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Children’s Ark charity sails steady in stormy seas Tuesday 29 December 2020 The Children's Ark president Simone de la Bastide gives an overview of the organisation's work at the Princess Elizabeth Centre, at her Maraval home on Monday. - Angelo Marcelle FALLOUT from the covid19 pandemic, plus an upsurge in human trafficking, has not daunted the management team of the Children’s Ark, a registered charity aimed at helping the country’s youngsters, especially those deemed marginalised and at-risk. Newsday got an update on the group’s work from president Simone de la Bastide and vice pres...

Set free by prisoners AS TOLD TO BC PIRES My name is Debbie Jacob and BC Pires insists I am his Person of the Year 2020, because, he says, my prison work has done so much practical good for so many who need it so much. I can’t sleep if I start thinking about how easy it is to end up in prison in this country. And then spending ten–12 years waiting for your trial. That terrifies me. In prison, I experienced gratitude, loyalty and love on a level I did not know existed, just from simple kindness. And a willingness to overcome the prejudice that define us on both sides of the tracks.

‘My 30 year wait for citizenship’ Debbie Jacob - NEWSDAY columnist Debbie Jacob has lived and worked in TT for more than 30 years. She has been unsuccessfully applying for citizenship for almost the same length of time. Since moving here in 1984 from Seattle, Washington, Jacob has worked as a feature writer or columnist for all three daily newspapers. She came to Trinidad to “see if there really was a place like the one featured in VS Naipaul’s novel Miguel Street,” and fell in love with the country. She founded the Middle and High School English department at the International Sc...

Battle against covid19 behind bars Election fever had reached a peak on August 9, the day before the general election. Inside the Port of Spain (PoS) Prison, convicted inmate Neil Samdeo’s temperature was rising. Samdeo, a diabetic, coughed through the night in the cell he shared with three other inmates. He covered himself with a sheet, an unusual act in a sweltering, overcrowded prison with poor ventilation. Feeling dizzy the next morning, he went to the infirmary. He was sent straight to the hospital in a prison jeep. There, a nurse later told Samdeo he had tested positive for covid19.

Newsday columnist awaits TT citizenship after 30 years Debbie Jacob Newsday columnist Debbie Jacob has lived and worked in Trinidad and Tobago for more than 30 years. She has been unsuccessfully applying for TT citizenship for almost the same length of time. Since moving to TT in 1984 from Seattle, Washington, Jacob has worked as a feature writer or columnist for all three daily newspapers. She came to Trinidad to "see if there really was a place like the one featured in VS Naipaul's novel Miguel Street," and fell in love with the country. She founded the Middle and High School English depart...