Our highest institution in our country was perverted.
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ื”ืžื•ืกื“ ื”ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืืจืฆื ื• ืขื•ื•ืช.
05:38
We are dealing with perverts here
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ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื›ืืŸ ืขืกืง ืขื ืžืขื•ื•ืชื™ื ื•ืกื•ื˜ื™ื
05:40
of an economic and financial nature.
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ืžื”ืกื•ื’ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ื•ื”ื›ืกืคื™.
05:42
Do you get how serious this problem is?
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ืืชื ืงื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื›ืžื” ื—ืžื•ืจื” ื”ื‘ืขื™ื”?
05:44
There was massive protest. A lot of us in this room
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ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื” ืžื—ืื” ืขืฆื•ืžื”. ืจื‘ื™ื ืžืื™ืชื ื•, ื›ืืŸ ื‘ืื•ืœื,
05:46
took part in the protest in different forms.
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ื”ืฉืชืชืคื• ื‘ืฆื•ืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืžื—ืื” ื”ื–ื•.
05:49
Most importantly, the American embassy complained,
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ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ื”ืฉื’ืจื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื”ืชืœื•ื ื ื”,
05:52
so Parliament was swiftly reconvened,
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ ื›ื•ื ืก ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ื—ืคื–ื•ืŸ,
05:54
and the law was reversed, it was repealed.
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ื•ื”ื—ื•ืง ื ื“ื—ื” ื•ื‘ื•ื˜ืœ.
05:56
That's the word lawyers use. It was repealed.
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ื–ื• ืžื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืขื•ืจื›ื™-ื“ื™ืŸ. ื”ื•ื ื‘ื•ื˜ืœ.
05:58
But the point is
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ืืš ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื
06:01
that Parliament was outwitted in the whole course of events,
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ืฉื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ ื”ื™ื” ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื™ืคืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ื–ื”,
06:05
because what really happened is that,
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ื›ื™ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื‘ืคื•ืขืœ,
06:07
because of the suspicious passage of that law,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื”ืขื‘ืจื” ื”ืžืคื•ืงืคืงืช ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื• ื—ื•ืง,
06:10
the law was actually passed into effect
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ื”ื—ื•ืง ื ื›ื ืก ืœืชื•ืงืฃ
06:13
on the weekend we celebrated our 50th anniversary of independence,
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ื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฉื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื• ื—ื’ื’ื ื• ืืช 50 ืฉื ื•ืช ืขืฆืžืื•ืชื ื•,
06:16
our jubilee of independence.
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ื—ื’ ื”ืขืฆืžืื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
06:18
So that is the kind of outrage of the thing.
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ื–ื” ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืฉืขืจื•ืจื™ื™ืชื™.
06:20
It was kind of a nasty way to get maturation, but we got it,
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ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ื“ืจืš ืžื—ื•ืจื‘ื ืช ืœื”ืชื‘ื’ืจ ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื ื•,
06:23
because we all understood it,
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ื›ื™ ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื”ื‘ื ื• ืืช ื–ื”,
06:25
and for the first time that I could remember,
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ื•ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”, ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจ,
06:26
there were mass protests against this corruption.
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ื”ื™ื• ื”ืคื’ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื ื ื’ื“ ื”ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ื”ื–ื•.
06:30
And that gave me a lot of hope. Okay?
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืขื ื™ืง ืœื™ ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืจื‘ื”.
06:32
Those of us who are, sometimes you feel like
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ืืœื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืฉ-- ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืื ื• ื—ืฉื™ื
06:34
you're a little bit on your own doing some of this work.
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ืงืฆืช ืœื‘ื“ ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื”ืกื•ื’ ื”ื–ื”.
06:37
That passage of the law and the repeal of the law
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ื”ืขื‘ืจืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœื•
06:41
fortified the case of the Piarco Airport accused.
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ื‘ื™ืฆืจื• ืืช ืžืขืžื“ ื ืืฉืžื™ ื ืžืœ ื”ืชืขื•ืคื” ืคื™ืืจืงื•.
06:45
So it was one of those really superior double bluff kind of things that took place.
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืขืฆื ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ืืŸ ืชืจืžื™ืช ื›ืคื•ืœื” ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช.
06:49
But what were they accused of?
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื” ื”ื ื”ื•ืืฉืžื•?
06:51
What was it that they were accused of?
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ื‘ืžื” ื”ืืฉื™ืžื• ืื•ืชื?
06:52
I'm being a bit mysterious for those of you out there. What were they accused of?
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ืื ื™ ืฉื•ืžืจ ื›ืืŸ ืขืœ ืฉืžืฅ ืžืกืชื•ืจื™ืŸ. ื‘ืžื” ื”ื ื”ื•ืืฉืžื•?
06:56
We were trying to build, or reconstruct largely,
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ื ื™ืกื™ื ื• ืœื‘ื ื•ืช, ืื• ืœืฉืงื ืืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืชื•
06:58
an airport that had grown outdated.
