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KINNESHA GEORGE-HARRY and COREY CONNELLY Economist Dr Vanus James has described the Draft Constitution Amendment Bill (Tobago Self Government Bill) as a "constitutional illusion." James, a Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) supporter, said the draft bill, currently made public by Parliament's Joint Select Committee for consideration, does not allow Tobagonians the equality they desire. In a recent interview, James told Newsday the promises in the explanatory note, that Tobagonians will be able to make their own choices and manage their own affairs, are blocked by many specific provisions o...

NACTA: PNM TAKES THE LEAD IN THA ELECTIONS by 20210124 Deputy Leader of the Pro­gres­sive De­mo­c­ra­t­ic Pa­tri­ots (PDP) Far­ley Au­gus­tine is un­fazed by polls show­ing that the Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) is in the lead for Mon­day’s To­ba­go House of As­sem­bly (THA) elec­tions. Ac­cord­ing to a North Amer­i­can Caribbean Teach­ers As­so­ci­a­tion (NAC­TA) poll yes­ter­day, the PNM is lead­ing in 11 out of 12 seats.

Economist Dr Vanus James on a PDP platform on Wednesday at Black Rock Hard Courts. - Economist Dr Vanus James has responded to a taunt by the PNM over his style of dress. At Black Rock Hard Courts on Sunday, PNM Tobago Council chairman Stanford Callender told supporters: “You must stand out among your peers. So when I see (PDP deputy leader) Farley (Augustine), who like to dress up nice, standing next to Vanus who looks like a vagrant, I said, 'Shame on you, Farley.' "My grandmother always said to me, if you show me your friends, I would tell you who you are.”

Economist Dr Vanus James on a PDP platform on Wednesday at Black Rock Hard Courts. - Economist Dr Vanus James has said, “I never come to the platform for accolades.” But he took umbrage at a statement by chairman of the PNM Tobago Council Stanford Callender that he looks like a vagrant. At a PNM public meeting at the Black Rock Hard Courts on Sunday, Callender said: “You must stand out among your peers. So when I see Farley (Augustine), who like to dress up nice, standing next to Vanus, who look like a vagrant, I said, 'Shame on you, Farley.'

The following statement has been endorsed by Dr Ryan Allard, John Arnold, Shaun Biggart-Hutchinson, Laureen Burris-Phillip, Winston Dillon, Reginald Dumas, Dr Ralph Henry, Dr Vanus James, Dr Winford James, Raphael Jones, Kenneth Lewis, Prof Theodore Lewis, Dr Godfrey Martin, Prof James Millette, Joann Neaves, Aiyegoro Ome, Mervyn O’Neil, Reginald Phillips, Rodney Piggott, Zena Ramatali, Anselm Richards, Latoyaa Roberts, Gladstone Solomon and Maureen Taylor-Ryan. Ever since investment in human capital became accepted as a critical way to think about education, countries across the globe h...