Everything Trinidad NEEDS TO KNOW about CHINATOWN

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  • Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
  • Chinatown is a project that developed and materialized rapidly in 2019. Several questions such need to be answered. "How did it start? What per cent of it is finished? How do vendors and the business community feel about the project?" Hopefully, this video helps explain the project and its various different elements to possibly come in the future.
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  • @marklovell8361
    @marklovell8361 4 роки тому +117

    "Nah I'm from Diego. No amigo"😂😂😂 I love all your videos bro. Very informative 👍

    • @paulmurray8922
      @paulmurray8922 4 роки тому +6

      LOL!

    • @mrladnek5858
      @mrladnek5858 4 роки тому +4

      Mark Lovell he shit up dat fella rel bad. I love that yes 😂

    • @Foon2Death
      @Foon2Death 4 роки тому +2

      aye i effin dead yes. I came back last year and had ppl hitting me spanish too

    • @jelinthemix
      @jelinthemix 4 роки тому +1

      DWL at that part

    • @gordieman
      @gordieman 4 роки тому +2

      China’s using their economic power to slowly colonize and influence smaller nations. 🇹🇹

  • @angelalumwai6164
    @angelalumwai6164 4 роки тому +62

    A independant and public enquiry need to invistigate Jose Martinez and all those involved in selling out Trinidad to the Chinese

    • @michealbarkley9080
      @michealbarkley9080 4 роки тому +1

      You again, you have to problem with indian people now you have a problem with chinese people.

    • @mellboy2805
      @mellboy2805 2 роки тому

      The mayor is lining his pocket from money from the Chinese government to sell Trinidad and Tobago out to China what a shame.

  • @RenaldoQuestelles
    @RenaldoQuestelles 4 роки тому +47

    Bro!! You’re doing extremely good work. Keep it up 👍🏾... I’ve worked in the media for 13 years and you’re doing better work than most of the journalists on tv.

    • @AD-ye6mw
      @AD-ye6mw 4 роки тому +1

      You told no lies I've worked in media as well.

  • @tedbarclsy1951
    @tedbarclsy1951 4 роки тому +104

    The loan that this country took from china will take years to repay plus the interest on those loans Trinidad like African countries are selling out their nations to the Chinese in the short run it looks good on paper but in the long run the debt will be so great that the people of Trinidad will be paying more on taxes to satisfy this huge debt for years to come.

    • @mspiggymarketing396
      @mspiggymarketing396 4 роки тому

      The WORD is 'debt'. The abbreviation for department is dept.

    • @janellejoseph6895
      @janellejoseph6895 4 роки тому +2

      Who took this loan? What difference did it make?How was the money spent?

    • @cookwithcel1455
      @cookwithcel1455 4 роки тому +1

      @@janellejoseph6895 was under the people's partnership a 3 year contract to give the chinese pitch for 50 million a year. But if my memory servers me right napa was built by Chinese contractors under pnm administration but search up chinas bri project

    • @goldchartersiui2719
      @goldchartersiui2719 4 роки тому +3

      Lol, we act like they don't know, we act like they don't speak the same damn language and see the same thing like we see, the government is proudly doing this, they're proudly Selling Our Country *Piece by Piece* and they know it, their not dumb, it's not no stab in the back surprise, we not dumb and it's the same for them, they know what their doing and when it all come hitting down, then we'll start to act, but don't be dumb, China is a power house, don't think some lill dot like us could do anything, if our government care about its own people it will rethink what their doing, they're young people in this country who what this country to grow better, but the old man doing what every other old man in every other country that had the opportunity did and blindly take it.

    • @webb7903
      @webb7903 4 роки тому +4

      One of the main goals of China is to get control of the pitch lake along with other natural resources, when trinidad can't pay the debt this stupid & corrupt prime Minister got trinidad into, China will take it.

  • @shaniaa1295
    @shaniaa1295 4 роки тому +88

    He said "if you look behind the angry rasta" so calmly that I couldn't help but laugh 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @humbleb155
    @humbleb155 4 роки тому +31

    This is my first time if viewing your video and I'm very impressed with the professionalism of it. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to more of your videos.

  • @princessalena2932
    @princessalena2932 3 роки тому +6

    They are going to sell if they have not already. Sell the Port. The port of Spain port to China. So they are going to get rid of all the people that are on Charlotte Street and move in people that are Chinese origin and then it will become a real Chinatown.

  • @antoniaantonia3337
    @antoniaantonia3337 4 роки тому +5

    Will Chinese businesses hire black and Indian workers as part of the initiative? I also worry about the original sellers that is and has been there before this new initiate????😥

  • @goldchartersiui2719
    @goldchartersiui2719 4 роки тому +72

    Why don't we have a West Indian town in China.

