Trinidad & Tobago Newspapers

THE EDITOR: Rushton Paray and the many other UNC members who may believe that the UNC cannot win the next general election unless there are fundamental changes in the faces of the UNC, must look at history in charting the way forward. Unlike the PNM, the UNC base has been through many incarnations. DLP, Club 88, ULF and UNC have all had a common […]

THE EDITOR: Open letter to the Finance Minister. I write to express deep concern regarding your recent explanation for the ongoing foreign exchange (forex) shortage. Citing a 50 per cent increase in credit card usage as a primary cause for the current forex challenges is both simplistic and unacceptable. Credit cards are financial tools provided […]

YANG Han AS THE partnership between China and Trinidad and Tobago deepens, fostering enhanced collaboration, TT celebrated its fourth consecutive participation in the China International Import Expo (CIIE) this year. The event, held in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, underscored the commitment of both nations to strengthen their economic ties […]

Jerome Teelucksingh ALMOST 50 years ago, in 1975, at a historic symposium on Indians in the Caribbean, VS Naipaul remarked, “We forget; we have no idea of our past; it is part of the trouble. We came from a culture that has not been much given to self-examination or to historical enquiry.” This is an accurate depiction of the bankruptcy of […]

Dr Rita Pemberton ONE OF the first major issues to emerge with the union of Trinidad and Tobago was the issue of representation for Tobago in the central administration of the colony. Despite the demise of the sugar industry, the island remained dominated by a planter/merchant class which, although somewhat weakened, remained an influential […]

THE EUROPEAN MARKET is the largest in the world, with a population of more than 448 million people in 27 member states. TT, as one of the Cariforum member states, has a jump on the competition worldwide on dealing with European businesses, as it signed the EU/Cariforum economic partnership agreement (EPA) way back in 2008. The EPA gives TT and […]

FEW CARICOM gatherings have been as vital to the region’s interests as those unfolding in Guyana this week. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched down in that country on November 20 to start a whirlwind visit. After his departure, Caribbean leaders will continue to huddle, focusing their attention on crime as a public health concern, a […]

WE TALK A LOT about the responsibility of the Cabinet in promoting business. We expect governments to handle things like foreign exchange, energy policy and taxation. But there is also a key, often neglected, role to be played by local government, too. We commend the Tunapuna/Piarco Regional Corporation, led by chairman Desell Josiah Austin, for […]

Simone Blackman Dear AFETT, I have noticed a pattern whereby young women are rushing through life and mature women feel like time is running out. The former are setting unrealistic goals, comparing themselves to others who have decades of wisdom and experience under their belts, while the latter are monitoring the menopause clock and feeling guilt […]

As conflicts within and between countries increase, Helen Czerski’s book invites us to look deep into the singular system that shapes our planet. Pat Ganase introduces Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes Our World, published in paperback by Penguin in 2024 However far from the sea you live, however near, you can be sure that the ocean has […]