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The purpose of this Blog is to stimulate debate regarding issues of prominence within Trinidad and Tobago. The blog will discuss issues of national, political, economic and social importance to the people of Trinidad and Tobago.

Thursday, March 19, 2026

HOW MUCH DID BALISER HOUSE ACTUALLY COST?

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How much did Balisier Hose actually cost and why does it matter? It matters because the PNM is a political Part with asperations  (and  a po...
Tuesday, February 17, 2026

MURDER

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 MY COUSIN was murdered 29 years ago today, One of his best friends murdered him. I saw this "friend" about a week ago in one of t...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

THAT ZOSO BILL

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There is a big  'brouhaha' going on, and justifiably so, as to whether or not two independent Senators had asked for Government work...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

THE FALL OF THE DONKEY - Part Two

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 It is clear that while Maburro  ( the misspelling is deliberate) is gone , that his policies aren't, and the the  rather transparent ex...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

RELIGION

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 There are three main religions in T&T : Hinduism Islam and Christianity .All of these are divided up  by their followers - some more ...
Monday, January 5, 2026

THE FALL OF THE DONKEY - Part one

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 Well, the Donkey who was in charge of Venezuela is effectively no more. That most people in Venezuela will be happy to see him go is a give...

Happy New Year

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 May I wish everybody a happy and prosp erous 2016.. For some people 2025 was a hard year full of turmoil. For others, things went well and ...
Saturday, December 13, 2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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 Christmas is probably my favourite holiday of the year - not for religious reasons, but because it promotes goodwill like no other holiday ...
Monday, December 1, 2025

THE INABILITY OF THE MEDIA TO TELL US WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON

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 I have complained about it before : the inability/unwillingness for the local media to report the news in any meaningful way. Take for exam...
Monday, November 24, 2025

MABURRO vs. DRUMPF (Part Four)

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 Tomorrow (Tuesday) marks the end of the week that President Drumpf gave the Venezuelan President to clear out. I think that I will lose my ...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

MABURRO vs DRUMPF (Part Three)

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 My Venezuelan wife showed me two news reports out of South America this morning. Because my Spanish is not that good she translated both fo...
Friday, November 7, 2025

MABURRO vs, DRUMPF (Part Two)

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 It is now crystal clear that President Drumpf wants to get rid of President Maburro (the misspelling of of both names is deliberate) and ...
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Monday, October 20, 2025

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                                                SHUBH DIVALI There are by my (very wild) guess at least a billion Hindus in the world. Wheth...
Friday, October 17, 2025

ARE THE BANKS REALLY A LAW UNTO THEMSELVES?

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 it doesn't feel like a big thing, but gradually - ever so gradually - the banks in this country are collectively   making life more dif...
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Monday, October 6, 2025

MABURRO vs. DRUMPF

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 My wife asked me this  morning about how I felt about the Americans flying their war planes over Venezuela. The question got me to thinking...
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Robin Montano
For those who don't know me, I am the third generation of my family to have been born in Trinidad. My family has had a proud history of contributing to the business and political life of my country. I have served twice in the Senate of Trinidad & Tobago and have been an attorney-at -law for more than four decades with an international practice in company and commercial law. I am married and live in the Port of Spain suburb of Maraval with my wife and two sons. My strong desire in creating this blog is to try and make people think about the issues facing Trinidad & Tobago and the Caribbean as a whole. If in doing so I can also stimulate debate then this will be a job well done. Please feel free to make a comment. I read them all. You don't have to agree with me and your comments will not be deleted (unless, of course, they are defamatory). The purpose is to debate ideas ... and all are welcome.
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