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This national public holiday (30 May) commemorates the arrival in Trinidad of the first indentured labourers from India on the Fatel Rozack in 1845. Their arrival completely changed the island's demographics, and its economic and sociopolitical landscape

Port of Spain – Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Monday publicly called on the police to “take immediate steps” to find a report into children’s homes and institutions in 1997 that the Trinidad Express newspaper said contained “dynamite findings”. Rowley said that the police should seek to recover the Sabga Task Force report “and the evidence of all those who were aware of this frightening situation and take all necessary …

“[…] What is most worrisome is the media’s purposeful glossing over of Watson Duke’s history. I cannot be the only one aware of his four indecent assault charges and one rape charge. It churns

“[…] What is most worrisome is the media’s purposeful glossing over of Watson Duke’s history. I cannot be the only one aware of his four indecent assault charges and one rape charge. It churns

I have been asked to speak about the price of progress, which the organisers of History Fest 2022

All Caribbean children (from Jamaica to Guyana) learned about Brer Anansi. Brer Anansi is one of the most significant characters in Caribbean folklore. ‘He is admirably clever as he is greedy, se

Gabriel Faria, the past CEO of the leading local business chamber, had an insightful interview in this week’s Business Express. He discussed the formation of a new business advocacy group.He quote

That’s insulting!The National Joint Action Committee (NJAC) is of the view that Dr Keith Rowley deserves to have the words of the first of his three non-PNM predecessors, Basdeo Panday, thrown a

Murdered chairman of Maritime General and Fedility Finance John Smith. - Murdered insurance executive John Henry Smith has been remembered by his employer as an actor, playwright, musician, singer and masman. But Smith shot into the national spotlight for more ignominious reasons more than 17 years ago when he, along with UNC financiers, politicians and business people were hauled to court on a series of criminal charges arising out of what is now the longest-ever corruption case in this count...

Winning people over with simple language Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards, principal medical officer in charge of institutions at the Health Ministry - THE EDITOR: I publicly thank Dr Maryam Abdool-Richards, principal medical officer at the Ministry of Health (Institutions), for her especially enlightening presentation at the Prime Minister’s news conference on May 1. With a few delicate, laser-like strokes of communication, Abdool-Richards was able to employ simple language and illustrations to co...