Editorial

Due process exists for good reasons. Proving guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt is not an easy task and cannot be left up to people who have no legal skills.

It is ironic that as T&T joins in observances of World Environment Day today, particularly with this year’s theme, Beat Plastic Pollution, the Beverage Containers Bill, a vital piece of legislation for battling that problem, is yet to be debated and passed

Insularity has fielded a team for the upcoming test series featuring the West Indies versus Sri Lanka. The squad is reminiscent of the times when the West Indies test team was made up of nearly all Bajans.

The world body for football, FIFA, could end up intervening to run the football administration in T&T. That is the likely scenario if the current administration does not sort out the running of the sport.

Wednesday’s attack on a man suspected of attempting to lure a six-year-old-girl away from her friends in Oropoune Gardens, Piarco, is, unfortunately, a sign of the troubled times which T&T is facing.

The tragic drowning of hiker Akil Stafford at Three Pools in Blanchisseuse on Wednesday morning underscores the importance of undertaking these exercises safely under the guidance of experienced guides familiar with the terrain and watercourses.

Today, with the rainy season officially in progress, many citizens will be participating in that wonderful Corpus Christi tradition of planting.

The departure of Wendell Mottley is a major setback for Government’s Energy Task Force. Although he did not give a specific reason for stepping down as chairman, except for a broad hint about his age—he will soon be celebrating his 77th birthday—this development is worrying.