“[…] Some of the main items agreed to in the MOU include the recognition by the Opposition of the legitimacy of Nicolás Maduro’s government, a renouncing of violence and a commitment to work for the well-being of Venezuelans, and a pledge to request that US sanctions and restrictive measures be …
Read More »MSJ: Ring D Bell for Freedom! An Emancipation story
“[…] If we have been able to begin to fashion a Caribbean civilisation, then this has only been possible by the ancestors who humanised this space with positive values and their creative imagination. “It is in this light, that on this Emancipation Day, 2021, the Movement for Social Justice wishes …
Read More »MSJ: While richer countries hoard vaccines, Cuba sends nurses; the US must end ‘illegal blockade’!
“[…] Mr Biden, you are on the wrong side of history… and you are repudiating the very policies of the [Barack Obama] administration of which you were an integral part as vice-president; which policies saw a return to diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba. “[…] In the face of …
Read More »MJS: ‘Stupid bordering on wicked’ for employers to bully or victimise non-vaccinated workers
“[…] It is also a false premise by employers to believe that vaccinated workers pose no risk to others, be they co-workers or the customers. The fact is that a vaccinated person, while less likely, can still get Covid. “They can also transmit it to others, though again they are …
Read More »MSJ: Opposition Leader’s attack on health care professionals is ‘dangerous in the extreme’
“[…] Mrs Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s most recent attack on our senior public servants in the health care sector must be condemned in the strongest possible manner. “[…] For the leader of the opposition to suggest that these medical professionals are in some form or fashion contributing to ‘premeditated, state-sanctioned murder’ is scurrilous and …
Read More »MSJ: Health minister has botched vaccine roll-out, new thinking and leadership is required
“[…] It should have been obvious to the minister of health that with all the deaths, the high number of cases and the reported dominance of the Brazilian variant, most people would want to be vaccinated. Get vaccinated has been the message for several weeks and citizens heeded the call. …
Read More »MSJ’s Covid suggestions: Faster test results, Cuban nurses and vaccines, and review home isolation policy
“[…] The process of home isolation needs to be reviewed so that we do not have significant spread in families… It is to be noted that many persons live in circumstances that do not allow social distancing and the isolation of an ill family member. “It may therefore be necessary …
Read More »MSJ: AG gave too much power to police commissioner; amend SoE regulations!
“[…] The police are to ensure that laws are adhered to. The police cannot make laws. If we go in that direction we are creating a police state. “This SoE was explicitly proclaimed by the president to deal with a health crisis… The restrictions—including the hours of curfew—should therefore be …
Read More »MSJ condemns Israel’s ‘continued oppression of Palestinians’, urges Caricom and TT gov’t to take a side
“[…] Not content with this massive assault on Palestinians’ rights to self-determination, the state of Israel has been continuously expanding its land and reducing the areas in which Palestinians have been living. “[…] On top of this has been the systematic oppression of Palestinians whose economy and even water supply …
Read More »Dear Editor: Scrap iron proposal can earn forex for TT, Dr Rowley must think outside box
‘[…] [The scrap iron] sector has been disregarded by officialdom, perhaps because it is not a fancy or glamorous business, operated in the main by small business people who are socially unrelated to the traditional elites… ‘[…] Dr Rowley’s leadership will be judged [on] whether or not his government has …
Read More »Dear Editor: The lessons of Easter—redemption and renewal in a pandemic
“[…] The Easter message says ‘Yes we Can!’ There can be redemption and renewal! We can find our way out of the pandemic, though it will take time and patience. “The more troubling problem is not the medical challenge of keeping people safe and alive; it is how do we …
Read More »Dear Editor: We must all applaud the members of the Spiritual Baptist faith!
‘[…] Today, all the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago need to applaud the members of the Spiritual Baptist community—for their struggles and the achievement of their liberation is, in fact, an achievement that we all benefit from …’ The following Letter to the Editor commemorating Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day was …
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