Achieving parity for women
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2016In just a matter of days, Aamina Mohammed, a 30-year-old geriatric nurse of Debe was found with her throat slit in bushes off Retrench Village Road.Jennifer...
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Turning bad people good
Raymond RamcharitarPublished: Wednesday, March 9, 2016So, from last week, children and adults can easily be turned into monsters, as Orwell’s 1984 and Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment...
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Underhand underwear
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2016Kevin Baldeosingh Last week, Prime Minister Keith Rowley revealed that he buys underwear for his wife. Yet I have not seen any statement from Womantra or Wonderful...
View ArticlePrison reform before prison buildings
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2016I wish to echo the sentiments of Orville London and his call for a new prison to be constructed in Tobago. The present offering, like most of the other facilities in...
View ArticleReal estate used to launder money
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2016Here’s what I think sustains sharply rising property prices:1. Flipping properties (buying low, patching up to make pretty, then selling high) to naive buyers.2....
View ArticleCrime now at the stage of war
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2016I am a national of T&T by birth and having lived here for over 60 years I am educated sufficiently enough to know the difference between success and failure. I...
View ArticleA ‘middle school’ may be solution to violence
Published: Wednesday, March 9, 2016Several years ago the Minister of Education, Mr Clive Pantin said, “I have visited most of the schools in T&T and was overwhelmed by the innocence, friendliness...
View ArticleCan’t buy back national pride
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2016As we are to understand the issue surrounding the sale of the Order of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) medal which was conveyed posthumously upon Mr Adrian Cola Rienzi, is...
View ArticleLearning to read and write most important
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2016A newspaper article yesterday on the violence at Chaguanas North Secondary School, “Rehab for 20 ‘deviant’ pupils” states: “Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr...
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Bigford interprets local songs
Peter Ray BloodPublished: Thursday, March 10, 2016Born and raised in the rural south-western community of La Brea, Vaughnette Bigford still resides there, a five-minute drive from where she was born....
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Ecliff Elie adds resort to menswear
Joanne BriggsPublished: Thursday, March 10, 2016Designer Ecliff Elie returned to Trinidad empty handed after his recent presentation of his Resort Menswear Collection in St Vincent and the Grenadines....
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Martyrdom—an urban legend?
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2016Kevin BaldeosinghEvery religious group in this country claims to be persecuted. It started with the Shouter Baptists, was taken up by Hindus, and now continues with...
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Kidney transplant patients celebrated
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2016“From yuh wake up this morning, yuh is a winner.” The words from the 2016 Soca Monarch winning song, Cheers for Life, by soca sensation, Voice, could not have been...
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Tackling literacy in T&T
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2016Part 1A quick Google search of ‘literacy stats in Trinidad and Tobago’ will leave you pleasantly surprised, but also possibly confused about the need for an...
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RBC helps students to shoot ahead with Arrow
Published: Thursday, March 10, 2016A renewed passion for learning has been infused into 20 students from St Phillip’s Government Primary School, Old St Joseph Road, Laventille, who celebrated their...
View Article‘It’s easier to blame the animal’
Published: Friday, March 11, 2016I write with reference to the article in the Express with the headline “Put Rottweiler on dangerous dog list.” First off let me make it clear that I am no expert or...
View ArticleGet a copy of ISIS application list
Published: Friday, March 11, 2016I understand from watching a recent news report on Sky news that they are now in possession of thousands of completed application forms of individuals from all parts of...
View ArticleUnscrupulous vendors ripping off customers
Published: Friday, March 11, 2016I was a recent visitor to Trinidad and would like to highlight my experience as a consumer while I was there. My family and I often purchase goods and services from...
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