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Auntie Cheryl's T&T Round-Up – April 8, 2026

Auntie Cheryl from Chaguanas is VERY excited about Kamla going to get T&T's gas, T&T's athletes at Carifta, and Tobago festival season.

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GOOD MORNING EVERYONE! Auntie Cheryl here from Chaguanas and I have so much to talk about today I barely know where to start! The coffee already done brew and I sitting down with my tablet and I ready!


KAMLA GOING TO VENEZUELA — SHE NOT PLAYING

Did everyone hear?? PM Kamla say she sending a delegation to Venezuela to get back T&T’s oil and gas money! Chile, this woman does not PLAY. You think anybody else would have gone and said that at a fire tender ceremony in Penal? Not everybody have that energy. She stood up there and basically said: we coming for what belong to we, and I am HERE for it.

The National Gas Company have interests in those fields and we going to get our just share. I believe her. I fully believe her. My husband Clyde say “Cheryl, it’s not that simple” and I say Clyde, drink your coffee and mind your business, the PM speaking.


OUR CARIFTA CHILDREN!

Oh my goodness, did you see what T&T children did at the Carifta Games in Grenada?! Jenna Marie Thomas set a NATIONAL JUNIOR RECORD in the Girls 100m Hurdles — 13.67 seconds! The old record was 13.80 set in 2014! TWELVE years and this young lady just broke it! And Michal Paul won the Boys U-17 Long Jump! These children are representing! I was watching the coverage and I had tears, I’m not ashamed to say it. Pure pride.


TOBAGO CALENDAR SEASON

Tobago Heritage Festival, Blue Food Festival, Tobago Carnival — the full calendar is out and it is PACKED. If you haven’t been to Tobago, this is the year. Auntie Cheryl is planning the Blue Food Festival trip already. I need somebody to drive because Clyde say he’s not going but he always end up going. He can’t resist the dasheen.


PATRICE ROBERTS THING

I love Patrice. I will always love Patrice. This Canadian management company situation is business, and business is business. I hope it gets sorted. I’m still going to play her music. She did not come to slay for us to abandon her over a court matter.


Auntie Cheryl. Chaguanas. Fully supportive of everything except Clyde’s negativity.