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- 5 April, 2025
WHY MIA MOTTLEY IS SO SPECIAL
The Barbadian heroine has been heralded for speaking truth to power on the climate change crisis at last November’s conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
VIV, BAS AND STARBUCKS IN THE AIRPORT’S ATRIUM
The Starbucks outlet at the nerve centre of the Trinidad and Tobago experience is an indication of how big business has captured our national identity.
T&T MOST VIOLENT SMALL STATE IN THE WORLD
TRINIDAD and Tobago is officially the most violent small society in the entire world. Among countries of all sizes, little T&T is the sixth most murderous and vicious
120,000 jobless, 6,000 small businesses closed, while THE RICH GETTING RICHER
ONE year after creating a monopoly in the importation of pharmaceuticals, Agostini Ltd. has reported a staggering 49.5 percent six-month profit, compared to the previous similar period.
ONLINE PETITIONS FOR ECONOMISTS
THE launch of an online petition by an economist who had previously protested her political neutrality suggests that these professionals have a lot of time on their hands.
16 FAILED IMBERT 2021 BUDGET PROMISES
WITH the 2021-2022 national budget due within the next few days, it is timely to review failed promises of Finance Minister Colm Imbert from the current fiscal year.
Here is a sample of 16 budget promises that were not delivered:
SoE TO BE USED AGAINST 3,000 WASA WORKERS?
The Integrated Water Management Programme for sustainable water supply would affect positions in all areas of the authority’s activities, including management.
The report stated that WASA is overstaffed by 3,152 workers.
Altogether, there are 4,800 workers at the authority.
HOW THE EXTENDED SoE WOULD HURT BUSINESS
In Trinidad and Tobago, the curfew has seriously hurt restaurants, cafes, gyms, nightclubs, vendors, entertainers, vendors, taxi drivers, auto care and more. Supermarkets, pharmacies, gas stations and other retail operations have been made to close as early as 6 p.m., and send home workers.
WHY NOT GYMS, CASINOS?
The government’s decision to debar casinos and gyms from reopening their doors is causing consternation in both sectors, which each employs thousands of workers.
SoE SHOWDOWN LOOMS IN PARLIAMENT
EXPECT a showdown in the House of Representatives next Wednesday when the Government moves to extend the State of Emergency by three months.