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ืฉืœ ื ืžืœ ืชืขื•ืคื” ืžื™ื•ืฉืŸ.
07:01
The entire project cost about 1.6 billion dollars,
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ืขืœื•ืช ื›ืœ ื”ืžื™ื–ื ื”ื™ืชื” 1.6 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ,
07:05
Trinidad and Tobago dollars,
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ื‘ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื’ื•,
07:07
and in fact, we had a lot of bid-rigging
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื›ืจื–ื™ื ืชืคื•ืจื™ื
07:10
and suspicious activity, corrupt activity took place.
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ื•ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื—ืฉื•ื“ื” ื•ืžื•ืฉื—ืชืช.
07:14
And to get an idea of what it consisted of,
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ื•ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืžื” ื–ื” ื›ืœืœ,
07:18
and to put it in context in relationship to this whole
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ื•ืœื”ื›ื ื™ืก ืืช ื–ื” ืœื”ืงืฉืจ ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื›ืœ ืื•ืชื•
07:21
second myth about it being no big thing,
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ืžื™ืชื•ืก ืฉื ื™, ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื“ื‘ืจ ืจืฆื™ื ื™.
07:23
we can look at this second slide here.
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ืชื‘ื•ื ืŸ ื‘ืฉืงื•ืคื™ืช ื”ืฉื ื™ื” ื›ืืŸ.
07:26
And what we have here -- I am not saying so,
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ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื›ืืŸ - ืืช ื–ื” ืœื ืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ,
07:29
this is the Director of Public Prosecutions in a written statement. He said so.
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ื–ื• ื”ืฆื”ืจื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืจืืฉ ื”ืชื‘ื™ืขื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช.
07:34
And he's telling us that for the $1.6 billion cost of the project,
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ื•ื”ื•ื ืื•ืžืจ ืœื ื•, ืฉืžืชื•ืš ืขืœื•ืช ืฉืœ 1.6 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ
07:39
one billion dollars has been traced
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ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื”ื’ื™ืขื•
07:41
to offshore bank accounts.
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ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื ืง ื‘ืžืงืœื˜ื™ ืžืก
07:43
One billion dollars of our taxpayers' money
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ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืžื›ืกืคื™ ืžืฉืœื ื”ืžื™ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื•
07:45
has been located in offshore bank accounts.
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ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ื ืง ื‘ืžืงืœื˜ื™ ืžืก
07:48
Being the kind of suspicious person I am,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ื—ืฉื“ืŸ
07:50
I am outraged at that, and I'm going to pause here,
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ื–ื” ืžืขืฆื‘ืŸ ืื•ืชื™, ื•ืื ื™ ืืขืฉื” ื”ืคืกืงื” ื›ืืŸ.
07:53
I'm going to pause now and again and bring in different things.
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ืžื™ื“ื™ ืคืขื ืื ื™ ืืขืฆื•ืจ ื•ืื‘ื™ื ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
07:56
I'm going to pause here and bring in something I saw
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ืื ื™ ืืขืฆื•ืจ ื›ืืŸ ื•ืื‘ื™ื ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืจืื™ืชื™
07:57
in November last year at Wall Street. I was at Zuccotti Park.
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ื‘ื ื•ื‘ืžืจ ื‘ืฉื ื” ืฉืขื‘ืจื” ื‘ื•ื•ืœ ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜. ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืคืืจืง ื–ื•ืงื•ื˜ื™.
08:01
It was autumn. It was cool. It was damp. It was getting dark.
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ื”ื™ื” ืกืชื™ื•. ื”ื™ื” ืงืจื™ืจ. ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื›ื. ื”ื—ื•ืฉืš ื™ืจื“.
08:05
And I was walking around with the protesters
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ืฆืขื“ืชื™ ืขื ื”ืžืคื’ื™ื ื™ื
08:07
looking at the One Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street movement walking around.
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ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ื”ืœื™ื›ื”, ื”ืกืชื›ืœื ื• ืขืœ ื•ื•ืœ ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜, ืื ืฉื™ ืชื ื•ืขืช "ืœื›ื‘ื•ืฉ ืืช ื•ื•ืœ ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜"
08:12
And there was a lady with a sign, a very simple sign,
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืฉื ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืขื ืฉืœื˜ ืคืฉื•ื˜,
08:14
a kind of battered-looking blonde lady,
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ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื™ื ื™ืช ืขื ืžืจืื” ื—ื‘ื•ื˜
08:16
and the sign was made out of Bristol board, as we say in these parts,
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ื”ืฉืœื˜ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืœื˜ ื‘ืจื™ืกื˜ื•ืœ, ื›ืžื• ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ื›ืืŸ
08:19
and it was made with a marker.
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ื•ื”ื›ื™ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื˜ื•ืฉ ืขื‘ื”.
08:21
And what it said on that sign hit me right in the center.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื•, ื”ื›ื” ื‘ื™
08:24
It said, "If you're not outraged, you haven't been paying attention."
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ื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘: "ืื ืืชื” ืœื ื›ื•ืขืก, ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืœื ืฉืžืช ืœื‘".
