Author: Newsday

Months ago, before this iteration of our coat of arms, when the idea first caught the public’s attention and mockery, there were all sorts of illustrations making the rounds. By far the best was of the shield divided as per Carib and Stag, ships replaced by maxis and the whole flanked by two winer girls. […]

Once Upon a J’Ouvert: Part three of a three-part series by SONJA DUMAS I THINK I began storming 3canal’s J’Ouvert band in 1997. They had begun calling it 3canal in 1994, but this had been preceded by their band called Jocks Tuh Pose – clever wordplay with which some pierrot grenades will be duly impressed, […]

ON JANUARY 28, Erla Harewood-Christopher was presiding over a promotion ceremony at the Police Administration Building, Port of Spain, urging four new inspectors and 77 new sergeants to recognise “the importance of integrity.” Two days later, the top cop was arrested and is treated as a suspect in relation to a criminal investigation led by […]

TERRENCE FARRELL ON JANUARY 28, Senator Wade Mark introduced a motion in the Senate on “parliamentary autonomy.” As Mark reminded us, it was not the first time that this issue had been raised in the Senate and, indeed, he also reminded the Senate that, following unanimous support in that chamber in 2018, promises had been […]

FROM time immemorial, extra classes have been a part of school. Teachers have, of their own free will and often at no charge, encouraged students to attend lessons before or after regular teaching hours and even during lunch. But is there a need to look more closely at this practice? The matters aired at a […]

Parents often put the needs of their children, tweens and teens before their own. Many even consider this to be the expected martyrdom of parenthood and boast about it. In reality, doing so continuously and without respite does a disservice to young people. Parents who actively and consistently practise taking care of themselves demonstrate that […]

Dr Rita Pemberton HAVING gained possession of Tobago in 1763 following a series of conflicts between the various European claimants, the primary aim of the British government was the establishment of sugar cane cultivation on the island. This led to a hasty attempt to subdivide and sell land to establish sugar plantations, a policy which […]

WE JOIN with the rest of the country in breathing a sigh of relief that the scary incident involving Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Tobago flight BW 1541 on January 27 was not a more serious one. The ATR 72-600 aircraft involved made a relatively smooth emergency landing at the Piarco International Airport, despite an apparent fuel […]

THE EDITOR: TT stands at a critical juncture in balancing economic growth with environmental responsibility. The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) presents both a challenge and an opportunity. A recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper recommends that Trinidad and Tobago implement a carbon-pricing mechanism to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and mitigate CBAM […]

THE EDITOR: I read with concern an article in a newspaper paper entitled: DCP assures issue of more body cams for TTPS is being addressed (Trinidad Guardian, January 28) and feel compelled to address the troubling implications surrounding the use of body cameras by police officers. While Deputy Commissioner of Police Junior Benjamin assured the […]