They sent thoughts, prayers, and Crix. Yes, you read that right.
In the annals of political negligence, few chapters burn with the same toxic mix of cowardice and callousness as the United National Congress (UNC) government's response to Hurricane Zeta—a Category 5 monster that roared across the Caribbean like divine judgment on spineless leaders.
While the storm's 200 mph winds and 30-foot storm surge battered Jamaica, trapping hundreds of Trinidad and Tobago students at the UWI Mona campus in a nightmare of howling gales and flooded dorms, what did their so-called "leaders" in Port of Spain do?
"Our hearts are with our students. Sending prayers for safety. #StayStrongTT."
— Some mid-level UNC minister, probably
Prayers? In a Cat 5 Hurricane?
This isn't faith; it's abdication. It's the UNC admitting, in the most gutless way possible, that they don’t give a damn about the human capital they shipped off-island to "represent" the nation.
Remember, these are the same students the government touts in glossy brochures as "investments in our youth." Yet when the investment faced obliteration, the return on it was a crate of Crix air-dropped like some colonial-era insult.
Who They Abandoned
- ✅ Med students from Chaguanas saving lives
- ✅ Engineers from Tobago building the future
- ✅ Law students fighting corruption
- ✅ Kids from Laventille, San Fernando, Arima
What They Sent
- ❌ No evacuation flights
- ❌ No emergency charters
- ❌ No coordination with Jamaica
- ✅ Crix and prayers
Kamla, You've Got Blood on Your Hands
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, if you're reading this—and God help us if your team is screening your feeds as tightly as your disaster prep—you’ve got blood on your hands.
Your administration's inaction isn't just incompetence; it's a betrayal of the social contract. These students pay taxes (or will, once your policies don't bankrupt them), vote in your elections, and carry the hopes of families who sacrificed everything for a shot at upward mobility.
"They're resilient Jamaicans; they'll handle it."
— Alleged UNC advisor, dripping with regional racism
This Was Foreseeable. And Ignored.
Zeta's path was forecasted days in advance. The Met Office screamed warnings. CARICOM offered coordination. But no—the UNC prioritized... what? Saving face for the next election cycle? Protecting the budget from "unnecessary" expenditures?
Foreign Minister Sobers says CAL was providing discounted fares for students in JA
— Kejan Haynes (@KejanHaynes) October 26, 2025
As for govt paying themselves they felt the small response from students meant they didn't think it was in the best interest to. Says a post hurricane extraction plan is being discussed. pic.twitter.com/IGmeTEZNFa
To be fair, this is exactly the kind of nonsensical excuse I would expect from someone with a hairline like this.
ENOUGH.
Parents, alumni, patriots: flood the UNC's inboxes, storm the Parliament steps (safely), and vote with the fury of a hurricane.
To the UNC: Resign or Redeem
Not a lie told pic.twitter.com/f4vBZEtt30
— Jeniece (@jeniece_s) October 27, 2025
Get your asses to Jamaica with real aid, not rhetoric. Deliver the evacuations, the counseling, the scholarships to rebuild shattered lives.
Anything less, and you're not just incompetent—you're complicit in the wreckage.
Stay fierce, TT. The storm will pass.
But this outrage? It better not.
*Calling out bullshit wherever it blows. Share if you're raging too.*