Economy, Featured, Finance
ON THE TRAIL OF THE MISSING MONEY
As we enter the wrong side of the boom, it is a little like travelling to the dark side of the moon. Familiar navigation points fade from view and we are forced to use bearings that are new.
Arts, Featured
STINGRAY
Mr Cecil who own the parlour opposite Lum Kong shop on the Western Main Road in St James know everything about anything
Featured, Politics
THE POLITICAL UPSIDE OF BEING WOMAN
Gender was not an obstacle to Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s battle for the post of UNC Political Leader. If anything, gender helped her to win.
Featured, Sports
A GAG FOR GAYLE?
If the just completed One-day International series in Australia had been played before Christmas, the West Indies Cricket Board would have had no difficulty finding an appropriate gift for Chris Gayle.
Featured, Special
Ringside View Of Revolution
The Montreal Congress of Black Writers was among the first, if not the first, international Black Power gathering, attracting some of the most notable Black Power and related personalities from North America, the Caribbean, and the Caribbean diaspora in Britain.
Sports
THE ROAD AHEAD
Posted on 28 February 2010
Whether it was the writer himself or his editor who chose the title “West Indies must nurture its children”, I am delighted Cricinfo attributed it to Tony Cozier. Continue Reading
Commentary
EXODUS DEBACLE
Posted on 28 February 2010
Exodus—as an organisation and a steelband is reputed to be one of the best in Trinidad and Tobago. Continue Reading
Sports
A MAN FOR ALL CRICKET SEASONS
Posted on 28 February 2010
As a boy at North Eastern College, Forbes Persaud realised that he had a soft spot for sport as a whole... Continue Reading
Commentary
SISTERS ON THE FRONTLINE
Posted on 28 February 2010
Myriam Merlet, 53, was the founder of Enfofamm, an organisation that raises awareness about women through media. Continue Reading
Commentary
WARRIOR FOR WOMEN
Posted on 28 February 2010
“A loss for the whole nation” is how one of Magalie Marcelin’s friends described the death of this women’s rights leader in Haiti’s earthquake January 12. Continue Reading
Arts
THE DEFIANT ONE
Posted on 28 February 2010
Georges Anglade, one of Haiti’s most prominent writers and intellectuals was among those killed in the January 12 earthquake. Continue Reading
Economy
RECESSION RHETORIC
Posted on 28 February 2010
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown recalls a confession made to him by Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the meeting... Continue Reading
Special
ORIGINS OF THE FEBRUARY REVOLUTION… 40 YEARS LATER
Posted on 28 February 2010
This period, February to April, marks 40 years since the Black Power Movement erupted on the streets of Trinidad... Continue Reading
Special
THE ART OF LIVING
Posted on 28 February 2010
It is the hardest thing that we have had to do, to write the eulogy for our Dad. Continue Reading
Special
BOOPSINGH’S DREAM PROJECT ON COURSE
Posted on 28 February 2010
THE project to which Trevor Boopsingh dedicated much energy in the final years of his life was the Eastern Caribbean Natural Gas Pipeline, widely acknowledged as his brainchild. Continue Reading
Special
NO GREATER LOVE
Posted on 28 February 2010
When I got the news of Trevor's passing, I have to confess that I became mired, drowning even, in an overwhelming sense of grief and self-pity for the loss of a very dear friend. Continue Reading
Special
TIME FOR BLUNT TALK
Posted on 28 February 2010
The energy sector in Trinidad and Tobago is undergoing significant expansion which has placed the country clearly on the global map as one of the most important gas producing and exporting countries in the Western Hemisphere. Continue Reading
Special
SEARCHING FOR A RELEVANT GAS PARADIGM
Posted on 28 February 2010
Trevor Boopsingh’s last professional task was the completion of a collaborative book tentatively titled From Oil to Gas and Beyond. Continue Reading
Special
THE WORK MUST GO ON
Posted on 28 February 2010
Trevor Boopsingh had a long and distinguished career in the service of Trinidad and Tobago. Continue Reading
Special
TREVOR BOOPSINGH’S DREAM PROJECT
Posted on 28 February 2010
The Conference room of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Commerce offices at West Moorings was packed to capacity on January 25, 2005... Continue Reading
Special
HOLDING HANDS WITH TREVOR
Posted on 28 February 2010
Thirty-two years is a long time to know someone. To have had Trevor Boopsingh as a friend, teacher and mentor and to have worked closely and collaborated with him for so long is a blessing. Continue Reading
Special
SWEET HAND, SHARP MIND
Posted on 28 February 2010
How does one begin to describe a person who, for in excess of 19 years, Saturday upon Saturday, and at times some days in between... Continue Reading
Special
SALUTE TO AN ENERGY SECTOR ICON
Posted on 28 February 2010
Trevor Boopsingh was a stalwart of numerous South Trinidad Chamber/Energy Chamber events, his company is a member of the Chamber and he was a friend and mentor to many current and past members of the Council and employees of the Chamber. Continue Reading
Special
MAN OF SUBSTANCE
Posted on 28 February 2010
While there are many accolades that can be used to describe Trevor Boopsingh, the one that I have often used is ‘genuine intellect’. Continue Reading
-
ARCHIVES
- February 2010 (34)
- January 2010 (29)
- December 2009 (16)
- November 2009 (23)
- October 2009 (25)
- September 2009 (20)
- August 2009 (20)
- July 2009 (12)
- June 2009 (14)
- May 2009 (15)
- April 2009 (15)
- March 2009 (13)
- February 2009 (15)
- January 2009 (14)
- December 2008 (10)
- November 2008 (10)