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FISHERMEN and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) and all fishery stakeholders are celebrating and dancing in joy this week. Minister Devant Maharaj must be applauded for his courage and vision in banning the powerful and well-connected lobby of the industrial shrimp trawlers (Types III...

Last Sunday afternoon I took my family for a drive to Debe, where we all enjoyed lovely hot doubles, aloo pies and saheena. This is a trip we would never have taken before, but the recently completed highway extension to Debe gave us the confidence to make the journey. I would...

Dear Editor, I am heartened to see that the first section of the new highway is finally opened. I congratulate the Prime Minister and the PP Government  for their vision and perseverance in making this dream a reality. This highway project has been plagued by controversy by a...

THE EDITOR: I have been a resident of Laventille since my family brought me here from St Vincent when I was a child. I have watched with horror the way this lovely hillside has been neglected for more than 60 years. Today it is the roaming ground of killers with guns who have no...

THE EDITOR: The accord between the Partnership Government and the official Opposition (PNM) in curbing the upsurge in violent crime has been viewed by all (business and private communities) as a step in the right direction. The most prominent of the naysayers (Jack Warner and the...

THE EDITOR: Upon approaching what used to be the end of the highway to San Fernando over the weekend, I got goose bumps as I experienced an overwhelming feeling of pride when I saw the vast amount of work being done on the Debe-Mon Desir highway that is currently being...

A CABAL – A small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. Every Gov’t has an inner-circle of members who are considered trustworthy and seek to promote the agenda of said Gov’t. When issues are to be raised they get together and...

Dear Editor, I wish to commend the Attorney General for his proactive role and commitment to youth in Trinidad and Tobago. The Attorney General took time from his busy schedule to personally distribute school bags to underprivileged children of East Port of Spain. This was an...

Dear Editor, I wish to highlight the progress made by Senator Devant Maharaj, who since assuming the portfolio of Minister of Food Production has made strides previously not attempted or which had been blatantly neglected. In his address dated August 22nd, 2013, Mr. Maharaj...

Dear Editor: During the Prime Minister’s visit to East Port-of-Spain, I was reminded why I supported her wholeheartedly in 2010. The genuine look of compassion on her face, the tears from her eyes, the concern in her voice, I can see that she was truly feeling the pain for...