Category: Interesting Jurisdictions

We Need a Strong Opposition

Recently I ended up at a fundraiser organized by Democrats Abroad here in the UK.  As one would expect, the event was to raise funds

We Cannot Ignore It

My wife Saleema was born and raised in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City, so we found ourselves talking and reflecting on two related news

Trini Positivity

After being in Trinidad for 4 consecutive carnivals, work commitments mean that I will once again have to miss the carnival.  Like many of us,

A New Wave of Consciousness

April 2011 saw the release of a movie called Atlas Shrugged Part 1, based on a 1957 novel by the American science fiction writer Ayn Rand. 

Life is about Relationships

In Trinidad and Tobago, there is an energy that transforms our islands into an almost magical land at Christmas.  I again find myself outside of

Remembering Dr. Cuthbert Joseph

I first met Dr. Joseph in 2009, thanks to some mutual acquaintances.  It was around the time when the previous administration had issued for public

Bridging the Credibility Gap

Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks Trinidad and Tobago in position 91 out of 183 countries – falling from a 2010 rank of

Big Fish and Small Fish

Britain’s Channel 4 aired a documentary called Trinidad: Guns, Drugs, and Secrets.  On the night in question, I deliberately avoided watching it.  The following day,