This week’s blackout taught us a great lesson: the street windscreen wiper boys at the West Mall traffic lights are human! Not only are they human and not freaks intent on mischief, but they are also brave entrepreneurs. Who would have thought? When anxiety levels were rising, they, who reportedly live …
Read More »MSJ expresses solidarity with Lake Asphalt workers and others who are owed pay
“[…] This development is a clear reflection of how those in authority treat those they feel do not count whilst spewing the refrain that we are all in this together. In this regard, we also note the plight of the workers of the Education Facilities Company Ltd (EFCL), who have …
Read More »Ahye sets T&T 200m record; Keshorn, Sorrillo, Cleo and Cedenio among winners
It was a double coronation for 24 year old Michelle-Lee Ahye with a national record to boot, as the Rebirth athlete underlined her form with an impressive 22.33 finish in the 200 metre final at the 2016 NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships this evening in the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port …
Read More »It takes six villages: How La Brea earned its say in a US$1 billion project
Last week, the people of La Brea taught the nation a much-needed lesson in organisation, representation and the holding of power to account. While it was their dramatic protest that caught public attention, the more powerful story was in the multi-layered depth of the community organisation underpinning the protest. Operating …
Read More »Kamla offered naming rights of Vincey village; how about La Brea?
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has offered to rename a village on his island after Kamla Persad-Bissessar if the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister aids the relocation of a significant portion of the 250 residents in its South Windward constituency. The Vincentian PM said the …
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