Author: Newsday

THE DICTATORIAL regimes of Adolf Hitler (of Germany), Benito Mussolini (of Italy), Joseph Stalin (of the then Soviet Union) and Francisco Franco (of Spain) under-reported and hid unemployment. In these four countries, millions were unemployed – proof of the failures of socialism, fascism, populism, communism and Marxism. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimated that the […]

THE LAUNCH of a J’Ouvert band by state-owned Caribbean Airlines Ltd (CAL) is no flight of fancy. It is an idea whose time has come. For tourism to take off, we need novel approaches. CAL’s inspired move to start Caribbean Iere Mas is a good example of the way forward. Its complementary decision to partner […]

Dr Rita Pemberton WHEN THE colony of Trinidad and Tobago was created, two island units with different historical experiences were brought together in a union that was devoid of any mechanism to facilitate integration of the two. The colony was divided into eight administrative districts called counties, which were subdivided into wards. Tobago, which was […]

ALANA WHEELER Dear AFETT, A few months ago, I started seeing a nice guy who has showered me with a lot of attention, affection, gifts and all the things my parents couldn’t afford to give me. I am 23 years old and he is 24 years older than me. I feel so safe and protected […]

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? […]