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Can you imagine how different this country could have been today, if Basdeo Panday had managed his temper, swallowed his pride, and not defected from the NAR to form Club ’88? 

I am tempted to say the Government lost a lot of credibility, given the embarrassing volte-face on the effects of the international economic crisis on our local economy, but would concede that it actually enjoyed credibility that could have been lo

Thus far for the month of November 2008 alone, the hit count on Freedom Chambers exceeds 6000. There isn't an accurate hit count because different people use different domains to get to us. Some use anandramlogan.com and others freedomchambers.com.

The busiest days of the week are from Friday to Monday.

For November alone we had 314 unique visitors.

The avalanche of mud, slush and debris and the consequent clean-up operation are timely physical reminders and reflections of the state of our tiny nation.

The killings of Curtis Lawrence and Keith Graham brought the murder toll to 468 as of November 13.

There is so much that I wish to comment—the murder of innocent teenagers, spiralling gang-related violence, the death of babies at hospitals, the downturn in the economy, the success of Divali Nagar and the inequitable funding for Ramleela.

A month in America was more than enough. The longer I stayed, the more layers of sheen peeled off to reveal the rot.

The murder of Allan Seepersad in Penal last week struck a raw nerve in my body. Maybe it was the grief-stricken pictures of his niece Mohanie and his daughter Sally.

The case filed by former prisons officer, Khimraj Bissessar, against the State for discrimination lasted an entire decade. I remember the first visit from Mr Bissessar like yesterday.

It’s amazing what stress can do to your body. For some six months I have had the taste of apple cider in my mouth. Doesn’t sound bad for a few minutes, but on a prolonged basis it can drive you crazy.

The Integrity Commission (IC) is back in the news again for all the wrong reasons: PM Manning’s allegations that he had special branch officers monitoring the movements of Kamla Persad-B

In every budget speech, the mantra of the urgent need to diversify the economy has been a popular chant.

In the midst of all the doom and gloom, crashing financial markets and slap in the face of the law by the Prime Minister (who transformed a cultural show into a PNM rally), a ray of hope broke through the dark clouds last week.

Okay..we've waited a while for the technology to catch up.

We are working to get Skypecasts and PamCasts rolled out in the next couple weeks.

How did Debbie Ramsingh die? Was she murdered, or did she drown? What blame should the officers at Debe and Barrackpore police stations take for her death?

Jerry Narace (Health Minister) has passed sweeping regulations that effectively gag all RHA health workers from "from commenting on national issues; from contributing to or editing newspapers; or from taking part in lectures that could be inconsistent with government policy.

The Dharmacharya (spiritual head) pundit cut a lonely picture at the National Awards celebration. For the brief moment that I looked at the awards ceremony, he sat by himself in a row of empty chairs.

The success of the Democratic National Convention, during which Barack Obama was confirmed as the presidential candidate for the Democrats, depended on Hilary and Bill Clinton.

 My fellow Trinidadians, what is happening to our beautiful country? I am shocked by the utter disregard for the suffering of our people that has been shown by our government.

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