Express Editorial February 01, 2015 – trinidadexpress.com “The standing of the Attorney General is not the only consideration Ms Persad-Bissessar is obliged to weigh. If, indeed, Mr Griffith had been aware of illegality even suspected of being engaged in or proposed by the Attorney General, he should not himself have waited until now to be … Continue reading AG must step down: first act in rare drama
‘A CONSPIRACY’ By Andre Bagoo January 30, 2015 – newsday.co.tt ACTING Commissioner of Police Stephen Williams yesterday announced that he had ordered a police probe into an allegation of an attempt to pervert the course of justice made against Attorney General Anand Ramlogan by Director of the Police Complaints Authority David West. In a media … Continue reading ANAND UNDER POLICE PROBE
By Corey Gilkes January 11, 2015 Doh believe what foreigners do/ is better than you/cause that eh true Is a mental block/that hard to unlock/it hard like a rock/with it yuh doh wuk (that true) Yuh go live an illusion……..trying to be another man Doh believe what foreigners do/is better than you/because that eh true … Continue reading MY KINDA FOLLOWERS
By Raffique Shah January 03, 2015 Eight o’clock Saturday morning and as I start writing this column, all is quiet on my block, suspiciously so. It’s cool and sunny, and I hear birds chirping, see them flying past my windows. Butterflies add a colourful touch to this gift of nature, a peaceful cul-de-sac located mere … Continue reading Killing Us Noisily
By Raffique Shah December 20, 2014 I confess I was surprised when, last Wednesday, announcements from Washington and Havana confirmed that the United States and Cuba had agreed to restore diplomatic relations and work towards the normalisation of other relations, especially trade and travel between the two countries. I did not think that President Barack … Continue reading Cuba and the USA: the long thaw begins
GIVE IT BACK By Ria Taitt November 07, 2014 – trinidadexpress.com Senior counsel Martin Daly has questioned the legal basis on which the Chief Personnel Officer granted approval for the payment of a tax-free $28,000 housing allowance for President Anthony Carmona. And former head of the Public Service Reginald Dumas stated yesterday that it would … Continue reading Dumas, Daly question President’s $28,000 monthly housing allowance
By Reese Erlich October 03, 2014 – reeseerlich.com Veteran foreign correspondent Reese Erlich was in northern Iraq at the start of the U.S. bombing campaign against Islamic State. He interviewed Kurdish leaders, peshmerga fighters and U.S. officials. He says the reality on the ground is far different from the propaganda coming out of Washington.
By Raffique Shah Septe,ber 21, 2014 When, last Monday, Chief State Solicitor (CSS) Christophe Grant distanced himself from a very political letter that was purportedly penned by him, the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) hastily issued a statement saying that some official there had made a mistake by attributing the authorship to Grant.
By Corey Gilkes September 04, 2014 I come to pelt jep nest again. In a few days school will be reopened and in light of all the various bacchanal going on, in and out of Parliament, it isn’t surprising that many may have forgotten that the Ministry of Education is supposed to be embarking on … Continue reading What About Dat Sex Ed Ting Jred?
By Stephen Kangal August 21, 2014 I regard myself as an objective and detached observer of the legitimate current claim being prosecuted across the Caribbean for European nations that participated in the infamous Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade to pay reparations to the descendants of those who suffered this inhumanity in the hands of the slave-masters/traders and … Continue reading Balancing the Scales of Reparatory Justice