Category Archives: Politics

Saleema Thomas: Mother, mentor, mayor

Features Narissa Fraser 5 Hrs Ago Municipal police officers place the chain of office on Saleema McCree Thomas after she was sworn in as mayor of Point Fortin last Wednesday. PHOTOS BY LINCOLN HOLDER – Mother, mentor, mayor – all accurate descriptors of Saleema McCree Thomas. The new Point Fortin mayor has had her fair […]

Jamaica: Shops of JLP operatives set on fire in May Pen

(Jamaica Gleaner) The shops of two Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) operatives were set on fire in May Pen, Clarendon late Wednesday evening in an incident that is alleged to be politically motivated. The Sevens Road shop of JLP polling division captain in Clarendon Central Sandra Mills was destroyed while that of JLP councillor caretaker for the May […]

LGBT+citizens overlooked in election

Features Melissa Doughty 3 Hrs Ago Angelique Nixon – The political dust is settling, but many issues were raised on the campaign trail. Most noticeable for some were comments or suggestions surrounding issues of sexuality and gender during the build-up to the August 10 general election. For CAISO: Sex and Gender Justice, voters in this […]

Students get on radical in 1970

Features Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago A young man raises his arms, a sign of “don’t shoot’ to police during protests in east Port of Spain over the police killing of three men in Morvant on June 25. PHOTO BY JEFF MAYERS – In 1970, all the students of a form five class of Woodbrook […]

Precision Productions goes tween

Features Mark Lyndersay 26 Minutes Ago Cast and crew at the production of the first video from the SocaKidz album. – KASEY PHILLIPS looked at his eight-month-old boy and wondered what he would be singing when he heard the music he produced. And he knew that would happen. Phillips and his producing partner, Kit Israel, […]

Trinidad PM: Kamla leading racial campaign

(Trinidad Express) “I have never run away from the colour of my skin.” So said Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley as he slammed Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar, whom he accused of “race-baiting” yesterday. He was responding to questions about his Facebook post in which he said in reference to Persad-Bissessar: “Finally!!! Caught in her frequent […]