    • @gatheringleaves
      @gatheringleaves 4 роки тому +7

      There is an African Town in Guangzhou actually

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому +9

      Gold Charters iUi
      Chinese people can work together as one, West Indians can never achieve that.

    • @ellislaborde1648
      @ellislaborde1648 4 роки тому +4

      I always ask the same thing.....😤

    • @manovrsb
      @manovrsb 4 роки тому +4

      Not alot of West Indians want to move to China.

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому +1

      @@manovrsb Can you give one reason why?

  • @paulmurray8922
    @paulmurray8922 4 роки тому +24

    Third step is the replacement of the current occupants of the street.

    • @itsnotmeitsyou717
      @itsnotmeitsyou717 4 роки тому +1

      Lmao i wldnt be surprised atall.

    • @AtheneHolder
      @AtheneHolder 3 роки тому +3

      that's exactly what I'm thinking. watch and see, all that walking in the road ish will stop real quick

    • @kingkai6788
      @kingkai6788 3 роки тому

      That is what the mayor was dancing around to say

  • @TheHouseLime
    @TheHouseLime 4 роки тому +25

    Another great video! I recommend your viewers watch “China’s Trillion Dollar Plan to Dominate World Trade” next to see how we fit into the overall plan.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @K3NMA_
    @K3NMA_ 4 роки тому +11

    Some people will take offense to this. Others will see it as an opportunity $$. The tourism alone that this can (potentially) bring makes it a good investment, with the port right there. Will need to wait and see how this plays out, but I have no issue with this. Also, Trinidad like to copy the USA so this is not surprising. Looking forward to sum authentic Chinese Cuisine Restaurants opening up tho, no more of that fast food crap.

    • @brownsugar2271
      @brownsugar2271 4 роки тому +6

      K3NMA it’s good to have an open mind. Most people hate to see progress. They’re scared to take a leap of faith.

    • @markmolino6091
      @markmolino6091 4 роки тому +6

      @@brownsugar2271 ,Well said and I agree with you .Everyone losing their minds about this ,but whenever the US gives help and come with their agendas nobody says a word.

    • @NonameWriter
      @NonameWriter 4 роки тому +3

      Or...we could look at what China is doing to the rest of the world and wake up....

    • @Ratgodx
      @Ratgodx 2 роки тому

      @@brownsugar2271 wake up. China is dangerous.

    • @gmanlee575
      @gmanlee575 Рік тому

      Ill tell you this now only significant and developed nations have a chinatown, lesser and poor countries do not have one. Take it as a badge on honour thats your on the same league as us,uk,canada, Australia,japan,south korea!!
      I thought trinis were more progressive than Jamaicans but it seems like not by too much.

  • @poisonkiss201
    @poisonkiss201 4 роки тому +14

    Selling the countries soul

  • @jelinthemix
    @jelinthemix 4 роки тому +11

    Great video. Love the fact that you continue to educate our relationship with China. People don't know 😔

    • @gordonmoze1895
      @gordonmoze1895 4 роки тому +1

      You better start learning Mandarin Chinese, because they going to take over eventually, then you would be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party; the CCP. Imagine, Calypso in Mandarin

  • @christopherchance901
    @christopherchance901 4 роки тому +14

    Love your content 868 media ,great professionalism,keep it up

  • @TasteofTrini
    @TasteofTrini 4 роки тому +7

    Informative video! Loved the intro🤣🤣🤣
    Looking forward to more videos!

  • @edmundthomasvillewea463
    @edmundthomasvillewea463 4 роки тому +3

    Well to me Chinatown is not a bad idea in a sense. Chinese culture have been present in Trinidad for quite a long time, longer than even the East Indian culture and we celebrate most of their heritage in this country.If you wanna be technical about Chinese heritage in POS was especially significant. One have to view it in the same frame as the First People requesting a holiday and even a village. China growing geopolitical presence is concerning but once the kinks have been worked out in relation of diversified employment, Chinatown would be a nice addition to the commerce in POS. Besides most of the best deals in Charlotte street come from the Chinese stores.

  • @jeffersgrell8084
    @jeffersgrell8084 4 роки тому +6

    Very sceptical. Mainly concerned with the removal of locals to make room for Chinese business. There are Chinatowns in a lot of big cities in the US but when you walk thru them there are only Chinese business establishments. Charlotte St has a history of small LOCAL business which would not seem to mesh with the Chinatown concept. Another issue for me is the secrecy in putting up the arches. When things are done like that it usually means some kinda of ratcheefee ting goin on. Thirdly, foreign Chinatowns have their own “security” Tong force, bringing another element of criminal enterprise to a country with just too much crime. Finally, why would any Trinbagonian welcome turning over any part of Trinidad and Tobago to a foreign country, especially such an important and crucial part of downtown Port of Spain? First thought that occurs to me is that China is calling dat shot because of the very large debt we have accrued. Should have been expected tho, that has been the Chinese modus operandi for years!

