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Memories of Regiment's first Indian officer...
a personal experience

March 28, 2001

Black Power 1970
In 1970, Raffique Shah was a young soldier who was part of a mutiny at Teteron. Today, he is a writer and union leader. This is his story as he reminisces about the events of the 1970 Black Power period. — 2000


Labour Day 2005 Photos

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Joker wild in Cabinet - Jan 22, 2012
Justice Minister Herbert Volney invariably comes across as a joker in the theatre of the macabre...a kind of black humour specialist. He seems not to know whether his role is to make people laugh, cry or have a compelling urge to throttle him. He cannot decide if he is an entertainer, intimidator or Soca Monarch contender. More

Boorish behaviour by schools’ boards - Jan 15, 2012
Television footage that showed a hapless young female teacher being bullied by hard-backed men and a “be-hijabed” woman was the pannier that broke this jackass’ back. I had stupidly stayed silent when Sat Maharaj and sundry Maha Sabha persons, again men and women, hounded school principal Sita Gajadharsingh-Nanga.More

Fear for our future - Jan 08, 2012
Within recent times, I've had an uneasy feeling that this country is drifting around aimlessly. I sense that in the economic turbulence that has gripped much of the world, we have let go of the rudder of the ship of state, and cast our fate to the wind and the rough seas without even trying to steer a course to safety.More

Play mas with your medals - Jan 01, 2012
A few weeks ago, Dr Brinsley Samaroo telephoned me. After we exchanged pleasantries, he got down to stating the purpose of his call. House Speaker Wade Mark had asked him to make contact with a number of ex-parliamentarians whom he (Mark) wanted to recognise for their service to Parliament, and, presumably, to country. More

Gifts that last a lifetime - Dec 25, 2011
A Christmas Day column could be a writer's dream, or his worst nightmare. Many among those who revel in the spirit of the season would reason that it's the best platform from which to extend greetings to a large number of people... More

Degeneration now - Dec 18, 2011
You would think that two years after he suffered the most severe political flogging in local history, Basdeo Panday would have long ridden off into the sunset, hoisted his grandchildren on his lap and sat back in luxury, enjoying an ex-prime minister's generous pension and perks. But that's not Panday's style. He's back into active politics...or so he says. More

Blunder after Blunder - Dec 11, 2011
Five weeks ago, in my column titled “Diplomatic Blunders”, I wrote, “...The US has the right to decide what countries it has relations with, so excluding Cuba as a trade or investment partner is not the issue. What is criminal is for the US to use its might to deny other countries, as well as all corporations, their right to have relations with Cuba...” More

30 Years and Counting - Dec 04, 2011
It occurred to me recently that I have been writing newspaper columns for 30 years. When I started writing opinion pieces back in 1981, I did not think of it as a career. I was 35 years young, already an ex-soldier who had become notorious during the mutiny of 1970. More



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