COMMENTARY: Ghany gives detailed look into Trinidad 2025 elections

By: Paul Sarran April 25, 2025 Professor Hamid Ghany’s recent article, “Straight PNM, UNC Fight in Trinidad,” gives readers a detailed look into the upcoming 2025 General Elections using polling…

COMMENTARY: Stronger Connections: A Step Forward with TTWiFi Expansion

By: Paul Sarran April 22, 2025 The recent announcement that 36 new locations across Trinidad and Tobago will soon offer free WiFi under the TTWiFi Programme marks a bold and…

COMMENTARY: Activism Is Not the Enemy: Reclaiming Civic Voice in Trinidad and Tobago’s Democracy

By: Paul Sarran April 22, 2025 In Trinidad and Tobago, a troubling narrative has gained traction—one that suggests social activists are increasingly influencing political outcomes, particularly during election seasons. While…

COMMENTARY: ADMIRATION AND RESPECT FOR THE PRINCIPAL, ADMINISTRATION, AND STUDENTS OF THE YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IN MANHATTAN USA

By: Helen Grenade April 18, 2025 The female students who are excelling in their Art class at the Young Women’s Leadership School and their Art Teacher,  Miss Kramer are admirable…

COMMENTARY: A call for US to revisit new tariffs on CARICOM countries

By: Sir Ronald Sanders April 11, 2025 For decades, the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have helped sustain American prosperity by collectively importing far more from the…

COMMENTARY: Black Women Are Resting

By: Dr. Christiana Best-Giacomini April 4, 2025 I’ve been part of the same book club since 2014, and while eleven years may not sound like much to some, it feels…

COMMENTARY: The US “Joining” the Commonwealth: An unreasonable expectation

By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 28, 2025 Recent media stories have suggested that King Charles III could “invite” the United States to join the Commonwealth of Nations. Yet as Professor…

COMMENTARY: Is  the  Caribbean  a  National  Security  Threat  for the  United  States?

By: Rebecca Theodore March 28, 2025 In China’s potential for war against Taiwan, one  thing  is  certain.   The   Caribbean  is  a  potential  national  security  threat  for  the  United  States.  Although…

COMMENTARY: The Caribbean: Destined to grin and bear the consequences of its self-created vulnerabilities?

By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 21, 2025 For decades, many Caribbean nations have grappled with dependence on a small number of powerful countries to supply vital imports, fill hotel rooms…

COMMENTARY: If Guyana’s president Ali is the “Zelensky of the Caribbean”, who is the Putin?

By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 7, 2025 In the latest round of barbs with which Venezuela has responded to events surrounding its claim to the Essequibo region of Guyana, Guyana’s…

COMMENTARY: The OAS needs a leader, not a battleground

By: Sir Ronald Sanders March 4, 2025 The campaign for the position of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) has been tainted by misinformation and political distortion, particularly…

COMMENTARY: The Court of Appeal ruling validated the 2021 High Court’s Judgement; EOT Tribunal Chair Prowell-Raphael has proven that she is not the “best fit for the tribunal.”

By: Capil Bissoon February 28, 2025 Earlier today (February 26) the Court of Appeal upheld a High Court ruling in favour of Veera Bhajan, who challenged the refusal of the…