The voice of Prakash
Saturday, December 1, 2012Allow me to quote the statements made by leader of the Congress of the People (COP) Prakash Ramadhar (the Kublalsingh family is among the founding members of the COP): “We...
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And the fete goes on
ATTILLAH SPRINGERSaturday, December 1, 2012Don’t they know A blind man could see That this is blatant hypocrisy The real traitors an dem are high in society Yet the Government protecting all ah dem
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Cabinet tiff over Kubs at mid-term
Gail AlexanderSaturday, December 1, 2012It seemed all calm on the Government front bench in the House of Representatives yesterday. COP MP Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan entered, chatting animatedly with UNC...
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The Integrity cliff
Paolo KernahanSaturday, December 1, 2012I have already shared my views on the Pt Fortin Highway in a previous column, though granted during that time there seemed to be very little interest.
View ArticleNo deal in sight 1 month before US ‘fiscal cliff’
Saturday, December 1, 2012WASHINGTON—Washington politicians have one month to step back from the so-called “fiscal cliff,” across-the-board tax hikes and austerity-driven spending cuts likely to return...
View ArticleANSA Merchant jumps $0.80
Saturday, December 1, 2012Overall market activity resulted from trading in 11 securities of which three advanced, two declined and six traded firm.
View ArticleStocks inch down as investors wait on budget
Saturday, December 1, 2012NEW YORK—US stocks ended the week more or less where they started it. Investors were watching closely while lawmakers in Washington worked at thrashing out a budget agreement.
View ArticleOil up 1 per cent; weather outlook sinks natural gas
Saturday, December 1, 2012NEW YORK—The price of oil rose one per cent yesterday as traders weighed a new debt deal in Europe and political bickering in the US over looming tax increases and budget cuts.
View ArticleCentral Bank cuts mortgage benchmark
Saturday, December 1, 2012The Central Bank announced yesterday that the mortgage benchmark rate for December 2012 was reduced by 50 basis points to 2.5 per cent from three per cent, raising the...
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T&T turning to IDB for external financing
Saturday, December 1, 2012Planning Minister Dr Bhoe TewarieThe Inter-American Development Bank’s portfolio, currently managed by the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development, is the largest...
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A thrilling disappearing act
BC PiresSunday, December 2, 2012Gemma Arterton and Martin Compston in The Disappearance of Alice Creed.
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Society Numb to brutality
Ira MathurSunday, December 2, 2012Environmental activist Dr Wayne Kublalsingh sits up to get his body wiped to keep him cool on day eight of his hunger strike outside the Office of the Prime Minister,...
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The groom in living colour
Sunday, December 2, 2012Seepaul Seebalack and Leena Raghoonanan of Munroe Road, Cunupia were married on November 25. Photo: Darryl Dass
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Fashion from Guatemala
Sunday, December 2, 2012Ambassador of Guatemala Guisela Godinez Sazo hosted a cultural presentation at the auditorium of the Central Bank on November 26.
View ArticleCOP needs serious introspection
Sunday, December 2, 2012Has the Congress of the People (COP) done some self-introspection to find out what happened to their 38,000 registered members? Again, their elections turnout was low a few...
View ArticlePlease, Mr Officer
Sunday, December 2, 2012I am appealing, again, to the officer in charge of the Marabella police station to assist with a traffic situation that is continually causing no end of headache.
View ArticleHighway construction must be of highest standards
Sunday, December 2, 2012I have a fear of climate change and the environmental impact it will have on the highway being constructed.
View ArticleNo water a matter of life and death
Sunday, December 2, 2012I read about the tragic death of 83-year-old Mother Joyce and the little five-year-old boy she was babysitting at the time. This happened at a home at Prizgar Lands, Laventille.
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Enlarging the Independent benches
DR HAMID GHANYSunday, December 2, 2012Last week, President George Maxwell Richards made a proposal for an increase in the number of independent senators who sit in the Upper House.
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Going off-route
Maxie CuffieSunday, December 2, 2012As I sat and watched UNC’s Monday Night Forum being broadcast live from the Debe High School and saw government ministers addressing an audience that was 99 per cent...
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