    • @michaelsuewahsing106
      @michaelsuewahsing106 3 роки тому +2

      Thank you 😊 DEBT is the game Chinese are playing . Guyana too greedy. So Guyana must pay for mistakes.

    • @bldomain
      @bldomain 2 роки тому

      All this China bashing is unfounded. Being an Overseas Chinese myself, I have witnessed massacres against my people in the 60's and all those fear mongering of the Chinese takeover is BS. In the end, we Overseas Chinese are part of the society and citizens of the country who help built my country with our great economic contribution. BTW, Tong force? Trust me, Chinese people will be the victim of hate crimes and Sinophobia everywhere they go. They don't have any security at all, even the police will try to harass the Chinese for bribes. The Chinese are the most persecuted race after the Black people. Being an Overseas Chinese I know that.

    • @gmanlee575
      @gmanlee575 Рік тому

      @jeffersgrell8084
      Do you know who the chinese are, do you think theyre poverty striken people from sub Sahara africa, chinese are a major merchant race. Trinidad managing to have a china town is a big feat only developed and significant countries have chinatowns, see it as a badge of honour. The arches are a distinct feature in all chinatowns around the world without it itll be a fake chinatown. Trini is inthe same league as us,uk,canada, Australia,japan, south korea now. Do you think say a insignificant island like st vincent can manage to develop a chinatown

  • @bayrum32
    @bayrum32 3 роки тому +4

    I hope u run 1 day for PM 4 trinidad and tobago. Lots of things need to change. God bless Trinidad and tobago. U got my vote..

  • @des2892
    @des2892 4 роки тому +5

    How much money did they received for this approval in their personal account

  • @alberthawills3581
    @alberthawills3581 3 роки тому +4

    LORD HAVE MERCY UPON US 🙏

  • @kennedywong9854
    @kennedywong9854 4 роки тому +4

    God bless TNT and make it great again. 🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹

  • @khelangraham3071
    @khelangraham3071 4 роки тому +6

    What's going on with the pitch lake?

  • @Trini323
    @Trini323 4 роки тому +32

    I’m living in America now but this is crazy smh Trinidad selling out d country smh

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому +3

      @coptic777 Good lord, you again! with these foolish comments, and you can't write a proper sentence in the English language; I know that Trinidad have free education, shame on you.

    • @ratmanmaraj8749
      @ratmanmaraj8749 4 роки тому +3

      @@MrNhojstrebor is yuh prime minister selling out the country, u eh seeing that?

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому +3

      @@ratmanmaraj8749 I support NO Government, all are corrupt including you.

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому +2

      @@ratmanmaraj8749 What does T&T have to sell out to China?
      China produces almost every product imaginable, you produce nothing but that which you lay down in the toilet.
      You are consumers, and that's why China is here, to sell you their cheaply made products and create employment for their people.
      Trinidadians never owned anything, all its natural resources are owned and controlled by foreign powers, ie; British Petroleum and Amoco since 1856.
      Here is some FREE education for you; The largest natural deposits of Oil and Gas in the world lay between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, potentially the richest countries in the world, but is among the poorest. "The wise shall live off the fools"
      Q; If there is as they say "no more Oil in T&T" Why is BP"s biggest operation and Office is still located in Trinidad?
      Q; How did Queen Beatrix get a cut in the market in T&T to setup her Shell gas station?
      As a citizen of T&T, try to open a gas station business.
      Understand this, my friend, you are all still slaves, the new chains are economic and policy, along with religion and bogus education designed to indoctrinate you into a foolish conformist.
      To all the "Yes men" wear your face mask, wash your hands obey the Government, you are now back to kindergarten level again. They control you, and you have no freedom.
      The Imperial powers created this game and the rules of it, you can never beat them at their game, as they have the power to even change the rules while the game is in play so that you will never move ahead.

    • @ratmanmaraj8749
      @ratmanmaraj8749 4 роки тому

      @@MrNhojstrebor you is a pmn to yuh heart

  • @MyNatasha73
    @MyNatasha73 4 роки тому +7

    ... And we as a people "DID NOTHING" about it' SMFH

  • @missl6571
    @missl6571 4 роки тому +3

    Trini by way of Toronto. Great video! Keep them coming....This is crazy. They are doing the same selling out in Jamaica! By the time I visit, I will not be able to recognize my country. Lemme go buy Mandarin for dummies!😟

  • @kimc5390
    @kimc5390 4 роки тому +4

    Omg 😮 I didn’t know this was happening. I live in the US but I visit often and I was home last year. Shit this is horrible my country is no more.

