Author: Newsday

THE EDITOR: US President Donald Trump’s use of border security to justify tariffs on Canada exemplifies how political rhetoric can obscure economic motives. Canada, a trusted ally and trading partner, posed no credible security threat to the US. The claim collapses under scrutiny, particularly when weighed against Trump’s suggestion that Canada should become the 51st […]

MANY of those competing in Calypso Fiesta 2025 are faces audiences have not been accustomed to seeing onstage at Skinner Park, San Fernando. On February 22, the world’s biggest calypso picnic and extravaganza will unleash its usual bacchanal and spectacle. Only a few out of a field of 40 will advance to the Dimanche Gras […]

THE EDITOR: The vast majority of what Lloyd Best called the “validating elites,” except one or two more perceptive ones, have quite erroneously criticised Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for calling out the decades-long, foundational PNM strategy of racial and religious demonisation and “otherisation” of the UNC to get votes. The situation is very similar to […]

THE EDITOR: Among the aims and objectives embodied in the PNM’s constitution since 1956, which were religiously adhered to by the political leaders and demonstrated in the governance of the country, whether in government or in opposition, is the following tenet: “The People’s National Movement (PNM) is a political organisation pledged to the maintenance of […]

ANOTHER blow to the police came on February 18 with the damning findings of a High Court judge who ruled that a promotion process affecting 169 senior cops must be quashed and restarted. Ruling in a lawsuit brought last year, Justice Frank Seepersad criticised suspended top cop Erla Harewood-Christopher and declared, “The events which occurred […]

It is unfortunate we often dismiss the significance of small political parties. These entities do not win elections, but their leadership and membership comprise civic-minded and respected patriots. Almost 60 years ago, in August 1965, CLR James and Stephen Maharaj formed the Workers and Farmers Party (WFP). Its headquarters was on Ariapita Avenue in Woodbrook, […]

THE EDITOR: Under the visionary leadership of Minister Kazim Hosein, Trinidad’s rice production has seen a remarkable increase over the past three years – signalling a transformative shift in the country’s agricultural sector. This growth, which my research shows from approximately 50 acres cultivated in 2022 to over 1,200 acres to date, will help reduce […]

WITH THE completion of the screening of the lion’s share of prospective candidates for the House of Representatives by the PNM, and the UNC now beginning to unveil crucial details of its own slate, the political temperature has risen considerably. The general-election campaign has kicked into a higher gear. No poll date has been revealed; […]

MORE THAN four years after the Brasso Police Station was “repurposed” as part of a nationwide police plan to transition to “21st-century policing,” Tabaquite residents have concluded the experiment has been a complete failure. They are correct. And it would now seem they are not alone in their assessment. Acting top cop Junior Benjamin’s announcement […]

THE COLLEGE of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of TT (Costaatt) was established by an act of Parliament in 2000 to provide more accessible post-secondary education and to develop and enhance professionals who did not fall under the University of the West Indies (UWI) programmes. Since its inception, Costaatt has not only become the premier […]