Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley (the PM) has evaded having his choice of Minister Stuart Young as successor to the leadership of the party and the country (or indeed any other person desiring such leadership) sent to a vote at a convention of the membership of the People’s National Movement …
Read More »Daly Bread: Mamaguy in reflection season—TTPS, Gov’t and Business community must improve
There is a discernible season, which commences on Independence Day on 31 August and ends when the annual National Awards Ceremony takes place on the evening of Republic Day on 24 September, which falls next Sunday. That period may be categorised as a season because it characterized by certain events …
Read More »Daly Bread: Gov’t must address long-standing policy deficiencies on pan and CAL
I first used the phrase “panyard model” in a column published on 1 February 2007 entitled Restating the Case for Pan. That was 16 years ago. With acknowledgement to the earlier seminal advocacy of Lloyd Best for schools in pan, I hope that readers will permit me to take some …
Read More »Daly Bread: Will T&T be left behind in evolution of steelband’s global footprint?
A large crowd, of which I was a part, attended the celebration of the United Nations’ declaration of 11 August as World Steelband Day, at an event in Times Square, New York last Friday. Under the auspices of the Consulate General of Trinidad and Tobago, New York, the event was …
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