PM’s message in recognition of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Article Four of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) states: “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude: slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.” The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, December 2nd, recalls the adoption, by...
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PM’s message in commemoration on World AIDS Day

Fellow citizens, HIV and AIDS remain one of the world’s most significant public health challenges. World AIDS Day, observed on the 1st December each year, is an important opportunity when governments, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals around the world...
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The true story of the “Boston Miracle”

Dear Editor: Unfortunately I was not able to hear the presentation given by William Bratton on his recent visit to Trinidad and Tobago. However, last week while at the Harvard Business School I had the distinct honour of hearing a first hand account by Reverend Jeffrey Brown, one...
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Get To The “Hart” Of The Matter

Dear Editor: This Calder Hart issue has me perplexed. We had  the Uff Commission, which cost the country over $60 million and which highlighted some serious issues that ought to be investigated. We have had the impetus by the Office of the Attorney General to have the Calder Hart...
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