Author: Newsday

Jerome Teelucksingh CHRISTMAS is embraced in our multicultural, religious and ethnically diverse Caribbean society. We accept and celebrate this season, but often forget the reason for the season. It is difficult to give one definition of Christmas. For some, Christmas is sharing happy moments with loved ones – a time of laughter, happiness, peace, love […]

Dr Rita Pemberton THE SUGAR planters of Tobago gave very strong indications of their opposition to emancipation during the apprenticeship system from 1834-1838, which was a part of their negotiated compensation package. Although it was verbalised as a period of preparation of the enslaved population for the responsibilities of freedom, it was in fact a […]

THE EDITOR: ‘Tis the season to be jolly. However, there are some among us who are dealing with the tragic loss of a loved one. And by that I don’t only mean those who have had family or friends snatched from them by murder or accident. In fact, even when someone passes after an illness […]

THE EDITOR: I am asking for the following information with regard to the TT Fire Service. * How many fire stations are there in TT? * Names of stations with zero functional fire tender. * Names of stations with one functional fire tender. * Names of stations with two functional fire tenders. * Names of […]

THE EDITOR: There are a few things that I have great difficulty in participating. Beach clean-up is one. I believe our beaches should always be clean and that cleaning exercise ought to be the regular duty of the local government body in that area. So, when groups and politicians show up with the media to […]

THE REAPPOINTMENT of David West on December 13 as director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) for a third consecutive term sends the wrong signal. Mr West has been the director for a decade. That alone does not disqualify him. However, ten years is a long time. The PCA is an independent body. Its sensitive […]

Kanisa George THERE IS a feeling in the air that comes around about once every year. It’s an indescribable warmth that permeates without reason and brings happiness and joy that aptly describes the season. Ah real Trini Christmas, they say, is made to perfection with parang, rum and merriment, whether night or day. But if […]

DISBELIEF was the first reaction of many when, on December 16, word spread that Lisa Morris-Julian had died in a fire. Surely, many felt, such a thing could not be. How could a sitting MP, a minister in the Ministry of Education, a mother and a wife die so soon, and in such a manner? […]

VACATION time, especially around Christmas, is always a memorable experience for children; a vacation period they especially look forward to. This academic year is even more special in that schools are out for a month instead of the traditional three weeks. Many parents are, however, challenged with balancing their work/domestic commitments in addition to ensuring […]