TO date we have heard nothing further from the Attorney General in the reappearance of the Naipaul-Coolman file that suddenly reappeared on Monday Februrary 6, 2023. We have heard nothing about who located it and who handed it to the Solicitor General. Nothing from Justice Stanley John, the lead investigator, on its mysterious reappearance. It’s […]Read More
Paying for Dragon Gas with Toilet Paper, Onions, Garlic?
THE Dragon gas field proposed deal with Venezuela has come with great expectations and hope, with the announcement of the deal where we heard that T&T has received the US Government’s agreement through a US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) waiver to develop the field. Trinidad can access up to 350 million cubic […]Read More
DYNAMIC labour leaders and their membership must be credited for bravely creating a new vision of unity for the Caribbean. In fact, it took unusual courage and determination for labour to emerge as the most vibrant entity in the colonial era which dared to make proposals for the development of the colonies. It […]Read More
THERE are mixed reactions to the announcement that the Dr Keith Rowley-led Government in Trinidad and Tobago will be licensed to move forward to develop the Dragon Gas Field as T&T has received the US Government’s agreement through an OFAC waiver to develop the field. This is really a breakthrough development which the PM said […]Read More
‘Given its abundance in the United States, it is not inconceivable that at some point in the future, we could be importing LNG to sustain Point Lisas and thousands of jobs’ IN 2022, Trinidad and Tobago’s natural gas production averaged around 2.7 billion cubic feet per day which while 3% better than the […]Read More
THE murder rate is affecting businesses and also affects investors and trade opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago. The crime situation is appalling and must be addressed by the Government as the economy cannot progress with investors and private businesses with the murder rate is skyrocketing every year. Private business and investors have no faith in […]Read More
The Extinct Revolution: Too Much Fete Mentality
THE terms ‘revolution’, ‘riot’ or ‘uprising’ create fear in the minds of most Caribbean citizens. However, a genuine revolution that uplifts the citizenry is neither shortlived nor simply a march with placards and chanting slogans. From the 18th to the 20th centuries, France, Russia and United States had revolutions that assisted in the […]Read More
By Alicia Chamely SIR, I am highly offended! How dare you appoint yourself the authority on what is considered “mainstream media”! How dare you exclude small, independent media houses from your pressers! Who died and made you King? I’m ticked off this week at our Prime Minister and as a sort of employee of […]Read More
WhatsApp: More Legal Responsibility for Group Admins
WHATSAPP rolled out an update around September last year, giving group administrators more power to control the content being shared in their group chats. Previously, admins could only delete their own messages. Now, they have the power to delete messages sent by anyone in the group. To do so, all a group admin […]Read More
THERE is widespread outrage and criticism on all platforms especially on social media concerning the shooting and killing of the six year old Kylie Maloney. Citizens are fed up with the violence and senseless killing of minors in Trinidad and Tobago. There are also several photographs in social media of Minister Fitzgerald Hinds appearing to […]Read More