“[…] In light of the actions taken by Ramsaran’s Dairy products to redress this unfortunate situation, we are satisfied at this time to lift the boycott on Ramsaran’s Dairy Products. “We take this opportunity to remind consumers that the power of choice ultimately lies with the consumer’s decision to lend …
Read More »Dear editor: ‘Anti-black’ racism can only be eradicated when ‘anti-Indo’ racism is also addressed
“Indo-Trinidadians are letting themselves down here in a big way. A lot of Hindus are really put off by what has been said. The community must do better. But I do know that a lot of the Indian/Hindu population feel hated in their own country. “They remember ‘No Calcutta ship …
Read More »Dear editor: ‘Cockroaches’ slur should be hate crime, penalised by jail—like in UK and Dominica
“[…] The word ‘cockroaches’ was used by both the Nazis and those behind the genocide in Rwanda in 1999. “[…] Such language used by Ms Ramsaran cannot fall ‘under the guise of freedom of expression’. It feeds a vicious cycle of unrestrained intolerance and incitement to hatred by race…” The …
Read More »‘These PNM cockroaches keep populating’; Tayé and St Clair respond to Ramsaran’s racist rant
Naila Ramsaran: ‘Let us the hardworking UNC supporters continue to pay taxes and mind the loafers that support the PNM… I hope [Prime Minister Dr Keith] Rowley starts putting contraceptives in their water supply yes because these cockroaches keep populating and the only thing they know to do is vote…’ …
Read More »‘Absurd, reckless and dangerous’! Griffith slams UNC allegation on TTPS ‘abusing’ St Joseph voters
“So people must break a red light, or drive on the shoulder, or overtake indiscriminately because it is Election Day? That is very absurd indeed. The TTPS will continue to effectively discharge its duties, whether it is Election Day, Carnival, or Christmas. “We have our normal duties to perform and …
Read More »Kaisoca Jazz Punk? Miyamoto is Black Enough offers mesmeric new vibe
Ah comin home. Not in a ‘ask for special permission for the border to re-open for me’ kinda way; but ah coming home, the way I have come home again and again over the last 33 years, to beg ah underscoring of meh life as Trinidadian—verification for all the ‘nansi …
Read More »African groups demand ‘reparative action’ from Prestige Holdings for KFC’s Emancipation Day ad
“[…] We cannot allow a major Caribbean corporate player to perpetuate demeaning images of African People at any time—and more so on a day that is sacred to us, when we pay homage to our ancestors whose sacrifice resulted in the freedoms we celebrate on Emancipation Day. “In light of …
Read More »Dear Editor: Stupidity kills—neither God nor sunlight was ever going to save us from Covid
Stupidity kills. That’s not an exaggeration. Stupidity coupled with ignorance is an even deadlier combination. Just Google ‘Darwin Awards’. Weeks ago, I predicted a rise in Covid-19 cases in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). It wasn’t difficult to foresee the current spate of infection growth. A little time spent learning the …
Read More »ESC to unveil special monument during online 2020 Emancipation celebrations
“[…] Unlike other Emancipation celebrations, which included a festive, colourful procession through the streets of Port-of-Spain and ending at the Queen’s Park Savannah, this year’s Emancipation Day will be observed online. “[…] People who traditionally participate on the day are encouraged to share their personal observances with the ESCTT via …
Read More »Colleen Holder: My dad, ‘Mac’, and other media workers never fully recovered after 27 July 1990
“[…] Even though ‘Mac’ and his colleagues were sent for counselling by the company, he never fully recovered. I am sure the same can be said for many of the others…” The following letter to the editor on the personal toll of the attempted coup by the Jamaat Al-Muslimeen on …
Read More »International observers unlikely for 10 August elections, quarantine rules cause stumbling block
Trinidad and Tobago’s General Elections on 10 August is likely to proceed without international electoral observers, after the government revealed that its Covid-19 restrictions proved to be a stumbling block. Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley said he ‘extended invitations’ on 9 July to the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Commonwealth to …
Read More »Bally: TUCO execs pocketed TT$1.7 mil in four years; and here’s why it’s wrong
“[…] At the next meeting, I expressed my dissatisfaction with [TUCO president Lutalo ‘Bro Resistance’ Masimba] acquiring this large sum of money and asked what would a sponsor think if, when giving TUCO a million dollars, they were not aware that 20% goes to the president. No answer. “[…] On …
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