The Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) is disappointed that the amendments to the Defamation and Libel Act 2013 that excluded the repeal of Section 8 of the Act have been passed in the Senate. Section 8 of the Act, which states, “If any person maliciously publishes any defamatory …
Read More »A place for Mr Al-Rawi; Senator bites tongue over controversial lease
How would you spend $36 million in four years, if you were in a position of governance? Mr Live Wire might: Pay all The Mighty Sparrow’s hospital bills and airfare to and from Trinidad and Tobago and use the extra money to more aggressively take local cultural expressions into schools, …
Read More »While you were sleeping: Integrity Commission kicks into gear; but it’s reverse
The Integrity Commission yesterday acted on Section 33 (a) of the Integrity in Public Life Act, which allows the Commission to act on its own initiative, to request that President Anthony Carmona appoints a tribunal to “enquire further into declarations submitted by Mr Warner” with specific reference to his ownership …
Read More »PM’s call to arms leaves Police, D/Force sweating over Pro League fates
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s response to Trinidad and Tobago’s crime problem might again spell chaos for the local Pro League competition as the Defence Force and Police football clubs admitted that they were waiting anxiously for news on their immediate futures. Defence Force is the defending Pro League champion club …
Read More »Death at a funeral: Akeem’s passing prompts race to bandwagon
Acting Prime Minister Errol McLeod told the Trinidad Express yesterday that the national community should observe a minute’s silence for former two-time World Youth Cup player Akeem Adams, who passed away yesterday in Budapest, Hungary. Unquestionably, the Trinidad and Tobago Government has taken the lead on this initiative. There were …
Read More »Well done, PM: Activist lauds Kamla’s S/African gesture
After decided to give my support to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, I was surprised when a colleague requested a meeting with her on our behalf and it was granted; especially when one takes into account that I was known to be one of the harshest critics of her Government not …
Read More »A dodgy Mandela tribute, KPB’s wardrobe malfunction… and a missing President!
Trinidad and Tobago President Anthony Carmona never did reveal the powers he has that we think he does not. Perhaps it is the ability to erase memories. It is over 48 hours since Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar left for the funeral of South Africa’s first democratically-elected president and global icon …
Read More »Nakhid: State gangsterism has made slumdogs of Trinbagonians
When a global think-tank announced to the world that Trinbago is now, for all intents and purposes, in the hands of criminal gangs, I feel pretty certain that I was not the only one thinking that the country has been in the same hands for the last 50 years. At …
Read More »It’s our business! UWI clarifies controversial Mark up; sorta
Scene: An Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (GSB) executive director calls to order a meeting of 30 students at a room on the school’s compound in Mount Hope. Michael Carrillo: Good day, students. It is nice to see that this many of you all have come out today …
Read More »PM awarded for her democratic gifts; and it’s not from the PNM!
Finally, there is some good news for Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar as well as recognition of her inimitable leadership. Yesterday, Persad-Bissessar was awarded the 2013 “Democracy Medal” by the 46th World Conference of the International Association of Political Consultants (IAPC) in Antigua. She shared the honours with Jamaican …
Read More »To Akeem with love: T&T Gov’t and private sector must up ante
Letter to the Editor: I am writing to express my disappointment in the support offered so far to Akeem Adams, the 22-year-old national footballer who suffered a massive heart attack in Hungary, where he plays for Ferencvaros. After the removal of his damaged heart, Akeem was placed in a coma …
Read More »Prime Minister’s gone wild… with elation at election results!
An elderly woman’s behaviour, which was controversially rebroadcast by the media, has come under national scrutiny with critics saying she should know better than to expose her frailties in public while supporters insist she had every right to be moved by the excitement around her. But enough talk about the …
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