NEWS
Coosal’s, Habitat put smile on Angela’s face
The collaboration with Coosal Group of Companies and Habitat for Humanity has brought “unspeakable joy” to a 60-year-old visually impaired Chaguanas mother who cares for her special needs adult son. Angela Swamber and her son Aaron, 29, who has cerebral palsy, will soon receive a new home next door to their dilapidated home at Boodram Street in Enterprise. Swamber said, “I feel ecstatic. It is joy of unspeakable amounts. I feel God has finally answered my prayers. I have been praying for years now and this is my time. It’s a new season for me. Thank you Coosal, thank you Habitat for Humanity.” The mother and son have been living in the termite-infested house. She also suffers from diabetes and struggles to make ends meet. Read more here
John-Williams wants fresh TTFA mandate
Less than 24 hours after he officially opened the Home of Football at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Balmain, Couva, on Saturday, embattled David John-Williams announced on Sunday, his candidacy for re-election as T&T Football Association (TTFA) president at the annual general meeting (AGM) on November 24. He fell short of declaring his slate but said all his documentation had been lodged with the TTFA Electoral Committee well within the deadline which was set back on October 14. John-Williams’ announcement comes exactly a week after his challengers, the United TTFA which is led by board member and Secondary Schools Football Association president William Wallace, launched their slate. Read more here
POLITICS
Minister Francis: Education is the nation’s salvation
Minister in the Ministry of Education Dr Lovell Francis has said education, and not a hole in the ground filled with oil or gas, will be the nation’s salvation. He was speaking at the National Primary Schools Principals Association, (NAPSPA), inaugural principal of the year award at SAPA in San Fernando on Saturday night. He said TT is at critical junction in its development saying the nation could decide to continue as before and hope for a turnaround or raise up a new generation of thinkers who would propel the nation forward. “We are at a time in our history where, I would suggest, our salvation has to be education. Read more here
Rowley- UNC and PNM not the same
The PNM’s principles are sound, PNM’s hands are clean and its doors are open. That was Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley’s pitch to voters at yesterday’s PNM 49th convention and launch of the PNM’s Local Government election campaign, based on the theme “Getting the Job Done.” Rowley’s hour-long address to the faithful at the Queen’s Park Savannah focused on the positives of his government’s term culminated the all-day event designed to rally PNM troops for the December 2, Local Government poll. In Couva, Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar also rallied UNC supporters with a similarly long address at her UNC party’s campaign launch. Read more here
BUSINESS
Witco, Angostura advance
This week, we at Bourse review the performance of two companies within the Manufacturing Sector. Read more here
REGIONAL
Bust-Up At Bustamante - PNP Councillor, Doctor Clash, Locking Down A&E For Hours
A clash between People’s National Party Councillor Kari Douglas and a medical doctor at the Bustamante Hospital for Children exploded into an expletive-laden tirade and near-brawl, triggering a shutdown of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit for two hours. Dr Judith Francis Bogle declined to give details of the confrontation but told The Gleaner last night that she has requested an immediate transfer from the institution because of the constant abuse staff face from patients and parents. “This is a longstanding issue. The entire A&E and ward staff feels unsafe to report to work. I do want a transfer because I don’t feel safe. I have been in the department for five years, and every patient who visits the hospital feels as if they can do and say anything without repercussion,” she explained. Read more here
Guyana has tough call to make
Guyana must soon commence discussions on whether it will need a depletion policy to manage its oil reserves. This is according to Department of Energy Director Dr. Mark Bynoe, who made the observation at a recent press conference. Dr. Bynoe said that with oil being a non-renewable resource, it is therefore subject to depletion, and that as Guyana begins to gather more information on its subsurface, it must reassess how it will proceed to extract and manage that commodity. In some countries, he said, a depletion policy is utilised by governments to control the rate at which resources are extracted by a company. Read more here
INTERNATIONAL
Hong Kong protests: Two people in critical condition after day of chaos
Republicans push diversions and distractions ahead of this week's televised impeachment hearings
Two days before televised impeachment hearings begin, Donald Trump's allies are peddling a smokescreen of conspiracy theories and distractions, hoping to sow confusion over the case against him. Trump himself aggressively squelched the one defense that could ease the political pain of moderate Republican lawmakers. He warned that it would be unacceptable for any Republican to argue his phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was inappropriate but did not meet the constitutional standards for removal. "Republicans, don't be led into the fools trap of saying it was not perfect, but is not impeachable. No, it is much stronger than that. NOTHING WAS DONE WRONG!" Trump tweeted Sunday. Read more here
11th November 2019