Mrs Fete

Kamla keeps up heavy party schedule Amidst fiery protests in the Siparia constituency and bitter complaints by some constituents that she is missing in action, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is keeping up a heavy party schedule of Carnival fetes, in one instance hitting three — in different parts of the read more…

Spirit of Sports glows at the Hyatt
January 1st 2012 11:21 AMIt was indeed a gala event at the Hyatt Regency Wednesday night as the cream of Trinidad and Tobago’s top athletes was present with the expectation of being recognised in their respective fields of endeavor. This was the first ever ‘Spirit of Sport Awards’ event – a joint venture between read more…

New Racing season kicks off on Monday
January 1st 2012 11:11 AMTHE 2011 Arima Race Club will kick off the first day of the 2012 racing season with a l0-race card at Santa Rosa Park on New Year’s holiday (Monday). First Citizens Bank will sponsor the two feature races both over 1100 metres on the turf- the First Citizens Classic for read more…

Another first for Tobago’s top model
January 1st 2012 10:50 AMOne of Tobago’s top models Dianna Quashie has added another glittering fashion model title under her illustrious belt. The 2007 top model winner in the sister-isle is now setting her sights on an international career, when she upstaged a field of twelve models in Trinidad to capture the prestigious Fashion read more…

Quantity for quality in T&T Education
January 1st 2012 10:42 AMFor any country, the productive functioning of its education system is of the greatest priority. In today’s globalised world, competition among countries is inevitable and it is the general quality of education imparted to its citizens, among other things, that will determine which country forges ahead and which lags behind. read more…

Anti-media culture
January 1st 2012 10:07 AMTHERE may be a good reason for it but nothing said by the police or the Ministry of National Security has, at the time of printing, justified what appears to be a heavy-handed raid on the offices of the Caribbean Communications Network (CCN) by a police party said to comprise read more…




