Author: Newsday

Kanisa George EVERY difficult or traumatising experience we face has the potential to alter our existence in ways we scarcely stop to consider. Even inconveniences of minute relevance can set in motion a series of emotional hurdles that subconsciously disrupt our stability. When emotional discord is left unchallenged, a floodgate of negative emotions may consequently […]

THE DECISION of Keith Rowley, 75, to announce Stuart Young, 49, as his successor as Prime Minister after a closed-door meeting of the PNM’s parliamentary arm at Lowlands, Tobago, on January 6 sends contradictory signals for the party and the country. Mr Young represents, to some extent, change; but the manner of his selection reflects […]

Andrew Martin THE awards and accolades are starting to pile up for Chicago-area pannist and musician Jaden Teague-Núñez. The young pannist made history early in 2024 by becoming the first pan player to win the Crain-Mailing Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artists Competition. Teague-Nunez’s historic victory featured his performance of the challenging composition A Visit […]

It’s unlikely that senior members of Cabinet were unaware of the Prime Minister’s decision to resign. Was Stuart Young’s unusual statement at the news conference on the state of emergency that the PM’s presence would not have been “appropriate” a hint of this week’s development? The PNM has long taken pride in its efficient internal […]

Attillah Springer’s words in the New York Times article on our state of emergency were heartening. They were dread words, and yet there was more hope to be gleaned from them than most other things I read. She said, amongst other things (and I paraphrase here), that innocent young black men will inevitably get caught […]

THE EDITOR: In general, most of us do nothing simply because it is easier to do so. Throughout history, the few, the wicked and the immoral have been able to rule and take advantage of the many because of fear. Taking a stand for what one knows to be right is not always easy. Think […]

IT TOOK just seven minutes for the Prime Minister to announce the end of a career that has lasted half-a-century. The decision of Dr Rowley, 75, to resign from office is not surprising, but the way he opted on January 3 to convey his intention to do so is unprecedented and extraordinary. At the tail […]

UGO BLANCO TWENTY TWENTY-FOUR has not been the best year for the world; all red alarms went off. Humanity is under siege. Over the past decade the number of active armed conflicts worldwide has reached unprecedented levels. Last year there were more than 120 armed conflicts ranging around the world, according to the International Federation […]

THE EDITOR: What causes offshore accidents? Unsafe conditions, deficiencies in the work environment, unsafe acts, inadequate behaviour of injured person, engineering, technical solutions, rules. The sea does not have branches. It must be safety first, second and third. My safety, your safety is our responsibility. Are we clear? AV RAMPERSAD Princes Town The post Offshore […]

THE EDITOR: Over the Christmas season the discussion of foreign exchange popped up again. With many pointing fingers and complaining about how we spend too much on imported items, from grapes to fireworks. One item that has escaped attention is chocolate. It is consumed in inordinate amounts generally throughout the year, though especially around the […]