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…

Ramadar’s political hypocrisy
February 17th 2012 12:07 PMTHE 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…

When two rights make a wrong
February 12th 2012 12:10 PMINTEGRITY 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…

Fete over, back to work
February 10th 2012 12:12 PMIT 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…

Do we need the NCC?
February 5th 2012 12:12 PMTHE 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 off-track
February 3rd 2012 5:29 PMTRANSPORT 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…

Don’t politicize Manning’s illness
January 29th 2012 1:17 PMTHE 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…



