Ulric ‘Buggy’ Haynes: our black prince

By Dr Selwyn R. Cudjoe
July 26, 2025

Dr. Selwyn R. CudjoeToday, we have come to bury our black prince in this place where he was born, lived, and died. In gathering here, in St Mary’s Anglican Church, Tacarigua, the second oldest Anglican church in the island, we come to honour the life, legacy, and work of Ulric “Buggy” Haynes. I can think of no better description of our beloved brother than the words Ossie Davis delivered at Malcolm X’s home-going in 1965.
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Beware of greed

By Raffique Shah
July 26, 2025

Raffique ShahI find it inexcusable that adult Trinidadians and Tobagonians who have benefited from the education and training that this country has offered easily fall victim to modern-day Trinidad “smart-men”.

CCN journalist Mark Bassant has focused on an “investment” that has relieved a significant number of our citizens who, in a couple of years, lost millions of dollars, in some cases, to a bunch of fellas who looked like they never even graduated pre-school. What is even more disturbing is among the people who invested are lawyers and doctors, professionals who are supposed to be “bright”.
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