By Yvonne Baboolal February 25, 2014 – guardian.co.tt Homosexuality is not only threatening the arts but is used to indoctrinate gang members, says artist LeRoy Clarke. The T&T Guardian asked Clarke to elaborate on the comment he made last week at his book launch which shocked and outraged some of his fellow artists, members of … Continue reading Homosexuality threatens the arts, fuels crime—Clarke
‘UNGRATEFUL’ By Anna Ramdass May 09, 2013 The sextuplets’ parents are ungrateful and owe the Government, the Prime Minister and the taxpayers of this country a “thank you” for all that was done to ensure that mother and babies had the best care possible, Health Minister Dr Fuad Khan said yesterday. The March 4 birth … Continue reading Health Minister Dr. Fuad Khan: Sextuplets’ parents ungrateful
By Reshma Ragoonath June 27, 2012 – guardian.co.tt A Gasparillo woman who turned a blind eye while her nine-year-old daughter was being sexually abused in their home in 2003 has been jailed for nine months. The woman, who was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, appeared before Magistrate Alicia Chankar in the San Fernando … Continue reading Mother jailed for ignoring child’s sex abuse
UPDATE: April 12, 2012 ALLIYAH BEATEN, BLED TO DEATH “According to the findings, Aliyah’s abdomen had been hit, causing her liver to rupture, which in turn caused her to bleed out through her private parts. Thankfully, there were no findings of sexual assault. The report also shows that she had several marks of violence on … Continue reading 2 year old Aliyah beaten to death – not sexually assaulted
By Laurel V Williams April 11 2012 – newsday.co.tt A 50-year-old taxi driver was yesterday denied bail when he appeared in court charged with 11 counts of sexual assault on four boys who are between the ages of five and 16. The accused Abdul Samad, also called Roger Danglade and Abu and who gave various … Continue reading MAN, 50, ON 11 SEX ABUSE CHARGES
By Akile Simon April 30, 2011 – trinidadexpress.com PUPILS at an all-girls prestige high school busted a biology teacher who took up duties last week, revealing that he was convicted in the United States a few years ago, on charges of sexually assaulting five of his female pupils.
By Corey Gilkes March 28, 2011 This is a somewhat expanded version of an article I wrote for a Ghanaian-based website dealing with issues relating to women’s sexuality (WHY Good Christian Girls “Shouldn’t Have Sex”: The Issue of Virginity). It was actually in response to a blog comment dealing with abstinence. Looking at the comments … Continue reading Sex, Guilt, “Sin” and Social Control
And “His” Servants By Corey Gilkes February 09, 2011 Yes, that’s what I said. As if the articles on monogamy and extramarital relationships weren’t scandalous enough, I gone now and dive cross the line into blasphemy with talk about the sex of god. In our society – which for the most part retains a romantic, … Continue reading Re-Examining the “Sex” of God
By Dr. Selwyn R. Cudjoe June 26, 2008 When I was growing up in Tacarigua, Gilbert Jessop, the priest of the St. Mary’s Anglican Church, employed David, a homosexual servant, who was cook, maid, chief bottle washer and the master of his house. Rev. Jessop, the son of the famous English cricketer of the same … Continue reading Church and Sexuality
Councillor to appear in court for indecent assault A People’s National Movement (PNM) official is expected to appear in the Sangre Grande Magistrates’ Court today charged with three counts of indecent assault. The suspect, who had been detained by police at the Sangre Grande Police Station since Sunday, is alleged to have assaulted a female … Continue reading PNM councillor in court on sex charge