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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...