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PP must take some blame for recession
While Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has blamed the Government for T&T’s economic crisis, the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) says the People Partnership must take responsibility for...
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Woman starts online petition against fireworks
While fireworks have become a tradition to ring in the new year, January 1, 2016 was a like a night of terror for a La Romaine family, who have now started an online petition calling on Government to...
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HDC board’s request for more time blanked, John goes to court
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) managing director Jearlean John is proceeding with a lawsuit against the Government in light of its decision to send her on three months administrative leave while...
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Tobago mom dies after C-Section
A woman has died at the Scarborough General Hospital after giving birth to a child by Caesarean Section. According to reports, Rose Gordon, 35, died after delivering her baby girl at 34 weeks and five...
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West: PCA probe on ‘total policing’ still incomplete
The probe into the March 23 day of “total policing” by the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), which was expected to be completed by the end of last year, is still not finished. Contacted yesterday,...
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The simple things
At the end of 2015, Tobago moved into colourful kite season. Mainly men and boys made kites in front yards, walked with them at the roadside, flew them in villages. One day a little boy came to me,...
View ArticleRowley’s state of economy address worrying, Unions taking guarded look
Although Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s address has left many of the nation’s workforce worried, several trade union leaders say they prefer to wait and see what occurs in the new year.While the...
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3rd division, 3rd battalion, 3rd platoon trini
My name is Richard Arrindell and I am a Vietnam veteran. I was a US Marine in Da Nang. I would say I’m from either Forest Reserve or San Fernando. But I’m definitely a South boy.I went to St Peter’s,...
View ArticleAuthorities need serious approach to swine flu: Vaccinate all students
The H1N1 virus (swine flu) ought to be taken seriously because people can die from it, former health minister Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday.Speaking with the T&T Guardian via telephone, Khan said all...
View ArticleRights of cohabitants
Jenell Gibson Student, Hugh Wooding Law SchoolA common feature of our diverse culture is what is known in law as “cohabitational relationships”. That is where two people have been living together as...
View ArticleNew VAT regime now Feb 1
The Government has targetted February 1 as the new implementation date for the revised Value-Added Tax (VAT) regime, which involves the reduction in VAT from 15 to 12.5 per cent, and the broadening of...
View ArticleInvestors look to January effect at start of 2016
As Wall Street wrapped up its flattest year since 2011, investors will have to deal with many of the same issues this year as they attempt to gauge market direction.While many market participants have...
View ArticleBetter performance can save the day
The single most important purpose of the local economy is to engage in productive activity using the resources of the entire nation (capital, labour and physical resources) in order to provide the...
View ArticleCaricom bobbing and weaving on WI cricket
Much is being written about the gradual decline of West Indies cricket by commentators who refuse to do their homework. The latest public enemy is the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and its poor...
View ArticleIndia fans want decent send off for Chanderpaul
In my travels in India for the holidays, a cricket crazed nation, fans queried of me why Shivnarine Chanderpaul had been treated so badly by West Indies management and selection committee. They love...
View ArticleMeeting the needs of children in a recession
Services for the benefit of children should always be given priority regardless of the economic climate of a country. The prime minister in his address to the nation stated that vulnerable families and...
View ArticlePostponing Carnival back on the cards?
The recent mutated H1N1 virus and the deaths associated with it is very worrying. Some doctors pronounce that it is worse than Ebola because the H1N1 can be spread with very simple interaction, like...
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Brathwaite eases batting pressure
SYDNEY—Opener Kraigg Brathwaite stroked an enterprising half-century but West Indies’ batting wobbled to give Australia the advantage on the opening day of the final Test yesterday.Opting to bat first,...
View ArticleHaiti names strong squad for ‘Soca Warriors’
Haiti has announced a strong line up to face T&T in the upcoming Copa America Centenario qualifying match in Panama City on Friday.The Haitians, who reached the quarter finals of the 2015 CONCACAF...
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Same name, different Dole
A local movie with the name Dole in the title may suggest that it’s about the reputed drug lord from Piparo. But Ellis Briggs, producer of the film, says it is not about the man named Chadee who was...
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