- 7 April, 2025
THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s first Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams fostered so much dread among his key officials that they were fearful to intervene when he was dying.
JARETTE – MAN WITH THE VOICE
JARETTE Narine, the former Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Agriculture who has passed away, would be remembered for his passion for public service – and his booming voice.
HARD FETE IN HARD TIMES
People angrily stormed the national Parliament to protest economic hardship, including the soaring cost of food, fuel prices and electricity rates, and other essentials.
Why Dragon deal stalled…
THE lack of diplomatic skills in the Keith Rowley Administration is the reason there is no action on the billion-dollar Dragon Field natural gas project. The Government is in the second round of shuttle diplomacy in Caracas after Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro rebuffed the limited lifting of sanctions to monetise the field.
WHY IS CHINESE BALLOON OVER THE CARIBBEAN?
THE shooting down of two Chinese balloons over the airspace of the United States is raising questions about the purpose of an airship floated over Latin America and the Caribbean.
THE $M PNM HQ THAT BAR-B-QUE BUILT
THE ruling People’s National Movement (PNM), which was $4 million in the red in 2015, is currently building a massive, modern party headquarters in upper Port of Spain.
ACCLAIMED HINDU LEADER VISITS T&T
Trinidadian-born Canadian citizen Dr Balliram Chadee, 60, has thousands throughout the world listening to his lectures and following his charities.
THE ODDS AGAINST ERLA
Trinidad and Tobago could have implemented the Canadian-style crime-fighting prescription but we chased away two of their finest police officials Dwayne Gibbs and Jack Ewatski midway into their three-year terms of duty.
UTT TURNS ROGUE
THE University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) has been sanitising its top staff for political purposes. And taxpayers are made to fund such “shameful, offensive, discriminatory, high-handed and reprehensible” action.
DAUGHTER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS TO RUN FOR US PRESIDENT
Nimrata Nikki Haley, who, during the Donald Trump presidency became the first female US Ambassador to the United Nations, has indicated an interest in the top job. “It is time for a generational change,” 51-year-old Ms. Haley said, hinting at a run for the presidency.
