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Mrs Fete

Reigning Soca Monarch and Road March Champion Machel Montano (left) serenades Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at his Machel Monday Carnival Concert at the National Stadium last Monday. Also attending the concert were (from left) Public Utilities Minister Emmanuel George, Minister of National Security John Sandy, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communications, Nicole Dyer-Griffith; the Prime Minister's husband Dr. Gregory Bissessar and calypsonian Benjai

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…

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Prakash Ramadhar

Ramadar’s political hypocrisy

February 17th 2012 12:07 PM

THE people of Trinidad and Tobago should reject the political hypocrisy masquerading as concern for press freedom that is now emanating from the corridors of power, with Government ministers and their party officials suddenly jumping on the police in a matter which they consider politically expedient. We are amazed that  read more…

Sir Richard Branson in a one-on-one interview with Ken Gordon

When two rights make a wrong

February 12th 2012 12:10 PM

INTEGRITY Commission Chairman Ken Gordon was quite right to request an investigation into the leak of confidential information which appeared in the Newsday newspaper under the byline of Andre Bagoo. Bagoo and Newsday are also quite right to refuse to disclose their sources or hand over any information to the  read more…

Former PM of T&T The Hon. George Chambers

Fete over, back to work

February 10th 2012 12:12 PM

IT was George Chambers who, following his succession of Dr. Eric Williams in March 1981 at the end of the oil boom, coined the headline phrase, which was intended to mark his approach to public administration. The call was not immediately heeded and by the end of Chambers’ first term  read more…

Brian Mac Farlane poses with students from the University of the West Indies Visual Arts Department at the media conference at his mas camp

Do we need the NCC?

February 5th 2012 12:12 PM

THE announcement by Arts and Multiculturalism Minister Winston ‘Gypsy’ Peters that Government had committed $96 million to this year’s Carnival celebrations may be welcomed in the Carnival fraternity but for anyone with an interest in the development of the Carnival arts, the expenditure may be more likely to retard than  read more…

Rapid Rail

Rapid rail off-track

February 3rd 2012 5:29 PM

TRANSPORT Minister Devant Maharaj ought to be congratulated for seeking market-driven solutions in his attempt to rise to the challenges of this country’s inefficient and ineffective transportation network. Maharaj, in announcing Government’s move to develop a network of fast ferries serving in the first instance the neighbouring islands of Grenada  read more…

Former PM Patrick Manning who has delivered several Budget speeches himself, made an appearance for Monday's presentation by Finance Minister Winston Dookerean

Don’t politicize Manning’s illness

January 29th 2012 1:17 PM

THE relatives of former Prime Minister Patrick Manning must be congratulated for their openness with the public and the media on the developments surrounding his hospitalisation with what was described as a “mild stroke”. Their willingness to keep the media apprised of all developments would have gone some way in  read more…

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