Dr. Kwame Nantambu Posted: March 04, 2009 This article seeks to clear the air as to my obdurate professional assertion that there is a direct correlation between soca lyrics and moral decadence, public pornography cum simulation of sexual intercourse and sexual promiscuity in T&T. The stark reality is that when Lord Shortie introduced Soca music … Continue reading Soca lyrics & moral decadence revisited
Food and Fuel Forum 43 Fifth St., Barataria, Trinidad and Tobago January 23, 2003 The handing over of prime Caroni lands to selected companies certainly raises cause for concern about the government’s agricultural policy and who benefits from it. Small farmers all over the country have been fighting for thirty, forty and even fifty years … Continue reading Farmers Must Defend Their Living
January 24, 2009 HDC clears Rowley In a written submission filed on Wednesday afternoon with the Uff Commission of Inquiry into Udecott and the construction sector, the HDC effectively cleared former planning and development minister Dr Keith Rowley of any wrongdoing in the Cleaver Heights project by attributing apparent million-dollar discrepancies, in the contract total … Continue reading ‘Udecott bigger than Cabinet’
By Leslie January 20, 2009 africaspeaks.com Today, Tuesday 20th January, 2009, Barack Obama officially becomes the President of the United States of America. While there is much elation about this occasion, especially as the Bush era was marked by atrocities and war crimes, Obama has not mapped out a clear path for the change that … Continue reading President Barack Obama: Change…What Change?
Newsday Editorial Tuesday, January 13 2009 THE Draft Constitution laid by Prime Minister Patrick Manning at last Friday’s re-opening of the House of Representatives not only alters the mechanics of the Constitution but undermines the most universal tenets of constitutional accountability. This is the third draft presented by Mr Manning, following a first draft laid … Continue reading Dangerous Draft Constitution
Funeral Service (Click here for more images) Jizelle Salandy’s Send-Off TriniView.com Reporters Event Date: January 07, 2009 Posted: January 10, 2009 Hundreds of people turned up at the St. Benedict’s Roman Catholic Church in La Romaine to remember and bid farewell to the World Boxing Champion Jizelle Salandy. They came in buses, maxis and cars … Continue reading Remembering Jizelle Salandy (Giselle Salandy)
Ian Scoones, Challenges the myths about Zimbabwean agriculture and land reform 15 September 2008 lalr.org.za/ (Livelihoods after land reform) The long-awaited political agreement in Zimbabwe is to be welcomed. After years of political impasse and economic instability, there is a potential for a new start. But an informed debate on the future is needed and … Continue reading A new start for Zimbabwe?
By William Blum December 03, 2008 killinghope.org Okay, let’s get the obvious out of the way. It was historic. I choked up a number of times, tears came to my eyes, even though I didn’t vote for him. I voted for Ralph Nader for the fourth time in a row. During the past eight years … Continue reading Vote first; ask questions later
Dr. Kwame Nantambu December 03, 2008 Now that a Black man has been duly elected as the 44th President of the United States of America, it is a sine qua non that all Americans should be a bit more cautious and sensitive when apply the label Black to situations, instances and events that occur in … Continue reading Black Friday Isn’t Black
Newsday Editorial Thursday, November 27 2008 The Tobacco Bill now being debated in Parliament seems to be a case of using a shotgun to kill a mosquito. And, as with a shotgun, there is the danger of injuring innocent bystanders while the mosquito flies free. To be sure, smoking leads to major health problems for … Continue reading Smoking gun