08:28
If you're not outraged by all of this, you haven't been paying attention.
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ืื ื›ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืขืฆื‘ืŸ ืืชื›ื, ื›ื ืจืื” ืฉืœื ืžืžืฉ ืฉืžืชื ืœื‘ ืœืžื” ืฉืงื•ืจื”.
08:31
So listen up, because we're getting into even deeper waters.
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ืื– ืชืงืฉื™ื‘ื•, ื›ื™ ืคื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ืœืขื•ืžืง ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
08:35
My brain started thinking.
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
08:37
Well, what if --
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ืžื” ืื...
08:40
because I'm suspicious like that. I read a lot of spy novels and stuff.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ื—ืฉื“ืŸ ื›ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกืคืจื™ ืจื™ื’ื•ืœ ื•ื›ืืœื”.
08:43
What if -- (Laughter)
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ืžื” ืื, (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:45
But to make it in these wrongs,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆืœื™ื— ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขื•ื•ืœื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
08:48
you have to read a lot of spy novels
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืงืจื•ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืกืคืจื™ ืจื™ื’ื•ืœ
08:49
and follow some of that stuff, right? (Laughter)
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ื•ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื”, ืœื? (ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:52
But what if this wasn't the first time?
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืื ื–ื• ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”?
08:56
What if this is just the first time
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ืžื” ืื ื–ื• ืจืง ื”ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”
08:59
that the so-and-sos had been caught?
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ืฉื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื ืชืคืกื•?
09:01
What if it had happened before? How would I find out?
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ืžื” ืื ื–ื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืงืจื” ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ? ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื ื“ืข ื–ืืช.
09:06
Now, the previous two examples I gave
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ืฉืชื™ ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžืื•ืช ื”ืงื•ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉื ืชืชื™
09:09
were to do with construction sector corruption, okay?
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ื”ื™ื• ืงืฉื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืชื™ื”ืŸ ืœืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ื‘ืขื ืฃ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื”, ื˜ื•ื‘?
09:13
And I have the privilege at this time
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ื•ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื–ื•
09:15
to lead the Joint Consultative Council, which is a not-for-profit.
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ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื‘ืจืืฉ ื”ืžื•ืขืฆื” ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ืœื™ื™ืขื•ืฅ, ืฉื”ื™ื ืžืœื›"ืจ
09:18
We're at jcc.org.tt, and we have the -- we are the leaders
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ื”ืืชืจ ืฉืœื ื• ื”ื•ื jcc.org.tt, ื•ืื ื—ื ื• ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœื™ื
09:22
in the struggle to produce a new public procurement system
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ื‘ืžืื‘ืง ืœื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืžืขืจื›ืช ืจื›ืฉ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช ื—ื“ืฉื”
09:25
about how public money is transacted.
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ืฉืชืจืื” ืžื” ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ื›ืกืฃ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™.
09:27
So those of you interested in finding out more about it,
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ืžื™ ืžื›ื ืฉืžืชืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื–ื”,
09:30
or joining us or signing up on any of our petitions, please get involved.
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ืื• ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืืœื™ื ื• ืื• ืœื—ืชื•ื ืขืœ ื”ืขืฆื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•, ืžื•ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืขื•ืจื‘
09:34
But I'm going to segue to another thing that relates,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ืจ ืœื ื•ืฉื ืื—ืจ, ืฉืงืฉื•ืจ ืœื–ื”
09:36
because one of my private campaigns I've been conducting
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžืื‘ืงื™ื ืฉื ื™ื”ืœืชื™
09:39
for over three and a half years
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ื‘ืฉืœื•ืฉ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื•ืช
09:41
is for transparency and accountability
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ืœืฉืงื™ืคื•ืช ื•ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช
09:44
around the bailout of CL Financial.
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ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ื—ื™ืœื•ืฅ ืฉืœ ืกื™. ืืœ. ืคื™ื™ื ื ืฉืœ
09:47
CL Financial is the Caribbean's largest ever conglomerate, okay?
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ืกื™. ืืœ. ืคื™ื™ื ื ืฉืœ ื”ื•ื ื”ืงื•ื ื’ืœื•ืžืจื˜ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืื™ื™ื ื”ืงืจื‘ื™ื™ื, ื›ืŸ?
09:52
And without getting into all of the details,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื
09:55
it is said to have collapsed โ€” I'm using my words very carefully โ€”
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ื”ื ื ืคืœื• - ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ื‘ืงืคื™ื“ื” ืืช ืžื™ืœื•ืชื™ื™,
09:58
it's said to have collapsed in January of '09,
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ื”ื ื ืคืœื• ื‘ื™ื ื•ืืจ 2009
10:01
which is just coming up to nearly four years.
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ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ ืืจื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื.
10:04
In an unprecedented fit of generosity --
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ื‘ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื—ืกืจืช ืชืงื“ื™ื,
10:07
and you have to be very suspicious about these people --
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ื•ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉืชื—ืฉื“ื• ื‘ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื”...
