Newsletter for
alumni of The Abbey School, Mt. St. Benedict, Trinidad and Tobago, W.I.
Caracas, 16 of September 2017 No. 828
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Dear Friends,
We are
having difficulties with the internet server, the government is having hiccups
in the service.
You can
imagine that all monetary transfers are limited by this and since we do not
have cash because of the lack of banknotes, it is sometimes difficult to pay
the house service.
Now a
word or two on food shortage. Thank you to those that have helped in the past,
but we need future donations from the kind souls. The best way is through Miami Florida, through special
delivery, door to door. These services are a routine for the forwarder, we have
an economical provider.
The
shortage is in grains, cooking oil, vitamins and protein supplements like
special energy food powder or nuts. , (we are getting to be in that age),
Here is
a report on what was the fastest pool in Trinidad.
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REPORT ON IRMA FROM DON
Kazim
Abseil <empowerwithart@gmail.com>
Sep
4 at 11:17 AM
Keep
safe and well my friend.
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Don
Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com>
Sep
4 at 10:50 AM
I
may be out of contact for a few days after Tuesday.
Below is the latest update from my weather service.
We are not in any personal danger.
Our house is built like Fort Knox, pure reinforced concrete
roofs, walls and floors.
But, at our age, who needs the stress of putting up hurricane
shutters?
Don
UPDATE
MONDAY 10 AM
OK – this is now getting REALLY scary – as
in life-threatening. Below just sent out by Crown Weather Service:
“I Cannot Stress Enough The Urgency Of Being
Prepared For Major Hurricane Irma For Those Of You On The Islands Of Barbuda,
St. Martin, St. Maarten, Anguilla & The British Virgin Islands – The core
of at least a Category 4 hurricane is forecast to move right over you late
Tuesday night and Wednesday. This is likely to be as a bad as or much worse
than Hurricane Luis from 1995. Please take this hurricane very seriously and
prepare now for a major hurricane impact from Tuesday night through Wednesday.”
Get ready NOW!
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Kazim
Abseil <empowerwithart@gmail.com>
Sep
13 at 2:54 PM
Don,
Thank you for the
update.
Thank God that Maggie and you are okay.
Our hope is that the rebuilding process by Government and
agencies are swift and you enjoy some level of normalcy as quick as can be.
The stark reality as you shared, is that there is a great deal of
damage and there are lots of factors to get things up to speed again. Just know
that we are with you in spirit.
Take care my friend.
Kaz
P. S. What about the
'pets' in the yard? Were they secured away safely?
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On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 8:02 PM,
amickiew@att.net <amickiew@att.net> wrote:
Hey
Don,
Admire your positive attitude amidst the destruction and
destitution that you have described.
It appears that it will take a long time to restore those
utilities that we need and take for granted in our daily lives.
Would it help you if we can ship a generator or two after the
transportation services have been restored.
How is your food situation?.....
Do you have access to the medicines that you may need?
Just trying to think about how we might be able to help you for
those needs that are currently unavailable there....sorry if I am
over-reaching.
Hang in there,
George
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On Wednesday, September 13, 2017 12:13 PM,
Don
Mitchell <idmitch@anguillanet.com> wrote:
Hi,
Glen,
Good to hear from you.
A few minutes ago, I conned my way into the C&W main office,
and am logged on to one of their internet access points so I can get my email
down on my computer and do my updates of my anti-virus software, etc. We
have been relying up to now on Maggie’s Korean schoolgirl’s hand-held toy to
get onto the internet. You can’t do much with that but read newspapers
and send short messages.
Our house has only minor water damage from Hurricane Irma on 6
September. On the other hand, our guest shack has had a small nuclear
bomb go off in it. It will take a lot of work (and money) to make it
habitable, so don’t plan a holiday trip to us this year. The yard is
totally devastated, as in sent back to the stone age.
While every private home suffered from minor to major damage, the
worst damage in Anguilla is to the public infrastructure. All the public
schools, the police stations, the immigration and customs offices, the airport
tower, the power station, lost their roofs where these were not made of
reinforced concrete slabs. The worst sight is the power and telephone
lines. Nearly all of them are snapped off and were strewn across the
roads (or they were for a couple of days after the hurricane struck; they are
all shoved off the road now). My uninformed opinion is that it will be
sometime next year before power is fully restored to the island.
The people are coping well with the crisis. There is a lot
of good natured helping of each other, and the government is doing a good job
of keeping people informed on the government radio station and various
websites. A lot of aid and assistance has been promised, but only time
will tell is this is real or just superficial. Take water: most
Anguillians have a 20,000 gallon cistern, so international offers of
plane-loads of bottled water do not mean much. It taste’s a little better
than cistern water, but that is all. Hopefully, Carilec (the regional
cooperative effort among the islands’ power companies where they all come to
the assistance of a stricken island) will prove more substantial. After
Hurricane Luis in 1995 it was amazing to see Grenada’s ‘Grenlec’, St Lucia’s
‘Lucelec’, St Vincent’s ‘Vinlec’, Antigua’s ‘APUA’ and others, with their men
in their national colours and operating their national trucks brought in by
ship lined up on one highway with their separate teams working on pole after
pole restoring electricity to the island. Though it took 3 months for the
entire island’s power to be restored, the main population centers were back on
stream within a month of the total destruction that Luis brought. So, I
can hope the same will happen again. The British have promised 55 million
pounds of assistance for the BVI, TCI and Anguilla. I fear that most of
that will be in placing 2,500 soldiers and naval ships in Road Town and in TCI
to control the looting there. I understand 120 violent criminals escaped
from a damaged BVI facility and are roaming Tortola pillaging and
looting. Nothing like that in Anguilla. Just plenty of cleaning up
and rebuilding.
