The following is a press release by the Media Association of Trinidad and Tobago (MATT) to mark World Press Freedom Day: On World Press Freedom Day 2015, MATT pays tribute to all the champions of press freedom and freedom of expression in Trinidad and Tobago and the region. We acknowledge …
Read More »Plantocracy v People power: A political case for the union movement
Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) party organiser Akins Vidale makes a case for the Trade Union Movement (TUM) to be seen as a viable political third party: The pats on the back have been too many to count since the 2013 Local Government National Debate. However, on too many occasions, …
Read More »Devant vs Ramesh and Jeremie: Battle of the legal fees
The following correspondence was emailed to the media today by Minister of Food Production Devant Maharaj and former Attorney Generals Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj SC and John Jeremie SC in relation to the $408 million spent on legal fees by recently departed People’s Partnership Attorney General Anand Ramlogan: When the PNM …
Read More »Vote in, vote out, repeat: T&T electorate’s recurring nightmare
HL MENCKEN suggests that “under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule—and both commonly succeed, and are right.” I could find no quote more discomforting in its truth about the situation here in Trinidad and Tobago. There …
Read More »Horn, Hilux and mob mentality on the Avenue
There is a local video making the rounds that has me quite disturbed. The video appears to have been shot on Ariapita Avenue, Woodbrook in the wee hours of morning on Sunday March 29. (Click HERE to view video). It starts with an irate female violently venting her frustrations on …
Read More »Love’s diary: Missed you, baby
Budding author Raheema Sayyid-Andrews shares another powerful love story with Wired868: “I missed you,” he says. She has just stepped through the door and he meets her at the threshold and wraps his arms around her. Her face finds its place between his neck and shoulder and she breathes in his …
Read More »Transparency International: T&T Police violated our civil liberties
Transparency International defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. This is a modern definition designed to reflect the multifarious facets of abuse of power. This line of reasoning is premised upon the idea that public official are trustees of the public good in respect of the powers …
Read More »Fixin’ T&T asks private sector to support policemen
Fixin’ T&T asks the T&T Chamber, AMCHAM, TTMA and DOMA to support the local police via an open letter: Dear Sir/Madam, FIXIN’ T&T both sympathises and empathises with members of the public who were inconvenienced yesterday; the lessons not taught to and exams not written by our nation’s children, the …
Read More »Love always: a tale of passion between the covers
Budding author Raheema Sayyid-Andrews shares an enduring love with Wired868: When she was eleven, she fell in love. There were no fireworks or lightning bolts but it was intense, life-altering… and forever. It was the first time she read a romance novel. It was written by Barbara Cartland, set in the …
Read More »Car care tips: How to take better care of your vehicle in 2015
Is one of your New Year’s resolutions to save money and avoid grief by taking better care of your vehicle? Here are some tips from Toyota to make that possible: Check your tyre pressure: It not only keeps you safe on the road, it also conserves fuel. Your vehicle’s recommended …
Read More »No-brainer! Sancho defends decision to join PP Government
“My Cabinet colleagues are really a good bunch of people based on what I have seen,” Sport Minister Brent Sancho told Wired868. “Every discussion that they have in Parliament and outside of Parliament is for the better of Trinidad and Tobago. The Prime Minister in particular has really impressed me… …
Read More »Mind your business! Sancho tackles sport, critics and his new nickname
“I know qualification always seems to be a topic but I don’t get what qualification you’re supposed to have to be a Sport Minister,” Sport Minister Brent Sancho told Wired868. “Are you supposed to go to university and study to be a Sport Minister? “I think experience is the greatest …
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