By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe December 27, 2011 I am not a lawyer, I know nothing about legalese, but I do know when shit stinks and barely literate politicians tell me that I needn’t worry because they have the nation’s best interest at heart. Do I really have to believe the AG when he says … Continue reading Don’t Piss On Me…
By Andre Bagoo December 24 2011 – newsday.co.tt MERE days after the United States expressed disappointment over the outcome of failed extradition proceedings against businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson potential hurdles have emerged. The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions is finding the situation very challenging in mounting renewed proceedings against the men … Continue reading Major Hurdles in Pursuing Ish and Steve Case
By Stephen Kangal December 13, 2011 Ministerial and accredited diplomacy failed to insulate T&T from the embarrassment occasioned by the successful and complicit application of the extra-territorial tentacles upon which the anti- Cuba 1996 Helms Burton Act (HBA) depends for the effectiveness of its punitive global outreach during the recent triennial Caricom-Cuba Summit. It is … Continue reading Diminishing Our Diplomatic Legacy
By Raffique Shah November 27, 2011 PRIME Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s credibility is on the line with allegations of a plot to assassinate her and three of her ministers. This latest drama, coming at the tail end of a contentious State of Emergency, has drawn scepticism from many quarters. The PM and her security chiefs must … Continue reading PM’s Credibility at Stake
13 DETAINED By Nalinee Seelal November 26, 2011 – newsday.co.tt Police and soldiers have discovered a secret training camp in East Trinidad believed to have been used by ex-soldiers, rogue police officers and members of an organised group in preparation to carry out a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Attorney General Anand Ramlogan … Continue reading Plot to Assassinate the Prime Minister
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe November 15, 2011 Sat and Devant riding high on de saddle now and dey driving a hard bargain. Many who voted for the UNC never expected them to thrust Sat and Devant on we with such force, guns ablazing. Even those who refused to vote (and I am culpably in … Continue reading Sat and Devant on the Saddle
By Raffique Shah November 13, 2011 AS I watch the “Occupy Wall Street” phenomenon spread its wings of protest across much of the developed world, I cannot help but feel nostalgic. Those of us who experienced the global rebellion of the 1960s and 1970s must also feel a sense of déjà vu, of having been … Continue reading Inequality Breeds Unrest
By Ria Taitt November 11, 2011 – trinidadexpress.com People’s National Movement (PNM) MP Patricia McIntosh has slammed the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha (SDMS) for its conduct at the Tunapuna Hindu Primary School in denying equal opportunities to pupils of different denominations, particularly black children who reside within the catchment area.
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe November 09, 2011 Once upon a time, there were two left-wing leading, has-been leaders of the working class movement of Trinidad and Tobago who proclaimed the values of proletarian internationalism and working class solidarity. They also preached the inviolability of people’s civil liberties and the right of people to govern … Continue reading Two Doubles and…
By Alexander Bruzual Tuesday, November 8 2011 – newsday.co.tt After a year of legal battles, yesterday businessmen Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson won their judicial review hearing against the decision of Attorney General Anand Ramlogan to sign extradition warrants against them on October 9, 2010. The decision was delivered yesterday by Justice Ronnie Boodoosingh in … Continue reading Ish and Steve Extradition Quashed