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Perhaps I never thought of it in such terms but seeing Shadow, Rudder, Stalin, Nelson, Baron, SuperBlue, Chalkdust and a few others of that golden and gifted generation perform during the season has made me wonder, with no small amount of...

Two Carnivals ago, in the midst of the wining at Adam Smith Square in Port-of-Spain, a middle-aged American tourist looking on at the lewd coupling taking place before him, asked me in bewilderment, “What are the rules of engagement?”

This is bizarre, cruel and reprehensible. Imagine a young father from Ste Madeleine who witnessed a crime is promptly executed. 

So this is it: Carnival Monday. The streets are vibrating with the sounds of calypso and pan

In his own inimitable way, the Mighty Sparrow can sometimes get across a point much more effectively than our supposedly learned elite who, from time to time, favour us, humble folk that we are, with their precious words of wisdom.

The bacchanal called Carnival is back upon us, once again. It is hailed as “our culture” and the “greatest show on earth.” Both claims need to be subjected to some more objective and rigorous scrutiny.

As the latest controversy involving the Integrity Commission takes the Commission itself to a new low, it is apparent that the body has lost its moral authority to be the moral police of the society.

I was one of those who were filled with optimism when you were appointed as Commissioner of Police.