10:10
in an unprecedented โ€” and I'm using that word carefully โ€”
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ื‘ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื—ืกืจืช ืชืงื“ื™ื, ื•ืื ื™ ื‘ื•ื—ืจ ื‘ืงืคื™ื“ื” ืืช ืžื™ืœื•ืชื™ื™,
10:12
unprecedented fit of generosity, the government of the day
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ื‘ื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื›ืžื•ื”, ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ื“ืื–
10:16
signed, made a written commitment, to repay all of the creditors.
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ื—ืชืžื” ื•ื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื—ื” ื‘ื›ืชื‘, ืœืคืฆื•ืช ืืช ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ืฉื™ื.
10:20
And I can tell you without fear of contradiction
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ื‘ืœื™ ืœืคื—ื“ ืฉื™ื›ื—ื™ืฉื• ืื•ืชื™
10:22
that hasn't happened anywhere else on the planet.
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ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื ืงืจื” ืžืขื•ืœื ื‘ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื.
10:25
Let's understand, because we lack context.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ืชื‘ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”ื•, ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืจืงืข:
10:27
People are telling us it's just like Wall Street. It's not just like Wall Street.
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ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื–ื” ื›ืžื• ื‘ื•ื•ืœ ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜. ื–ื” ืœื.
10:30
Trinidad and Tobago is like a place with different laws of physics or biology or something.
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ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื’ื• ื”ื ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืขื ื—ื•ืงื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืคื™ื–ื™ืงื”, ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื”, ืื• ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ.
10:35
It's not just like anywhere. (Applause)
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ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื” (ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืฃ)
10:39
It's not just like anywhere. It's not just like anywhere.
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ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื”. ืื™ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ืืœื”.
10:44
Here is here, and out there is out there. Okay?
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ื›ืืŸ ื–ื” ื›ืืŸ ื•ืฉื ื–ื” ืฉื, ื˜ื•ื‘?
10:47
I'm serious now.
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ืื ื™ ืจืฆื™ื ื™.
10:49
Listen. They've had bailouts on Wall Street.
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ืชืงืฉื™ื‘ื•, ื”ื™ื• ื—ื™ืœื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ื•ื•ืœ ืกื˜ืจื™ื˜.
10:52
They've had bailouts in London.
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ื”ื™ื• ื—ื™ืœื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ.
10:54
They've had bailouts in Europe.
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ื”ื™ื• ื—ื™ืœื•ืฆื™ื ื‘ืื™ืจื•ืคื”.
10:56
In Africa, they've had bailouts. In Nigeria, six of the major
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ื‘ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื—ื™ืœืฆื•. ื‘ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื”, ืฉื™ืฉื” ืžื”ื‘ื ืงื™ื ื”ืžืกื—ืจื™ื™ื
10:58
commercial banks collapsed at the same time as ours, eh?
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ื”ืชืžื•ื˜ื˜ื• ื‘ืขืช ื•ื‘ืขื•ื ื” ืื—ืช, ืื”?
11:01
It's interesting to parallel how the Nigerian experience has --
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ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื”ืฉื•ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื™ื’ืจื™,
11:03
how they've treated it, and they've treated it
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ื•ื›ื™ืฆื“ ื”ื ื ื”ื’ื• ื‘ื–ื”. ื•ื”ื ื ื”ื’ื• ื‘ื–ื”
11:06
very well compared to us.
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ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“, ื‘ื”ืฉื•ื•ืื” ืืœื™ื ื•.
11:07
Nowhere on the planet
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ื‘ืฉื•ื ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ
11:09
have all the creditors been bailed out
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ืœื ืคื•ืฆื• ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ืฉื™ื
11:12
in excess of what their statutory entitlements were.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืกื˜ื˜ื•ื˜ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื”ื.
11:14
Only here. So what was the reason for the generosity?
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ืจืง ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”. ืื– ืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื ื“ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื–ื•?
11:18
Is our government that generous? And maybe they are.
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ื”ืื ื”ืžืžืฉืœื” ืฉืœื ื• ื›ื” ื ื“ื™ื‘ื”? ืื•ืœื™ ื›ืŸ..
11:21
Let's look at it. Let's look into it.
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืกืชื›ืœ ืขืœ ื–ื”. ื‘ื•ืื• ื ื‘ื—ืŸ ื–ืืช.
11:23
So I started digging and writing and so and so on,
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืœืขื•ืžืง ื•ืœื›ืชื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื–ื”
11:26
and that work can be found, my personal work
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ื•ืืช ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”, ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™, ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื
11:27
can be found at AfraRaymond.com, which is my name.
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ื‘ืืชืจ AfraRaymond.com, ืฉื–ื” ื”ืฉื ืฉืœื™
11:31
It's a not-for-profit blog that I run.
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ื–ื”ื• ื‘ืœื•ื’ ืื™ืฉื™ ืฉืœื™
11:34
Not as popular as some of the other people, but there you go.
