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A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. In its simple sense, no amount of money can compensate when someone’s good name is tarnished by false utterances of others. It is a total injustice to bear false witness against...

The editor: There has to be some merit into the saying performance beats old talk every time. With the elections in full gear, I look forward to analyses of what have been done over the past decade by both parties, and what they are now bringing to the table. As with every...

Dear Editor, Attempted suicide is a criminal act. Assisting someone to commit suicide, also. Based on its incontrovertible record, voting or encouraging anyone to vote PNM fall in the same bracket, therefore ought to be outlawed. If decisive action wasn’t taken in 2010,...

The Editor: I continue to be amazed at the continued guile and sleight of hand tactics used by Warner cunningly and craftily in an attempt to get himself out of a myriad of allegations of wrong doing. The latest being his explanation that he did not pay himself out of his...

The Editor: In my humble view, the Leaders’ Debate between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition is an excellent idea. The Debate will give the nation an opportunity to hear and assess the philosophies and strategic plans of both persons and by extension, the...

Dr Keith Rowley has been reported as saying that Trinidad could “easily become Haiti” if measures are not taken to stop the economic decline. Having uttered these alarming and ominous words at a political meeting on Monday night, I believe it is now necessary to enlighten the...

Dear Editor, I would like to commend the Prime Minister and her government for having the leadership and vision for a better Trinidad and Tobago. The most eagerly awaited of those is the new Couva Children’s Hospital. In the words of the Prime Minister, it is “truly amazing...

Dear Editor, It takes someone with vision and love for country to pledge support for and bring to fruition some of the initiatives that directly benefits the citizenry in a most tangible way. It was with this vision that the “Children’s Life Fund” was set up...

The Editor: Today I remembered a speech given by the CEO of the energy chamber a couple years ago when he posed the question to the audience; what kind of Prime Minister (PM) do you want? Do you want one that’s flying all over the world and building connections plus getting out...

I spent a cold rainy Sunday afternoon looking at a 1995 American neo-noir crime thriller ‘The Usual Suspects’. This movie which had Academy award winning best supporting actor Kevin Spacey was about a small time con man and his daring exploits. Later in the night looking at the...