‘Social Issues’ Archives
1990 COUP INQUIRY TEAM SWEARS
The ceremony is expected to be brief, following which, the newly sworn members will make their way to the nearby Chaud Restaurant at Queen’s Park West, for a meeting. Simmons, retired Chief Justice, Barbados, will then address members of the media at about 2 pm. On July 31, Simmons replaced former Justice of Appeal Mustapha Ibrahim, who [...]
YES WE CAN
THE AUDACITY OF HOPE As the world celebrates the victory of Barack Obama in the United States of America presidential elections, there is great optimism that this overwhelming success will serve to energize young minorities teaching them that their cause is not lost and that through proper planning, dedication, commitment, education and hard [...]
TIME TO RE-THINK
As we to wake to yet another Monday morning signaling the start of yet another week of financial trading and not being certain of which direction the current ongoing financial crisis will swing, we as a nation need to be mindful of the links between the economy of the United States and by extension the global economic platform and how it relates [...]
JACKASS OF THE DECADE
Senator Wade Mark Sometimes I wonder why we in Trinidad & Tobago are not progressing in the manner we ought to, given the abundance of natural and other resources at our disposal. Reading the daily newspaper on Republic Day made me realize that we may be moving nowhere at warp [...]
“OBEAH”
“OBEAH” Why it still exists I write this article with a high degree of passion because it directly relates to myself. Just for the records, I am a person who believes in logic and simply discards superstition. Now, I am fully aware that a lot of friends, acquaintances and even relatives may not agree with me, but I [...]
WHEN LOGIC FAILS
As I was reading recent comments in the guest book relative to the crime situation in Trinidad and Tobago which I believe was ignited by an Express Newspaper article headlined, “Six Murders in Sixteen Hours”. It once again dawned on me that our country is not the paradise we project and as usual the questions began “flying” through my mind [...]