Keep well.
Don
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From: Glen
Mckoy
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: IRMA
Everyone
asking about you, Sir Don.
Yuh
still alive, that is all I want to hear.
If
there is anything we can do please inform us.
Best
regards to you and the wife.
Cheers,
Glen.
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From:
idmitch idmitch@anguillanet.com
Sent: September 7, 2017 7:26 PM
Power probably not coming back until next year.
Would you be able to post Ladislao's circular on the MSB Facebook
page until internet back and I can access blogger again?
Don
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From:
Glen Mckoy <mckoy43glen@hotmail.com>
Date: 9/7/17 14:57 (GMT-04:00)
Hope
you are safe, these hurricanes are getting bigger and bigger.
We
must heed these warnings for our future.
Cheers,
Sir Don.
Best
regards, Glen.
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08-06-2017
10:05:06: Joseph Habib: Now that's how we say good
morning.
08-06-2017
11:21:56: M Kenny Azizul: My god I haven't eaten a
doubles so long and drink a red solo Shit I going to queens this weekend
24-06-2017
20:11:35: M Ahow Hector Tx: To my tri friend Í want
more like this my family like it very much please thank you
02-07-2017
05:19:37: M Kenny Azizul: Hey Winston I am in Trinidad
I just came in call me
02-07-2017
10:25:58: Mt Ramsahai Winston 99: Great my cell no
774-4999
02-07-2017
22:33:28: M Kenny Azizul: Hey Winston I have a few
turns to make and will not be back in time can we cancel I will be back in
august 10th can we do it then
02-07-2017
23:39:44: Mt Ramsahai Winston: Ok will call Jimmy Joe
Garth and Gabe to cancel chat Tomorrow
03-07-2017
09:06:42: Joseph Habib: I just received a message that
Fr Cuthbert was admitted to hospital yesterday. Fr Abbot will like all to pray
for him.
03-07-2017
09:11:52: M Kenny Azizul: Ok will do
03-07-2017
09:58:08: Ladislao: I will pray, good man
03-07-2017
13:38:32: Mt Ramsahai toddy: Great man so will I
07-07-2017
13:05:40: M Coscarart Salvador: Termino de chemoterapia.
07-07-2017
13:12:29: M Ahow Hector Tx: Felicitaciones
07-07-2017
14:04:23: M Coscarart Salvador: Thanks to all my
brothers from The abbey School for your prayers and donations. Other
lumber puncture treatment will continue for a few months and some for two years.
The Cancer is gone. God bless you all.
07-07-2017
14:43:44: Mt Berment Joseph: Salvador, My Brother,
Wishing you all the best for your continued good health, healing and anointing.
07-07-2017
15:37:39: M Kenny Azizul: Salvador, My Brother, Wishing
you all the best for your continued good health, healing and anointing.
22-07-2017
07:36:39: M Rampersandsingh Anand: Ten to One, with Ken
Ali, Every Sunday from 10am - 1pm only on U97.5FM Hot Like Pepper... Don't Miss
It!!!! 🎤🎧
22-07-2017 12:26:09: M Ahow Hector Tx: Este es un loco exagerado, aquí en las fuerzas armadas no hay esa cantidad de personas Arturo desde lecheria
22-07-2017 12:26:09: M Ahow Hector Tx: Este es un loco exagerado, aquí en las fuerzas armadas no hay esa cantidad de personas Arturo desde lecheria
24-07-2017
09:58:54: Ladislao: Ian just wrote: Does anyone know
the position with Fr. Cutbert? I know he was in the hospital but that’s all.
Has he recovered and back at MSB. As most of you know I am presently
incapacitated with this cutlass cut on my left foot and in a cast. I will be
grateful if someone can find out please and let me know. Thanks brothers.
28-07-2017
11:48:37: Joseph Habib: Some old videos I just want to
share with you. Enjoy
30-07-2017
16:15:51: M Coscarart Salvador: Joseph Berment, how are
you doing. Are you back from Canada? Can you send me the phone number for Jimmy
Samaroo, please. Found an old abbey boy Alfredo Achong from Venezuela also
Trinidadian, him and his brother Gustavo went to Mt in 1969-70. He was in Mr
Mark classroom with Mezzana, Jimmy Samaroo and Blajic. Ok brother have a great
new week coming up. God bless. Thank you.
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EDITED by Ladislao Kertesz, kertesz11@yahoo.com, if you would like to be in the circular’s mailing list or
any old boy that you would like to include.
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Photos:
14UN0001FCUFOD, Fr. Cuthbert on Fr. Odo´s Mass
1136FBOLDFOTO, a really old photo, need year.
16SC0624SCO, Salvador Coscarart recovering team
06WK0067REUNION2006, Fr. Cuthbert and the group