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ื”ื•ื ืœื ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ืคื•ืคื•ืœืจื™ ื›ืžื• ื‘ืœื•ื’ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื, ืื‘ืœ ืืชื ืื™ืชื™ ืœืคื—ื•ืช
11:36
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
11:38
But the point is that the bitter experience of Section 34,
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ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื, ืฉื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืจ ืฉืœ ืกืขื™ืฃ 34,
11:43
that plot to pervert Parliament, that bitter experience
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ื”ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืœื”ืฉื—ื™ืช ืืช ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜
11:45
that took place in August,
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ื”ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžืจ ื”ื–ื” ืฉื”ืชืจื—ืฉ ื‘ืื•ื’ื•ืกื˜,
11:48
when we were supposed to be celebrating our independence,
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ืขืฆืžืื•ืชื ื•,
11:51
going into September, forced me to check myself
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ืœืชื•ืš ืกืคื˜ืžื‘ืจ, ื”ื›ืจื™ื— ืื•ืชื™ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
11:56
and recalculate my bearings,
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ื•ืœื—ืฉื‘ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื™
11:58
and to go back into some of the work, some of the stuff I'd written
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ื•ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืืœ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื•ืช ืฉื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืขื‘ืจ,
12:00
and some of the exchanges I'd had with the officials
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ื•ืืœ ืžื’ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ืขื ืคืงื™ื“ื™ื ืจืฉืžื™ื™ื,
12:03
to see what was really what.
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ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืžื” ื‘ืืžืช ืงืจื”.
12:05
As we say in Trinidad and Tobago, who is who and what is what?
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื ื”ื•ื’ ืœืืžืจ ืืฆืœื ื• ื‘ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื’ื•, ืžื™ ื”ื•ื ืžื™ ื•ืžื” ื–ื” ืžื”?
12:09
Okay? We want to try to recalculate.
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ืื• ืงื™ื™? ืื ื—ื ื• ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื‘ืฆืข ื”ื”ืขืจื›ื” ืžื—ื•ื“ืฉืช.
12:10
And I made a Freedom of Information application
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ื”ื’ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืงืฉื” ืขืœ-ืคื™ ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
12:13
in May this year to the Ministry of Finance.
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ื‘ื—ื•ื“ืฉ ืžืื™ ื”ืฉื ื”, ืœืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ.
12:17
The Ministry of Finance is the next tower over.
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ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ ื ืžืฆื ื‘ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืกืžื•ืš.
12:19
This is the other context.
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ื™ืฉ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืงืฉืจ ืœื›ืš.
12:21
The Ministry of Finance, we are told,
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ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื•, ืฉืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ
12:23
is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
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ืคื•ืขืœ ืชื—ืช ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข.
12:26
I'm going to take you through a worked example of whether that's really so.
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ืื ื™ ืืฆื™ื’ ืœื›ื ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ืช, ืฉืชืฆื™ื’ ื”ืื ื”ื ื‘ืืžืช ืคื•ืขืœื™ื ืชื—ืช ืžื’ื‘ืœื”.
12:30
The Central Bank in which we stand this morning
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ื”ื‘ื ืง ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™, ื‘ื• ืื ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ,
12:33
is immune from the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.
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ืžื—ื•ืกืŸ ืžืคื ื™ ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข.
12:37
So in fact, you can't ask them anything,
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ืœืคื™ื›ืš, ืœื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืžื”ื ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ
12:39
and they don't have to answer anything.
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ื•ื”ื ืœื ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœืขื ื•ืช ืœื›ื ืขืœ ื›ืœื•ื.
12:40
That is the law since 1999.
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ื–ื” ื”ื—ื•ืง ืžืื– 1999
12:43
So I plunged into this struggle, and I asked four questions.
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ืื– ืฆืœืœืชื™ ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžืื‘ืง ื”ื–ื” ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืจื‘ืข ืฉืืœื•ืช.
12:47
And I'll relate the questions to you in the short form with the reply,
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ืื ื™ ืืฆื™ื’ ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ื‘ืงืฆืจื”, ืขื ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื”ืŸ,
12:50
so you could understand, as I said, where we are.
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ื›ืš ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ืคื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื.
12:53
Here is not like anywhere else.
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ื›ืืŸ ื–ื” ืœื ื›ืžื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืื—ืจ.
12:54
Question number one:
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ืฉืืœื” ืžืกืคืจ ืื—ืช:
12:57
I asked to see the accounts of CL Financial,
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ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ CL Financial,
13:00
and if you can't show me the accounts --
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ื•ืื ืœื ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืœื™ -
13:02
the Minister of Finance is making statements,
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ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ ืžืฆื”ื™ืจ ื”ืฆื”ืจื•ืช,
13:04
passing new laws and giving speeches and so on.
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ืžืขื‘ื™ืจ ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื—ื“ืฉื™ื, ืžื’ื™ืฉ ื ืื•ืžื™ื, ื•ื›ื“ื•ืžื” -
13:07
What are the figures he's relying on?
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ืขืœ ืื™ื–ื” ื ืชื•ื ื™ื ื ืฉืขืŸ ื”ืžืฉืจื“?
13:09
It's like that joke: I want whatever he's drinking.
