By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe November 02, 2011 Speak to any non-Indian in Trinidad and Tobago and one is asked the same question: What dese Indians want? It may be an unfair question, a paranoid response, or just the reflection of feelings of anxiety. Yet, there lingers in the minds of many non-Indians that there … Continue reading Hindu Ethics and Morality
Following is Joan Yuille-Williams’ full statement: As the former minister of community development, culture and gender affairs with the responsibility for the Financial Assistance Fund which is now the subject of salacious, misguided and uninformed comment, I wish to state the following fundamental facts for the general public’s information, even as I pursue my option … Continue reading Joan Yuille-Williams on Scholarship Fund
By John Pilger October 20, 2011 – johnpilger.com On 14 October, President Barack Obama announced he was sending United States special forces troops to Uganda to join the civil war there. In the next few months, US combat troops will be sent to South Sudan, Congo and Central African Republic. They will only “engage” for … Continue reading The Son of Africa Claims a Continent’s Crown Jewels
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe October 19, 2011 Addressing the 15th Divali Celebration organized by the United National Congress Siparia Women’s Association last Friday, the Hon. Prime Minister offered the following remarks to her followers: “I thank you for your support, for your prayers and the adjustments you have made to your lifestyles during this … Continue reading Moving Backward Into Slavery
By Clint Chan Tack October 18 2011 – newsday.co.tt PRIME MINISTER Kamla Persad-Bissessar yesterday dropped several bombshells in the House of Representatives, exposing what she described as major corruption scandals which took place under the former People’s National Movement (PNM) government.
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe October 11, 2011 Many of us do not understand that freedom is not something one asks for. It is something that one demands; a state of being that is renewed perpetually through our actions. Imagine the spectacle of the biggest unions in the country and the opposition party begging for … Continue reading Begging for Freedom
Newsday September 07, 2011 Newsday today continues an edited version of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s contribution to the debate on the motion to extend the state of emergency for three months in Parliament on Sunday. The motion was passed with 29 Government MPs voting for the extension and with ten votes against by the Opposition … Continue reading Killers do not respect race
By Christian Hume September 01, 2011 It was most disconcerting to witness Minister of National Security John Sandy and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan trying to convince the nation that the gang leaders from East Port-of-Spain and the East-West Corridor are the “big fish” that the entire nation are waiting to see rounded up and tossed … Continue reading Matters of Race in the State of Emergency
By Tony Fraser August 31, 2011 – guardian.co.tt Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her Government took probably their most important and perhaps courageous decision of their 15 months in office with the declaration of the state of emergency. It is a decision full of potential for a major reduction in the criminal menace that has … Continue reading SoE an important and courageous decision
Minor Violator “I could not sleep last night. I just want to say I am sorry to the Prime Minister (Kamla Persad-Bissessar) for insulting her like that. I am sorry for the language, I am sorry for all the racist stuff I said. I do not really care about racist things because I am not … Continue reading Teen apologises on Facebook for Kamla threat