Author: Ramesh Deosaran

This year’s bright Divali messages remind us again of the spiritual and moral options we still have in removing the darkened conditions now facing us. As President Christine Kangaloo, Dr Rowley, Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and National Council for Indian Culture President and Independent Senator Deoroop Teemal strove to explain, Divali’s message of light over […]

This column seeks to bring light to the troubling problem of school violence, delinquency and licks (corporal punishment). Two issues which need to be explored are: • The extent to which students commit violence and delinquency at school compared to home. • The kind and extent of punishment or sanctions which teachers and parents/guardians respectively […]

NOT ONLY did the Prime Minister give caustic replies to Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s stinging allegations about his “expensive” travels and high office expenses, but more appetising to the media was his “swan song” comment following UNC MPs Rushton Paray and Dr Rai Ragbir’s “last term in Parliament” comments. Dr Rowley surprisingly hinted: “I am […]

AS the police dutifully reported, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh “was shaken up” after being robbed at gunpoint on September 17 around 5 pm in his St Joseph constituency. As my MP, I extend my sympathy to him. Public reaction went different ways. Nearby resident Shane Modeste stated: “This has to be a wake-up call to […]

REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump was dead serious, yet he brought out the biggest laugh on the debate stage with Democratic contender Kamala Harris. During the 90-minute-or-so debate on September 10, Trump confidently declared, after bitterly complaining about illegal immigrants at the borders: “They are invading our country. In Springfied, Ohio, they are eating dogs, […]

Multi-ethnic societies produce enduring challenges for equity, justice and political management. Today’s electronically-driven democracy helps keep the divisions and “cultural accidents” alive, as now evident in our own “every creed and race” society. During the last two weeks, the country witnessed noisy political clashes between government and opposition over the Constitution, tassa and steelpan, crime, […]