Make Robert Nesta Marley our 8th national hero
The Honorable Robert Nesta Marley, OM, is proclaimed and accepted worldwide as the “King of Reggae,” having charted his own course in the music industry…
Carnival tabanca
There has been so much confusion about carnival 2022 in Trinbago. Many people are concerned about the spread of the virus, and they should be…
COVID-19 students: A generation in the balance
As we enter 2022, the start of the third year of the global pandemic, the impact on the education system continues to be felt, globally. The COVID-19 crisis has fueled school closures in…
Help to offset the rising cost of food!
Every day I hear the same grim news. Food prices are steadily increasing, and the big-chain grocery stores are increasing their prices again. Food costs,…
Mining the economic value of our music
The success of the abovementioned event led to a daily newspaper, in the 1950s, leading a campaign for the commercial development of recording on the…
Mob rule as a signal of black democracy
In the eyes of many people around the world, the United Kingdom is regarded as the very model of modern democracy where the rule of…
Another surge in Covid -19 cases in the Caribbean
As COVID-19 cases rise again, we the people feel blindsided by the medical community because they seem to not know what the heck is going…
The gunman shift – ah so it set
The issue of dancehall tunes promoting violence stepped once again into the spotlight after reports that upcoming dancehall DJ Skeng’s “Gunman Shift” had been taking…
Price hike in Trinidad and Tobago
Before the pandemic, prices on the twin isle were constantly increasing. Imagine post pandemic and being able to afford only the basics to maintain your…
Black Lives Matter appeal for a Black Christmas in Britain
As we approach the Christmas season of goodwill towards everyone, it seems ironic that some would argue for a boycott of certain businesses and corporations…