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Has Gary Griffith’s bug spray taken its first victim? By the time the new Commissioner of Police is sworn in, his line minister will not be retired Major General Edmund Dillon; but political neophyte Stuart Young, who has been hoovering up portfolios like a fat child at a buffet. Young—an …

Someone somewhere at sometime once said: “That’s so crazy it just might work…” The phrase caught on. But the person who uttered it and the ill-judged venture he or she had in mind? God alone knows. Maybe there’s a clue there. Regardless, the Dr Keith Rowley-led government sought to repopularise …

In what may go down as the Grand Bizarre Shooting, two fully armed policemen with personal scores to settle fired shots at each other from point-blank range outside the Ruby Tuesday restaurant on Wednesday night. “I thought I was dreaming; this could not be happening right before my eyes,” one …

In one of the coldest hits since Benny Blanco (John Leguizamo) iced Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) in Carlito’s Way, the political career of Diego Martin Central MP Darryl Smith was snuffed out this afternoon—presumably just before he could form his first queue of desperate women seeking government housing. Smith, who …

First, the good news. New Commonwealth Games gold medalist Michelle-Lee Ahye will not be told—in a fierce, sleazy whisper—how good her pants looks on her, when she meets the Sport Minister in the Piarco International Airport’s VIP Lounge, later this week. The bad news? Well, single mothers on the market …

If ignorance is really bliss, then the happiest man alive is not Machel Montano anymore. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley—once a “raging bull” against internal PNM corruption,“teacup tosser” for slick MPs and “Rottweiler” to political shenanigans—gave some insight into his new ‘inner Zen’ yesterday, with breezy responses to the stewardship …

What’s the difference between Australia cricket captain Steve Smith and Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Minister Dennis Moses? Well, one is a dishonest, unconscionable, disloyal twat with little apparent understanding or appreciation for morality in public affairs and the ramifications of his decisions as a leader. The other is a 28-year-old …

National Security Minister Edmund Dillon, unknown to Parliament or taxpayers, has been sneaking into the United States over the last seven months to answer accusations of “elderly financial abuse, exploitation and fraud” in the New York Supreme Court. Let’s try that again. The Minister directly responsible for stamping out criminal …

If Marlene McDonald is Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s answer, then what the hell is the question? On Thursday 1 March, Keithos made a surprise move to steal the spotlight from the “Black Panther” as he announced his endorsement of Marlene III—despite the fact that Marlene I was about as …

Mr Live Wire gives a wag of the finger to three incidents this week… Hypocrite of the week: (17 May 2013) Disgraced ex-FIFA vice president Jack Warner launches “feel good” newspaper, Sunshine, at Kantac Plaza in Arouca with the following words: “The Sunshine is designed with a conscience to recognise …

Soca star Machel Montano secured his ninth Road March title yesterday after his collaboration with Super Blue, “Soca Kingdom”—an okay song but a brilliant marketing slogan—beat Iwer George’s “Savannah” and Patrice Roberts “Carnival Sweet Fuh Days” into second and third place respectively. Even more important, Machel got a clean bill …

Somewhere in Trinidad, there is a man with an axe to grind this Carnival season. Shunned by the establishment and forced to live on the fringes of society, the gentleman has apparently planned a spectacular counter-attack on the land of bacchanal, dodgy tenders and roti police. But enough about Sunny …