  • @RockyHanoman
    @RockyHanoman 4 роки тому +41

    Love the intro, bro! Twisted up the rasta cussin you out into the baddest intro ever 😄👍

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому

      @coptic777 You petty little racist, because of you running your mouth with all that foolishness and lack of human logic and reasoning, will force us to start a eugenics program in Trinidad to bread out dumb creatures from the human populations.

    • @gordonmoze1895
      @gordonmoze1895 4 роки тому

      You better start learning Mandarin Chinese, because they going to take over eventually, then you would be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party; the CCP. Imagine, Calypso in Mandarin

    • @levykenway1471
      @levykenway1471 4 роки тому +1

      @TheMarlon57 people who boast about being intelligent isnt to smart themselves 😃🤣

    • @TheDecadentDesire
      @TheDecadentDesire 4 роки тому +1

      @@MrNhojstrebor i dunno who wanna breed with you

    • @paulineasgarali360
      @paulineasgarali360 3 роки тому

      That is d TRUE personality of the ppl also d vendors....poverty =leading factor of crime ... who Yuh looking 4?????

  • @mogains
    @mogains 4 роки тому +11

    Aye Amigo you have a new subscriber lol. Loving your content very professionally done for a freelancer stay blessed. And I’m for anything positive once it benefits the people of sweet sweet TnT in the future ❤️👍🏼👊🏼👊🏼🇹🇹.

  • @ccsretreat1513
    @ccsretreat1513 4 роки тому +2

    It may be the same people there now, but that will change. The Chinese will pay shop owners big dollars for their properties that will be hard to resist. Same thing happened in Jamaica and many other countries. Don't know about naming anywhere China town though.

  • @HotHeadCJ
    @HotHeadCJ 4 роки тому +2

    It’s interesting how Chinese is trading trinkets for a country real resources - human and land resources .
    Europeans traded trinkets for the same things with then great African kingdoms then took them over when they weakened themselves to where they could not resist invasion

  • @janellejoseph6895
    @janellejoseph6895 4 роки тому +4

    Charlotte Street has for more than 30 years been owned mostly by Chinese business owners. The signage makes some you have been ignorant to the facst a little aware of what have going on.

  • @TTRebel365
    @TTRebel365 4 роки тому +6

    Even before it was officially branded China Town I've been referring to it as CHINEE street for years. I've also said year ago before the take over the position of top empire from the US it will take over CHINEEdad aka Trinidad and Tobago.

  • @hafeezanisha6609
    @hafeezanisha6609 4 роки тому +1

    We have shit ass roads. We have a pitch lake but everybody else getting pitch 🤣😂😭what a shame potholes here there and everywhere. China smooth. England smooth. Trinidad like the roads are in the forest or better yet our roads are only for agriculture because even on the highway there are potholes. China Town lmao. Learn chines we can't even speak Spanish and that should be our second language because we have a lot of Spanish in the carribbean. 🇹🇹❤️. I love my country but not the roads. Great job bro.

  • @TTRebel365
    @TTRebel365 4 роки тому +3

    Thee manout govt borrowed USD 100 MILLION to build Napa and USD 50 MILLION to build Sapa. The last govt lead by kpb borrowed USD 150 MILLION to build the Couva hospital. With these 3 projects alone we the TAXPAYERS/ CITIZENS have to repay this via increased TAXES, and allow the Chinese govt to set up ports as they have in Sri Lanka that has fallen into their DEBT TRAP LOAN trap. Those ports may eventually turn into bases. Happy New year T&T aka CHINEEdad.

    • @gordonmoze1895
      @gordonmoze1895 4 роки тому +1

      You better start learning Mandarin Chinese, because they going to take over eventually, then you would be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party; the CCP. Imagine, Calypso in Mandarin

  • @50somethang
    @50somethang 2 роки тому +2

    It's so interesting to see how relaxed the people of Trinidad are to welcoming a communist ruler

    • @bldomain
      @bldomain 2 роки тому

      When the Chinese come T&T will look like this as shown in this 302 video playlist on the sights and sounds of China.
      ua-cam.com/video/CNeZOe3169E/v-deo.html

  • @elementalmedia3913
    @elementalmedia3913 4 роки тому +2

    Amazing topic that is so woefully ignored by our Docile Island population. Bro I need to contribute my skills to your platform.. Finally a Trini is talking truth and Imparting information publicly despite the way too often Trini Taboo of offending those in power.. DM me bro.. We have a lot to Talk about..

  • @claudiefurgus3981
    @claudiefurgus3981 4 роки тому +11

    Greetings from Toronto. You did a great job of informing us to what's going on in Trinidad. This issue of Chinese colonialism seems have caught a lot of us off guard. Sadly, your culture is going to change in due time. It's interesting that the elected officials didn't properly consult with the citizens of the city prior to making these decisions. Do we hear the sound of money filling the back pockets of same elected officials to ram these changes through? But this would have to go through the federal government first would it not? Something is missing. But thank again for your investigative journalism. Take care. 👍

  • @tonymootoo2784
    @tonymootoo2784 4 роки тому +36

    What trinidad do for China so that we receiving so much gifts

  • @Azizopolis
    @Azizopolis 4 роки тому +7

    I wrote a column about this topic in September, 2019, for the Trinidad Guardian that discusses a lot of these points.

