Letters to the Editor

“[…] A standing committee should be established to review the names of streets, parks, etc on an ongoing basis in order to ensure that the persons who are honoured with statues, street names, etc are truly deserving of such honours…” The following letter to the editor on calls to remove …

“[…] Constables Keron George, Hendron Moses, and Juvon White were charged today, Thursday 18th June 2020, by officers of the Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) following advice received from Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Roger Gaspard SC. “This after PSB officers concluded a comprehensive investigation into a report surrounding an incident …

“[…] 1797 was the last time anyone cared what the Spanish had to say here but who could ignore the sheer arrogance and entitlement of this idolatrous ambassador to ask us to remain backward while his own country is moving forward, confronting its past to free its future…” The following …

To the Spanish envoy, from a citizen of this country, kindly shut up, sit down and keep out of this. Go process some document or something, this is no concern of yours. And may I point out to you and the few local lackeys who are either as ignorant as …

In response to Spanish Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago Javier Carbajosa’s statement that ‘removing the statue of Christopher Columbus in downtown Port of Spain would not right the wrongs of the past’, I, as a descendant of the First Peoples of T&T, write to challenge his view. To begin with, …

“[…] Germany […] has several statues of Adolf Hitler by the renowned British sculptor Arnold Brecker. Absolutely no one in their right mind believes that these should be put back on public display because Hitler was part of their history. “There is a clear understanding that he represents something that …

“[…] Police officers, Anthony Alert and Kadeem Cadiz, and soldiers, Kevin Rawlins and Dane Williams, […] were charged after investigations were conducted into an incident that occurred on 29 March 2020. “The men, who were in uniform and on patrol in a marked police vehicle, on the night in question, …

“[…] There continues to be the anguish of citizens who claim that the police are executing persons in their community, whilst the police claim otherwise. “The people of Trinidad and Tobago need to know the truth and we just cannot take the police’s statement as fact when we have had …

“An investigation has been launched into an incident at the Queen’s Park Savannah last Monday in which the cap of a police officer was snatched by a civilian. “A formal report was made by the police officer, who is attached to the Municipal Police Department…” The following statement related to …

“[…] It is not that there haven’t been demonstrations and protests as a result of the killing of innocent black Americans before. That has been a part of America’s history. But analysts, commentators and activists all agree that this time there is something different. “There is a different feel—a different …

The 25th of May 2020 will forever be etched on my mind. Because that was the day that we all saw how little the lives of Black people meant to those in power. A day that many of us will not forget. A man sworn to ‘protect and serve’, openly …

“Our hearts are with the American people as we mourn the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. I know the grief from this loss weighs heavily on our US Mission, our nation, and our friends…” The following statement on the killing of unarmed, handcuffed black man, Floyd George, by …