The National Budget presentation on UTT
There are only three (3) sentences on the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in the T&T’s Government’s 2018/2019 national budget. These three sentences constitute one paragraph in a Budget…
Kumar Mahabir
UTT lecturer not qualified to teach course
The new academic year began on Monday September 3, 2018 and students and faculty at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) have drawn an anomaly to my attention. At…
The plight of Petrotrin and UTT retrenched workers
As the spokesperson for the retrenched lecturers of UTT, I stand in solidarity with the displaced workers of Petrotrin. On May 11, 2018, about 60 lecturers were wrongfully dismissed by…
Support for fired UTT lecturer
Anthropologist Dr Kumar Mahabir was one of eleven (11) lecturers who were fired from the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) for no rational, justifiable or transparent reason. He was apparently…
Reinstate retrenched UTT lecturers now!
This is a synopsis of a letter sent to the following top officials of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT): (i) UTT Deputy Chairman Professor Clement Imbert, (ii) President…
That offensive curry advertisement
The Omega 3-6-9 Complex advertisement on the nation’s highways – and now on TV – is an out-of-place, outright attack on all curry lovers. Indeed, it is an ethnic form…
Due process not followed in UTT firings [Part 1 of 4]
No prior notice and consultation provided Due process was not followed by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in dismissing about 70 lecturers on May 11, 2018. On that…
Due process not followed in UTT firings [Part 3 of 4]
No reason, evidence or hearing given Due process was not followed by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in dismissing about 70 lecturers on May 11, 2018. On that…
Due process not followed in UTT firings [Part 2 of 4]
No hearing or appeal before dismissal Due process was not followed by the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) in dismissing about 70 lecturers on May 11, 2018. On that…