EDITOR: I am not affiliated to any political party in Trinidad and Tobago. However, after reading some of the blogs I felt compelled to respond to one in particular. Since space is at a minimum, I am forced to discuss parts, not all, of the article entitled “Tragedy of election errors.” Raffique Shah, in his … Continue reading Response to Raffique’s “Election Errors”
May 02, 2010 The following is an open letter to the Chief Justice, dated April 29, from Desmond Allum, SC. The Honourable Chief Justice, Mr Ivor Archie, Age and distance bestows such freedom which I now take advantage of to address these few lines to you. As you probably know I have been in the … Continue reading Take your time, Chief Justice Archie
Judges in the house? We have no problem with former judges deciding to join political parties, and to run as candidates for these parties. The difference is that a former judge is a citizen like the rest of us. We cannot yet refer to Judge Volney as a “former judge” in this debate. He was … Continue reading Kamla must think carefully on Volney
Obama Advisor Deported AMERICAN citizen Henry Bernard Campbell, who was part of the political strategy team which propelled Barack Obama to the White House, was deported from this country early yesterday morning, hours after arriving at Piarco International Airport from the US. American strategist for UNC election campaign blocked at airport Obama man sent back … Continue reading Obama Advisor Denied Entry to T&T
By Raffique Shah April 18, 2010 I DON’T know if the two main opposition parties in Trinidad, Tobago’s TOP, and the trade unions and NGOs, will forge an alliance that is attractive to the electorate. As I write this column, top officials from the United National Congress (UNC) and the Congress of the People (COP) … Continue reading Unity essential – but no guarantees
Illustration by TrinidadAndTobagoNews.com and not the author By Corey Gilkes April 15, 2010 – trinicenter.com Part II Over the last few months one of the main stories in the news was an incident involving golfing legend Tiger Woods, his wife and another woman with whom Woods had a secret relationship (well, secret until the mark … Continue reading On the Tiger Woods “Affair” and the Myth of Exclusive Monogamous Morality (Part I)
Udecott board fired The Government is giving itself two weeks to reconstitute the board of directors of State-owned Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott). Well-placed sources made this revelation last night, after the Government sacked the four remaining members of the old Calder Hart-led board. AG to UDeCOTT board: You’re fired In a statement to … Continue reading UDeCOTT board fired
BREAKING NEWS — 7:00 PM BREAKING NEWS: Government Fires UDeCoTT Board Developing… UFF: Public purse was at risk The UDeCoTT board was guilty of a “dereliction of duty” and “knowingly exposed the public purse to a grave risk” by failing to question the award of a $368 million contract to CH Development/Sunway Construction (Caribbean) Limited … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Government Fires UDeCoTT Board
By Andre Bagoo April 04 2010 – newsday.co.tt IN HIS Report submitted to President George Maxwell Richards last week, the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into Udecott Professor John Uff QC, has recommended that the police probe former Udecott executive chairman Calder Hart as well as the entire Udecott board in relation to the … Continue reading Police Probe Of Hart, Udecott
Manning puts T&T in election mode Prime Minister Patrick Manning put the country in election mode yesterday, when he announced that April 7 would be the start of screening of 41 new candidates. Manning sets the election ball rolling… While the country was expecting the long-overdue Local Government election date, Prime Minister Patrick Manning yesterday … Continue reading Manning puts T&T in election mode