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Virus vigilance in classrooms DINESH RAMBALLY THE GRIM reality of covid19 in TT is inescapable. There are now many known variants and one can definitely expect more mutations to come. Therefore, our response to this virus must be a time-managed one, as the mutations are keeping scientists on edge. As a people we have to stay educated as well as hypervigilant about the new threats being posed by this virus. We have all become familiar with the health protocols: wear masks, sanitise and physically distance, which I urge my fellow citizens to do unreservedly. However, only recently the Centre fo...

In the wake of the national discussion on whether a Muslim student at the Wesley Girls High School should be allowed to fast in boarding school, and whether the school’s management should institute a special arrangement to facilitate that, I am inspired to share my experience, as a Christian pupil in an Islamic founded secondary school.

COMMENT | The Holy Grail – national unity Modified17 Feb 2021, 11:28 pm A - COMMENT | When the Union Jack was lowered at the Selangor Padang at midnight of Aug 30, 1957, and the Malayan flag was raised in its stead, and the clock tower was ringing out a dozen bass strikes, I was barely seven years and a couple of months old, too young to fully grasp the significance of the occasion. Or know of the restiveness in Malayans after the war, chafing under colonial direction, the desire to chart our own course, leading to the communal cohesion to press for independence. That I learned from History...

PETALING JAYA: Amid states being declared red zones, students nationwide returned to school – virtually and physically. While the majority started their first day in the safety and comfort of home, more than 400,000 students who will be sitting for major exams went back to face-to-face learning. The atmosphere on the first day of school was subdued as the Form Five and Form Six students from the class of 2020 returned to prepare for their examinations next month. These students had to follow strict standard operating procedure (SOP) including staying at least one metre away from each other ...