US Embassy statement on cooperation on Doreen Alexander

Port of Spain – Through cooperation between the United States and Trinidad and Tobago authorities, Doreen Alexander was extradited to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago on March 31st.  There, she will face charges related to her alleged role in the 2005 kidnapping...
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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Media, messages and men; it’s not always a fair game

There has been a lot of talk in recent times about media freedom, media responsibility and democracy. One of the things that strikes me about it is that some media have a clear bias that extends from their commentaries and editorials to reporting the daily news. While I have no...
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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Grateful for the soldiers

Listening to the Senate debate the Defence Act amendment has been an almost nauseating experience for me. I’m already convinced the Upper House is of vestigal value, or should I say, pusillanimous capacity. Just last weekend, a neigbour had some friends over when unsavoury...
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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Please independent senators, the country needs your support

The debate on the Miscellaneous Provisions (Defence and Police Complaints) Bill 2013 is on and well under way in the Senate. In their usual style of playing politics with the people’s business, the opposition has blatantly refused to support this bill. Thus, at least four (4)...
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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What media war?

THE EDITOR: Balderdash! As a former professor of mine would say. What media war is the media referring too! Utter rubbish I say. Just like in a Tango, in war it takes two to mangle. When Hitler wanted to start his push for global domination, he created an insurgence with German...
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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Since when our soldiers are killers?

In April 1970, during the height of their mutiny, a large convoy of soldiers led by Lts Rex Lasalle, Raffique Shah and Michael Bazie began riding out of Teteron for La Fantasie, St Ann’s, Port of Spain. Armed to the teeth, they were going to lick up the PNM leadership and...
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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Baptists celebrate walkover for St Barbara’s

It was a double celebration for the Baptist community yesterday at the 14th anniversary of Shouter Baptist Liberation Day celebration at the Shouter Baptist Empowerment Hall, Churchill Roosevelt Highway, Maloney.
Posted On 03 Apr 2013
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