Who Wants to be Prime Minister... (Updated Proposal)

Observing the mad success and popularity of Project Runway and the other foreign Reality TV Shows on our population got me thinking, how come no one else has tried to seize the opportunity and take it to the next level Trini style?

After much mulling over I came up with what I believe would be a surefire hit, and the following is my proposal for a reality TV show called "Who Wants to be Prime Minister."

The show would be open to all political hopefuls and aspiring nationals and could solve many of our political woes in one move; it could also replace costly and excessive election campaigns, elect us leaders based on the popular vote while giving us some good entertainment while we're at it, all from the comfort of our living rooms.

How it would work:

All of the contestants would be taken to a remote island for seven weeks where they would undergo seven gruelling challenges, at the end of which the winning team would be asked to form the Government with their leader being named Prime Minister. They would then be whisked away to champagne days and caviar nights at La Fantasie, while the losing team would be flogged mercilessly with wet towels for a week and fed three day old rock cake and warm mauby for the duration. They would also be asked to form the official Opposition.

Challenges:

- Week 1

Challenge - Who's your Bagman 

This challenge puts contestants from each team in a room full of money and garbage bags for five minutes; The team that bags and hides all of their money first wins.  - 20 Points

(This challenge is not open to past or present employees of Price Waterhouse Coopers)

- Week 2

Challenge - Piffle

This challenge gives both teams the opportunity to have one member speak non stop for five minutes. The first team to speak for the full five minutes while making absolutely no sense at all wins - 20 Points 

- Week 3

Challenge - Sex Lies & Videotape

Both teams will be given a box full of props from which to assemble something; first team to build something useless utilizing all props while simultaneously billing the State for it through multiples of dummy Companies wins. - 20 points

(Past or present Board Members of CLICO, CIB, CL Financial or any other CLICO subsidiary not eligible)

- Week 4

Challenge - Crossing the Floor

Both teams will be given twenty minutes to convince one or more of the other team to come over to their side; first team to successfully attract an opponent to cross the floor wins. - 10 points

[NB - this challenge is not open to anyone with the last name Lasse or Griffith or who may be related to Ralph Maraj]  

- Week 5

Challenge - What I really want to be

All contestants will be given five minutes to convince the judges of a career they would rather be pursuing if they do not succeed at becoming Prime Minister.

Pastor - 5 points Pundit – 5 points Preacher  - 5 points Dressmaker 5 points Nightclub DJ - 10 points 

- Week 6

Challenge - Excuses, Excuses, Excuses

Each contestant will be given an unaccounted for million dollars and fifteen minutes to explain to the judges how they came to have it and why they should not be charged under the Integrity in Public Life Act

- Week 7 

Challenge - Friends, Real Friends & Accomplices

Both sides will be given a team of high powered Attorneys and a list of friends and crimes they are are suspected of committing; first team to get all of their friends off wins. - 50 points 


[Closing]

It is intended that the show be as technically current as possible and the producers are looking into having the public 'vote' for their choices using mobile phones as they worked so well for the Chutney and Soca Monarch shows.

This show hopes to attract many sponsors including Royal Castle, Stone Street Capital, Maritime Insurance and the People's Republic of China among others.

All contestants would also receive an all expense paid vacation to Malaysia Courtesy The Calder Hart Institute for Ethics in Business Affairs.