Author: Newsday

EDDY GRANT is a Guyana-born, world-renowned musician and businessman who has had numerous hits, such as Electric Avenue and Do You Feel My Love. He has had longstanding relationships with TT and Caribbean musicians around the globe. Here Grant pays tribute to the late Roy Cape, whom he revered for his professionalism and his respect […]

“I am going to keep giving this speech until somebody listens and does something.” The Chief Justice, Ivor Archie, pressed this point at the opening of the 2024-2025 law term at NAPA on September 20. The speech was a sans humanite lament for an underfunded judiciary and, by its financial tether to the Central Government, […]

THE EDITOR: I wish all the children who are attending school, whether ECCE, primary, secondary, post-secondary, trade and tertiary, etc, a safe, fun-filled, wonderful and blessed school term. I also wish the best to all teachers, deans, cleaners, principals, vice principals, social workers, nurses, cafeteria staff, security, etc since every one of these people contribute […]

DESPITE rebuttals from the Education Ministry that St George’s College was ready to resume classes, the evidence of the first few weeks of use suggests that the school’s reopening was, at best, premature. Teachers walked out on Wednesday, worried about the condition of the school. Faced with the embarrassment of a flash-flooding incident on Tuesday, […]

TRIGGER WARNING: Some readers may find this subject matter distressing. I HAVEN’T been to the south of France, but it always sounded like a good idea. Provence isn’t necessarily provincial, is it? I like a little civilised rusticity. All those pictures of wildflowers and long summer dresses next to ones of gorgeous bakeries and houses […]

Natasha Nunez ON 21 July 2024, the incumbent president of the US announced he was stepping down from the race for a second term in office. Like many Americans, and people all over the world, I wondered if his vice president, Kamala Harris, would make the bold, and, some might say, obvious move to become […]

SURUJRATTAN RAMBACHAN PITR PAKSH has arrived once again to remind us about the value of gratitude to our ancestors for the foundations they laid to facilitate our growth and success. Ours is a duty to add value to their contributions and to what they have bequeathed to us. Ours is a duty to hand over […]

THE EDITOR: The following has been going around social media: “Anybody in Laventille, Beetham, Sea Lots, received their property tax assessment yet?” It would be interesting to see a reply from the Minister of Finance or the Inland Revenue Office. Just asking for the many who had to go all over and stand in lines […]

YOUNG pan talent thrilled the crowd at the En ToTo Young Pannist and Nation-Building (YPAN) cultural explosion at the Paddock, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain on September 19. Students from Bishop Anstey High School, Shell Invaders Youth Orchestra, BP Renegades Youth Steel Orchestra and Bishop Anstey High School East and Trinity College East (BATCE) […]

FANS showed up in their numbers to the exhilarating Caribbean Premier League match between the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and the Guyana Amazon Warriors. In this gallery, you’ll find snapshots of the electrifying atmosphere, showcasing the passionate crowds that make cricket truly special. Dive in, look for your own smiling face among the fans and […]