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Dear Editor: I live in San Fernando and on mornings I frequent the running track at Skinner’s Park for my daily exercise. Sometimes when I miss making it to the “Park” in the mornings I go in the evenings. Now I have done an informal survey of the people who...

Dear Editor: I sincerely ask, if we are to make any dent in crime detection, how can we not have a proper DNA database? We have a population of 1.3 million people, and we are blessed with economic resources to facilitate such a venture, so why not undertake it? Can we please...

The Editor: It’s a sad state of affairs to read about the abuse of our children in the care persons who should know better. It is our duty to protect our children. Any deviation from this requires that persons be held accountable and prosecuted by law. Although the case exposed...

The Editor: It’s difficult to come to terms with the realities of the cruel world that we live in. For example, the St Michael’s School for Boys is an institution responsible for rehabilitating troubled boys who have been recommended by the courts for deviant behaviour. It’s...

Dear Editor: The cycle of life and death, our common humanity, the mystery of our existence here on this earth. It is often argued that the presence of our life-force, our soul, is the proof that we are all connected to the source of infinite intelligence, the omnipotent presence...

Dear Editor: I live in Dow Village, Couva. When Caroni (1975) Limited was operational, the villagers lives revolved around the sugar factory at Brechin Castle. I grew up seeing the men in the village riding off on their bicycles at sunrise and returning in the evening, tired but...

With the crime detection rate in Trinidad and Tobago at an all-time low, I endorse the call by the Attorney General to set up national database housing DNA information of criminal offenders. This can be used by law enforcement agencies to identify suspects of crimes. DNA...

Dear Editor, The alleged activities and suspicious death of 13 year old Brandon Hargreavesincarcerated at the St Michael’s Home for Boys in Diego Martin paints a very scary and frightful image of the living conditions in which these boys are forced to endure.Among the startling...

THE EDITOR: Looking at the news nightly, it pains me to see people lining up to get their passports, only to be disappointed and dejected when it does not happen. Please PSA president Watson Duke, reconsider your stance. In today’s society, people are under serious stress, and...

Dear Editor, The recent actions of Public Services Association (PSA) president Watson Duke can only be considered as selfish, “backward thinking” and to some extent illegal. Contrary to the decision of the Industrial Court, Mr Duke “called out and/or instructed...