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A traditional mas Christmas Dara E Healy “Greetings to all and sundry Is Pierrot again Here to tell allyuh a story ’ bout how King Speechmaker Land up in a state ah perplexity. Come back to he Tobago land To enjoy Christmas and family Only to face endless stress and big adversity But King Speechmaker […]

AS THE COUNTRY continues to process the horrific deaths of Lisa Morris-Julian and two of her children in a fire, an unsavoury, untimely and unproductive series of exchanges between Public Utilities Minister Marvin Gonzales and fire service officials has broken out. This has needlessly compounded the tragedy. Too many questions attend the events of December […]

Jerome Teelucksingh CHRISTMAS is embraced in our multicultural, religious and ethnically diverse Caribbean society. We accept and celebrate this season, but often forget the reason for the season. It is difficult to give one definition of Christmas. For some, Christmas is sharing happy moments with loved ones – a time of laughter, happiness, peace, love […]

Dr Rita Pemberton THE SUGAR planters of Tobago gave very strong indications of their opposition to emancipation during the apprenticeship system from 1834-1838, which was a part of their negotiated compensation package. Although it was verbalised as a period of preparation of the enslaved population for the responsibilities of freedom, it was in fact a […]

THE EDITOR: ‘Tis the season to be jolly. However, there are some among us who are dealing with the tragic loss of a loved one. And by that I don’t only mean those who have had family or friends snatched from them by murder or accident. In fact, even when someone passes after an illness […]

THE EDITOR: I am asking for the following information with regard to the TT Fire Service. * How many fire stations are there in TT? * Names of stations with zero functional fire tender. * Names of stations with one functional fire tender. * Names of stations with two functional fire tenders. * Names of […]

THE EDITOR: There are a few things that I have great difficulty in participating. Beach clean-up is one. I believe our beaches should always be clean and that cleaning exercise ought to be the regular duty of the local government body in that area. So, when groups and politicians show up with the media to […]

THE REAPPOINTMENT of David West on December 13 as director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for a third consecutive term sends the wrong signal. Mr West has been the director for a decade. That alone does not disqualify him. However, ten years is a long time. The PCA is an independent body. Its sensitive […]

Kanisa George THERE IS a feeling in the air that comes around about once every year. It’s an indescribable warmth that permeates without reason and brings happiness and joy that aptly describes the season. Ah real Trini Christmas, they say, is made to perfection with parang, rum and merriment, whether night or day. But if […]