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The Editor: The medical name for short-sightedness is myopia. Short sight leads to blurred distance vision, but close vision is usually normal. This problem seems to be very common within the PNM administration starting from its leader. As the good book says, “where there is no...

The Editor: It’s very interesting to observe that many letters in the press are written with the hope of creating the perception that the PP government’s term in office is coming to an end. However, studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception....

Dear Editor: Of course, it is evident that if oil prices fall we will get less revenue. It doesn’t take rocket science to figure this out. What’s important is that we are gaining revenue from gas prices above the budgeted prices plus oil revenues. Our main source of income comes...

Dear Editor: Wayne Kublalsingh has a knack for taking earth shaking, transformational events and trivializing them. Firstly, he was being compared to Mahatma Ghandi. I cannot recall Ghandi ever losing his cool and cursing loudly at anybody, telling a Minister to take his...

Dear Editor: Like him or not, Mr. Anand Ramlogan is one of the best Attorney Generals to pass through that office. He has demonstrated what it means to look after the public interest without fear or favour. He was instrumental in bringing the largest civil suit against persons...

This may well be the most prolific period in the history of the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) for licensing acreage for exploration. To illustrate, I make mention of several significant landmark changes during the history of the energy sector. BP one of our largest energy giant...

The petroleum industry, which is Trinidad and Tobago’s largest and most important industry is governed principally by the Petroleum Act and Regulations. The Act and Regulations together establish a regulatory framework for the grant of Exploration and Production Licenc...

The Editor: Have you ever searched the meaning of politics? A general search states that politics is the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power. It is...

The Editor, Speaking at the PNM’s 45th annual convention on Sunday, Opposition Leader Dr Rowley accused the Government of shutting down Parliament in favour of a multi-million “annoying advertising campaign of self-praise”. According to Dr Rowley, “the Government has abandoned...

The Editor: Change is inevitable and as a result, involuntarily nothing remains the same. Strange enough, change can be a source of fear and unhappiness. It has always been a mystery as to why people resist it so deeply and struggle against it so desperately. Maybe the answer...