Losing a job no joking matter
Recently I got into a dialogue with some people and was amazed at their opinion about the serious unemployment situation which we are now facing in this country. While members of this group are still...
View ArticleHard work and sacrifice can save us
As we discuss how horrible it is that over 700 people have lost their jobs, we must pause and consider exactly how many are affected. If we assume four per family we find that we have over 2,800 people...
View ArticleReintroduce apprenticeship programme in schools
How can we rehabilitate students who have clearly demonstrated an opposition to the core subjects in the school curriculum? The curriculum has failed them. They have not become active participants in...
View ArticleWomen need to take back their roles
We don’t need a study to show us that a large portion of the female species is slowly letting go of their femininity. They’re preoccupied with fighting for equal rights and opportunities when let’s...
View ArticleHave insurance policies for at-risk teachers
Assuming there are 200 secondary schools, all Government-funded and run by government employees and each has five to 30 maladjusted children per year group. Then the number of miscreant children in the...
View ArticleWorried for my children
I am rapidly losing faith in our education system. Please, don’t get me wrong. I trust that there are still committed teachers who are trying, sometimes against all odds, to deliver the best possible...
View ArticleTreasure the essence of womanhood
Kindly allow me to commend the President of the Senate Senator Christine Kangaloo who at a seminar on Women’s Rights sponsored by the American Chamber, made that insightful distinction between the...
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Church to decide on the fate of Naparima College teacher today
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church Rev Anabell Lalla-Ramkhelawan and the Presbyterian Secondary School Board of Education are meeting at this time to determine the fate of a Naparima College...
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Recall issued for Bumble Bee tuna
The Bumble Bee Foods has issued a recall for thousands of cans of tuna in the US due to a potential health threat if consumed. Currently Massy Distribution, the company responsible for distributing the...
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Rowley: Country will have to adjust
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has given the assurance that jobs will be created through Government’s public housing projects and the agriculture sector. He said Government will also work with the...
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With one week left, prisoner make dash for freedom
With just one week left of his prison sentence, Roopnarine Kanhai made a dash to escape from the Golden Grove prison earlier today. Around 8:30 am Kanhai was part of an out-gang along the Golden Grove...
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Massy Distribution: Bumble Bee tuna safe
The Bumble Bee Foods has issued a recall for thousands of cans of tuna in the US due to a potential health threat if consumed. However, none of the contaminated cans were shipped to T&T.This...
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Students allegedly set fire to El Dorado East Secondary
Police are Fire Services are investigating what appears to be a case of arson at the El Dorado East Secondary School.The incident occurred around 1:30 this afternoon.They suspect that some of the...
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Two arrested for $2million marijuana find
The police arrested a 36-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman for possession of approximately $2 million worth of marijuana in Longdenville. At about 2.30 am the Arouca CID and the Arouca task force...
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Jazzing up the Greens
Last Saturday, Production One Ltd (POL) staged one of the best editions of its 14-year-old Jazz Artists on the Greens. Staged at the Wasa sporting facility in St Joseph, the event attracted a large...
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Festival of Drums at the Big Black Box
Elliott Francois is a musician, a drummer actually with rapso band 3Canal for the past 11 years. He is one the people behind Saturday’s Drummerville Rhythm Festival being held at The Big Black Box,...
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Gangnam to Champion
The West Indies players created quite a stir after they paraded the Gangnam style dance during their victorious 2012 ICC Champions League campaign in Sri Lanka. Now they are doing the Champion dance...
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Wizards cast perfect spell in East Invitational
Webster’s Wizards completed its Group Two round-robin phase of the 15-club East Zone Team Table-Tennis Invitational Tournament with a perfect 4-0 record after it swept past Edwards Paddle Masters 3-0...
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Whiteman, Govia in 18-member squad for Pan Am
USA-based duo, Stephanie Whiteman and Brianna Govia are among seven players with senior team experience named in an 18-member team by coach Brian Garcia to represent this country in the upcoming Junior...
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Marcano guides Fatima to double
Fatima College, led by national youth player Teague Marcano, completed the Boys Under-16 and Under-20 double in the T&T Hockey Board’s secondary schools tournament at the National Hockey Centre,...
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