The duty of journalists

This is an open letter to my colleagues in Trinidad and Tobago – Alison Bethel McKenzie | Executive Director, The International Press Institute (IPI). It is not a secret that Trinidad and Tobago boasts one of the freest environments for the media in the Caribbean and, I...
Posted On 04 Apr 2013
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PowerGen explains ‘blackout’ clock error

PowerGen has offered an official explanation for the incorrect time displayed on a clock at its Penal power station during Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s visit on Good Friday morning to oversee resumption of operations. “This clock is a Network Time Protocol...
Posted On 04 Apr 2013
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Soldiers! Help me! I was robbed!

THE EDITOR: I feel a sense of deep loss after following Tuesday’s Senate discussion about the bill to allow soldiers to arrest criminals. The Upper House comprises three benches: government, opposition and independent. For a long while yesterday I could only make out two, as it...
Posted On 04 Apr 2013
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Good news on the back burner

I am no apologist for the Government as there are persons paid to do that, but I must agree with the Government officials who accuse the media of publishing only negative news. On March 19, I sent a letter to the editor complimenting the Chaguanas Borough Corporation on...
Posted On 04 Apr 2013
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38 cassava farmers get agribusiness contracts

The Trinidad and Tobago Agribusiness Association (TTABA) has given out 38 contracts to cassava farmers in its attempt to boost this country’s cassava output and by extension local production of food. Speaking at the signing ceremony that was held at Normandie Hotel, St...
Posted On 04 Apr 2013
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Government moves to expand aviation field

Minister of Tertiary Education Fazal Karim says T&T is moving towards fulfilling a global shortage of avionics engineers, mechanics and technicians by introducing a bachelor of science degree in aviation technology. Speaking at the launch of an avionics programme at the...
Posted On 04 Apr 2013
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