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THE MAIN chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is named after ANR Robinson. This country’s third prime minister was instrumental in the court’s establishment. In 1989, he moved a motion at the UN General Assembly calling for “an international criminal court or other international criminal trial mechanism.” Back then, Robinson was concerned with the […]
THE EDITOR: My family and I thoroughly enjoyed the Carnival festivities that we were able to partake of. However, following last year’s Dimanche Gras show, I wrote a letter to the editor regarding some huge posters that were affixed to the structural posts of the Grand Stand, Queen’s Park Savannah, that were blocking the view […]
THE EDITOR: With the screaming headline in the dailies of February 28 about the likelihood of the Dragon not being able to dance, I would like to emphasise that this letter which in its inspiration is neither anti-TT nor pro-Donald Trump. Instead, it is an insight into effective leadership or the lack thereof in this […]
DEXTER RIGSBY THE RECENT dispute between ragga soca artiste Ian Alvarez (Bunji Garlin) and the Trinbago Unified Calypsonians’ Organisation (TUCO), where Road March updates were provided to the media by a tabulator, is unfortunate. This led to Alvarez, supported by his soca artiste wife Fay-Ann, vowing to stay out of future Road March competitions. The […]
Dr Gabrielle Jamela Hosein A NEW report, launched by UNICEF, Plan International and UN Women, reviewed how adolescent girls’ lives have changed in the last 30 years since the Beijing Platform for Action was endorsed by 189 governments in 1995. Its key message is: 30 years of uneven progress for adolescent girls. Women and girls […]
The 2025 Youth in Media and Communications Arts Project (YIMCAP) was officially launched on March 8, at the bpTT Resource Centre in Mayaro. A media release said, the eight-week workshop equips young participants with essential skills in radio, television, print, and digital media. The programme has welcomed 30 students from Mayaro and surrounding areas, eager […]
BUSINESSMAN Adrian Scoon and several others charged in connection with a Boxing Day brunch aboard the Ocean Pelican vessel in 2021 will have to wait until May 6 for a new trial date. Scoon, party promoter Shadeed Abdullah, and 90-plus patrons returned to court on March 10, expecting their trial to commence but were met […]
A 35-year-old man has been detained for having a loaded gun in the Claxton Bay area on March 10. According to the police, members of the National Special Operations Unit, acting on intelligence, held the suspect with a revolver containing six rounds of ammunition. The officers received a tip-off and went to an overgrown area […]
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by the Arima Borough Corporation to strike out a claim brought by a municipal police officer whose salary was stopped without explanation in 2019. Justice Karen Reid ruled against the corporation’s request, allowing Arnold Pinto’s claim to proceed to trial. In his lawsuit, Pinto, injured in a […]
MORE than 100 police and soldiers descended on Sea Lots on the morning of March 11 to assist the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (T&TEC) with disconnecting residents with illegal electricity connections. Police say they met no resistance, and nine people, including three women, were arrested in connection with the theft of electricity. They also […]