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The Closure of Caroni (1975) Limited

Published on May 19, 2013 in Food, General T&T, Indian, Labour, Media, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics and UNC. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

Politics before food

Sugar and Energy Festival Street Parade: October 09, 2005
Sugar and Energy Festival Street Parade – October 09, 2005

By Andre Bagoo
May 18 2013 – newsday.co.tt

THE CLOSURE of Caroni (1975) Limited and consequent devastating impact on the agriculture sector and TT’s food security, may be directly linked to political considerations surrounding the then PNM government’s fear of a repeat of the 18-18 general election deadlock of 2001, Tourism Minister Stephen Cadiz said yesterday.
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Cut CAL to the bone

Published on May 19, 2013 in Business, Caribbean, Finance, General T&T, Media, People's Partnership and Politics. 4 Comments Tags: , , , .

By Raffique Shah
May 18, 2013

Raffique ShahIF ANYONE can produce proof that there was a time when this country’s state-owned national airline, in whatever incarnation, made a real profit over a sustained period, meaning at least one year, I would surrender my sanity and vote in the next election. I feel safely insulated from having to do something so unpalatable because I know that in the post-Independence history of BWIA, now CAL, taxpayers who may have never travelled on an aircraft have paid dearly to keep the airline afloat. In the process, they have funded generations of joy riders who are stricken with a stratospheric strain of “gas brains”, and affliction I call “plane brains”.
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Health Minister Dr. Fuad Khan: Sextuplets’ parents ungrateful

Published on May 10, 2013 in Complaints, General T&T, Health, Media, People's Partnership and Politics. 29 Comments Tags: , , , .

‘UNGRATEFUL’

By Anna Ramdass
May 09, 2013

Health Minister Dr Fuad KhanThe 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 of the sextuplets to parents Petra Lee Foon, a teacher, and Kieron Cummings, a bank employee, was a first for Trinidad and Tobago and the Caribbean.
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Make poverty history

Published on May 5, 2013 in Caribbean, General T&T, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics and Race and Identity. 4 Comments Tags: , .

By Raffique Shah
May 05, 2013

Raffique Shah “MADAM,” a drunken Winston Churchill is said to have whispered to the socialite sitting next to him at a formal dinner, “Would you go to bed with me for five million pounds?” “My goodness, Mr Churchill!…well, I suppose…,” she hesitated. “Would you do it for five pounds?” the rascal politician interjected. “Mr Churchill, what kind of woman do you think I am?” she uttered, with righteous indignation. “We’ve already established that,” Churchill said calmly. “Now we are haggling over the price.”
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Minister Suruj Rambachan says he is not a racist

Published on April 30, 2013 in General T&T, Media, People's Partnership, Politics, Race and Identity, Racism Watch and UNC. 33 Comments Tags: , , , , , .


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Massacre of the moral minority

Published on April 28, 2013 in corruption, General T&T, Law, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics and UNC. 9 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

By Raffique Shah
April 28, 2013

Raffique ShahThe issue here is not Jack Warner’s amoral attitude, his disdain for integrity in the conduct of public affairs. We have long established that Warner does not conform to the rules of the engagement, be it campaigning in an election, running a ministry or navigating the murky waters of global football. We expect no better from him.
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A NEW ERA BEGINS

Published on April 23, 2013 in General T&T, Media, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics, Security and UNC. 18 Comments Tags: , , , , .

By Cecily Asson and Andre Bagoo Tuesday,
April 23 2013 – www.newsday.co.tt

Jack Warner“DON’T cry for Jack Warner…you haven’t seen the end of Jack Warner yet.”

These were the words of consolation Warner shared with executive members and regular staffers of his Chaguanas West constituency office, following his resignation as chairman of the United National Congress (UNC) and as National Security Minister.
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Marathon madness

Published on April 21, 2013 in General T&T, International, Security and Sports. 0 Comments Tags: , .

By Raffique Shah
April 21, 2013

Raffique Shah

Being an avid athletics fanatic, a distance running devotee, I was all excited over last Monday’s Boston Marathon. I missed out monitoring the event via live streaming because of a commitment that I could not forego. But as soon as I returned home, I went online to check on the results, especially the top winners’ times.
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We are not obese

Published on April 7, 2013 in Culture, Food, General T&T and Health. 13 Comments Tags: , , .

By Raffique Shah
April 7, 2013

Raffique ShahTrinidad and Tobago is not the third fattest nation in the world. In fact, I venture to add that we would hardly rank among the top fifty countries when it comes to obesity. What are the scientific bases for my bold pronouncements? They are the same used by Britain’s Daily Mail when the tabloid threw the fat spotlight on us last week—none! Or let’s say I trust my eyes when it comes to evaluating fatness.
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Ish, Steve Lose on Section 34

Published on April 6, 2013 in Court, General T&T, Law, Media, Money Laundering, Opposition Party, People's Partnership, PNM, Politics, UNC and USA. 13 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

By Jada Loutoo
April 6 2013 – newsday.co.tt

Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve FergusonBUSINESSMEN Ishwar Galbaransingh and Steve Ferguson, and 40 other persons, will face prosecution in their respective criminal trials having failed to get the courts to deem as unconstitutional the amendment to the Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) Act, which prevented the automatic dismissal of their cases under the controversial Section 34.
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