Energy expert: Set rules for US$50m fund
Energy law consultant Hugh Howard says there must be clear rules of engagement for the US$50 million revolving fund between T&T and Venezuela to ensure T&T suppliers are paid.“I think it is a...
View ArticleEconomist: Workforce needs upgrade
T&T’s efforts to improve its ranking on the global competitive index cannot be achieved with an uneducated workforce, says economist Dr Ralph Henry. He said the country’s employee population of...
View ArticleTime to update the Indian narrative
While I appreciate the historical content of the television advertisement/story that is commemorated with the Indian Arrival Day holiday, I would have also liked to see updated photographs of where the...
View ArticlePut on spiritual goggles to fight war at hand
Everything that we see with our normal eyes begin with a journey in the realm of the unseen. Take for example, the life of a flower which begins beneath the dirt or a tsunami that is triggered by...
View ArticleMoney is the problem
With the dialogue between T&T and Venezuela being completed it is nice to know that things seem to have ended on a positive note. Basically, according to reports, certain agreements were made along...
View ArticleLet locals represent T&T in Germany
I am an ex Fatima College graduate who resides in Germany for some 20 years now.I am involved in various charities which directly promote T&T culture in Europe. Every year I sink into a depression...
View ArticleGoing nuts on the highway
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This is the rhetorical question I ponder each day while making the sloth-like exit from Port-of-Spain. Only instead of the chicken or the egg, it is the...
View ArticleNot all ‘children’ are children
Let me preface what follows here with a declaration that I am not an advocate for keeping the age limit for marriage in the Muslim Marriage Act at 12. It is around that age that many girls in this...
View ArticleSociety needs to embrace, discuss differences
The issue of child marriage is more religious than it is political or social. The tradition, though containing elements of a social nature, seems to be more strongly rooted in religious dogma and...
View ArticleGet rid of Child Marriage Act
Sometimes when things in my sweet country are not going right I observe and comment.I think that it’s about time that the authorities get rid of the Children Marriage Act of 1923. It is a draconian law...
View ArticleSuppliers on food bail out for Venezuela: Forex issue can pose a problem
The on going unavailability of foreign exchange could hamper Venezuela’s chances of being supplied with food items from T&T.So said president of the Supermarkets Association of T&T, Dr Yunus...
View ArticleNo lay-offs yet for Agriculture Ministry workers
The 67 workers from the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries who were identified to be laid off by the end of this month because there was simply no work for them will remain employed for the...
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Bail for 2 accused of harbouring fugitive
A husband and wife charged with allegedly harbouring a fugitive wanted for the attempted murder of his estranged wife were each granted $100,000 bail yesterday.Rasheed Mohammed, 55, a handyman, and his...
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Wobbly Warriors no match for plucky Peru in Lima
T&T’s senior men’s team suffered a 4-0 defeat to Peru in Monday’s International Friendly at the Estadio Nacional in Lima.Taking the field for the first of their three friendlies over 11 days...
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More of us are outside than inside
Often, when we think of the mistreatment of the mentally ill and the violation of their rights we focus on institutional exploitation of those who are incarcerated. That is an appropriate place to make...
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The cycle of human civilisation
He is one of the most decorated astrophysicists ever, has launched more than a dozen satellites, led the team that sent the Hubble Space Telescope into space and is the recipient of Nasa’s Outstanding...
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Rambharat urges farmers to start succession planning
Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Clarence Rambharat has identified succession planning and enhanced primary school agricultural education as two key success factors for development of the...
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Melbourne Renegades blank Gayle
MELBOURNE—West Indies batting star Chris Gayle will not be returning to Melbourne Renegades for this year’s Big Bash League.The franchise confirmed they had decided to focus their attention elsewhere...
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Bill’ to improve Ed’s menu!
On The Bill won’t need improvement on a satisfactory debut effort to land the Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack tonight; another winner for in-form Ed Dunlop?There was a time when...
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Comedy of errors known as ARC
The local horse racing community was rocked by the news two weeks ago that Race Day scheduled for May 14 had to be cancelled due to complications arising out of the work being undertaken to remediate...
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