If a mere ten percent of the sums of money quoted by almost every new PNM minister as having gone to waste or astray under the previous government is factual, then at least a billion dollars was squandered or stolen during the tenure of the People’s Partnership. If the …
Read More »The Debe Campus’ real issues; Sunity goes beyond geographical furore
To frame the discussion about the UWI Penal-Debe South Campus purely in terms of location is to shortchange the conversation that has long been needed about this TT$509.4 million investment in the expansion of the University of the West Indies. The case for and against—as articulated by both the former …
Read More »Lowest common denominator; Shah muses over backlash to Max’s speech
Last week, at the opening of the new law term, two main speeches were delivered. The first was a feature address by former President of the Republic and former principal of the UWI St Augustine campus, Professor Max Richards. The second was the customary speech by the Chief Justice, a …
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