Letters to the Editor can be sent to: letters@azpnews.com or news@azpnews.com Dear Editor, How can a white paper published in 2005 take until 2023 to be proclaimed? Approximately 15,000 children were born in Trinidad and Tobago in 2005, and as of this year, those children are adults. Something is deeply wrong with a system that takes the same time […]Read More
IN her weekly Saturday column in AZP New, Alicia Chamely wrote about how fear was gripping citizens because of the high crime rate. At the end of her piece titled Commentary: Anger, Fear in T&T, Alicia had a side note where she said, “Whereas fear may turn some people into walking bottles of hot […]Read More
Letters to the Editor can be sent at: letters@azpnews.com or news@azpnews.com Dear Editor, MONEY laundering has been a major concern for some time. Apart from undermining the integrity of the financial system, it can also facilitate the funding of terrorism, organised crime, and corruption. To combat this illegal activity the government established the Financial […]Read More
Letters to the Editor can be sent to: letters@azpnews.com or news@azpnews.com Dear Editor, Our Prime Minister recently commented that some idiots say that Trinidad is “not a real place” and whenever he reads that statement, he wishes that they could end up in Ukraine. Well, Mr Prime Minister, you cannot wish me to Ukraine nor […]Read More
Dear Sir I am Trinidadian born but living in the United States for over 20 years. The purpose of this letter is not to pay glowing tribute to my adopted country nor is it to denigrate my country of birth but to highlight the inefficiency that continues to plague the systems in place to […]Read More
‘What do sandwiches with artificial meats have over a sada roti and pumpkin or bhagi rice, sweet potatoes and roasted chicken?’ WHEN we understand that supporting local prevents poverty and keeps the wealth amongst our vulnerable and in the end sustains wide groups of our brothers and sisters, only then will we begin on […]Read More
Dear Kamla, All talk and stunts aside, the UNC is fortunate to be able to “claim” half a million potential supporters in our tribally divided political landscape, yet at a time when the current government is reviled and unloved by even their own traditional support base, you are so unwelcome an option only 13,000 […]Read More
‘I challenge anyone in the country to put out a job hiring process in the agriculture sector and see if you would get such a huge turnout.’ I WANT to disagree somewhat with many in our society, that the rush for these cruise ship jobs is due to our high unemployment situation. I would […]Read More