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ื–ื” ื›ืžื• ื”ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื”: "ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื•ื ืฉื•ืชื”"
13:12
And they wrote back and said to me,
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ื•ื”ื ืขื ื• ืœื™ ื‘ื—ื–ืจื”,
13:14
well what do you really mean?
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ืœืžื” ืืชื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ?
13:15
So they hit my question with a question.
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ืœืฉืืœื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื ืขื ื• ื‘ืฉืืœื”.
13:18
Second point: I want to see
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ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืฉื ื™ื”: ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช
13:21
who are the creditors of the group who have been repaid?
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ืœืžื™ ืžื ื•ืฉื™ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื›ืŸ ืฉื™ืœืžื•?
13:24
Let me pause here to point out to you all
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ื”ืจืฉื• ืœื™ ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืจื’ืข ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื“ื’ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื•ืœื›ื,
13:26
that 24 billion dollars of our money has been spent on this.
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ืฉ- 24 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืžื›ืกืคื ื• ื‘ื•ื–ื‘ื–ื• ืขืœ ื–ื”.
13:30
That is about three and a half billion U.S. dollars
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ื–ื” ื‘ืขืจืš 3.5 ืžื™ืœืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื
13:33
coming out of a small -- we used to be resource-rich --
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืžืžื“ื™ื ื” - ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืคืขื ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืžืฉืื‘ื™ื -
13:36
Caribbean country. Okay?
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ืงื˜ื ื” ื‘ืงืจื™ื‘ื™ื™ื, ืื• ืงื™ื™?
13:38
And I asked the question,
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ื•ืฉืืœืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื”,
13:40
who was getting that three and a half billion dollars?
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ืžื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ืืช ื”- 3.5 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื”ืืœื”?
13:44
And I want to pause again to bring up context,
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ืฉื•ื‘ ืื ื™ ืืคืกื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืช ืืช ื”ื”ืงืฉืจ,
13:46
because context helps us to get clarity understanding this thing.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื”ืงืฉืจ ืžืกื™ื™ืข ืœื ื• ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื”.
13:50
There's a particular individual who is in the government now.
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ื™ืฉ ื‘ืŸ ืื“ื ืžืกื•ื™ื™ื, ืฉื ืžืฆื ื›ืจื’ืข ื‘ืžืžืฉืœื”.
13:52
The name of the person doesn't matter.
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ืฉืžื• ืœื ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
13:54
And that person made a career
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ื”ืื™ืฉ ื”ื–ื” ืขืฉื” ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”
13:57
out of using the Freedom of Information Act
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ืžื”ื’ืฉืช ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืขืœ-ืคื™ ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
13:59
to advance his political cause.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื“ื ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื•.
14:01
Okay? His name isn't important.
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ื”ืฉื ืฉืœื• ืœื ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
14:04
I wouldn't dignify it. I'm on a point.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฃ ืืช ื–ื”. ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื ืงื•ื“ื”.
14:07
The point is, that person made a career out of using
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ื”ื ืงื•ื“ื” ื”ื™ื, ืฉื”ืื™ืฉ ืขืฉื” ืงืจื™ื™ื™ืจื”
14:09
the Freedom of Information Act to advance his cause.
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ืขืœ-ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข, ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื“ื ืืช ืžื˜ืจื•ืชื™ื•.
14:12
And the most famous case
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ื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžืช ื‘ื”ืŸ,
14:14
was what we came to call the Secret Scholarship Scandal,
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ื”ื•ื ืžื” ืฉืงืจืื ื• ืœื•, ืžื”ื•ืžืช ื”ืžืœื’ื” ื”ืกื•ื“ื™ืช.
14:17
where in fact there was about 60 million dollars in government money
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ืฉื ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘- 60 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ ืฉืœ ื›ืกืคื™ ื”ืžืžืฉืœื”
14:20
that had been dispersed in a series of scholarships,
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ืฉืคื•ื–ืจื• ื‘ืกื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ืžืœื’ื•ืช,
14:23
and the scholarships hadn't been advertised, and so and so on and so on.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ืš ืฉื•ื ืคืจืกื•ื, ื•ื›ื›ื” ื–ื” ื ืจืื”.
14:26
And he was able to get the court, using that act of Parliament,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜, ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื—ื•ืง ื”ื–ื”, ืฉื”ืชืงื‘ืœ ื‘ืคืจืœืžื ื˜,
14:29
Freedom of Information Act,
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ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
14:30
to release the information,
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ืœืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข,
14:32
and I thought that was excellent.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืกื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืฆื•ื™ื™ืŸ.
14:36
Fantastic.
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ืžื“ื”ื™ื.
14:39
But you see, the question is this:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื™ื ื–ื•:
14:41
If it's right and proper for us to use the Freedom of Information Act
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ืื ื–ื” ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื•ืฆื•ื“ืง ืžืฆื™ื“ื ื• ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
14:45
and to use the court
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ื•ืœืชื‘ื•ืข ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜
14:49
to force a disclosure about 60 million dollars in public money,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืืœืฅ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘- 60 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื›ืกืคื™ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ,
14:54
it must be right and proper
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ื–ื” ื—ื™ื™ื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื›ื•ืŸ ื•ืฆื•ื“ืง
14:55
for us to force a disclosure about 24 billion dollars.
