en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/5196677 Comments by scares http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/No-hand-at-the-wheel-256851691.html#IDComment823172419 No need to tell the world Kevin. We have to remove them ourselves. Quick!! Mon, 28 Apr 2014 01:39:29 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/No-hand-at-the-wheel-256851691.html#IDComment823172419 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/First-Citizens-IPO-a-contrary-view-255833691.html#IDComment819711259 mr browne, you are obviously trying to protect someone involved in this mess. my hunch is it is someone on the managerial team who most people know that she has pnm links. be that as it may, you are very wrong in your assessment of this situation. just one of the matters you paid no mind to is the late submission by the bank concerning the sale of shares by rahaman. this is a serious violation of the stock exchange rules. given the surrounding circumstances, this "inadvertence" has sprung many theories of indiscretion. as usual me browne, you are suave but very inaccurate. Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:19:27 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/First-Citizens-IPO-a-contrary-view-255833691.html#IDComment819711259 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/letters/The-only-viable-step-for-First-Citizens-board-255833351.html#IDComment819521557 You really cannot be serious. Mr Browne, for what ever reason, maybe to protect his pnm friends in the management of fcb, has done a great disservice to readers. The management team, or more to the point, the deputy ceo made a major blunder by not informing the ttse of the trade which is a major violation of the ttse rules for which she has already admitted by "inadvertence". The board by not keeping a proper account of the bank's business must be fired. one more thing: how can the finance minister, a former ceo of fcb, be allowed to be judge, jury and executioner when he must surely be closely connected to those still there and may have had a role in this fiasco?? Sat, 19 Apr 2014 17:23:56 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/letters/The-only-viable-step-for-First-Citizens-board-255833351.html#IDComment819521557 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/COP-remains-a-viable-force-229192461.html#IDComment740125120 The blame for keeping this vile government in place lies at the feet of the COP because they had the power to break this teifing government's back by pulling out the pardnership! Prakash is merely an agent of the unc. As for Dooks saying they are still viable, looks like he and kamla drinking out of the same bottle! Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:13:26 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/COP-remains-a-viable-force-229192461.html#IDComment740125120 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/business/First-Citizens-IPO--oversubscribed-by-3b-222607191.html#IDComment715306514 The "launch of the IPO" means that there was an application process where investors applied for shares in the IPO at the IPO price. These are the investors being referred to here. These are the 13,000 investors. Ordinarily, there would be investors who held shares for some time before the company went public but not in this case. Every investor acquiring shares would be getting the shares @$22 except employees who got in at a 10% discount. So to suggest there would be significant selling on opening is not accurate. Fri, 6 Sep 2013 19:09:54 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/business/First-Citizens-IPO--oversubscribed-by-3b-222607191.html#IDComment715306514 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/business/First-Citizens-IPO--oversubscribed-by-3b-222607191.html#IDComment715271152 I think you are misunderstanding the issue here. What I think you are referring to is the situation where there were previous individual shareholders pre-IPO who would have bought shares at a much lower price. Eventually when the shares go public, these early investors would sell some, if not all, of the shares they held before the company went public thus making a tidy profit. However, with regard to this IPO, this is a divestiture of a government-owned entity, thus no early individual investors exist and thus no sellers when the company goes public. Based on what happened in this IPO, the price is expected to rise immediately given the lack of the aforementioned early investors and the deeply discounted IPO price compared to fair value. Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:54:35 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/business/First-Citizens-IPO--oversubscribed-by-3b-222607191.html#IDComment715271152 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Williams-praises-man-of-action-Jack-204203501.html#IDComment626252895 These comments disturb me very much. Instead of launching an investigation into the former minister (including the votes for cash fiasco) this man praising jack as a good leader. boy, our dogs dead, sorry corbeaux, in this country. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:25:26 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Williams-praises-man-of-action-Jack-204203501.html#IDComment626252895 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Machel_spared_jail-193173911.html#IDComment579773814 Before you post a blog you MUST check the facts. The government ie taxpayers like you (I am guessing here) and me, sponsored the prize money boy! Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:21:48 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Machel_spared_jail-193173911.html#IDComment579773814 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Opposition__waiting_on_AG_s__legal_opinions-190131251.html#IDComment565649516 aye. smarty pants, do you know what date in 2004 he came back??? Thu, 7 Feb 2013 20:24:39 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Opposition__waiting_on_AG_s__legal_opinions-190131251.html#IDComment565649516 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/BEAT_IT__JACK-187981951.html#IDComment552004915 Must go now!!! We cyah wait 2 more years!! Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:45:50 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/BEAT_IT__JACK-187981951.html#IDComment552004915 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/BEAT_IT__JACK-187981951.html#IDComment552004393 MSJ pull out, COP and TOP dead and NJAC never born. And now the end is near and so the UNC faces the final curtain!!! Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:44:58 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/BEAT_IT__JACK-187981951.html#IDComment552004393 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Major_test_for_Dr_Rowley-176889191.html#IDComment481094319 Sorry to disappoint you but I have NEVER voted for the pnm. not once. traditionally its nar/cop...but never again. this government is the most corrupt and nefarious we have ever seen in this region! Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:59:03 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Major_test_for_Dr_Rowley-176889191.html#IDComment481094319 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Professional_standards__T_T_style-176889181.html#IDComment480385874 KB. Keep up the great work. I read your column every week and throughly enjoy them. Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:14:48 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Professional_standards__T_T_style-176889181.html#IDComment480385874 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Major_test_for_Dr_Rowley-176889191.html#IDComment480384524 apparently you cannot understand the difference of voting for the act (which all of the parliament did) and the early proclaimation of sect. 34!!! can you understand? Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:12:23 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Major_test_for_Dr_Rowley-176889191.html#IDComment480384524 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Major_test_for_Dr_Rowley-176889191.html#IDComment480383156 he does not have to. scamla and de rest doing a damn good job for him! Sun, 4 Nov 2012 16:09:50 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Major_test_for_Dr_Rowley-176889191.html#IDComment480383156 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/NO_PROOF_OF_BOBOL-175336551.html#IDComment470763903 Ok. Let us start from the top: TTEC, WASA, NP, Namdevco, CEPEP, commission-taking for legal briefs, Pt Fortin Highway (the biggest of them all), HDC and many more lies, underhanded,activities (34!, REshmi, SoE)...look nah. You cant be serious PM. Time to leave! We have had ENOUGH! Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:14:59 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/NO_PROOF_OF_BOBOL-175336551.html#IDComment470763903 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Fed_up_with_spin-173979991.html#IDComment463744843 dana has it almost right. i believe the acting CoP isnt being forthright with the public. i dont believe he has the "testicular fortitude" to stand up against Jack. its a scheme to show he is objective but this is far from the truth but we will see in the days coming Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:21:23 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Fed_up_with_spin-173979991.html#IDComment463744843 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/The_undoing_of_Jack-174056501.html#IDComment463720151 of course he is. is doing more of what??!! is the question Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:25:54 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/The_undoing_of_Jack-174056501.html#IDComment463720151 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Volney__Section_34__and_access_to_justice-174056521.html#IDComment463706191 selwyn "eat ah food" ryan. not surprising boy. you will never change. whoever pays the piper calls the tune. play on sel-lose! Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:53:18 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Volney__Section_34__and_access_to_justice-174056521.html#IDComment463706191 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/_Is_a_part_they_come_out_to_play_-174056531.html#IDComment463704080 well said. in fact howai "plays the role" magnificently. wolf in sheep clothes i say! Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:48:47 +0000 http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/_Is_a_part_they_come_out_to_play_-174056531.html#IDComment463704080