CommentariesSaturday, February 4, 2012
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PM setting bad exampleFiery protests in the backyard of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar this week must be regarded as an unsatisfactory reflection on her performance as head of Government and Member of Parliament. Siparia... Read More » Kicksin' in ParliamentPLANES, trains and automobiles. Despite this being the middle of the wining season, those three man-made machines have been commanding a lot of attention over the last few weeks. It all started... Read More » 
No glass bottles for Carnival?Newspaper reports state that the City Corporation has announced that no glass bottles will be allowed on the streets of Port of Spain on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. This is said to be as a result of... Read More » 
Beating around the bushDown the islands, Trinis are called "Trickydadians" and many people don't believe you can trust a Trinidadian. I disagree. It is not because I was born on that island or even because I grew up there.... Read More » 
PNM's procurement pull-out unwiseIf any single issue gets political parties kicked out of office, it is poor procurement procedures. This is because the defects of procurement are invariably linked to official corruption, either suspected... Read More » 
The foolish majorityIntelligence may be defined as the ability to grasp facts, apply logic, and not scratch in public. So it may appear as though our politicians fail by all these criteria, especially the scratching: which... Read More » 
Not this nativeFor the first time since Brian MacFarlane provided an okay enough alternative for Minshall masqueraders, I have withdrawn from his 2012 enterprise. Since 2005 when he competed with The Washing By Fire... Read More » Dying for good governanceThe nation is fed up. We are being ruled by imbeciles. The supposed champions of our freedoms and the will of the people are too busy pointing fingers and acting like fools. The citizens who are supposed... Read More »
Spare us the dramaIt would be hugely entertaining as theatre of the absurd except for the fact that, sadly, the current drama being played out between the Prime Minister and her Minister of Works involves real people,... Read More » The Captain and the CanboulayCarnival in Trinidad—and elsewhere—has always been a site for conflict: conflicts between different class and ethnic groups about how the festival should be celebrated and what it meant, socially, culturally... Read More » You vs they/themIf anybody wants lessons on how to exploit the utility of pronouns, check out UNC leader and the nation's Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar. She gave a masterclass when she roused us on January... Read More » 
Case against death penaltyPart II In Part I of this series I suggested that there are certain issues on the death penalty that need to be discussed. These are: (1) Morality (2) Constitutionality (3) Deterrence... Read More »
Aircraft strategy a lightweight solutionBehind the protocols which may or may not have been broken in the contracting of a light aircraft for the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service lies a deeper policy question: is this really an effective... Read More » Commentaries Headlines |
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