Should Venezuelan refugees be allowed to live in T&T?

[Chimera]

Doubt they getting more than a 150 a day

Some trinis get 100 a day to work in stores

[MaxPower]

You can't wash the car yourself max? Seriously?

You are right, i do wash my own car.

I was trying to gas light dem fellas

[MaxPower]

Trinis who lied to immigration and overstayed in the US, to have children for US birthright laws, what are those children called?

[hover11]

You can't wash the car yourself max? Seriously?

You are right, i do wash my own car.

I was trying to gas light dem fellas

Max is hypocrite and a narcissist

[hover11]

TRINIS UP IN ARMS WITH BMOBILE'S MI GENTE PREPAID PLAN FOR MIGRANTS.

Bmobile is facing criticism from locals across social media following a communique offering a new pre-paid plan designed specifically for the Spanish-speaking community. The Mi Gente $112.00 plan includes 30GB, 90 minutes free calls locally and to major Latin America economies and 1000 free SMS messages. When compared with the 2GB at $160.00 for T&T citizens, it's evident why Trinis are, well, pissed.
One social media user said he was able to buy the Mi Gente plan, but was denied access the next time he tried. Others have also regarded the data option as unfair. They are calling on Bmobile to offer locals a similar affordable 30-day plan like the MI Gente.

Media Release:
TSTT Corporate Communications
Friday, September 13, 2024

Reconnecting with home has never been easier for our Spanish-speaking community! bmobile is happy to announce the launch of MI GENTE, a new prepaid plan designed specifically for Spanish-speaking customers in Trinidad and Tobago. Set to roll out on September 13, MI GENTE is the latest addition to the company’s suite of prepaid plans, which recently relaunched under the "That's My Data Network" campaign. Whether it's chatting with family, catching up with friends, or seeking support from loved ones, customers can now enjoy seamless communication with familiar voices at affordable rates.
For many Spanish-speaking customers, feeling connected to their home culture and loved ones is essential. However, language barriers and limited communication skills can contribute to a feeling of isolation and invisibleness. According to bmobile’s Assistant Vice President of Consumer Sales, Kashif Greaves, "we recognize that Trinidad and Tobago is home to a growing Spanish-speaking community, and we want to ensure that they have access to the best possible mobile experience. By offering a plan tailored to their unique needs, bmobile aims to bridge the communication gap and provide them with the tools they need to thrive in the digital age.”
According to research conducted by Lucent Research – commissioned by bmobile, many Spanish-speaking individuals surveyed chose bmobile as their preferred mobile provider upon arriving in Trinidad and Tobago, following recommendations from friends and family. The research revealed a strong desire for plans that cater to their specific requirements, including affordable international calling rates, data for social media communication, job hunting, and entertainment. “bmobile is more than just a mobile network provider; we are your partner in life. We understand the importance of staying connected with loved ones, pursuing your passions, and achieving your goals. MI GENTE connects us with our customers on a personal level,” Greaves added.
MI GENTE minutes will allow calls to all local numbers as well as: Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay and Peru.
Its benefits include:
• Flexible data plans
• Up to 90 LATAM minutes for local calls and calls to selected Spanish speaking countries
• Free local text messages
Customers who access this plan will still have access to the standard prepaid “That’s My data Network” prepaid plans as well as pay as you go rates. To activate the MI GENTE plans, visit any bmobile store or dial *123# or purchase from the bmobileGo app. For more information visit www.bmobile.co.tt.

[MaxPower]

Fantastic news for our Venezuelan brothers and sisters.

A special tailored plan, ONLY for them.

I don’t see what the issue is…to sign up for the plan, obviously they have to present documentation, which makes them legal and entitled.

Rest assured that these legal spanish people nationals will NOT give their illegal family members access to the device, hotspots etc.

Rest assured.

And i dont understand, if they specified who the plan is for, why Trinis calling for it?

[hover11]

Fantastic news for our Venezuelan brothers and sisters.

A special tailored plan, ONLY for them.

I don’t see what the issue is…to sign up for the plan, obviously they have to present documentation, which makes them legal and entitled.

Rest assured that these legal spanish people nationals will NOT give their illegal family members access to the device, hotspots etc.

Rest assured.

And i dont understand, if they specified who the plan is for, why Trinis calling for it?

