Author: Newsday

AS THE tributes continue to pour in from the local and regional community on the passing of veteran journalist Jones P Madeira, TTUTA also adds its voice of tribute to someone who had certainly distinguished himself as an icon – a journalist who epitomised the highest standards of professionalism and journalistic integrity. While most would […]

Trinidad Killa (Kern Joseph) faced a firestorm of public opinion and a legal challenge over his use of a music bed or “riddim” created by Full Blown Entertainment. On January 16, he announced he would recreate the song, Eskimo, on new music. “Riding a riddim,” using a produced music bed to build a new song […]

Outgoing US Ambassador Candace Bond received the Hummingbird Gold Medal at President’s House on January 17, mere days before her tenure ends, and as Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as US president, succeeding Joe Biden under whose administration she was assigned to TT. While some awards can be granted to non-nationals, this […]

MULTAN, Pakistan: West Indies collapsed to 137 all out within one session against Pakistan spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan as 19 wickets fell on Day 2 of the first Test on January 18. Pakistan, which got bowled out for 230 in the first innings on a turning wicket, stretched their lead to 202 and […]

STUART YOUNG, 49, is not yet prime minister but already he is lecturing the media. Speaking at a PNM event on January 15, Mr Young told reporters, “At no point in time in the last ten years and even before that, can the media honestly and truly say that anyone in any position on the […]

THE EDITOR: The heartbreaking death of a puppy in Diego Martin, allegedly caused by an unsupervised child, sparked understandable outrage. Many were angered by this senseless act. However, it is critical to approach this tragic incident with both empathy and perspective, recognising that a punitive response toward the child may not be the best path […]

THE EDITOR: The UNC faces a critical decision in its selection of candidates for the next general election, particularly in the constituency of Pointe-à-Pierre. Speculation that David Lee, the sitting MP with charges pending, might be put forward as the party’s candidate raises serious concerns. This decision could be a strategic misstep with significant political […]

THE EDITOR: After nine years of failed leadership under Keith Rowley and his PNM, he now intends to hand over the reins to his Garry Sobers, one Mr Stuart Young. This is a man who has held countless ministerial portfolios, yet has failed in every role thrust on him. He is a man of many […]

THE EDITOR: I am getting sick and tired of both WIGUT and the UWI Guild of Students salivating over each other’s misery. The problem here is the government – the PNM. WIGUT withholding exam grades is a stale strategy, Minister Imbert and Minister Gadsby-Dolly will gladly have them both playing see-saw for the whole academic […]

WHEN the Soviet Union fell in 1991, the oligarchs swooped in. Under Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin, Russian billionaires took hold. Mr Gorbachev’s high-minded perestroika gave way to crude blat; reform yielded to cronyism, kleptocracy and the hush-hush dealings of an old boys’ club. Think this USSR experience does not resemble the US? Think again. […]