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Kanisa George LIKE MOST eternal optimists, I tabulated a list of my top priorities at the start of this year in bid for greatness. Ranking each based on importance and complexity, I considered myself pretty well placed to take on the year and surpass my expectations. Now, with only a few shut-eyes left until the […]

THE EDITOR: After nine long years under the PNM government and the leadership of Dr Rowley, we are faced with rampant crime, deepening poverty, financial scandals, and economic mismanagement that have left our nation reeling. From the closure of Petrotrin to the Auditor General’s report highlighting tens of millions unaccounted for, the PNM’s track record […]

OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Education say they are changing the school curriculum to adjust to a modern world of technological advances. This is overdue. Senior civil servants attending a regional workshop in Port of Spain on December 2 said their current focus was on revitalising technical and vocational education and training, or TVET. “We […]

THE EDITOR: A recent newspaper editorial addressed, quite relevantly, the question of violence against women and girls as we observe 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Coming as it does just after International Men’s Day on November 19, as proposed by Newsday columnist Dr Jerome Teelucksingh and officially accepted by the UN, this annual […]

IN ACCEPTING the recommendations contained in the 120th report of the Salaries Review Commission (SRC), the government has sent a clear message to the citizenry; spoken and unspoken. The argument of affordability to pay can no longer be used as an excuse to counter the demands of public officers for enhanced remuneration packages. The substantial […]

Dr Maxwell Adeyemi EVEN WITHOUT symptoms, untreated high blood pressure can lead to serious conditions like heart disease, kidney failure and strokes. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is often called the “silent killer” because it can develop without any noticeable symptoms, causing significant harm to your body without you even realising it. The worrying part? […]

THE EDITOR: It is good to see the Test team fighting the good fight against Bangladesh, although we still need the powers that be to understand cricket or get people in positions who understand the game. Why is Shai Hope not on the West Indies team as captain and opener? Kraigg Braithwaite has reached his […]

THE EDITOR: The area in Barataria that includes Upper Seventh Avenue has for months been without a welfare officer to assist with pension applications, etc. And I am told they don’t know when they would get an officer. I am therefore appealing to Social Development and Family Services Minister Donna Cox to please assist as […]

A CLUSTER of entities that play sensitive roles in the crime fight – including the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) – was handed more power by Parliament on November 29. The Senate approved, without modification, a series of amendments sent to it from the House of Representatives. The changes will take effect on a date to […]

THE EDITOR: In my personal assessment, there are two main reasons why US Vice-President Kamala Harris lost the recent presidential election, due to President Joe Biden. Mistake number one was having an attorney general who dragged his feet and failed to bring charges in a timely manner against an ordinary/non-president citizen called Donald Trump. Mistake […]