Author: Newsday
A MAN’S MENTAL health is more important than a woman’s life. That, in a way, is the chilling signal sent by the outcome of a years-long case involving an individual who killed his wife in cold blood in front of her nine-year-old son and 12-year-old daughter in 2012, which concluded before Justice Hayden St Clair-Douglas […]
RICHARD JAGGASAR IN THE ever-evolving landscape of constitutional law, a matter of significant consequence has arisen concerning the potential use of section 76(4) of the TT Constitution. This provision presents a clear pathway for a virtually unprecedented transfer of executive authority, one that could circumvent the democratic will of the people. To appreciate the gravity […]
THE EDITOR: There are calls to make Phagwa a public holiday in TT. In that same vein, can we consider making a relevant day for the indigenous people of TT and Eid al-Adha two permanent public holidays? Are all three justified? What are your thoughts? Can I have some feedback? We all have an opinion […]
THE EDITOR: A good example of the UNC’s growing dysfunctionality is the Opposition Leader’s speech in Moruga last Monday. Sounding like a cult leader, Kamla Persad-Bissessar SC spoke of an election campaign of “blood.” She likened the red worn by government supporters to the blood of the victims of crime: “For the last ten years, […]
THE EDITOR: Well, well, well, we have finally turned the page in the fight against crime. How did it take so long? Who has the testicular fortitude to take the fight to the offenders? Is it new management? Minister in the Ministry of National Security, added strength or new police leadership? Fresh anointing? (I am […]
SEVERAL aspects of Stuart Young’s February 27 announcement about the fate of the Guaracara refinery suggest the matter is far from a done deal. Speaking at Whitehall, Mr Young, a lawyer by training, was very cautious in his use of words. The Energy Minister disclosed that a cabinet sub-committee led by Minister of Planning Camille […]
THE MAIN chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is named after ANR Robinson. This country’s third prime minister was instrumental in the court’s establishment. In 1989, he moved a motion at the UN General Assembly calling for “an international criminal court or other international criminal trial mechanism.” Back then, Robinson was concerned with the […]
THE MAIN chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is named after ANR Robinson. This country’s third prime minister was instrumental in the court’s establishment. In 1989, he moved a motion at the UN General Assembly calling for “an international criminal court or other international criminal trial mechanism.” Back then, Robinson was concerned with the […]
THE EDITOR: My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the Carnival festivities that we were able to partake of. However, following last year’s Dimanche Gras show, I wrote a letter to the editor regarding some huge posters that were affixed to the structural posts of the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, that were blocking the view […]
THE EDITOR: With the screaming headline in the dailies of February 28 about the likelihood of the Dragon not being able to dance, I would like to emphasise that this letter which in its inspiration is neither anti-TT nor pro-Donald Trump. Instead, it is an insight into effective leadership or the lack thereof in this […]