‘It hurts me as much as you’

By RIA TAITT Wednesday, September 5 2007

With tears in his eyes a deeply emotional John Rahael yesterday afternoon delivered the shocking news to constituency activists that he was bowing out of the electoral race.

His announcement came after a reported last minute midday meeting held with Prime Minister Patrick Manning at Whitehall. Rahael who was at the formal opening of the NWRHA Learning Resource Centre in St James spoke earlier than expected on the programme and then departed at approximately 11am.

Sources could not say what the Health Minister and the PM discussed yesterday. The decision of the Health Minister and MP for Port-of-Spain North/St Ann’s West has not only taken the entire national community by surprise, but has dealt a damaging blow to the PNM, which is seeking a landslide victory at the polls, as it comes in a week of rumours that key incumbents are to be sacked based on the findings of a popularity poll that has now sparked in-fighting among party members.

Rahael’s announcement which came at 5.30 pm, was met with shock and dismay since, according to persons attending the constituency meeting, this had been originally called to discuss plans for the upcoming election.

In fact, Rahael had only recently appointed his campaign team, headed by campaign manager Libib Nagar.

Crying fockin crocodile tears!

Oh lard! Ah wouldnt get the opportunity to open pharmacy all over the fockin country again under meh son name.

God Oye! Ah wouldnt get to send patients by meh doctor pardners for surgery and get kick backs.

Mammy! Ah wouldnt get to fock up some more coolies, and rack up dey mudder cont like I did to Caroni.

Cry fockin baby Cry!

All dem fockers in the PNM only movin over to make way for some more corrupt fockers to come in and teef. That is what Emperor Manning say!

Like focking Frankie = Collect change from Dhansook.

Like Eric = Conthole look to collect outside Smokey and Bunty in ah brown paper bag.

Like Diane = who son by building and renting it out to Uncle Lenny for the Ministry.

Like cacaphony Fitz fockin Gerald = Take money from NIB and cyah pay it back, but building big house dong Maraval.

Like Bounce Cheque Valley.

Jammet Narine = total waste of an asshole going to mine chicken. Couldnt do anything else.

Roger Boynes = Fix up he fockin place in Toco already. Wid money from wey?

Larry "Fock You" Achong = Drink all d fockin rum for free already.

Camille Robinson-Regis = Done teef out the money from the credit card to buy wig and to impregnate she self with 2 gorillas from the security guard at WASA.

Poor Hedwidge = Ah dunno which mother will name dey chile so?

Oh fock the list to long.