Max,


How on earth can bmobile show preference to them and not locals who have supported them for years

[K74T]

3rd month using it, no issues with purchase.

[MaxPower]

Max,

How on earth can bmobile show preference to them and not locals who have supported them for years

Jason,

Bmobile is not obligated to explain to you why they are giving them preference. Did they ask your permission?

They have their reasoning which is focused on connectivity. Understand that many are affected by an economic crisis and bmobile is making this connectivity with loved ones affordable.

The locals have their plans bro, and our spanish brothers and sisters can access that as well.

Let us learn to live together and leave these petty matters behind.

[zoom rader]

Zoom,

Them Vene making more than you this Xmas.

Btw them Venes you have in your farm, are they legal? I assume they are, but how do you know they are not among illegal immigrants? You spying on them? The money you pay them, feeds the mouth of an illegal person. Therefore, you are aiding and abetting.

Yup, I made sure they had registered.

They see about the farm and I don't pay them cause they are living there rent free. They also pay the other bills to keep the land & farm upkeep. Legal papers were made up .

If I had to pay security to see about the farm or stop squatters, it would cost $$$. Venes are the cheaper option.

Ok, so you don’t pay them….so where do they get the money to pay the other bills?

Because as you said, you don’t pay them, so it’s not like when you get the $ from production you give them a salary. Is it that they sell it on their own?

U minding my business

They farm the land and make money on it. Don't really care for payment. I just need someone on the farm to stop nasty Trinis.

Soldier its you talking about your business about Vene and farming and payment methods, we having a disucssion and i minding your business? Lol

Anyway, Your Venezeualan workers farm your land and make money.

If this money, from your land, is used to support the illegal family members of your legal workers, can you be charged/suspected of aiding and abetting criminal activity?

They all registered, bro.

I don't have time to see about the land or nasty Trini stealing fruits, etc.

I did offer family members to see about it, but they are not interested in country life.

[88sins]

Now looking like a very good time to dispose of bmobile in favor of the competition, for at least a few months, or at least until they get a proctologist to assist them with getting management to extract their heads from their asses.

Because let's be real honest
Why should anyone pay an entity $160 for a service with a paltry 2 of data, and said entity is proud and happy and willing to facilitate a Juan-come-lately wetfoot with a data package 15x better than what they want to offer that person?




Time to get active, and gtf off bmobile network until they learn their lesson.
Not many locals will be affected, bmobile already running on a skeleton crew years now. Is the profit margins gonna take a hit, and the only ones gonna feel it in the end is C&W, and the state.

Ladies and gentlemen
The time has come, where you must stop accepting mediocrity as standard practice and par for the course, and demand and ensure that you get better than just the bare minimum for your money, and if they offer you mediocrity, just remember, that you are under absolutely no obligation whatsoever to accept their offer.

[paid_influencer]

wasn't that offer one of the special promo things that disappears after a set time

best deal right now is bmobile build-my-plans. you could pay $20/month for 60min of calls and coast off other ppl wifi for data/whatsapp. if you need data for some reason there's a data plan $50 for 2gb. If you need both is $65/month as a combo.

when ppl talking about $160/month of phone bill I does wonder if they doh get wifi whereever it have. even maxi does have wifi now

[88sins]

wasn't that offer one of the special promo things that disappears after a set time

best deal right now is bmobile build-my-plans. you could pay $20/month for 60min of calls and coast off other ppl wifi for data/whatsapp. if you need data for some reason there's a data plan $50 for 2gb. If you need both is $65/month as a combo.

when ppl talking about $160/month of phone bill I does wonder if they doh get wifi whereever it have. even maxi does have wifi now

bruh
you need to broaden those horizons of yours, and expand and expound upon your perspectives and perceptions




With that being said, imma try to get you started In the right direction

Say a base commodity necessary for your survival EVERYWHERE you look is $0.25 cents a pound on the local open market.
and say, a major supplier in the equation, telling you, YOUR price for said commodity is $2.50 a pound, and simultaneously another person, standing right next to you, getting the exact same item, quality and volume, only thing is, they getting it at one tenth of what you paying,
would you find that an acceptable and enjoyable experience.

[MaxPower]

8,

You have made your decision and i respect that.

I, as well as many other locals are supporting Bmobile on this.

Only a small portion of the population will beat up, the majority does not care about these petty matters.

