WHY should the opposition put party rivals aside now when in opposition and the shoe is on the other foot. The People’s National Movement (PNM) never did? The Opposition has always put the interests of Trinidad and Tobago first and has tried collaboration, consultation and cooperation before, and compromise with the government in the national […]Read More
THE Local Government Election season is over. While news councillors, aldermen, chairmen and mayors have been sworn-in, the nation’s crime situation remains the same. Some describe it as out of control. A leading topic in the election season was the UNC proposed “Stand Your Ground” laws and the People’s National Movement (PNM) adamant that […]Read More
THE onslaught on the insurance brokerage industry continues as several insurers are set to reduce their commissions to brokers on binder arrangements or all commissions that these brokers have received for many many years. Brokers are a major source of expertise and knowledge. They save their clients large sums of money and they provide extensive […]Read More
AS young men in Trinidad, both CLR James and George Padmore were familiar with the writings of WEB Du Bois and Marcus Garvey based in the USA. The philosophy of Garveyism reinforced anti-colonial and anti-imperial sentiments, but more importantly it stimulated racial pride and self-reliance among Blacks. Indeed, Garvey has been credited as laying the […]Read More
UPON the opening of schools, which coincided with what can be debated as the hottest September ever, former independent senator and social activist Dr Kriyaan Singh asked an interesting question on social media. Singh asked parents whether their children’s school was air conditioned or fan cooled. What started as a simple question ended up […]Read More
WALTER Rodney, a Pan-Africanist and scholar, described CLR James as a “revolutionary intellectual.” Another activist viewed James as a militant. James in an unorthodox style did not separate the issues of culture, identity and race from the material struggles. This allowed for the incorporation of Marxism/Trotskyism and Pan-Africanism in a flexible and unique […]Read More
‘… my daughter, whom I shall refer to as Wednesday Addams, pretended not to know me in the Miami Airport bathroom…’ HELLO, hello, apologies for my absence, I took a much-needed vacation. Especially after that unsurprising, dramatic-for-no-reason, political event we call the Local Government Election where everyone comes out a loser and is […]Read More
THE dastardly and cruel system of slavery robbed Mother Africa of hundreds of millions of her sons and daughters. The slave trade, which ended more than 200 years ago in 1807, drained the continent of its most precious human resources. This evil trade left the continent with a shameful legacy of bloody wars, crippling […]Read More
MANY of us overlook the significance of the annual observance of Emancipation Day in Trinidad and Tobago. Certain questions must be asked- What were the conditions of slavery and factors leading to the emancipation of the slaves? How did the ex-slaves respond to their new found freedom? And who should be given credit for […]Read More
THE local government election was keenly contested and Kamla Persad-Bissessar popularity is on the rise as can be seen by the United National Congress (UNC) receiving 173,961 of the votes. The People’s National Movement (PNM) popularity is decreasing with the party receiving 130,868 votes out of 331,300 votes cast. The UNC got 43,093 more votes […]Read More