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The Conversion Strategy—Part 2
Thursday, August 23, 2012
In a four-page pull-out (Newsday, August 5), a number of writers attempted to glorify the Canadian missionaries who they write, came to Trinidad primarily to work among the East Indian indentured immi
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The Advancing Female
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
“Are there men in this office?” I asked, not having seen any around
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Mimic Land
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
No less a scholar than the PNM’s Mariano Browne, in an op-ed in one of the newspapers a few weeks ago, made a peevish reference to VS Naipaul’s novel, The Mimic Men, published 40-something years ago,
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Liberating the Arts from Culture
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
The creation of a Ministry of Diversity and Social Inclusion in the recent realignment of portfolios of ministers caught many, including it seems the named officeholder, somewhat agape.
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A mother’s tabanca
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Come weekend my big girl, whom I long ago dubbed Miss Thing, will be back at school in Canada.
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Psychological maltreatment
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
In his autobiography, written when he was 70 and a story all paediatricians and those who refuse to believe in psychological or emotional maltreatment should read
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The Power of Men
Monday, August 20, 2012
Across the three campuses of the University of the West Indies there are a total of 16 faculty deans.
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Incomplete Innovation chain
Monday, August 20, 2012
There is increased emphasis on and funding for innovation and entrepreneurship. For some inexplicable reason they are linked together like Siamese twins.
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Two shining stars heading higher
Monday, August 20, 2012
Hold tight. The action isn’t over yet. If you’re missing all the excitement and glory of the Olympics and have the post-Olympic blues, cheer up.
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The Toco Connection
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Keshorn Walcott’s golden moment, the throw that secured him an Olympic gold medal for javelin, sticks in the mind of everyone who’s seen it (take a look on YouTube if you’ve somehow missed it).
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