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ืœืืœืฅ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘- 24 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ื“ื•ืœืจ.
14:59
You see? But the Ministry of Finance,
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื? ืื‘ืœ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ,
15:02
the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance,
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ื•ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ื”ืคืจืœืžื ื˜ ืœืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ
15:04
wrote me and said to me, that information is exempt too.
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ื›ืชื‘ื• ื•ืืžืจื• ืœื™, ืฉื”ืžื™ื“ืข ื”ื–ื” ืคื˜ื•ืจ (ืžื”ื—ื•ืง).
15:07
You see? This is what we're dealing with, okay?
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ืืชื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื? ืขื ื–ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืชืขืกืงื™ื, ื‘ืกื“ืจ?
15:10
The third thing I will tell you
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ ืฉืื•ืžืจ ืœื›ื
15:12
is that I also asked
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ื”ื•ื ืฉื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ื’ื
15:15
for the directors of CL Financial,
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ืžื”ื“ื™ืจืงื˜ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ CL Financial
15:18
whether in fact they were making filings under our Integrity in Public Life Act.
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ืœื“ืขืช ื”ืื ื”ื ื”ื’ื™ืฉื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืชื—ืช ื—ื•ืง ื”ื™ื•ืฉืจื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื
15:22
We have an Integrity in Public Life Act
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชืžื™ืžื™ื ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืง ื”ื™ื•ืฉืจื” ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื
15:24
as part of our framework supposed to safeguard the nation's interest.
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ืฉื›ืŸ ื—ืœืง ืžืžืกื’ืจืช ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื ื• ืืžื•ืจ ืœื”ื‘ื˜ื™ื— ืืช ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจืก ื”ืœืื•ืžื™
15:28
And public officials are supposed to file
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ื•ืคืงื™ื“ื™ ืžืžืฉืœื” ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื”ืฆื”ื™ืจ
15:31
to say what it is they have in terms of assets and liabilities.
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ืœืืžืจ ืžื” ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื ื›ื ืกื™ื ื•ื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช
15:37
And of course I've since discovered that they're not filing,
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ื•ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืžืื– ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™, ืฉื”ื ืœื ืžืฆื”ื™ืจื™ื
15:40
and in fact the Minister of Finance has not even asked them to file.
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ื•ืœืžืขืฉื” ืฉืจ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ ืœื ื‘ื™ืงืฉ ื–ืืช ืžื”ื ื›ืœืœ.
15:43
So here we have it. We have a situation where
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ืื– ื–ื” ื”ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ: ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืžืฆื‘
15:47
the basic safeguards of integrity and accountability
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ื‘ื• ื‘ืกื™ืก ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ื•ืฉืจื” ื•ื”ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
15:52
and transparency have all been discarded.
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ื•ืฉืงื™ืคื•ืช, ื”ืชืขืจืขืจ.
15:54
I've asked the question in the legal and required fashion.
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ืฉืืœืชื™ ืฉืืœื” ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื•ืงื™ ื•ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื ืื•ืชื”
15:57
It's been ignored.
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ื•ื”ืชืขืœืžื• ืžืžื ื”.
15:59
The sort of thing that motivated us around Section 34,
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ืžืกื•ื’ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื”ื—ื“ื™ืจื• ื‘ื ื• ืžื•ื˜ื™ื‘ืฆื™ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืกืขื™ืฃ 34
16:02
we need to continue to work on that. We can't forget it.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื–ื”. ืืกื•ืจ ืœื ื• ืœืฉื›ื•ื— ื–ืืช.
16:05
I have defined this as the single largest expenditure in the country's history.
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ื”ื’ื“ืจืชื™ ื–ืืช ื›ื”ื•ืฆืื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื”ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื” ืฉืœ ืืจืฆื ื•.
16:08
It's also the single largest example
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ื–ื• ื’ื ื”ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
16:11
of public corruption according to this equation.
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ืฉืœ ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช, ืขืœ-ืคื™ ื”ืžืฉื•ื•ืื” ื”ื–ื•
16:16
And this is my reality check.
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ื•ื–ื• ื‘ื“ื™ืงืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉืœื™.
16:19
Where you have an expenditure of public money
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ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื”ื•ืฆืื” ืฉืœ ื›ืกืคื™ ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ
16:21
and it is without accountability
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ื•ื–ื” ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ืœื™ ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ืื—ืจื™ื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ืช
16:24
and it's without transparency,
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ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืฉืงื™ืคื•ืช
16:26
it will always be equal to corruption,
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ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžื• ืœืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช
16:28
whether you're in Russia or Nigeria or Alaska,
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ืื ืืชื ื‘ืจื•ืกื™ื” ืื• ื ื™ื’ืจื™ื” ืื• ืืœืกืงื”
16:31
it will always be equal to corruption, and that is what we are dealing with here.
