Beat books, not each other
The craze or the in-thing in government schools is to beat up other students. Whole day is kicks, cuffs, stabs and, to cream it off, sexcapades in classrooms. It is just plain stupidness that causes...
View ArticlePity the poor animals
On Saturday, October 10, 2015, a daily newspaper published a photo of a dead river otter which had been bludgeoned and left on the pavement in San Fernando. The story which accompanied it referred to...
View ArticleMedia must not go soft on new MPs
I would like to disagree with the PNM in its call that members of the media go easy on new members of the Government on their Budget debate. Whatever side of political divide you are on, post September...
View ArticleWomen taking over the world
Congratulations to the two young women who excelled at and topped the Cape examinations. I wish them both well. There is no substitute for hard work.Note the schools they attended: single-sex and...
View ArticleSIS holding State to ransom
New Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries Minister Clarence Rambharat says Super Industrial Services Limited (SIS) is holding the State to ransom over two land transactions involving the former Caroni 1975...
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Pensioners to be exempted
Government will “likely” exempt pensioners and people living on fixed incomes from the property tax, Finance Minister Colm Imbert said yesterday.He did so in the Senate debate of the 2016 budget while...
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NGO to educate T&T on human trafficking
In the light of recent reports of human trafficking, including that of children in T&T, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) the Children’s Ark has partnered with the Victim and Witness Support...
View ArticleLaw lords asked to respect local judges
The Privy Council has been asked to respect the decision of local judges to strike down a novel constitutional challenge over the repeal of Section 34 of the Administration of Justice (Indictable...
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Psychologists offer MPs help
There is a need to review and discuss the Parliament Standing Orders in order to avoid the abusive language and slurs of the past few weeks.This was the view expressed by social activist Hazel Brown...
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Nurse murdered afterleaving baby’s wake
RALPH BANWARIEIn a twisted series of events that unfolded in the Sangre Grande area last weekend, a 62-year-old retired nurse was killed after returning home from the wake of an 11-month old baby, who...
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Tewarie defends $40m ACF bill
A war of words continues to be waged between Planning and Development Minister Camille Robinson-Regis and former People’s Partnership minister Dr Bhoe Tewarie over the $40 million spent to host the...
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Permell hails NGL share allocation
Chairman of the Clico Policyholders Group Peter Permell yesterday said there was the widest possible public participation in share ownership in T&T NGL Limited because investors received a...
View ArticleAbsenteeism the hidden enemy
There is a benign virus affecting development which is a topical issue but yet not at the forefront of the minds-eye of experts and columnists generally. It is a hidden enemy which attacks...
View ArticleBacchanal must never be part of Parliament’s culture
T&T must develop in ways other than economically. It is time for the citizenry to develop their minds, away from (political) party subjectivity, to a new norm of democratic objectivity. What this...
View ArticleHunters made scapegoats
Hunters make good scapegoats but they are less of a threat to the survival of wild animals than encroachment on animal habitat by regular people, private land developers and government mega...
View ArticleTime to get rid of WI selection committee
After witnessing the recent debacle in Sri Lanka with the West Indies cricket team, I think that now is the right time to get rid of the selection committee. They have retarded the progress of West...
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Tim Kee fires Phillips
Sheldon Phillips, former general secretary of the T&T Football Association (TTFA), said yesterday that politics led to him being fired by the association. A release issued by the TTFA yesterday...
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U-20 Women Soca Warriors face Haiti
T&T Under-20 Women Soca Warriors will come up against host Haiti in the first match of a semifinal double-header when the Caribbean Football Union U-20 Women’s Championship continues at the Sylvio...
View ArticleNaparima can clinch title today
With three rounds of matches left to play, including today, reigning champions of the BGTT/First Citizens Secondary Schools Football Premier Division League, Naparima College can retain its title today...
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Search is on for a new champion
The Stud Farm Association’s Yearling Sales takes place on Sunday at Santa Rosa Park in Arima.The sales promise to be well patronised with a number of existing and potential owners likely to be looking...
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