By KEVIN RAMNARINE The 2020 budget will be read on Monday. It will be the fifth budget of the current Minister of Finance. There has never been an easy time to be the Minister of Finance of Trinidad and Tobago. Whoever occupies that chair of Minister of Finance after the 2020 general election will […]Read More
By ALICIA CHAMELY On Sunday I read a newspaper headline that was so infuriating, so egregious, so insulting that I continue to be surprised that my beloved people of Trinidad and Tobago didn’t take to streets in a mass fiery protest. What was this headline? “$4,000 CARIFESTA CAKE.” $4,000 of taxpayers’ money was […]Read More
By FAYAD ALI I would like each person present here to think carefully and to ponder over a few simple questions that I shall pose to you. I shall choose five of them. They are not trick questions. These are just ordinary, routine, everyday questions, and, each one has a simple, straightforward answer. Name the […]Read More
By NEELA RAMSUNDAR A tenancy agreement is a popular contract attorneys are asked to prepare. It’s certainly not wise for any landowner to allow a tenant to rent property without a properly drafted contract regulating the terms and conditions of their stay. On one extreme, you would want to avoid a tenant being able to […]Read More
By ALICIA CHAMELY NOOOOOO! We weren’t ready! If there was an award for the Fastest Flooding Nation, I am pretty sure Trinidad and Tobago will be a top contender. Year after year our rivers burst their banks, half of Central gets washed away, the Creek becomes more of a mess and Port-of-Spain returns to its […]Read More
By FAYAD ALI An ideology is a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual. Very often ideology refers to a set of political beliefs or a set of ideas that characterise a particular culture. Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, and Marxism are some examples of ideologies. An ideology invites a set of […]Read More
By NEELA RAMSUNDAR This week marked the beginning of the new law term for 2019/2020 in Trinidad and Tobago. Suddenly, the fees attorneys-at-law charge to do their work mushroomed into one of the hottest trending topics. So why not add another dimension to the debate. Quite often, I pick up my office line […]Read More
By FAYAD ALI A survey was conducted by me (during postgraduate studies) in a top-achieving school on factors responsible for students’ success. “Parental/guardian support” was number one, “peer tutoring” and “teacher support’ came after. Later the students were asked to explain why this was so. “Does Mom explain quantum mechanics and does Dad simplify the […]Read More
By NEELA RAMSUNDAR Chances are anyone reading this article would have attended at least one funeral in their lifetime. We are briefly reminded of our own mortality and how blessed we are to have our loved ones around us. Then we go home, and all is forgotten while we scramble to keep ahead of bills, […]Read More
By FAYAD ALI Let us look at what appeals to the TV audience and why it erodes our morals, ethics, family values, and the very fabric of our society. First of all, they make us believe that socialisation occurs when the child’s value emerges from their sexual appeal or behavior and this, much to the […]Read More
