By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe January 25, 2011 Professor Kwesi Jonah is the chairman of the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana at Legon. He is an expert in African politics and specializes in political economy and good governance. In 2005-06 he acted as the coordinator of West African Political Parties Programme (WAPPP), … Continue reading Cote d’Ivoire
Newsday Editorial January 23, 2011 – newsday.co.tt WE are entirely dissatisfied with the turn of events at last Tuesday’s sitting of the Lower House that passed the Miscellaneous Provisions (Remand) Bill 2010. We believe that in the recent swirl of late night sittings and rushed legislation, the far-reaching consequences of this Bill have not at … Continue reading Poor Excuses on Remand
By Dr. Kwame Nantambu January 17, 2011 Year 2011 has witnessed the continued acerbic relationship between the membership of the labour movement and the seven-month old People’s Partnership (PP) government. The powers that be in these unions/associations need to realize and understand very clearly that the mammoth, outstanding sums of money owed to them are … Continue reading Labour Movement Versus PP Gov’t
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe January 12, 2011 I regret I was not in Trinidad to share in the national grief when Sir Ellis Clarke died. My visit to Ghana over the past two weeks prevented me from attending his funeral. Michael Harris described Sir Ellis and those of similar ilk as Afro-Saxons. I disagree … Continue reading On Afro-Saxons and Trinbagonianism
January 08, 2011 Funeral of Sir Ellis Clarke in pictures
By Raffique Shah December 19, 2010 “Gobar in de mansions, gobar on de ground “Gobar in de country, gobar in de town…” (David Rudder, “The Savagery”, 1998) SOME people who have the power to effect change and the courage to pursue noble goals with great enthusiasm, often find themselves stumped by the savagery they encounter … Continue reading A nation of unrealised potential
By Jada Loutoo December 18 2010 – newsday.co.tt FORMER United National Congress financiers Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson will spend the weekend in jail and will seek their freedom on Monday when they are expected to petition a High Court judge for bail.
By Anna-Lisa Paul December 17, 2010 – newsday.co.tt Despite assertions by Port-of-Spain Mayor Louis Lee Sing that bars in his mayoral district will stop selling liquor at midnight, a senior magistrate yesterday said the court’s hands were tied as it pertains to the law governing the granting of liquor licences. Chairman of the Licensing Committee … Continue reading Magistrate: Minister to set bar hours
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe December 15, 2010 I always believe that the demise of the Grenada Revolution occurred because of the hotheadedness of forty-year olds who had little knowledge of the world and people. They knew theory aplenty but were not seasoned by common sense and wisdom that only comes with age. One is … Continue reading Criminalizing the Society
By Raffique Shah December 11, 2010 THE closest I ever got to a football World Cup finals was in London in 1966. No, I was not in Wembley Stadium where England beat West Germany 4-2 in a match that was mired in controversy. My friend, the late Joey Baksh, and I, watched the match on … Continue reading Warner a one-man wrecking machine