By Stephen Kangal November 06, 2015 The reason, inter alia, advanced by the Moonilal “Go Kamla” Team including that of Dr. Tim Gopeesingh for the defeat of the PP in the 2015 elections and hence the current lobbying for rejection of Kamla for re-election to the Political Leadership of the UNC, is that the unprecedented, … Continue reading Was Kamla 2015 the Source and the Course for the Waterloo?
By MARINA SALANDY-BROWN October 08, 2015 – newsday.co.tt THE RECENT debate of the rights and wrongs of a new UWI law campus being built in Debe revealed some of the complexities of the business of education and unleashed an unusually high level of public discourse. I use the word “business” advisedly. I could also add … Continue reading UWI in Debe – 2 questions
By Vashtee Achibar September 27, 2015 – newsday.co.tt Attorney General Faris Al- Rawi, also the sitting Member of Parliament for the San Fernando West seat, was on Friday served with an election petition at the funeral service for former People’s National Movement (PNM) government minister Errol Mahabir. The funeral service took place at the St … Continue reading AG served with election petition at Mahabir’s funeral
By Andre Bagoo September 12, 2015 – newsday.co.tt PRIME Minister Dr Keith Rowley, 65, yesterday described his Cabinet as one built on youth, as he unveiled a team of ministers in which 17 out of 23 are firsttime ministers. “I hope you will observe a changing of the guard,” Rowley said in an address after … Continue reading CHANGE OF THE GUARD
By Raffique Shah August 25, 2015 I don’t know that the majority of people in the country are influenced in any way by the manifestos presented by various parties-in our case two, one from the UNC/PP and the other from the PNM. In fact, I believe few people, likely less than ten percent of the … Continue reading Half truths and manifestos
By Alexander Bruzual Monday, August 17, 2015 – trinidadexpress.com With two children, aged 11 and 13, currently before the courts on charges of manslaughter, several members of the public have taken to social media questioning at what age can a child be held criminally responsible for their actions, and if it was right that children … Continue reading 7-year-olds can be charged
By Raffique Shah August 02, 2015 IN days of old here in Trinidad, people one or two generations ahead of mine used an adage, “when yuh crooked, wet brown paper could cut you”. The word “crooked” in that context usually meant “a run of bad luck”, although in the instant case of Jack Warner, to … Continue reading Wet brown paper could cut Jack
2015 Trafficking in Persons Report TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: TIER 2 WATCH LIST United States State Department Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons July 27, 2015 – state.gov Trinidad and Tobago is a destination, transit, and possible source country for adults and children subjected to sex trafficking and forced labor. Women and girls from … Continue reading U.S. Says T&T Police and Immigration Officers Involved in Sex Trafficking
By Sue-Ann Wayow July 22, 2015 – trinidadexpress.com FORMER Minister of Justice Herbert Volney who was fired in September 2012 by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for his role in the Section 34 fiasco, was hired several months ago by the Ministry of Health as a legal consultant. Volney was working for a monthly salary of … Continue reading Volney lands job at Health Ministry
Express Editorial July 21, 2015 – trinidadexpress.com Even before the arrest and incarceration of Jack Warner on May 27, 2015, Mr Warner’s perceived and alleged wrongdoings in FIFA occupied headlines in national, regional and international newspapers and electronic media. Since the arrest, scores of articles, talk shows and news items have been most liberal with … Continue reading Jack Warner and the sub judice rule