    • @Azizopolis
      @Azizopolis 4 роки тому

      @coptic777 I'm afraid there's no link; the Guardian's website is limited with its material. I have a screen capture if that would suffice.

    • @Azizopolis
      @Azizopolis 4 роки тому

      @coptic777 10th September, 2019

    • @gordonmoze1895
      @gordonmoze1895 4 роки тому

      You better start learning Mandarin Chinese, because they going to take over eventually, then you would be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party; the CCP. Imagine, Calypso in Mandarin

  • @mwadiyakin-malebo4135
    @mwadiyakin-malebo4135 4 роки тому +2

    Good work. Keep up the investigative and enlightenment of our people especially we in the Diaspora. Living in Canada we don’t get to see what really happening back home. We have to be careful of the Chinese invasion. If we observe the Chinese invasion in South Africa and other African countries and the disaster relationship with the natives. Also, in South Africa the Chinese have their own 13 police stations to police their own people. We have to be careful.

  • @Fallingrace222
    @Fallingrace222 4 роки тому +5

    If this is going to help Trinidad’s economy and decreasing their debt with China then I say let it be.

  • @carlylecarlyle7602
    @carlylecarlyle7602 4 роки тому +2

    When you rename a place after a specific population, shouldn't that areas population be of that majority? I haven't been to Trinidad in 28 yrs maybe I'm missing something... from Diego, too.

  • @adrianedwards1963
    @adrianedwards1963 4 роки тому +8

    Excellent quality and rich content as usual!

  • @venustaitt7918
    @venustaitt7918 4 роки тому +1

    the people of t and t have been asleep so long that they would protest nothing, telling them that we are entering a new era of colonialism will have to be learnt a hard way, oh and i mean All the people dont feel i support the theory that my black brothers and sister should go out and protest and the syrians , indians ,local chinese ,lebonese and the rest will sit at home and reap the benefits of our hard fight , because lets admit you all have ride our back for a long time too.

  • @joannarobinson9399
    @joannarobinson9399 4 роки тому +2

    It seems that tye folks we put to run our affairs, only seek to appease foreigners without thought or consideration of us as locals. I have nothing against the chinese population of T&T but they were given preference over the us as locals. The ones who encourage the most commerce on that particular street. /
    I agree with the lady who said they should have named it Creole town. This could have been a more viable way to go because you could have marketed it as a start of the repatriation process of the government for the afro- trini pop up at I of our nation.
    Even Donald Trump marketed his bull crap as making america great again. We ain't reach anywhere yet, cause we still licking someone's a.......

  • @nolanjoseph1892
    @nolanjoseph1892 4 роки тому +4

    I'm a Trini living in the States. I don't like the sound of this. Foreign national like this can use projects like this as a springboard for other agendas. Of course money talks too.

    • @markmolino6091
      @markmolino6091 4 роки тому +3

      But you could say the same for the US as well and whenever they does help countries ,they too does have their own agendas.

    • @nolanjoseph1892
      @nolanjoseph1892 4 роки тому

      @@markmolino6091 True, but for the most part the US is Trustworthy and China is not

    • @markmolino6091
      @markmolino6091 4 роки тому +1

      @@nolanjoseph1892 ,Lol ,The US and trustworthy can't be used in the same sentence .The US has a bad reputation and they can't be trusted.

    • @nolanjoseph1892
      @nolanjoseph1892 4 роки тому

      @@markmolino6091 just my opinion. If I had a choice of being influenced by either to US or China, the US would be my choice.

    • @markmolino6091
      @markmolino6091 4 роки тому

      @@nolanjoseph1892 ,Ok ,to each their own.

  • @kathylisa7073
    @kathylisa7073 2 роки тому +1

    English - Great Work!
    Spanish - Bien Hecho!
    Chinese - 做得好!(Zuòde hǎo!) Mandarin Characters and Pin Yin or Chinese English.
    Syrian Arabic - عمل جيد
    [eamal jayid]

  • @rudiedan11
    @rudiedan11 4 роки тому +5

    Very informative!!! You just got yourself a new subscribers

  • @rfbass5046
    @rfbass5046 2 роки тому +1

    this is just amazing. the lack of self confidence in our Caribbean people is just amazing. A 'China Town" as a well thought out, city development lol you got to hand it to the Chinese. They are better at praying on the vulnerable than the colonizing Europeans of old, they make you think it's your idea. Why oh Trinidad? Why? you were an oil rich nation! why? smh.