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ื–ื” ืชืžื™ื“ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžื• ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช, ื•ืขื ื–ื” ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืขืกืง ื›ืืŸ.
16:36
I'm going to continue the work
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ืื ื™ ืืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขืกื•ืง ื‘ื›ืš
16:38
to press on, to get some resolution
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ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืœื—ื•ืฅ, ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช
16:42
of those matters at the Ministry of Finance.
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ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ ืžืฉืจื“ ื”ืื•ืฆืจ.
16:44
If it is I have to go to court personally, I will do that.
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ืื ืืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืื™ืฉื™, ืืขืฉื” ื–ืืช
16:46
We will continue to press on.
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ื ืžืฉื™ืš ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืœื—ืฅ
16:48
We will continue to work within JCC.
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ื ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืžืกื’ืจืช JCC
16:50
But I want to step back from the Trinidad and Tobago context
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืกื’ืช ืžื”ื”ืงืฉืจ ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื“ ื•ื˜ื•ื‘ืื’ื•
16:52
and bring something new to the table
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ื•ืœืฉื™ื ื“ื‘ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ,
16:54
in terms of an international example.
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ื“ื•ื’ืžื” ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช.
16:56
We had the journalist [Heather] Brooke speaking
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ืฉืžืขื ื• ืืช ื”ืขื™ืชื•ื ืื™ืช ื”ืช'ืจ ื‘ืจื•ืงืก
16:59
about her battle against government corruption,
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ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื”ืžืื‘ืง ืฉืœื” ื ื’ื“ ืฉื—ื™ืชื•ืช ืžืžืฉืœืชื™ืช
17:01
and she introduced me to this website, Alaveteli.com.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื”ืจืืชื” ืœื™ ืืช ืืชืจ ื”ืื™ื ื˜ืจื ื˜ Alaveteli.com
17:07
And Alaveteli.com is a way for us to have an open database
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ื”ืืชืจ ื”ื–ื” ื ื•ืชืŸ ืœื ื• ื’ื™ืฉื” ืœืžื™ื“ืข ืคืชื•ื—
17:11
for Freedom of Information applications,
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ืœื”ื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืขืœ-ืคื™ ื—ื•ืง ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
17:14
and speak with each other.
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ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ื“ ืขื ื”ืฉื ื™.
17:16
I could see what you're applying for.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื“ืขืช ืื™ื–ื• ื‘ืงืฉื” ืืชื ืžื’ื™ืฉื™ื
17:19
You could see what I applied for and what replies I got.
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ื•ืžื” ืื ื™ ื”ื’ืฉืชื™ ื•ืžื” ื”ื™ื• ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืœื‘ืงืฉื”.
17:22
We can work on it together. We need to build a collective database
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ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื–ื” ื‘ื™ื—ื“. ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืกื™ืก ืžื™ื“ืข ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ
17:25
and a collective understanding of where we are to go to the next point.
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ื•ื”ื‘ื ื” ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ืฉืœ ืœืืŸ ืื ื—ื ื• ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืžื›ืืŸ
17:28
We need to increase the consciousness.
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ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช.
17:30
The final thing I want to say is in relation to this one,
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ื‘ืงืฉืจ ืœื–ื”,
17:34
which is a lovely website from India
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ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ืืชืจ ืžืงืกื™ื ืžื”ื•ื“ื•
17:36
called IPaidABribe.com.
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IPaidABribe.com
17:38
They have international branches,
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ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืกื ื™ืคื™ื ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ื™ื
17:40
and it's important for us to tune into this one.
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ื•ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื ื• ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื–ื”
17:42
IPaidABribe.com is really important,
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IPaidABribe.com ื”ื•ื ืืชืจ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืืžืช
17:45
a good one to log on to and see.
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ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืืœื™ื• ื•ืœืจืื•ืช.
17:47
I'm going to pause there. I'm going to ask you for your courage.
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ืื ื™ ืืคืกื™ืง ื›ืขืช ื•ืื‘ืงืฉ ืžื›ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืžื™ืฆื™ื.
17:50
Discard the first myth; it is a crime.
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ื”ื™ืคื˜ืจื• ืžื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ: ื–ื” ืื›ืŸ ืคืฉืข
17:52
Discard the second myth; it is a big thing.
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ื”ื™ืคื˜ืจื• ืžื”ืžื™ืชื•ืก ื”ืฉื ื™: ื–ื” ืคืฉืข ื›ืœื›ืœื™
17:54
It's a huge problem. It's an economic crime.
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ื–ื• ื‘ืขื™ื” ืขื ืงื™ืช. ื–ื”ื• ืคืฉืข ื›ืœื›ืœื™
17:57
And let us continue working together
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ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื™ื—ื“
17:59
to betterment in this situation,
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ืœืฉืคืจ ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘.
18:01
stability and sustainability in our society. Thank you.
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ื™ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืช ื•ืงื™ื™ืžื•ืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื ื•. ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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