Land of many peoples: The First Peoples
Shereen AliPublished: Wednesday, August 24, 2016In this land of many peoples and people of many ancestries, how do people see their ethnic heritage? How do they practice it, ignore it, or celebrate it?...
View ArticleECLAC: T&T economy expected to contract 2.5%
Rapheal John-LallPublished: Thursday, August 25, 2016The Government has realised that energy prices will not be rising any time soon and so they have begun to take a position to stabilise the economy,...
View ArticleMore to motor racing than the track
…designer scouts opportunities in T&TPublished: Thursday, August 25, 2016ANDRE WORRELLThe global motorsport industry is big business. Every year, billions are spent on events around the world to...
View ArticleRecession: Absorb the blows and remain standing
Published: Thursday, August 25, 2016The editor of the Business Guardian, Anthony Wilson, in his article of August 18, “Why is Barbados continuing to punish its public workers”, questioned the ability...
View ArticleWhat motivates me every day
Richard BransonPublished: Thursday, August 25, 2016What keeps you waking up every day with the same energy level? And what helped you most in becoming the successful businessman you are today? Was it...
View ArticleAvoiding Venezuela’s path
Published: Thursday, August 25, 2016Ian NarineAs we approach our 54th anniversary as an independent nation, T&T has taken more than a few nervous glances at neighbouring Venezuela. Many have asked...
View ArticleGHL’s half-year results and NCBJ alliance
Felix PereiraPublished: Thursday, August 25, 2016Higher investment income boosted half-year profits at Guardian Holdings Ltd (GHL) while May 2016 purchase of a 29.99 per cent stake in GHL by NCBJ was...
View ArticleProfit without prosperity?
Published: Thursday, August 25, 2016Is this an oxymoron? Of course profit leads to prosperity! Is the sole purpose of the business to generate profits for the shareholders? Does profit alone equate to...
View ArticleMental toughness beats criticism
says Borel on return from RioSean NeroPublished: Thursday, August 25, 2016Olympic shot put finalist Cleopatra Borel and sailor Andrew Lewis said their mental toughness allowed them to conquer the wave...
View ArticleDoubtful over a happy ending
Gabrielle HoseinPublished: Friday, August 26, 2016 Diary of a Mothering Worker: Entry 211Two weeks ago, I wrote what I then felt was a story of hope. Or, perhaps, what I then felt was the story that...
View ArticleCrime-fighting through social media
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016Ian K Ramdhanie, msC, PRINCIPAL, CISPSAll hands on deck. This is needed to deal with the wide range of crimes taking place in T&T and the wider Caribbean. We need...
View ArticleCountry, opposition suffering from political fatigue
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016Probably the greatest indictment on the Opposition to date is their obvious inability to capitalise on a moral victory in the courts following the outcome of their...
View ArticleGordon short-changed by his coach?
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016Jehue Gordon won the 400 metres hurdles at the World Junior Championships in 2010. He became the World Champion in 2013 at the age of 21. He was one of our brightest...
View ArticleAnother angle to the EWMSC story
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016Today I took a walk down memory lane—the hospital corridor at Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC), more commonly known as Mt Hope General Hospital. Of...
View ArticleManagement about personal glorification
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016Another fabulous and appealing sporting spectacle that was Rio 2016 is now behind us. It has left unforgettable memories of Usain Bolt majestically completing his...
View ArticleOur athlete-ambassadors represented us well
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016Much has been said and continues to be said about the performance of our athletes at the just concluded Rio Olympics. Most comments have centred around the...
View ArticleWhat about my right to bare arms?
Published: Friday, August 26, 2016This is a letter to the Ministry of Education officials. On Tuesday I went to conduct some business at the MoE Port-of Spain office and was told by the security guard...
View ArticleGenuine consultation on crime needed
Published: Saturday, August 27, 2016Ordinarily, perhaps in another more cooperative political culture, a call by an opposition leader on the government to come together in a non-partisan manner to...
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