Monthly Archives: August 2011

Unemployment: The Quiet Crisis

Ras T.   Many of us have accepted the existence of unemployment. We believe that unemployment will always exist because there are no solutions.  Some of us contend that it is the duty of the government or role of a … Continue reading

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In Defense of an Intellectual Life

Keegan Bharath "The Intelligent Radical"     “Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death”.                                                                         – Albert Einstein               Celestine Chua the writer behind the Personal Excellence Blog developed the wheel of life model that … Continue reading

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Obama: The Modern FDR?

Dexnell Peters   Barack Obama's ascendancy to the presidency and the problems, mainly economic, that he has had to address have led many to compare him to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, America's 32nd President. The comparison is an interesting one to … Continue reading

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Somalia: Rescue Mission or Quagmire?

Georgina Chami               Images of children in their mothers’ arms with eyes covered with flies…babies trying to take milk from their mother's shrivelled breast…or staring into a faceless camera… A woman rocking her infant who is too dehydrated or … Continue reading

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Limited State of Emergency: Trinidad and Tobago

Shane J. Pantin   On Sunday 21st August 2011, Prime Minster Kamla Persad Bissessar, called a limited state of emergency in an effort to manage the crime situation. Over the weekend, 11 killings occurred, most in the developed areas of … Continue reading

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