CommentariesThursday, May 23, 2013
Commentaries
With due honourThis week’s celebration of 60 icons of independent Trinidad and Tobago was a sterling event in the ongoing commemoration of the Independence Jubilee. Over the course of a few hours, we were privileged to witness this unparalleled pantheon of patriots, men and women whose contributions of intelligence, commitment and sacrifice have been decisive in creating the Trinidad and Tobago that is ours to enjoy today. Read More » 
A different ArrivalWE will soon celebrate Indian Arrival Day, when we remember the arrival, struggles and triumphs of the people from India who came here as indentured immigrants between 1845 and 1917. Read More » 
Young, black males and Independence experienceOne of Dr Williams’ main preoccupations on becoming Prime Minister in 1962 was the colonial educational structure …. The children were told that on their young shoulders would rest the future of the nation. Read More » A closer look at Caribbean fathersIn different cultural communities around the world, researchers and policymakers have drawn attention to the contributions of fathers to the economic and psychological well-being of children. Read More »
Tackling the bullying problemWhile bullying among young people is certainly an ill which should be eradicated, passing a law to that effect may not be the best approach. Read More » 
T&T and Guyana poll politicsWHILE the three-year-old People’s Partnership Government of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar was yesterday preparing to defeat an opposition no-confidence motion, the 18-month-old administration of President Donald Ramotar in Guyana was pondering the timing of a general election that now seems unavoidable later this year. Read More » Spinning top in mudIt would be putting it very mildly to say that I was seriously taken aback when, within days of Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra relating a humiliating encounter with an immigration officer at Piarco International Airport, a near similar experience was revealed by British High Commissioner Arthur Snell. Read More » Sinking with State enterprisesThe appointment of a new board will not save Caribbean Airlines (CAL). We must change the basis on which the airline operates. Read More »
Post-Caroni Ltd, food farming still in limboIn the aftermath of acrimonious parliamentary finger-pointing in Friday’s debate on the closure of State-owned Caroni (1975) Ltd, the Express report yesterday of artisan farmer Chrisford McLeod specialising in supersize dasheen production encourages hope for private-sector initiative in agriculture. Read More » 
Checking in at CALAfter a week dominated by Caribbean Airlines (CAL), brace for more. This is another case of the media pushing the Government to act using information the Government had the means to know. Minister of Finance Larry Howai offered a weak apology for CAL’s corporate governance troubles. That’s just the beginning, and whatever the accounting changes Howai will engineer, CAL’s problems are likely to linger for a while. Read More » 
Square pegs in State boardsIn decisively replacing the Caribbean Airlines (CAL) board, Finance Minister Larry Howai is demonstrating a no-nonsense approach that most citizens would surely approve of. Read More » Love is the answerMy library has more books on love than any other subject, so I guess that is an indication as to where my heart is; and no, all the books are not about romantic love, because romantic love is only part of the package. They run the gamut from parental love to loving others unconditionally. Read More » 
Into the river of memoriesFor some time I have been promising to acknowledge late British journalist Christopher Hitchens’ essay, “CLR James: Mid Off, Not Right On” in his classic volume, Arguably. Read More » Commentaries Headlines
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