Author: Newsday

Dr Asha Pemberton [email protected] STALKING CAN impact everyone. This phenomenon is often the subject of thriller movies and novels, but occurs in society more often than is taken seriously. By definition it is referred to as unwanted and repeated surveillance or contact by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviours are interrelated to […]

EVERY election there is considerable focus on screening candidates for the House of Representatives. But why don’t we hear more about the individuals the parties plan to appoint to the Senate? With entities like the PNM and the UNC still in the throes of deliberating on and telling the country about their selections for the […]

THE EDITOR: International observances present critical opportunities for reflection and appraisal. Moreover, they serve as much-needed impetuses for enhancement and breakthroughs. Today’s International Day of Education theme, “AI and Education: Human Agency in an Automated World,” does just that, urging us to take a serious account of our approach to education against the backdrop of […]

THE EDITOR: Nothing wrong in speaking the truth. The Joe Biden administration was a complete disaster. Thank you, Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Here’s to the next four years. J KNAGGS St Ann’s The post Well said, Kamla appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.

Dr Rita Pemberton THE IMPACT of the union of Trinidad and Tobago was most immediately felt in the legal sphere, for it resulted in the termination of the laws of Tobago and the automatic application of the laws of Trinidad to Tobago. There was neither a period of preparation, explanation nor adjustment of the existing […]

THE EDITOR: The return of Donald Trump to the political forefront raises apprehensions about the implications for minorities, particularly black communities and immigrants, not only in the US but also across the Caribbean. His previous administration’s policies were marked by strict immigration measures and a rhetoric that many viewed as hostile towards marginalised groups. It […]

THE EDITOR: While Donald Trump tried hard to strike the right notes with acknowledgement of Martin Luther King’s legacy, his call for national unity, and his recognition of the contribution of black and Hispanic voters to his electoral successes, it was manifestly clear that he was deadly serious about putting America first and all that […]

THE EDITOR: Following Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s bashing of former US president Joe Biden and her glorification of new President Donald Trump, she should lobby for a job in the current US administration. For idolising someone like that who spares nothing to insult the female gender, Persad-Bissessar should be asked where is her dignity. ALBERT DIDIER via […]

Jerome Teelucksingh MANY PEOPLE in TT have relatives or friends, of Indian descent, who reside in Canada. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, these Caribbean migrants were “invisible” and often casually identified or referred to as “Indian” or “South Asian.” Among these early migrants in Canada was Kenneth Mahabir, a Trinidadian in 1908. In […]

DONALD TRUMP, 78, walked into the rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, having threatened to be a dictator from day one. But with an inaugural address that signalled his intention to marginalise and alienate all who do not support him, he went further. It is God, he said, who freed him from the […]