Author: Newsday

THE EDITOR: The results of the recent US election should provide a sobering moment to think about the nature of our media environment. Taking nothing away from US president-elect Donald Trump, his victories in 2016 and 2024 upended political and social media systems as we thought we understood them. Something fundamental in recent times has shifted […]

Taureef Mohammed AFTER THEIR patients cross a certain age, doctors stop thinking. I carry my 94-year-old mother the other day by a specialist, a kidney specialist. Everything I ask the doctor, the doctor tell me is age. I wanted to ask the doctor: how it is that my father is the same age as my […]

Die-hard soca fans are upset about a planned concert featuring Jamaican dancehall singer Vybz Kartel (Adidja Palmer) on Carnival Friday in 2025. Protesting soca artiste Kevon “Yankey Boy” Heath argues that the event is taking bread out of the mouths of soca and calypso performers at the peak of their earning ability. But this isn’t […]

ON NOVEMBER 26, Fitzgerald Hinds was breathing fire and brimstone. But 48 hours later, the Laventille West MP was out. The Minister of National Security withdrew from PNM screening for his seat ahead of the next general election. The move was not announced publicly by the normally outspoken and loquacious MP. Instead, it was confirmed, […]

RALPH GONSALVES, 78, is back. Having already five times been elected St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, he will seek a sixth term in a general election due next year. At his party’s annual convention in Kingstown on November 24, he was selected unopposed as leader, putting him in a position to extend his […]

TERRENCE HONORE SAVING THE Queen’s Park Savannah is not just about protection from present-day “predators,” but preservation of the poignant memories of the past. Like good “policemen” of our heritage, we are all called to protect and preserve. We must honour the past by not just what we say, but what we do to save […]

THE EDITOR: Would Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to Caricom bring meaningful fruits to the people of the region? His “seven pillars for co-operation” plan for the four million people of Caricom signals a new awakening for the 15 members of the regional group, which has been functioning for some 51 years. Is it […]

THE EDITOR: A very close friend of mine was disqualified from driving as a result of the demerit points system. This happened one month ago, and he was disqualified for a period of six months, having acquired demerit points that warrant disqualification for the specified period. Prior to his disqualification the Licensing Division served him […]

THE EDITOR: I recently read that Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel is set to perform in sweet TT on Carnival Friday 2025. Why is a Jamaican artist coming to our shores to sing dancehall for Carnival? Really? Seriously? I personally am not a fan of Kartel and would expected him to perform in Trinidad at […]

THE EDITOR: I must comment on what has become a growing trend in our Carnival bands. Very few bandleaders try to keep the tradition of portraying something historical, or futuristic for that matter, with an eye on the Band of the Year title. Some do not even compete for the title and their masqueraders are […]