Author: Newsday

THE EDITOR: Traditionally, as with any incoming new US president, it is his/her prerogative to choose the ambassador of his choice. As a matter of fact, the set precedent has always been for the sitting ambassador to submit his or her “resignation letter” to the new president, even before it is demanded of them. Even […]

FERDIE FERREIRA We elect them We reject them We canonise them We demonise them We charge them We discharge them We love them We hate them We bless them We curse them WHO am I talking about? Our politicians in and out of office. With the exception of a very limited few, they are the […]

THE MURDER rate has slowed. For much of 2024, the death toll has been hurtling towards the 600-mark. However, after a high of 68 killings in August, the figures have declined, with 58 in September, 55 in October and 33 in November. That is cause for hope. On December 4, senior police officers told this […]

THE EDITOR: The Prime Minister has justified the proposed increase in his earnings on the basis of negating “those who feel that the country`s leadership is of no value, produces no value and should be ashamed to accept the recommendations…after 13 years of work.” That makes me feel that as a retired public servant, who […]

THE EDITOR: It will serve the country in good stead if the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader spend more time solving the issues that are frustrating the population than fighting each other. The ANR International Airport is now on the front burner with a war of words over allegations of overspending, while citizens continue the […]

​THE EDITOR: Listening to the Prime Minister’s poor attempt to justify his notion for accepting the salary increase recommended by the Salary Review Commission (SRC), besides the obvious lack of performance to warrant such an increase, there was a glaring disparity in the ethical code of the Prime Minister. Specifically the code of ethics in […]

THE DICTATORIAL regimes of Adolf Hitler (of Germany), Benito Mussolini (of Italy), Joseph Stalin (of the then Soviet Union) and Francisco Franco (of Spain) under-reported and hid unemployment. In these four countries, millions were unemployed – proof of the failures of socialism, fascism, populism, communism and Marxism. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that the […]

THE LAUNCH of a J’Ouvert band by state-owned Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) is no flight of fancy. It is an idea whose time has come. For tourism to take off, we need novel approaches. CAL’s inspired move to start Caribbean Iere Mas is a good example of the way forward. Its complementary decision to partner […]

Dr Rita Pemberton WHEN THE colony of Trinidad and Tobago was created, two island units with different historical experiences were brought together in a union that was devoid of any mechanism to facilitate integration of the two. The colony was divided into eight administrative districts called counties, which were subdivided into wards. Tobago, which was […]

ALANA WHEELER Dear AFETT, A few months ago, I started seeing a nice guy who has showered me with a lot of attention, affection, gifts and all the things my parents couldn’t afford to give me. I am 23 years old and he is 24 years older than me. I feel so safe and protected […]