Opinion

Silence is the enemy

The great thinkers have taught us that silence is golden and that it is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt, but there are times when this same much-revered virtue becomes our enemy.

Inclusive education is the way to go

Dear Editor, Pondering on the significance of this year’s theme for Education Month, ‘Transforming the Nation through Inclusive Education,‘ I consider that it reflects the huge strides that have been made in the education sector and particularly within our public schools over the past years.

The Republican Party now embraces minorities and women

Dear Editor, As a student of American politics, after watching the Republican Convention on TV and reading about it in the print media, one can’t help but notice how much (in physical outlook) the Republican Party (RP) has changed from just a couple decades ago with the party going all out to embrace ethnic minorities and women. 

Trinidad at fifty

Trinidad & Tobago, caught in the headwinds of Olympic gold medal and bronze medal successes, was able to put all its troubles aside last week, as it celebrated, following Jamaica,  fifty years as a sovereign state.

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