  • @savannah-raerawlins7568
    @savannah-raerawlins7568 4 роки тому +30

    'D angry rasta' yes 😂😂😭

  • @thatwhitneyshow
    @thatwhitneyshow 4 роки тому +3

    Love this content first off glad I found your channel, I think this China town thing is going to be very interesting to watch, the whole relationship between T&T and China makes me uneasy and as a resident of Tobago it also seems very one sided in which island “benefits” even though both islands will be affected if things go badly...interested to see how this will affect my generation to come

  • @nickjagdeo1
    @nickjagdeo1 4 роки тому +2

    Ethnic areas in major cities happen organically with immigration and as ethnicities concentrate in particular areas of a city. This approach is ridiculous. It's trying to force an ethnic area on a street that was never historically Chinese. Trinidad's government never lacks in lack of originality.

  • @Chivaughn13
    @Chivaughn13 4 роки тому +16

    I am cautious about this project but some people are way to reactive when they legit don't know what is happening. Fear, I guess? Great video once again

  • @MerchantofTarshish
    @MerchantofTarshish 4 роки тому +3

    "The majority of the people we see here are local Trinidadian people" A euphemism for they are mainly afro-indian. Apparently the chinese are not considered local Trinidadians.

    • @TheHouseLime
      @TheHouseLime 4 роки тому +4

      “Apparently the Chinese are not considered local Trinidadians” That would all depend on what their documents say. Either way, they are very hardworking, industrious people who contribute to the economy. The real potential issue is with the Chinese government. As they say “There is no such thing as a free lunch!”

  • @kennethlopez9436
    @kennethlopez9436 4 роки тому +5

    I love your blog my friend, big up yourself 👍

    • @gordonmoze1895
      @gordonmoze1895 4 роки тому

      You better start learning Mandarin Chinese, because they going to take over eventually, then you would be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party; the CCP. Imagine, Calypso in Mandarin

  • @ClaudineBJimdar-RoweCV
    @ClaudineBJimdar-RoweCV 4 роки тому +4

    I don’t think this is a bad thing. Could it mean that China is willing to go all the way economically? But it does reveal the ones who sold Trinidad out too. But I believe Trinidad can benefit from China too. Beautiful accent. My daddy is Indie Trini and my mother is Philippino. So I like it! There’s beautiful style, and I think all the Trinis will like it! 😍

    • @gordonmoze1895
      @gordonmoze1895 4 роки тому +1

      You better start learning Mandarin Chinese, because they going to take over eventually, then you would be dealing with the Chinese Communist Party; the CCP. Imagine, Calypso in Mandarin

  • @kirshwinstewart8922
    @kirshwinstewart8922 4 роки тому +1

    Trinidad and tobago has it's owne money so why are we taking money from them when we have so much oil and gas in trinidad not good my people we are better than that..

  • @Only-interested-in-the-truth
    @Only-interested-in-the-truth 4 роки тому +2

    Every travel site warns about going to Charlotte street. I remember going there as a kid. It looks like pretty normal shopping area. What's the big deal. You are getting free decorations lol.

    • @salieramesar9707
      @salieramesar9707 4 роки тому +2

      Incremental steps...! It will sneak up on everyone AND it will expand!

  • @blackbeautyalways9513
    @blackbeautyalways9513 4 роки тому +19

    Trinidad Government is selling out. Charlotte street will always be Charlotte street to me. Can I go to China, and rename a street in my name. Hell no.

    • @MrNhojstrebor
      @MrNhojstrebor 4 роки тому +4

      Black Beauty Always
      FYI; the properties on Charlotte street are private properties, owned by the local Chinese community for many decades, they have the right to name or do whatever they want to their property. I am sure that you like Movie Town, do you? It is owned by a local chinie.

    • @itsnotmeitsyou717
      @itsnotmeitsyou717 4 роки тому +1

      U cant rename any street because ypu dont have the economic power to do so and the chinese do.🤷‍♀️

  • @rogermoore27
    @rogermoore27 4 роки тому +1

    I didn't know China Town was a thing in Trinidad now. Yikes!

  • @mikegonsalves7151
    @mikegonsalves7151 4 роки тому +6

    Very well done left Trinidad in 1971 and find your videos informative keep up the good work. Chinatown this is very confusing how they are going about doing this not sure if it will work the mayor should be having town hall meetings to explain and sell his ideas to the people not force on them more consultation with the vendors on the street is needed or perhaps he plans on just removing them and replacing them with Chinese vendors. Lots of questions here and few answers. I am sure your video will get things rolling good luck.

