CXC registrar and CEO Dr Wayne Wesley said the January 2026 examinations, which were administered via e-assessment for the first time in CXC’s history, went smoothly. He said CXC administered a fully electronic and hybrid examination as part of its digital transformation journey across the region. Speaking during a media conference on March 13 from … Continue reading
CXC to sign agreement with employers at inaugural conference (March 14, 2026)
CXC will be signing an agreement with a regional employment consortium to gather employment data to incorporate into curriculum planning at its inaugural Regional Education Conference and fourth Ministerial Forum, taking place between March 16-19 in Kingston, Jamaica. Speaking virtually from Jamaica during a media conference on March 13, CXC Deputy CEO Dr Eduardo Ali … Continue reading
J’Ouvert Again
The sound from the music trucks hit Sonia like a brick wall, lifting all the hairs on her scalp and arms and almost lifting her off the ground. Continue reading
Real Estate Agents Bill approved in Senate (May 21, 2020)
Paula Lindo Thursday 21 May 2020 The Real Estate Agents Bill, 2020 was approved with amendments in the Senate on Wednesday. The bill, which has 83 clauses, is entitled “An Act to provide for the registration and regulation of real estate agents in order to promote transparency, accountability and integrity in the real estate profession, to … Continue reading
Animal diseases bill approved in Senate (May 20, 2020)
Paula Lindo Wednesday 20 May 2020 The Animal (Diseases and Importation) (Amendment) Bill 2019 was approved with amendments in the Senate on Tuesday. The bill, which has 37 clauses and over 70 pages, seeks to protect and promote animal health and to prevent the introduction and spread of animal diseases within TT and from other countries; … Continue reading
Kamla: No joy from Hinds’ appointment (May 19, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 19 May 2020 OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the appointment of Laventille West MP Fitzgerald Hinds to the post of Public Utilities Minister following the resignation of Robert Le Hunte is a holding position for the upcoming election. She said Hinds’ re-appointment to the post, which he held from October 2016 to June … Continue reading
Kamla: Bill can be politically ‘weaponised’ (May 19, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 19 May 2020 OPPOSITION Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar said the Opposition opposed the Bail (Amendment) (no 2) Bill 2019 because the measures proposed by government could be used as a “weapon” by the ruling PNM going into the general election season. She said it could be used against people not in support of the … Continue reading
Local govt corps clamping down on illegal dumping (May 19, 2020)
Paula Lindo Tuesday 19 May 2020 RURAL development and local government minister Kazim Hosein said the 14 municipal corporations continue to prepare for the upcoming rainy and hurricane seasons. Hosein said his ministry is collaborating with the health ministry and other stakeholders, including the disaster management units of the corporations, to develop additional strategies and precautionary … Continue reading
Writer explores loss of Caribbean identity (May 17, 2020)
Paula Lindo Sunday 17 May 2020 “Why was post-racial nationhood held up as an ideal? Why was it deemed necessary for us to disconnect ourselves from our respective motherlands to move past colonialism? Why do some people prefer to see ourselves as raceless? How is this any different from what happens in the USA, where immigrants … Continue reading
Debe/Penal facility to be emptied, cleaned (May 15, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 15 May 2020 PAULA LINDO After the discharge of the 69 returnees from Suriname later today, the remaining patient at the UWI Penal/Debe campus will be moved to the Cascadia Hotel in St Ann’s. Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said this will allow cleaning of the step-down facility. He said this will bring the … Continue reading
