T&T Express Editorial Monday, July 28th 2008 FAR from being seen as the saviour in the mess that is now the collapse of the Hindu Credit Union, the Government action last week must rightly be classified as having come too little too late. Ordinary citizens by the thousands must now suffer the distress of having … Continue reading Lessons in the HCU crash
By Ras Tyehimba July 20, 2008 The recent Zimbabwe elections saw an escalation of attempts by external forces to intervene in the sovereign and independent nation. Given the complex circumstances surrounding Zimbabwe, for the millions of people in the Caribbean and around the world, it has been difficult to get balanced views of what is … Continue reading Western Lies and Hypocrisy: How Zimbabwe Exposes Mainstream Media
By Amengeo Amengeo July 03, 2008 The African Executive When sharks smell blood, they go into a feeding frenzy and attack relentlessly. There is feeding frenzy about Zimbabwe that preceded the June 27 run-off elections. Thwarted in their bid to install their man Morgan Tsvangirai in power, the forces of Western neo-colonialism continue to ratchet … Continue reading Robert Mugabe: Victim or Villain?
Newsday’s Editorial Thursday, July 3 2008 Where do the neophyte Ministers of the PNM regime get the idea that taxpayers’ money is not taxpayers’ business? Was this what they were taught at their retreat last year, which was also at taxpayers’ expense, to learn about their responsibilities? Or are they merely falling into the easy … Continue reading Ghost Scholars
By Stephen Gowans June 25, 2008 This is a war between revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries; between nationalists and quislings; between Zimbabwean patriots and the US and Britain. Should an election be carried out when a country is under sanctions and it has been made clear to the electorate that the sanctions will be lifted only if … Continue reading Zimbabwe at War
By Raffique Shah June 22, 2008 The telephone call came earlier than reveille-for-an-old-soldier, but it was not unexpected. At the other end of the line, “College”, having apologised for blowing the telecom bugle a trifle too soon, said to me: “Raf, you must write something about these little punks who feel they can shoot soldiers … Continue reading Army can clean up the country
Barbados: 16 and Under THE AGE OF MEDICAL CONSENT should go below the 16-year limit which Minister of Family and Youth Affairs Dr Esther Byer-Suckoo is proposing. This is being recommended by the executive director of the Barbados Family Planning Association, George Griffith.
By Andre Bagoo Thursday, June 5 2008 ATTORNEY GENERAL Brigid Annisette-George was yesterday accused of taking the country one step closer to a secret government as lawyers, constitutional and public service experts criticised her for, on Tuesday, blocking parliamentary questions on the legal fees paid to private attorneys for State briefs.
…3-month lock-up illegal, says judge By Denyse Renne May 22nd 2008 trinidadexpress.com Brothers Rion and Jerivorn Woods were reunited with their grandmother yesterday after a High Court judge ruled that their three-month incarceration by a magistrate during a custody dispute was illegal. Justice Amrika Tiwary-Reddy, presiding at the Hall of Justice in Port of Spain … Continue reading Teens freed from YTC
By Raffique Shah May 11, 2008 There should be no tears shed over Government’s decision to hold parliamentary Joint Select Committee meetings in camera, and not on camera. Already, members of the Opposition and some independent senators have expressed outrage, accusing the Government of using its majority to muzzle MPs and senators. Many people who … Continue reading Damn right to deny MPs ‘gallery’ time