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Robert Le Hunte

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  1. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Robert Le Hunte

    Crisis, and the chance to improve (opens the original)

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    There is an old saying in business that we should never allow a good crisis to go to waste. It means that when failure exposes weakness, responsible organisations learn from it, correct it and emerge stronger. Countries should do the same. Between Independence Day and Republic Day, Trinidad and Tobago should reflect. Independence reminds us that we assumed responsibility for our destiny, while Republic Day reminds us that the institutions through which we exercise that responsibility are ours. T

  2. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Robert Le Hunte

    Beyond one statistic (opens the original)

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    Last Sunday, on the eve of our 64th anniversary of Independence, I argued that you cannot build a country you do not know. Our Independence Day debate persuaded me that perhaps I had left something out. There is a difference between knowing our history and understanding what that history means for the society and economy we inherited. Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar argued that Trinidad and Tobago should have done much better during its 64 years of self-government. She pointed out that at

  3. Article · Aug 23, 2026 · Robert Le Hunte

    Rebuilding a party requires more than agreement (opens the original)

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    A few months ago, I wrote about what I described as the quiet rebuilding of the People’s National Movement (PNM) under political leader Pennelope Beckles. I argued that rebuilding a political organisation after electoral defeat does not happen through headlines. It occurs constituency by constituency, relationship by relationship, as confidence is restored among members and supporters. Recent events remind us of another reality. Rebuilding is seldom permanently quiet. I remember the period aft

  4. Article · Jul 5, 2026 · Robert Le Hunte

    The country cannot continue to subsidise silence (opens the original)

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    Some time ago, in an article entitled “When Good People Stop Serving”, I argued that one of the greatest threats facing Trinidad and Tobago is the growing reluctance of many competent, ethical and accomplished citizens to participate in public life. That concern remains but it raises a broader question: what obligations do citizens owe to a society that has invested heavily in their success? One of the uncomfortable truths we must confront as a society is that public benefits do not fall fro

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