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…

Panmen gear up for National Single Pan Prelims
January 15th 2012 12:18 PMPanorama 2012 plays-off on January 19th with the National Single Pan Preliminaries of South/Central Steelbands at Pleasantville Community Grounds, Pleasantville. The National Finals for Small and Single Pan Steelbands is set for Skinner Park San Fernando on February 16th. And the National Finals for Medium and Large Steelbands is to read more…

UWI bans alcohol
January 15th 2012 12:18 PMRestrictions introduced to stem abuse by students A shocking revelation of alcohol abuse among male students at the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus has come to light in a study done by Dr Neil Singh, head of the Health Unit of UWI. In a report in read more…

TnT businessman dies in Jamaica
January 15th 2012 12:17 PMSonny Gobin — Found the ‘Key’ to the good life From Jamaica Observer LAST Wednesday, scores of mourners filled the pews of Stella Maris Roman Catholic Church located off Shortwood Road in Kingston, to celebrate the life of Trinidadian, Sonny Gobin, the founder of Key Insurance Company Limited. Gobin died read more…

From pan to gospel
January 15th 2012 12:16 PMSteelpan icon of ‘Guinness Cavaliers’ now listens to gospel music FORTY-SEVEN years ago, a youthful Lennox Bobby Mohammed emerged from the Southland to become an icon of the steelpan. He had led the Guinness Cavaliers in 1965 to a National Panorama Finals victory in Port of Spain, a victory that read more…

Synthetic silk
January 15th 2012 12:15 PMThe public brouhaha that erupted over the controversial awarding of ‘silk’ to the Chief Justice and fellow Justice Wendell Kangaloo among others has taken an unexpected turn, with the two honorable gentlemen opting to return the awards, although based on the first statement issued by the Judiciary on the CJ’s read more…

Health Challenges (Part One)
January 15th 2012 12:14 PMI have already indicated in a previous column that the delivery of an acceptable level of health care is among the foremost priorities that should be addressed in this country. Within the health care system I have identified the introduction of national health insurance as one of the greatest urgencies read more…



