For five consecutive years, I taught a youth program where the underlying theme was to teach young people to bloom where they were planted. It was about teaching them to use the resources in their environment to be their best selves. I stopped teaching that program when it became abundantly …
Read More »Are Covid-19 party-goers crazy? Or just motivated by a different logic?
I learned a beautiful question from TedX speaker Brené Brown: What is the story you are telling yourself? Many people believe they are successful because of their hard work and intelligence. They discount the impact of external factors. A story they tell themselves is that success is the result of …
Read More »Keita: How T&T can benefit from tapping into our flood crisis behaviour
Building our future is not something we can delegate. Julius Caesar is quoted as saying, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” As a post-colonial country, it is not difficult to make the case that somewhere in the depths of our psyche, …
Read More »Dear Editor: Five reasons the worst is yet to come in T&T
Recent events in Trinidad and Tobago like the closing of Petrotrin and many other examples have signalled that we are in crisis. For some, we are seeing a crisis of leadership, for others, we are seeing a crisis of governance. It is hard to deny that our future is uncertain. …
Read More »Letter to Editor: No time to play with Trinidad and Tobago’s future, Mr PM… Innovate!
“You, sir, are in the sunset of your career; you are in a position to set the stage for the greatest show on earth. Not Carnival but an island of innovation. “Dr [Keith] Rowley, we are in a lot of trouble and we need you to become the leader you …
Read More »TedX Port of Spain’s challenge: Is free speech an illusion in Trinidad and Tobago?
It is not uncommon for people to hear statements like “but it is a free country,” “I can do what I want” or “I have a right to my opinion.” But, in Trinidad and Tobago, we have a myth of free speech. If we think we can speak truth to …
Read More »Letters page: Looking at Afra Raymond’s controversial JCC exit
Afra Raymond resigning from JCC is no trivial matter, yet it is surprising how social media comments, and corner talk are missing the heart of the issue. The implications for the future of governance and transparency in Trinidad and Tobago is at serious risk when a reasonable request for transparency …
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