  • @judithcummings5868
    @judithcummings5868 4 роки тому +1

    😲 they rename Charlotte St China Town boy o boy that is a disaster waiting to happen. WATCH! 🙏

  • @samueljumrattie8845
    @samueljumrattie8845 4 роки тому +2

    We introduce the name China Town my future question is will the owners of these businesses be pressure by the Chinese Association to sell their properties to make the Chinese feel more in control of such area .
    Also the placing up of those signs look so shady like a thief in the night how many business owners was aware of the erection of such furthermore agreed on such . I guess its one those cliché for the "Major Whatever i say goes "

  • @thomasthumim7630
    @thomasthumim7630 4 роки тому +1

    I believe that every country on this planet should have sovereignty of self and sovereignty of State. Any development within the country should be done with the resources of the locals the Bible said plain and straight the rich rule over the poor and the borrower is a slave to the lender.
    Politics is a race to the bottom

  • @tristonsmith2542
    @tristonsmith2542 4 роки тому +5

    Actually, I'm excited about this. I've been to many Chinatowns in many cities and it brings business to the city. The vendors need to see the pros off this and see how they can benefit and grow from this inevitable development

  • @Lequay
    @Lequay 2 роки тому

    chinatown / charlotte street unfortunately most of the times it does be VERYYYY DIRTYYY I don’t like to pass there atall.

  • @curtlyn9239
    @curtlyn9239 4 роки тому +3

    The angry Rasta at the beginning 😂. All your videos are always informative

  • @john-michaelherrera8406
    @john-michaelherrera8406 4 роки тому +4

    Big things bro keep it up

  • @nicholaspierrecampo2534
    @nicholaspierrecampo2534 4 роки тому +3

    Keep up the good work bro, teach dem!... From Trinidad. 💯💯💯

  • @paulineasgarali360
    @paulineasgarali360 3 роки тому

    I live Trinidad Charlotte Street is where d poor people shop... it smells stink...homeless waits 4 businesses to close...to retire on their cardboard beds....we have a government called P.N.M where plausable deniability get away is his always respond ....ah dident know....please someone help us ...port of Spain is vagrant city.... absolutely stink...homeless sometimes takes a good shit Infront of KFC......darnnnnn

  • @luvadougla
    @luvadougla 4 роки тому +3

    That part about the consultation tho....... it is very true it was done looonnngg after approvals were completed

  • @vonmarcelle5538
    @vonmarcelle5538 3 місяці тому

    Will the INDO AND AFRO TRINI ABLE SELL THERE

  • @rfcgong1
    @rfcgong1 2 роки тому

    In the early 1700s or 1800s or 1900s the Chinese immigrated to just about every country or area in the world. Most of the time to escape poverty and seeking a better life. Every Carribean country had Chinese. These early Chinese all contributed to society in one way or another. In Panama, approximately 20% of Panamanians have Chinese blood. Because of the US law cutting off Chinese immigration many ended up in Mexico and Central America. At one time over 30,000 Chinese settled in Mexicali. Today there are over 120 Chinese restaurants there. Cuba had 50,000 Chinese until Castro took over.
    Another little know fact, What happened to the thousands of Chinese coolies who helped build the Intercontinental Railroad. They were asked by the Canadien and Carribean countries to build railroads too. Unfortunately most never went back to China but they did intermarry with the native populations. In most Carribean and Central American countries many of the population will have Asian features.

  • @seetasingh2032
    @seetasingh2032 Рік тому

    Too many other foreigners are here and no one is talking about it.The Venezuelians have come across in droves,the small islanders,the Guyanese,Nigerians and no one is saying anything.The chinese are hard working people.They have always been business oriented.

  • @nav5897
    @nav5897 3 роки тому +1

    Keep up with the information very informative. Thanks

  • @lukegap9535
    @lukegap9535 4 роки тому +3

    I from diegooo not amigo hahahahaha

  • @Kjaja07
    @Kjaja07 4 роки тому

    11:52, wtf is an international look? Also, a vendor is already an entrepreneur. I truely hate when politicians bullshit.

  • @despicable-ve6fn
    @despicable-ve6fn Рік тому

    Aka despicable for China town

  • @aaronali822
    @aaronali822 4 місяці тому

    Dem make decisions local rasta vex he no like bat rat and cat

  • @ireneduplacy8606
    @ireneduplacy8606 3 роки тому

    Do the ppl of T&T know who Charlotte was (she was a black queen) Google up the info on queen Charlotte and let the T&T people choose whose name should be there Charlotte or China.

  • @dorisbechmann2107
    @dorisbechmann2107 4 роки тому +3

    There are lots of African countries who unable to pay their debts . as Congo is change and rename China Democratic Republic who are having racist crimes went up and jobs loss problems there. Australia belt road in Victoria and Darwin who are in debts to China, right now . Is in deep trouble and want to stop all deals with China . Sri Lanka Who unable to pay back their debts to China . Then China take ownership of Sri Lanka Sea Port which they built for Sri Lanka . And rename it China Sri Lanka . This is happening all over the world and to add to that many Chinese coming into these countries and cause problems. Virus they made in labs . Like Ebola. Sars, Mers, Corona virus and many more. They take these viruses to Africa and spreads it in animals meats products to kill people . The want to take over the world by trade and rule the world.

