By Raffique Shah
November 01, 2009
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Last Sunday’s arms heist at the inappropriately-named “MI5″ security company’s premises was a disaster waiting to happen. The saving grace, if there was any, is that the bandits did not kill the lone female security guard and proceed on a gun-rampage through town. There are some very serious lessons to be learnt from this incident. But given our attitude towards matters that have implications for personal and national security, I don’t hold much hope that we’ll see the requisite changes.
Continue reading ‘Security sector stinks’
By Raffique Shah
October 04, 2009
www.trinidadandtobagonews.com/blog
THE battle over Government’s proposed property tax has intensified. On the one hand, the vast majority of citizens, civic organisations and NGOs have been very vocal in their bid to have government reverse “this oppressive new tax that will pauperise the working and middle classes.” On the other side, the Government has undertaken a media campaign to convince people that the tax is not a new imposition, nor will it be harsh and oppressive.
Continue reading ‘Getting our priorities right’
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July 12, 2009 in
COP, General T&T, PNM, Politics and UNC.
Tags: Basdeo Panday, COP, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Patrick Manning, Politics, Raffique Shah, TT Government, UNC, Winston Dookeran.
By Raffique Shah
Sunday, July 12th 2009
www.trinidadandtobagonews.com
EVEN as this column appears in print today, there is a “unity rally” being held at Skinner Park in San Fernando. Its promoters have invited people of every political persuasion, even those who do not belong to any party, to attend. The rally, they say, is intended to send a strong message to the Patrick Manning Government that people are fed up with its high-handed form of governance.
Continue reading ‘Dawn of a new era’
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