It’s not my business if someone else gets a better deal than me with regard to anything.

The amount of corruption going in T&T, the amount of people use bribes and contacts etc to get things done before others snd not pay for certain things……soldier this lil phone issue is the least of my worries.

Son, if bmobile is your push to “stand up”, you lil behind my brother.

[timelapse]

8,

You have made your decision and i respect that.

I, as well as many other locals are supporting Bmobile on this.

Only a small portion of the population will beat up, the majority does not care about these petty matters.

It’s not my business if someone else gets a better deal than me with regard to anything.

The amount of corruption going in T&T, the amount of people use bribes and contacts etc to get things done before others snd not pay for certain things……soldier this lil phone issue is the least of my worries.

Son, if bmobile is your push to “stand up”, you lil behind my brother.

This is outright XENOPHOBIC discrimination on Bmobile's part.

[MaxPower]

This is outright XENOPHOBIC discrimination on Bmobile's part.

Aye times doh study this man, it will drive you insane.

I don’t see this as xenophobic discrimination from Bmobile’s part……its our Spanish speaking brothers and sisters that are facing discrimination from the locals because of this.

Think of it like an establishment giving certain customers access to a VIP line or special rates on a product…they would have their reasons and criteria and they don’t really have to explain to you. So in this case, bmobile offers this package for them based on their reasons. So it’s simple, If you want to enquire, ask a question, which is what many locals did. But if your ass get blank, you cannot get vex. When Trinis line up like sardine to get in the club and the boss man pulls his people out the line…allyuh can’t get vex.

If you are unhappy with Bmobile, then cancel the services and find another plan.

Focus on the hiking vlog, that’s more important bro.

[paid_influencer]

yea tbh it like a student discount.
or a special offer for new customers
or a coupon published in a trade journal
sounds like some trinis just never been outside to know

[MaxPower]

yea tbh it like a student discount.
or a special offer for new customers
or a coupon published in a trade journal
sounds like some trinis just never been outside to know

Correct,

Trinis want all the best deals but vex when others get it, typical.

I really don’t see what the issue is, pathetic IMO.

[88sins]

I really don’t see what the issue is, pathetic IMO.

Quit staring at the mirror and go do something productive

[MaxPower]

I really don’t see what the issue is, pathetic IMO.

Quit staring at the mirror and go do something productive

Always productive bro.

Call me when you want to talk.

[paid_influencer]

anybody notice more venes around lately? I only hearing R's rolling around sando

[hover11]

anybody notice more venes around lately? I only hearing R's rolling around sando

Get ready for alot more

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[MaxPower]

Open your arms T&T.

They might even slip in Carnival Monday and Tuesday when the population doesn’t give a damn about their country the most.

[hover11]

Max,

You know what I don't get with Venezuelans, they don't want to return to Venezuela but they so happy to fly their flag and protest in other ppl countries.....how???

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[matr1x]

Open your arms T&T.

They might even slip in Carnival Monday and Tuesday when the population doesn’t give a damn about their country the most.

Trinidad is for Trinidadians. We are not part of Latin America. Don't know why people keep thinking that. Our last administration before independence was British, not freaking Spanish.

They are not trinis. You might view me as xenophobic, I think I am patriotic.

[daring dragoon]

them vene have to be dotish to come her. prices going up daily, crime out of control and no end in sight even if govt change because that black bald head fork up the country for decades to come. from the beginning of recorded history the blacks were slaves and inferior to all man kind, they were shown as beast of burden no better off than a mule yet you all put one to run a paradise till he fork it up and gone.

[SuperiorMan]

Genuinely asking.

What is people's problem with venezuelans?

[pugboy]

they have contributed a lot to productivity no question about that
but do they pay taxes etc whilst utilizing a lot of state resources eg hospitals?
and well the fact that more than a few bad apples come in the batches

Genuinely asking.

What is people's problem with venezuelans?

[paid_influencer]

Genuinely asking.

What is people's problem with venezuelans?

competition for jobs and resources.
also crime/gangs/guns/etc coming in

would not be a problem if regulated and ppl coming in are screened
even if they overstay visa etc, is fine because at least there was the initial screen

but what we have now is free for all for even the worst elements to come across the border
with guns, gangs, trafficking, etc

[matr1x]

Genuinely asking.

What is people's problem with venezuelans?

The illegals?