Author: Newsday

Jerome Teelucksingh IF WE are asked to give illustrations of Caribbean unity or co-operation, some of us might say Carnival or cricket. There are other examples that are often overlooked. Evidence of West Indian integration include professional organisations and institutions. One of the earliest professional organisations was the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the West […]

THE EDITOR: I write to ask the Minister of Public Utilities, as well as the CEO of WASA, to inform the public of the hours of work for the daily-paid workers of the various WASA sub-offices. I have observed men and women at a sub-office in the East departing their workplace as early as 9 […]

Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein THE determined swing to the right, which began as a backlash to the progressive politics of the 1960s and 1970s, has now accelerated overnight. At least that’s how it appears, though the ground was set by Thatcherism and Reaganomics in the 1980s, and observers had been sounding an alarm for decades. […]

THE EDITOR: I am what people refer to as an independent voter. I voted for the People’s National Movement (PNM) in 2020 because of covid19. In 2015 I voted for the People’s Partnership (PP) because I supported the work that the then PP government was doing. Because of the terrible state this country is in, […]

THE EDITOR: Like many parents in TT, I sent my children to complete their tertiary education abroad. Today they are all gainfully employed in a foreign land. The quality of life, the access to decent housing, salary, and living with the constant reminder of criminal behaviour have combined to make TT unattractive to many who […]

PEEL THE layers of the squatting problem and you’ll find several issues. There’s the need to uphold the rule of law. And to be compassionate to people in illegal settlements. And what about the demand for affordable housing? And the deficiencies of the Land Settlement Agency (LSA), which should prevent squatting in the first place, […]

THERE IS no doubt that the task of parenting can be a very challenging one, especially so in this digital age where children can be easily influenced by forces external to the home owing to the amount of time children spend on social media. Very often parents seek the advice and guidance of teachers in […]

NIGEL CAMPBELL Etienne Charles continued his high-quality concert presentations for local audiences, this time allowing patrons to understand the popular Carnival song, the road march, as more than entertainment, but as the tool of the calypsonian and the soca artist to move feet and bodies. Our physical response, our celebration, at Carnival time and year-round, […]

THE EDITOR: Is former commissioner of police and political leader of the National Transformation Alliance (NTA) for real? I am reading on social media and listening to him on various networks claiming that he represents the members of the Congress of the People (COP). Although Winston Dookeran is now out of the politics, I am […]

THE EDITOR: I went Tobago for a recent weekend, carried the family, decided against the boat because of the time, rented a car, and it was great. Hopped on the plane, an ATR BW1500, left at 5.45 am, just like the boarding pass said, and touched down 20 minutes later in Tobago. I returned the […]