Author: Newsday

Jerome Teelucksingh THIS YEAR is the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. It was a conflict that spanned 1954-1975. There was a racial dimension to this war which is sometimes identified. In 1961, the US began sending troops to Vietnam. And, by 1969, approximately 550,000 American troops had been sent to defeat […]

IN A FEW weeks’ time, on March 15, it will be the Ides of March. It is a date of huge symbolic significance, being the day on which Julius Caesar’s fate was sealed. The very next day, Keith Rowley, 75, will leave politics. The Prime Minister has selected a moment for his departure that could […]

THE EDITOR: Talk about being kicked when you are down. Given that the nation was enthralled by the detention, arrest and charge of the first black female police commissioner, I am still waiting to hear from one of the many women’s groups to defend the sister. Indeed, as is the custom, not even the PNM […]

Voice sings, “They don’t want me in their party,” in his phenomenal pan song Too Own Way, which is due to be performed by not one but two bands at Panorama on March 1. Part of why the song resonates is because it taps into the sense of exclusion often seen at Carnival. That sense […]

Wind shear is a sudden change in wind speed and direction over a short distance in the atmosphere. It can occur at different levels of the atmosphere, but it is most dangerous at low levels. Wind shear has caused numerous aircraft accidents resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives. It is defined as a […]

THE EDITOR: This is an election year and a lot of exciting things are happening. Lots of goodies have been promised by the government to the citizens and that is good. But I am wondering why the Housing Minister Camille Robinson-Regis is not giving out houses to people who have been waiting for decades to […]

TERRENCE HONORÉ IF THERE is one behaviour that seems to define the Trini culture, it’s the prevalence of wining in our festive times. That’s the rhythmic gyration of hips, mostly seen during the Carnival season, a time of much fete and fun when the revelry is high and morality is low. The social activity that […]

DINESH RAMBALLY WHEN Barack Obama won the US presidency in 2008, it was hoped that it was the beginning of post-racial America. The stain of racism had been cleansed, and the country, and the world, could move into a new era. But the opposite turned out to be true – racism made a stunning comeback […]

WITH THE Prime Minister’s return on February 22 from the Caricom heads of government meeting in Barbados, his last lap in politics begins. Soon after announcing his plan to resign before the next election, Dr Rowley, 75, indicated he would announce the timeline of his exit only after Caricom proceedings. Thus all eyes are on […]

DESPITE the negative publicity that has become synonymous with the school system, there are always those precious moments of pride and joy educators feel to be part of the system. As the excitement to Carnival builds, TTUTA congratulates all those students who have emerged victorious in the various pre-Carnival competitions. Congratulations are also extended to […]