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PASSING OF A CARIBBEAN STORYTELLERPASSING OF A CARIBBEAN STORYTELLER

PASSING OF A CARIBBEAN STORYTELLER

FOR a generation, Dave Martins portrayed Caribbean society like few others. Martins was a regionalist, a storyteller, and a musical…

8 months ago
$142,000 A YEAR FOR UWI DEGREE$142,000 A YEAR FOR UWI DEGREE

$142,000 A YEAR FOR UWI DEGREE

THE St. Augustine campus of the University of the West Indies is imposing a staggering $142,200 a year tuition fee…

9 months ago
EDUCATION BOSSES REJECT ADVICE ON VIOLENT LYRICSEDUCATION BOSSES REJECT ADVICE ON VIOLENT LYRICS

EDUCATION BOSSES REJECT ADVICE ON VIOLENT LYRICS

LONG before Trinibad’s violent lyrics, a team of experts made recommendations to deal with the damaging impact of local culture.…

1 year ago
Dangerous transfer of PSDangerous transfer of PS

Dangerous transfer of PS

THE arbitrary transfer of Kurt Meyer as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education is another graphic example of the…

1 year ago
T&T UNIVERSITIES SHUT OUT OF WORLD’S TOPT&T UNIVERSITIES SHUT OUT OF WORLD’S TOP

T&T UNIVERSITIES SHUT OUT OF WORLD’S TOP

Neither the University of the West Indies nor the University of Trinidad and Tobago has made it to the comprehensive…

2 years ago
HOLLOW AWARDS IN A TROUBLED LANDHOLLOW AWARDS IN A TROUBLED LAND

HOLLOW AWARDS IN A TROUBLED LAND

THE citation by Howard University with respect to the honorary doctorate to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is remarkable. Dr.…

2 years ago
HOW GOVT COULD MAKE CHILDREN VACCINE MANDATORYHOW GOVT COULD MAKE CHILDREN VACCINE MANDATORY

HOW GOVT COULD MAKE CHILDREN VACCINE MANDATORY

THE Government simply has to tinker with the schedule of a 1973 law in order to make it mandatory that…

4 years ago
UNIONS’ DIFFERENT STANCE ON SCHOOLS’ REOPENINGUNIONS’ DIFFERENT STANCE ON SCHOOLS’ REOPENING

UNIONS’ DIFFERENT STANCE ON SCHOOLS’ REOPENING

TTUTA has been insisting on strict guidelines for in-person studies. BUT wants face-to-face teaching. After a standoff, the T&T body…

4 years ago