25oCTime for country to assert independence from crime
THE EDITOR: The meaning of independence is freedom from the control or influence of others.…
Bad waters
WHATEVER his intention going into Monday’s failed swim from Tobago to Toco, Tobago House of…
An independence commitment
LEELA RAMDEEN Tomorrow we will celebrate 55 years of independence. Let us give thanks to…
Sandals next for Watson?
THE EDITOR: Watson Duke’s next show will be Sandals. Duke’s antics appeal to the innocent…
Fixing the Ayers-Caesar problem
THE EDITOR: It is axiomatic that law and order is, or should be, at the…
Memories of Justice
THE EDITOR: I was greatly saddened to learn of the deaths of two of my…
Celebrating our independence
As we prepare to celebrate our nation’s independent status, it is important for us to…
Build tunnel or new road to Chag
THE EDITOR: Many citizens are against the building of a billion-dollar highway to Toco and…
A name change won’t do the trick
THE EDITOR: I don’t think much thought went into the impending closure of CNMG and…
Broadcasting hope
As the nation approaches the annual celebration of Independence Day, no one doubts the strides…
TTT’s second coming
We welcome the announcement of a resolution to the long-lingering issue of the fate of…
In whose name......?
In whose name and indeed for which causes should we remember or honour our ancestors…
Aspiring to a higher morality
Violent crime is riddling our country. Not to mention white-collar crime too, of which the…
What it means to be ‘ah Trini’
I always thought I was a “Trini to de bone,” but after living in this…
Baby in the Beetham
Not even the most inventive horror novelist could have devised something so grisly: the discovery…
The cool-headed,
When I first began working at the Express, my developing reputation as a journalist became…
‘Red eye
THE EDITOR: Recently there has been an upsurge in the number of cases of “red…
Vessels must give value for money
THE EDITOR: The time has come for the Government to take a serious look at…
The slave trade and abolition
THE EDITOR: As much as I am a staunch advocate for the observation of Emancipation…
A forgotten history
“GROUNDBREAKING” is how the UK’s Observer newspaper described David Olusoga’s Black and British: A Forgotten…
Let’s jam Jamaica today at stadium
THE EDITOR: As we move towards our 55th anniversary of independence on August 31, today’s…
Aripo tragedy
We express condolences to the family of hiker Richard Baird, 55, whose body was found…
Quick-fix commissioning
TO BE FAIR, not all commissions of enquiry are a waste of time and public…
It was not exactly Watergate
THE EDITOR: It is not so simple for a government to be brought down by…
More ferry woes for Tobago
THE EDITOR: It has been drawn to my attention that the passenger ferry the T&T…
Outrageous costs for the proposed road to Toco
THE EDITOR: I have looked at the preliminary costs put forward by the National Infrastructure…
Should Confederate statues be torn down?
THE EDITOR: The current furore in the US over whether Confederate statues should be torn…
Grade F for CXC
It is amazing that in this modern age the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is still…
Cruel to deny funds
THE EDITOR: It is fortunate that the Chin family of MovieTowne fame came to the…