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SME to highlight T&T successes
Tuesday, April 8, 2014Jerome Chambers, chairman of the T&T Chamber of Industry and Commerce’s Nova Committee, addresses members of the media at the launch of the Caribbean SME Business Conference...
View ArticleMoody’s upgrades Columbus bond ratings
Aleem KhanTuesday, April 8, 2014Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Columbus International Inc’s corporate family rating to B2 from B3.
View Article$4.1m in shares traded on TTSE
Tuesday, April 8, 2014Overall market activity resulted from trading in 12 securities of which four advanced, three declined and five traded firm. Trading activity on the first tier market registered a...
View ArticleHowai: Economic potential in venture capital
Tuesday, April 8, 2014For restoration of economic growth and achievement of economic transformation, Caribbean countries must be innovative and move beyond conventional economic expansion and...
View ArticleReality in T&T stranger than fiction
David E Bratt MDTuesday, April 8, 2014Back in the 60s there used to be an American prime-time soap opera called Peyton Place. It was the first of its kind and was immensely popular.
View ArticlePublic hospitals must act reasonably in emergencies
Tuesday, April 8, 2014Dr Khan and public health officials should take immediate steps to formulate a sensible policy for emergency treatment of non citizens and ensure that it is clearly communicated...
View ArticlePensioners collecting tax return forms not a luxury
Tuesday, April 8, 2014I write in full support of one H Singh, who considered it a retrograde step for the Board of Inland Revenue to have taxpayers visit their offices to collect their tax return...
View ArticlePNM should be the last to criticise the PP
Tuesday, April 8, 2014In Sunday's Guardian, John Gaskin and F Mouttet wrote on the discontent of our people towards the PP Government, especially the PNM party.
View ArticleBasil Davis left a model to follow
Tuesday, April 8, 2014Sunday was April 6, 2014. On that day in 1970, NJAC’s Basil Davis was shot dead by police at the People’s Parliament (Woodford Square), Port-of-Spain.
View ArticleFarewell, faithful patriot
Thursday, April 10, 2014“Attack with full force” is perhaps Mr Arthur NR Robinson’s greatest contribution to the politics of T&T.
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Warning shots at unarmed suspect?
Thursday, April 10, 2014How can the police use deadly physical force on a fleeing alleged perpetrator who is only accused of a non-violent offence? What if he had died?
View ArticleIs anti-gang legislation being enforced?
Thursday, April 10, 2014At present there are anti-gang laws in T&T, however, to date we are still hearing of reports of significant gang activity and several homicides arising out of gang warfare...
View ArticleEmbarrassing authorities only solution it seems
Thursday, April 10, 2014It’s extremely difficult to comment on any one issue in T&T given that there are so many social and political concerns occurring simultaneously: sex scandals, party...
View ArticleShould capital city be rebuilt or removed?
Thursday, April 10, 2014The posturing among some of the stakeholders as a result of exploratory conversations regarding removal of Port-of-Spain from life-support, a status to which it was sentenced...
View ArticleCorporal punishment an abuse of children’s human rights
Thursday, April 10, 2014I wish to thank your columnist, Debbie Jacob, for her excellent, well-reasoned article headlined, Discipline starts in the home, publish
View ArticleRobinson gave his blood for T&T
Thursday, April 10, 2014Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson. Our one and only Prime Minister who truly gave his blood for our country. Not a mere cliche. He was never tainted with suspicions of thievery.
View ArticleDeclare party financiers
Thursday, April 10, 2014Should a PNM preferred bidder/financier, a UNC preferred bidder/financier or a COP preferred bidder/financier get the Beetham US$100 million (TT$652 million) Water Recycling...
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