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THA heads in troubling direction

Published on March 1, 2013 in General T&T, Labour, Media, Opposition Party, PNM, Politics, THA and Tobago. 6 Comments Tags: , , .

Trinidad Guardian
March 01, 2013 – guardian.co.tt

Trinidad GuardianThere is great cause for concern over the news that the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) plans to appoint former secretary of finance and enterprise development Dr Anselm London as a senior consultant in his former division, which is now headed by the recently elected Joel Jack.

Dr London, a man of advanced age, who stepped down ahead of January’s THA election after serving in the position for more than 11 years, is the cousin of Chief Secretary Orville London. That alone raises questions and is generating considerable discomfort.
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Dr. Hafizool Mohammed Credentials in Question

Published on January 30, 2013 in corruption, General T&T, International, Law, Media, People's Partnership and Security. 18 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Coup prober lists Sir Ellis as reference

By Anika Gumbs-Sandiford
January 30, 2013 – guardian.co.tt

A cloud now hangs over the credibility of the commission of enquiry into the 1990 coup attempt, whose latest hearings are set to begin this morning. Among the commissioners expected to sit at the 14th session of the enquiry at the Caribbean Court of Justice, Port-of-Spain, is Dr Hafizool Mohammed.
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The next generation of racial politics

Published on January 23, 2013 in General T&T, Media, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics, Race and Identity, Racism Watch, THA, Tobago and UNC. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

By Dr Sheila Rampersad
January 20, 2013 – guardian.co.tt

Trinidad GuardianThat Indian/African racism and racialism predate Hilton Sandy, that racial baiting has been ubiquitous in T&T politics, and that it is practised by PNM and UNC are by now undeniable truths. So to swelter inside that cocoa house with repetitive back-and-forth accusations of who said what, when, and who responded then but not now and vice versa is unproductive, unhealthy and, quite frankly, unbright.
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