First, the good news: Kamla Persad-Bissessar has stepped down as Minister of the People—a possible concession that she has no idea what the people of Trinidad and Tobago want anymore. And the bad news? She is still Prime Minister. Something like cricketer Daren Ganga in his latter days when he …
Read More »Sexy secondary: Students caught rehearsing for political life
Trinidad and Tobago was caught frantically searching for its high horse today after a fresh sex scandal showed its cleavage from beneath the sheets of the daily newspapers. In the latest report, a public institution meant to empower locals was instead a backdrop for a dirty sexual lesson to naïve, …
Read More »Fatigued Glenn gets a rest; Minister of the People joins PM’s sack race
Minister of the People Glenn Ramadharsingh arguably made history yesterday for the most ridiculous dismissal in local politics after the sack race also-ran lost his job for effectively mistaking a CAL plane for his living room and incorrectly reading the future of a flight attendant that he took for his …
Read More »Snakes on a plane: Jack joins Glenn on controversial CAL flight
Mysterious happenings and a strange, cryptic verbal message aboard a commercial flight this month looks like it will be the talk of the town for some time yet. But enough about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Trinidad and Tobago is abuzz with talk about BW1519 and its 10 minute trip from …
Read More »Glenn in dog house for trying to vet CAL stewardess
Minister of the People Glenn Ramadharsingh found himself in the dog house today after the Trinidad Express revealed that the MP allegedly threatened a 25-year-old CAL flight attendant after a flight from Tobago earlier this month. Ramadharsingh, according to a report lodged with the police and Airports Authority, appeared intoxicated …
Read More »Pension system goes from repulsive to ridiculous
Persons 65 years and older will no longer have to visit social welfare centres to prove they are alive before receiving welfare pensions. Minister of the People Glenn Ramadharsingh described the replaced system as repulsive and horrific. Instead, social welfare officers must now visit the homes of thousands of elderly …
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