  • @aaronali822
    @aaronali822 4 місяці тому

    Decline is only venezuela pubs selling dey

  • @kendallroache5058
    @kendallroache5058 4 роки тому +3

    there has always been a number of Chinese businesses on the street and if I remember correctly the Chinese association had a building there too, so it is no surprise that this could be done.

    • @shan-nialewis3873
      @shan-nialewis3873 4 роки тому +4

      I agree, I honestly don't see why people are acting so surprised but as usual our beloved trinidadians love drama lol

    • @markmolino6091
      @markmolino6091 4 роки тому +1

      @@shan-nialewis3873 ,I don't see the big deal about it ,because TnT is a diverse country and we should be highlighting other races as well.

    • @edinsoncarrera9641
      @edinsoncarrera9641 4 роки тому +2

      @@markmolino6091 The same thing happened here in Venezuela and they are owners of the half of the country , it is going to bring you many problems in the future.

    • @NonameWriter
      @NonameWriter 4 роки тому

      Edinson Carrera they don’t want to hear that though...sigh...my people. We could look at, say, Kenya or Venezuela for an idea of what’s about to happen if we don’t wake up, smh.

  • @satoamoy
    @satoamoy 3 роки тому +1

    Interesting information about future development plans for the area. Not sure why there needs to be a distinct ethnic marketplace in a country that has always emphasized and celebrated the multiethnic heritage of the population. In cities where such spaces exist, they are nice tourist spots to visit, eat and shop, but Tdad already have those, so not sure if this is an attempt to gentrify the area as happens in so many areas of the world. It softens leads to the old buildings coming down, the poor unable to afford the rents in the new spaces, the price of goods and services going up, nice restaurants and professional services such as doctors and lawyers locating offices, and real estate agencies making a killing on the property transfers.

    • @gmanlee575
      @gmanlee575 Рік тому

      All manor developed nations have a chinatown, chinatown is a sign of a developed country.
      You need to shake off your backwards country boy mentality and embrace modernity

  • @nyleighelysen5573
    @nyleighelysen5573 3 роки тому

    The Chinese does not have a voice I was born and raised in that area we have so many African and East Indian culture let them have this also the Business hub off Wrigthson Road i s twin to New York. but why they have all those non Chinese with food stands in the road

  • @themarbleking
    @themarbleking 4 роки тому +1

    Well they already have white areas and Indian areas so....

  • @lyndonbaptiste
    @lyndonbaptiste 4 роки тому +2

    Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

  • @sMASHsound
    @sMASHsound 4 роки тому +2

    as long as no big business are given unfair preference over the smaller ones, then do what the hell u want.

  • @diancajames2844
    @diancajames2844 4 роки тому +1

    Didn't know all this was going taking place in my country...I probably was in hibernation and just woke up...Let China Town stay in China Town...!

  • @sammuller8331
    @sammuller8331 3 роки тому

    Good another reason not to visit China closer to home.😎👹🥃🦊🎃

  • @glenisaahdeborah9871
    @glenisaahdeborah9871 4 роки тому

    Absolutely not. Wake UP, People Read what is not being said. This is a slow soft take over of that street and more to come.

  • @oreohermanosnava1326
    @oreohermanosnava1326 4 роки тому +1

    Hey bro it's my second time watching you are awesome! I do like the idea reason Being that how the economy is at the moment.know business need to flow with one another to keep a consistency in which I think this here and many other project should be done because it should change the society to better their self because it's really needed with all these responsibilitie this island has already that's the good part tho bad part are we going to be able to pay it back who knows 🙏

  • @earldavid3643
    @earldavid3643 4 роки тому +1

    Hey man just found your channel keep up the good work we need to know more about this very secretive dealing with China especially related to this covid 19

  • @silentguitar18
    @silentguitar18 3 роки тому +1

    I asppreciate your speech and general representation of your journalism! Keep it up!

  • @triniboybobb2332
    @triniboybobb2332 4 роки тому +1

    That rasta man just drunk boi doe study it

  • @curtisskeete4515
    @curtisskeete4515 3 роки тому

    Just don’t share the oil with them lol. “Chinese “

  • @yasserfbaksh
    @yasserfbaksh 4 роки тому +1

    good work 868 media

  • @crazyhandshands9028
    @crazyhandshands9028 4 роки тому

    This mayor is a sellout to the people or Trinidad.

  • @jaythames5254
    @jaythames5254 4 роки тому +1

    Wow just keep them out of beautiful Tobago.